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“White Leghorns at Guisachan B.C.”; “Guisachan Pigs”; “Specimen of a Guisachan Cabbage”; “Guisachan”, 1891

“White Leghorns at Guisachan B.C.”; “Guisachan Pigs”; “Specimen of a Guisachan Cabbage”; “Guisachan”, 1891

Lady Aberdeen, wanting to record the visit, ‘Kodaked’ things that she found interesting such as the animals, vegetables and buildings.
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 […]
Guisachan, B.C. October 1891 (Lord Aberdeen’s Farm)

Guisachan, B.C. October 1891 (Lord Aberdeen’s Farm)

Lady Aberdeen’s painting, looking towards Guisachan House and the third McDougall House (to the right).  The construction of Guisachan House, built from a plan approved by the Aberdeens, […]
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 […]
Okanagan Mission Valley, c.1892

Okanagan Mission Valley, c.1892

View looking northwest towards Okanagan Lake and the Westside.  Guisachan Farm and the Bethel Presbyterian Church are visible, along with a few early buildings. Taken by Vernon photographer […]
Cattle Scene, *Coldstream Ranche*, Vernon B.C., n.d.

Cattle Scene, *Coldstream Ranche*, Vernon B.C., n.d.

Much of the Okanagan Valley was divided into large cattle ranches until the area became overgrazed.
Coldstream Ranch Fruit Orchards, c.1895

Coldstream Ranch Fruit Orchards, c.1895

The Coldstream Ranch land closest to Long  (Kalamalka) Lake was subdivided into fruit lots to attract new settlers and to raise funds to offset some of the Aberdeens’ […]
“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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