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Coldstream, 1898

Coldstream, 1898

Archival photographs are used in the video to illustrate some of the people, buildings, and places in the Coldstream area that Lady Aberdeen described in her journal. These […]
The Aberdeens arrive at Guisachan Farm

The Aberdeens arrive at Guisachan Farm

The Aberdeens arrive at Guisachan Farm October 14th, 1891 They arrived unannounced at Okanagan Mission and had to walk a couple of miles to the Guisachan.  At first […]
The Aberdeens Arrive in the Okanagan Valley

The Aberdeens Arrive in the Okanagan Valley

The Aberdeens arrive in the Okanagan Valley, October 14th, 1891 October 14th, 1891. Vernon, Sicamous, Guisachan.  Here we are at last at our destination! The starting of the first […]
“Entrance Hall at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“Entrance Hall at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

This is one of the only interior Kodak photos of Guisachan House. The wainscoting with (wall) paper above is visible in this early photo. Lady Aberdeen took this […]
SS Redstar, “Mr. Lequime’s Little Steamer” in 1891

SS Redstar, “Mr. Lequime’s Little Steamer” in 1891

“Mr. Lequime’s little steamer which took us up the Lake to Guisachan.” Watercolour inspired by Lady Aberdeen’s 1891 Kodak photograph as published in Through Canada with a Kodak.
Gate into Guisachan Farm in 1891

Gate into Guisachan Farm in 1891

Drawing inspired by Lady Aberdeen’s 1891 Kodak photograph as published in Through Canada with a Kodak.
“First Passenger Train to Vernon. Wed. Oct 14th ’91.”

“First Passenger Train to Vernon. Wed. Oct 14th ’91.”

The Aberdeens were passengers on the first train to Vernon.  The train stopped in Enderby where Lady Aberdeen Kodaked the train in the station.
The S.S. Parisian Carried the Aberdeen Family Across the Atlantic Ocean in 1891

The S.S. Parisian Carried the Aberdeen Family Across the Atlantic Ocean in 1891

“On a fine evening in August we found ourselves dropping down the Mersey on board the s.s. “Parisian” of the Allan Line, one of the largest ships plying […]
The Aberdeen Family, 1897

The Aberdeen Family, 1897

L to R- standing: Dudley Gordon, Lord Aberdeen, Haddo Gordon and Archibald Gordon; seated: Marjorie Gordon and Lady Aberdeen A formal portrait of the Aberdeen family taken in […]
Lord and Lady Aberdeen, 1898

Lord and Lady Aberdeen, 1898

Detail of a formal portrait of Lord and Lady Aberdeen after becoming the Governor General of Canada (1893-1898).
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