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The Aberdeens Sampling the Coldstream Apples, c.1895

The Aberdeens Sampling the Coldstream Apples, c.1895

Back (L-R): Lord Aberdeen, Lady Aberdeen Middle (L-R): George, Ebba Wetterman (governess), Marjorie Front (L-R): Archie, Dudley The Aberdeens are on the Coldstream Ranch house verandah holding apples […]
Lord Aberdeen, Marjorie, and Archie Ready to Hunt, c. 1894

Lord Aberdeen, Marjorie, and Archie Ready to Hunt, c. 1894

Lord Aberdeen with two of  his children, Marjorie and Archie, on the steps of their Coldstream Ranch house.  They are holding rifles and are about to go hunting.
“Coming home from Church with the new team Brown Bess & Baby & her foal Madge Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“Coming home from Church with the new team Brown Bess & Baby & her foal Madge Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, Coutts and Eustace Smith (farm manager)  in the horse-drawn carriage arriving back at Guisachan House after the church service in the […]
“Aberdeen, Coutts & Marjorie guarding the game aided by Spot and Crusoe”, 1891

“Aberdeen, Coutts & Marjorie guarding the game aided by Spot and Crusoe”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lord Aberdeen, Coutts and Marjorie, with the two dogs, Spot and Crusoe, on the porch of Guisachan House displaying the wild birds that were hunted.
“The Guisachan N.B. Scotch Firs being Planted at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“The Guisachan N.B. Scotch Firs being Planted at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

Lord Aberdeen planting the Scottish fir trees, with Marjorie, Coutts, and Frank Conkling (Guisachan foreman) watching. Unfortunately, the Scotch firs did not survive in the Okanagan climate and […]
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 […]
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 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 […]