First Elementary Schools in Haney Centre
HANEY PUBLIC SCHOOL The Haney Public School was officially opened on December 28, 1908. It was the first school to be located in the centre … Read More
Dugald Brown Family
Dugald Brown, born 1877 on the island of Ѐisdeal (Easdale) in the county of Argyll, Scotland, was the youngest of ten children. He had been … Read More
Bill & Jack Clappison
Bill and John (Jack) Clappison came to Haney from Yorkshire, England in 1928 to join their married sister, Mrs. Algie Bend, who was already living … Read More
Tokutaro Tsuyuki Family
Tokutaro (Pop) Tsuyuki arrived in Canada in 1907. He was acquainted with Jiro Inouye, often referred to as the Japanese Mayor for Maple Ridge, who … Read More
Sam Robertson Family
Sam was born in the Orkney Islands of Scotland in 1823. Before he left there, he became a tradesman skilled in boat building, carpentry, and … Read More
Peter Baker Family
Peter Baker, born Pierre Ferdinand Boulanger in 1826, left his home in Alsace, Quebec, for California in 1849. His journey took him to Panama, where … Read More
Lillian Mattson Lampi’s Memories
Our family, Oscar Mattson’s, moved to the community in March, 1903, from Nanaimo. I am the oldest from a family of six children. We bought a … Read More
Oscar Mattson Family
Oscar and Ina Mattson*, both Finnish immigrants, were married in British Columbia around 1891. They had six children, all of whom were born in Nanaimo: … Read More
John Ritchie Family
John Ritchie, eldest of seven children, was born in the Elma Township, Perth County, Ontario. In 1878, at the age of 18, he came with … Read More
John Owen Family
John Owen was born in Wales. When he came to Canada, he met and married Mary Martin, who was born in Ontario in December of … Read More