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S.S. Aberdeen Steamship, c.1895

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 […]
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 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 […]
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.
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 […]