Looking Back: Crossing the River
August 7, 2019 Last week we marked the 10 year anniversary of the last Albion Ferry run across the river to Fort Langley. But that … Read More
Looking Back: Basketball
June 26, 2019 Basketball fever has gripped the country thanks to the Raptor’s historic NBA championship win. With such a big event like this, at … Read More
Looking Back: Winter That Was
January 9, 2019 With an abundance of winter storms in the last month coming in the form of torrential rain, it’s hard to remember that … Read More
Maple Ridge Park
The land now occupied by Maple Ridge Park was donated to the district in September 1924 by the BC Electric Railway Company. The company, owner … Read More
Leggatt Family
Father Alexander Leggatt had been a telegraph operator in Ontario, but became a barber when he moved to Vancouver in 1898. He moved around a … Read More
birch bark scrolls
The tightly rolled scrolls were thought to have information or names of Abernethy & Lougheed employees on them. It was not until they were recently … Read More
MCIVER HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
This ornate certificate was presented to John A McIver when he completed the course of studies in elementary school and qualified by examination for high … Read More
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE MEETING NOTICE
A meeting to propose a Farmer’s Institute for Maple Ridge was held at the Hammond Hall [the Dale Hall] in early January of 1898. At … Read More
Hammond letter
This small envelope set off a chain of events that united family history enthusiasts from England and Maple Ridge on the topic of the namesakes … Read More
lougheed discharge
Sometimes people who we think of as quite famous are known for their roles or deeds but little-known as human beings. With black and white … Read More