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
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
Canadian Bills
These Canadian twenty-five cent banknotes all date to the year 1900. Twenty-five cent Dominion of Canada notes existed from 1870 until 1923, although that was … Read More
Iceland Coin Bracelet
This bracelet is made up of seven Icelandic coins from 1942, although the middle ones is stamped “Iceland 1945.” Four of them are two aurar … Read More
Patent Medicines
Patent medicines, which were generally neither patented nor actual medicine, were common in late nineteenth century medicine cabinets. These compounds, tinctures, liniments, and “herbal remedies” … Read More
Hammond Mill Hires Girls
A lengthy article in the “Pacific Coast Lumberman” magazine of June, 1918, describes how Hammond Cedar, under the direction of part owner and manager Doan … Read More
Whonnock Lake
A popular recreation spot since the 40s, this park has gone through many stages of redevelopment to become the accessible park that it is today. … Read More
Maple Ridge Park
Maple Ridge Park is one of the oldest municipal parks in the area, and the oldest park in Maple Ridge. The land was donated to … Read More
Cliff Falls Park
Kanaka Creek has long been respected for its bounty of salmon, game, and plants, but also for its scenic beauty. Indigenous peoples and Settlers alike … Read More
Memorial Peace Park
The cenotaph featured at the front of the park was first made in 1923 to commemorate the 34 men who did not return from World … Read More