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1877 New Westminster District Partial Map

Highlighted in red is Lot 266 on Burrard Inlet which was given to Philip Jackman as his military land grant. What eventually became of this land grant in […]

Wanted advertisement for Canadian Pacific Railway Survey workers

An advertisement from the July 13, 1871 issue of The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle.

The journal of Robert M. Rylatt, 1885

Rylatt wrote notes of his journeys with the CPR and later revisited his journal, adding more detail and coloured drawings. Rylatt’s wife, Fanny Rylatt (née Morrison), remained at […]

Opening page of Robert M. Rylatt’s journal

Rylatt provides an introduction to his diary. This also includes an example of one of the many hand drawn and coloured sketches that he added when he revisited […]

Blazing the trail through the Rockies: the story of Walter Moberly and his share in the making of Vancouver by Noel Robinson and the old man himself

Moberly was interviewed in his older years to produce this book. It details his role in surveying and determining the path of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. He did […]

The Mainland Guardian on the steamer Onward

This newspaper clipping from the August 10, 1872 issue of the Mainland Guardian refers to Philip Jackman while he was on his journey home from working with the […]

The “S” Party lands on the banks of the Columbia River

An illustration included in Rylatt’s journal that shows the party landing on the banks of the Columbia River during a storm.

Letter sent to the Executive Council

Philip Jackman sent this letter to the Executive Council also known as the Cabinet of British Columbia.

The officers of the Ancient Order of Foresters, 1882-1883

Philip Jackman is listed as being a “S.C.R.” or Sub-chief Ranger in the British Columbia directory for the years 1882-1883.

Voters’ List for New Westminster City

A “List of persons entitled to vote in the Electoral District of New Westminster City” was published by the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in 1876.

Advertisement for the Beehive, 1880

A notice of the purchase of The Beehive Saloon by Philip Jackman appeared in the Mainland Guardian newspaper on February 25, 1880.

Letter to the editor of the Mainland Guardian

Philip Jackman refutes the allegations of “city wiseacres” on the Municipal Council who reported that Jackman neglected his duties as a lamplighter in this letter to the editor […]