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
Mary Florence Haney Death Portrait
Mary Florence was the eldest child of Thomas and Anne Haney and the only one to have been born in Paris, Ontario. At the age … Read More
James Hawley Family
James Hawley was born in 1877 in Ingonish, Nova Scotia, and came to Haney in 1910. Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Mary Hawley (nee Haney) was born on … Read More
The Fall Fair
In 1901, the Maple Ridge Agricultural Association formed in order to hold Fall Fairs and to “encourage the cultivation of the soil and the general … 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
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
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
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
board of trade
Both Port Haney and Port Hammond had a “Progressive Association” from early in 1908. These organizations addressed the particular needs of those neighbourhoods. By mid-1909, … Read More
Thomas Haney’s Deed
Thomas Haney’s Deed The first plan drawn of the subdivision of Thomas Haney’s land to include a townsite was done in 1883. On an upstairs … Read More