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The Grotto Saloon, 1886

The Grotto Saloon, 1886

The Grotto Saloon, as it appeared in approximately 1886, a few years after it was Jackman’s Beehive Saloon.
Sara Catherine Lehman (née Jackman), on her great-grandfather, Philip Jackman, 1976

Sara Catherine Lehman (née Jackman), on her great-grandfather, Philip Jackman, 1976

Oral history interview conducted by Don Waite, 1976. SL = Sara Lehman DW = Don Waite SL: He was a strict man except to poor families, they would get […]
A sketch of the Derby Townsite by Reverend William Crickmer, ca. 1859

A sketch of the Derby Townsite by Reverend William Crickmer, ca. 1859

Derby was the original location of the first Fort Langley Hudson’s Bay Company Fort, built in 1827.
The Shortreed’s Store, ca. 1895

The Shortreed’s Store, ca. 1895

Robert Shortreed homesteaded and opened his store on the corner of what was then called Yale and County Line Roads, (now Fraser Highway and 264th Street). The Shortreed […]
Downtown Aldergrove, ca. 1914

Downtown Aldergrove, ca. 1914

A view of the Yale Road through downtown Aldergrove.
Murray’s Corners, ca. 1890

Murray’s Corners, ca. 1890

A view of Murray’s Corners (in Murrayville, Langley), from the Old Yale Road.
The Davidson and Riddell Store at Murray’s Corner, ca. 1888

The Davidson and Riddell Store at Murray’s Corner, ca. 1888

The municipal council often met at the Riddell Hall for their council meetings. It is very likely that the hall that was referred to was the upstairs portion […]
Photo of downtown Aldergrove, ca. 1910

Photo of downtown Aldergrove, ca. 1910

A view of the Yale Road through downtown Aldergrove. This would have been how the village of Aldergrove looked during Philip and Sarah Jackman’s last years there.