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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 […]
The Cork Daily Reporter on the Columbia Detachment

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

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

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 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.
The voyage of the Tynemouth

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.
The “Tynemouth” at San Francisco

The “Tynemouth” at San Francisco

A clipping from the September 17, 1862 issue of The British Colonist printed in Victoria, British Columbia. The article shows the excitement and nervousness of the men awaiting […]
Esquimalt, 1862

Esquimalt, 1862

Watercolour painting of ships in the Esquimalt Harbour created by Richard Frederick Britten.
The Mainland Guardian on the steamer Onward

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 […]
Fisheries Commissioner’s Report, 1906

Fisheries Commissioner’s Report, 1906

An interview transcription that identifies Philip Jackman as a “Fishery Officer at Whonnock for five years.” This interview on the depletion of fish stocks due to the use […]