Photograph of a large audience, seated in a hall or gymnasium. This photograph was taken in Calgary, Alberta during a tour John Shaw participated in as part of an air force singing group. John has written on the back of the photograph: "Our audience. Not an Airman in the bunch, least you can't see …
Photograph of a large audience, seated in a hall or gymnasium. This photograph was taken in Calgary, Alberta during a tour John Shaw participated in as part of an air force singing group. John has written on the back of the photograph: "Our audience. Not an Airman in the bunch, least you can't see one in this picture. There are some though."
Contents: [Pt. 1] Beginners' botany / by L.H. Bailey ; adapted for Canadian schools by B.J. Hales --
[Pt. 2] Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta / by B.J. Hales.
Includes index
Author's' given name and dates: Bailey, L.H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954
Hales, B.J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945
Photograph of a woman named "Carrie" (Carrie Sommers) standing outside of a building on a farm in Alberta. The woman is dressed in white hat and dress and was a friend of Esther (Love) Stanley.
Photograph of a woman named "Carrie" (Carrie Sommers) standing outside of a building on a farm in Alberta. The woman is dressed in white hat and dress and was a friend of Esther (Love) Stanley.
On front end pages of book
"Peggy MacKay"
"742 Broadway East"
"Vancouver"
"B.C"[handwritten in pencil]
"Peggy MacKaye" {handwritten in pencil]
On back end pages of book
Drawings of woman's profile 1920'2/1930's bob hairstyle
"Drawn by Peggy MacKay" [handwritten in pencil ]
"Margaret McKay" [handwritten in pencil and repeated three times]
"March 16/1926" [handwritten in pencil]
Photograph of Elmer W. Martin in his Air Force uniform standing next to his parents, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin and William Henry Martin in front of a house in Calgary, Alberta
Photograph of Elmer W. Martin in his Air Force uniform standing next to his parents, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin and William Henry Martin in front of a house in Calgary, Alberta
Bottom edge of text block:
"E.B." [written in black ink]
Front endpaper:
"Eric Brooks
Rinby
Alberta" [written in black ink]
"F.C. Brooks
A.C." [written in black ink]
Throughout book:
Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and black ink.
File contains correspondence and reports arising from the flooding and the need to control surface water in properties owned by the Alberta Financial Co. (DL 175), Mr. Lambert Bond (DL 175), the Scott Brokerage Co. (DL 161), and B. Mercer (Boundary Road).
File contains correspondence and reports arising from the flooding and the need to control surface water in properties owned by the Alberta Financial Co. (DL 175), Mr. Lambert Bond (DL 175), the Scott Brokerage Co. (DL 161), and B. Mercer (Boundary Road).
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay…
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay where the family goes ashore. This footage is followed with a dark segment of footage of a paegant at the Oak Theatre in 1941 and the gardens of the Oak Theatre. The film has a break and continues with footage of the Digney family travels to the Calgary Breweries, Calgary Zoo, and the Calgary Stampede parade and fairgrounds, Alberta, closing with footage of the Rockies and Rogers Pass.
Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
History
Duncan Gillis was born on March 25, 1892, in Vancouver, B.C., to James Gillis and Isabelle (Adams) Gillis. He had four older siblings: Isabel, Allan, James, and Marion. Duncan died on April 2, 1985, in Kamloops, B.C. James and Isabelle were from New Brunswick and lived in Minnesota for a time, which is where the three oldest children were born, and then came to British Columbia and pioneered in Yennadon (Maple Ridge) in 1890.
Florence Ethel Denton was born on December 9, 1894, in Vancouver, B.C. to Edwin Denton and Elizabeth Anne (Zinn) Denton. She had three siblings: John, Edwin, and Beatrice. Florence died on February 28, 1962, in Kamloops, B.C. Edwin Denton was born in England and met Elizabeth in Ohio were she was born. They were married in 1890 in Vancouver.
Florence’s older brother, John Montague Denton, was born on August 7, 1892. He enlisted on October 6, 1915, as part of the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 72nd Batalion and was killed in France on November 1, 1916, at the age of 24. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.
Duncan married Florence on June 27, 1914, in Eburne, B.C. Florence was the first schoolteacher at the newly built school in Yennadon (Maple Ridge), which was built by Duncan’s father James in 1913. This is how they met. Duncan was working as a carpenter and saw filer before enlisting on January 8, 1916, at the age of 23. He served overseas and was captured as a prisoner of war (POW) for a time. When Duncan returned to Canada, he and Florence had three sons: Boyd Leslie “Bud” born on January 7, 1920; Norman Montague born on August 20, 1921; and Donald Allan Gillis born on February 23, 1923. They raised their family in Burnaby, B.C., and lived there until 1960, then moving to Kamloops, B.C.
Bud served overseas as a Flying Officer (Wireless Gunner) during World War II for the 428 (RCAF) Squadron. He was on his fifteenth operation and took part in the raid on Aachem on the night of July 13 (14), 1943, when the plane was shot down over Holland. It was later determined that he had been captured as a POW at Stalag 6 and wasn’t released until May 14, 1945, returning home in August of 1945. He married Mary Irene Thoen and had five children: James, Steven, Donna, Gregory, and Pamela. Boyd was also a carpenter and saw filer and had a saw shop in Kamloops where he raised his family. He also enjoyed woodworking in his spare time and built three airplanes. Boyd died in 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Norman Montague served overseas as a Flight Engineer Sergeant during World War II for the 138 RCAF Squadron. His plane crashed in the woods while attempting to land at RAF Woodridge, England, returning from an operational flight. He was pronounced dead on admission to hospital, December 17, 1943, at the age of 22. He is buried in Rushden Cemetery, Northamptonshire, England.
Donald served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve during World War II. He enlisted on May 9, 1942, and was a Signalman on a Corvette in the Atlantic. In 1944, after hearing of the loss of his two older brothers, the RCNR moved him to the Pacific, where he was until November 9, 1945. He married May Yule Ferrier and had two children, Robert and Barbara. Donald graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1951 with a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked for the City of Burnaby for five years and for the Greater Vancouver Regional District for 32 years, while living in Burnaby, B.C. and raising his family. He retired to the Sunshine Coast, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. in 1988, where he still lives today.
"Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H, School
1950 Douglas Road
New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front and back endpapers]
"S25" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front pastedown]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
"S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on front pastedown]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink at top of front endpaper]
"______ St. ____ Jr. H. School [Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H. School]
1950 Douglas Road
New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front endpaper]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
"Grant Didmon" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown]
"John Sheppard" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
"S25" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
"S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on other side of front endpaper]