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S.S. Aberdeen Steamship, c.1895

This is a photo postcard of the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) steamship, named in honour of Lord Aberdeen. The S.S. Aberdeen was launched on May 22, 1893 and […]

H. P. Lee Real Estate Advertisement, n.d.

This advertisement was aimed at attracting new settlers to the Okanagan Valley, for its good weather and lifestyle in fruit farming.

Bethel Presbyterian Church, c.1915

The Bethel Presbyterian Church, built in 1892 on land donated by Mackay, was partially funded by the Aberdeens. Lady Aberdeen wrote in Through Canada with a Kodak that, […]

“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

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.

“Residence No. 1. Present owner emerging from inspection”; “Residence No. 2.”; “Residence No. 3.”, 1891

John McDougall was born at Fort Garry around 1827 to a Scottish father and a First Nations mother. McDougall travelled through the Okanagan Valley while working for the […]

“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

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 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, October 14th, 1891 October 14th, 1891. Vernon, Sicamous, Guisachan. Here we are at last at our destination! The starting of the first […]

“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.

George Grant (G. G.) Mackay, 1891

Mackay, a successful Scottish land promoter, moved to British Columbia in 1888. “We had the advantage of being shown some of the country round Vancouver by an old […]