Nelson Carter Family
Nelson Carter landed in Victoria, B.C. in March 1885. He moved to Vancouver and started a brick yard at Rouse’s Point which he carried on … Read More
Mussallem Family
In 1897, Solomon Mussallem left his native Lebanon and travelled to Canada. In 1905 he married Annie Besytt, also Lebanese, and they had seven children. … Read More
John Callaghan Family
The Callaghans were one of Maple Ridge’s first families of settlers. Daniel Callaghan Sr., his son Dan, and son-in-law Thomas Haney – arrived in 1876 … Read More
Henry Robert Beckett Family
The Beckett family arrived in Port Haney from Sherbrook, Quebec in 1885. Henry Robert Beckett and his wife Mary brought with them their daughter and … Read More
George Gordon Abernethy Family
The first member of the Abernethy family to venture on to Port Haney soil was George Gordon Abernethy. George was born in Embro, Ontario on … Read More
Charlton-Storey Family
Alfred T. Charlton was born in Ontario in 1875. In 1901 or 1902, after becoming a general merchant, he married Mary Berry. Mary was born … Read More
Sansuke Kawamoto Family
Koto Kawamoto was one of the 200 Japanese people who came across the Pacific on the S.S. Keman. She was a picture bride, to be … Read More
Roy Lehman
Roy Lehman passed away on April 19, 2003. He was the last of the old-time Haney-Hammond ball players and was widely respected for his skill … Read More
Robert Blackstock Family
Robert Blackstock was born in 1849 in Perth County, Ontario, to Thomas and Mary Ann Blackstock. Robert’s formal education ended at the age of nine … Read More
Larry Walker Family and Baseball
With his tremendous skill and dedication to the game of baseball, Larry Walker Jr. has put Maple Ridge on the international baseball map. Skill and … Read More