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Cabin on the Fraser, B.C., “The Bacon is Cooked”

A watercolour, gouache, and graphite on paper painting by William George Richardson Hind. The painting gives a glimpse into the life of a 1860s Cariboo region gold miner.

Royal Engineer Recruitment Muster List

A recruitment list that documents Philip Jackman’s enlistment into the Royal Engineers. It notes that Jackman was recruited in Devonport on November 6, 1856.

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.

Philip Jackman and his birthday cake, 1925

Philip Jackman celebrated his 90th birthday on April 12th, 1925. It is believed that the cake was given to him by the New Westminster International Order of Odd […]