In Memorium: Sheila Nickols
Sheila Nickols, Past- President of the Maple Ridge Historical Society, museum curator and history writer passed away on October 31, 2020 at the age of … Read More
Looking Back: The Tent-Shaped Rock
This tale should come with a warning – do not be lured by the greed for gold to go in search of a tent-shaped rock … Read More
Looking Back: Class of ’54
In June of 1953, the Grade 11 class at Maple Ridge Junior-Senior High School decorated the hall for the Grade 12 graduation ceremonies. The morning … Read More
Looking Back: Epidemic 1918
The last episode of world-wide quarantine was in 1918, just over 100 years ago. We did not have a local newspaper at the time but … Read More
Looking Back: Quarantine!
Most people think that communities like Maple Ridge incorporated in the 1870’s to get themselves identified as a unit that could bargain with senior governments … Read More
Port Hammond’s Presbyterian Women
The first Presbyterian Church in Port Hammond was built in 1910. The congregation had been meeting for some time in a local hall and it … Read More
The Women’s Institute Quilters
This past summer at the Maple Ridge Museum we were able to transcribe the minutes of the Haney Women’s Institute from 1924-26 and 1936-41. As … Read More
Looking Back: The Mysterious Death of Daniel Haney
Daniel Thomas Haney was the third child and second son of Thomas Haney and his wife Anne. Unlike his older brother Frank, Daniel chose to … Read More
Looking Back: Maple Ridge Hospital Auxillary at 50
Five years before the Maple Ridge Hospital opened its doors in 1958, a dedicated group of women was eagerly at work raising money to make … Read More
Looking Back: Happy Valley Rangers
There is a strong tradition here of local musicians entertaining at dances and concerts, strikingly illustrated by this photograph. Peggy McNeill brought the picture to … Read More