James Rolley Family
James Rolley came from Manchester, England, where he had trained as a machinist. His first acreage was close to Rolley Lake, where he came in … Read More
Brian & Isabel Byrnes
The Byrnes family moved to Whonnock when Brian was one year old. As an adult he owned Byrnes Garage on the Lougheed Highway at 272nd Street. … Read More
Betty Dube
Betty Dube was born in Montreal. She married a Canadian soldier during the Second World War, but he was killed just a month before their … Read More
William Ansell Family
William Ansell came to Webster’s Corners with his family in 1887 – when he was a boy nine years of age – with his parents … Read More
Walter Rauma Family
Walto Johannes Rauma was born in 1907 in Finland, one of eight in a family of subsistence farmers. His ancestors had been wood workers and … Read More
Vilho Katainen Family
Minda Leponiemi came to Maple Ridge from Finland in 1912. She had travelled by boat to Quebec, and then by train all the way into … Read More
The Sampo Hall
Finnish settlers started arriving in Webster’s Corners in 1905. Their goal was to live in a Socialist commune and to that end they purchased a … Read More
The Finns of Webster’s Corners
The early Finnish population in Webster’s Corners arrived not from Finland, but from Malcolm Island in the straits between northern Vancouver Island and the BC mainland. … Read More
Sam Saari Family
Sam Saari was a big, strong Finn who earned his living as a blacksmith and spoke with pride of his 17-inch biceps. Sam Saari (born … Read More
James Murray Webster Family
James Murray Webster was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1833. He went to school in his home town, but was sent for further education to … Read More