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

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

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 granddaughter Edith Amelia Switzer (née Lawrence) and her two children, Laurie and Bessie Switzer, ca. 1919

Philip Jackman with granddaughter Edith Amelia Switzer (née Lawrence) and her two children, Laurie and Bessie Switzer, ca. 1919

Edith Amelia Switzer (née Lawrence) was the daughter of Emily Jane Lawrence (née Jackman). Emily Jane moved to Kamloops with her husband and passed away there at the […]
Philip Jackman with his great-grandchildren, Laurie and Bessie Switzer, ca. 1917

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.
John Richard Jackman with his grandnieces and grandnephews, ca. 1941

John Richard Jackman with his grandnieces and grandnephews, ca. 1941

John Richard Jackman was the third child and second son of Sarah and Philip Jackman. He is shown here standing beside his grandnieces and nephews, they are (from […]
Sarah Jackman with her Great Grandchildren Laurie and Bessie Switzer, 1917

Sarah Jackman with her Great Grandchildren Laurie and Bessie Switzer, 1917

This photograph was taken approximately two weeks before Sarah Jackman passed away in February of 1917.
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 […]
Philip Jackman Jr. and his spouse, Anna Caroline Jackman (née Wadel), ca. 1903

Philip Jackman Jr. and his spouse, Anna Caroline Jackman (née Wadel), ca. 1903

A studio portrait of Philip Jr. and Anna Jackman. Philip Jr. was the Aldergrove postmaster working out of his father’s store from 1887 to 1890 and again later […]
Downtown Aldergrove, ca. 1914

Downtown Aldergrove, ca. 1914

A view of the Yale Road through downtown Aldergrove.
The last of the Royal Engineers at the 1909 luncheon

The last of the Royal Engineers at the 1909 luncheon

The photograph shows (from left to right) in the back row: Premier Richard McBride, Judge F.W. Howay, Mayor W.H. Keary (infant passenger on Royal Engineer ship), Henry Bruce, […]
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.