Whonnock Cemetery
While there are numerous gravesites in Whonnock, including the private Robertson family plots and the Whonnock First Nations and Scandinavian Lutheran cemeteries—located just east of … Read More
Time & Pickle Crocks
This is a story about a Japanese Canadian family about to be interned to Alberta. It was 1942 and the Shigemi family were living on … 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
William Drewry Family
William Drewry was born on a farm in Lincolnshire in 1876. His mother died when he was quite young and the family moved to London. … Read More
The Pirate Kirkconnell
In The Province on June 30th, 1909, it was reported that Colonel Edward Shannon Kirkconnell, a farmer in Whonnock, was wanted in New York City on a … Read More
Robert Robertson Family
In March of 1852, Robert (Robie) Robertson from Yell Island in the Shetlands signed up for service with the Hudson’s Bay Company and sailed for … Read More
Olive Leaf
Tom Leaf was born in 1899 in Aldergrove and moved to Whonnock in 1929 with his family. Olive McCormick was born on October 28th, 1901, … Read More
Marshall John Luno Family
Marshall John Luno was one of eight children born to Mary Clarinda Harris and Henry Christopher Luno. He was born on July 21st, 1868, in … Read More
Lee Family
Starting in the late 1800s, after the railroad opened the area for settlement, Norwegian families found their way to Whonnock. The Lees were one of … Read More