Events Archives | Royal Engineer to Reeve: The Life and Times of Philip Jackman

A picnic gathering of residents from the Aldergrove and Jackman Road area, ca. 1890

It is believed that Philip Jackman Sr. is the bearded man standing on the far left of the back row.

The unveiling of the commemorative cairn for Philip Jackman Park, October 5, 2011

Members of the Jackman family at the unveiling of the cairn across the street from Philip Jackman Park in Aldergrove, BC. The park was renamed to Philip Jackman […]

Philip Jackman with his great-grandchildren, Laurie and Bessie Switzer, ca. 1917

Photograph of Jackman with Laurie and Bessie Switzer taken in the yard of Jackman’s Aldergrove home.

Sir James Douglas

A portrait of Governor James Douglas likely taken in the 1860s.

Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Lytton was a British poet, playwright, and novelist. He also happened to be the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London when Governor Douglas requested assistance. Lytton […]

The Cork Daily Reporter on the Columbia Detachment

Updates on the Columbia Detachment of Royal Engineers were in multiple “Military and Naval” sections throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This clipping from September […]

Facsimile of an original issue of The Emigrant Soldier’s Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle

This facsimile is from the January 15, 1859 issue of The Emigrant Soldiers’ Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle, which was printed and bound in a special 1907 souvenir […]

1907 souvenir edition of The Emigrant Soldier’s Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle

This copy of the gazette acquired by the Langley Centennial Museum belonged to Royal Engineer Thomas Argyle. Argyle became the lighthouse keeper at Race Rocks lighthouse located just […]

An advertisement for the Theatre

An advertisement for the first Theatre Royal production, Crossing the Line, from the November 13, 1858 issue of The Emigrant Soldier’s Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle.

Early view of New Westminster, between 1862 and 1866

A view of New Westminster taken from the south shore of the Fraser River.

The Cariboo Road, 1862: Royal Engineers Push Gold Route through Fraser Canyon

This painting was created by Rex Woods in 1967 as part of a Centennial series called Confederation Life.

The voyage of the Tynemouth

World map showing the voyage of the Tynemouth in red. The Tynemouth followed the same route of the Thames City, going around Cape Horn.