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Three Prairie Families the Aberdeens’ Visited, 1890

Three Prairie Families the Aberdeens’ Visited, 1890

L-Mr and Mrs John Campbells home; R-Mr and Mrs Peter Graham’s cottage;  The Darough family at Glenfern Lady Aberdeen Kodaked and sometimes drew the English, Irish and Scottish settlers […]
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 […]
Marjoribanks’ Family Crest

Marjoribanks’ Family Crest

The Marjoribanks’ family crest with the motto Advance with Courage.
Scottish Guisachan House Ruins, 2015

Scottish Guisachan House Ruins, 2015

Guisachan House in Inverness-shire, Scotland was built in the 1850s by Lord Tweedmouth, Lady Aberdeen’s father, as the family holiday home. Lady Aberdeen named Guisachan House in Kelowna […]
“Kodaking and Being Kodaked at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“Kodaking and Being Kodaked at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lady Aberdeen ‘Kodaking’ Guisachan Farm on the Aberdeens’ first visit.  It is likely that Lady Aberdeen set up the two Kodak cameras and had her daughter […]
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