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Insane Asylum, Hospital Point, Victoria; built as the Royal Hospital in 1859; asylum from 1872 to 1878

A photograph of the Victoria Lunatic Asylum at Hospital Point, Victoria, ca. 1872. The Asylum was built on land that had been part of the Songhees Aboriginal Reserve […]

Letter sent to the Executive Council

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

Royal City Planing Mills, New Westminster, ca. 1888

A view of New Westminster, taken from the top of the James Cunningham house on Agnes Street near the corner of Eighth Street. The Royal City Planing Mills […]

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 […]

William Henry Vanetta and another man logging

The Vanettas were another Aldergrove pioneering family that would intertwine with the history of the Jackmans. William Vanetta was a witness to Philip Jackman’s Aldergrove land declaration. Additionally, […]

Road work noted in the BC Public Works Report.

Improvements made on the road from Murray’s Hill to Sumas Prairie with Philip Jackman Sr. as foreman as documented in the Report of the Chief Commissioner of Lands […]

Murray’s Corners, ca. 1890

A view of Murray’s Corners (in Murrayville, Langley), from the Old Yale Road.

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 […]

Portrait of Philip Jackman, ca. 1895

A copy of this picture hangs in the Mayor’s Office at the Township of Langley’s Civic Facility with photos of Langley’s mayors and reeves.

The Davidson and Riddell Store at Murray’s Corner, ca. 1888

The municipal council often met at the Riddell Hall for their council meetings. It is very likely that the hall that was referred to was the upstairs portion […]

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.