by James Canby | Feb 28, 2022 | SW People & Families
In 1914, a German family, William and Theresa Schulz and their children arrived at Saratoga. For the next several years they played an important part in that community. They had migrated with their respective families from Germany to Missouri where they met and were...
by James Canby | Feb 28, 2022 | SW People & Families
[Note: this material was given by the Creeks in an interview with Lucile Rassmusen.] Gladys and Morris Creek now make their home on Saratoga Road near Langley but in earlier times, before they moved to the island permanently, they spent many happy summer vacations...
by James Canby | Feb 28, 2022 | SW People & Families
Selma Farmer was not the only early-day Bush Point woman who faced rugged times with fortitude. Helga Gurine Baker became a widow with four children to support in 1919 when her husband, Jack William Baker, was killed in a cave-in while helping a neighbor dig a...
by James Canby | Feb 28, 2022 | SW People & Families
Ida Dahlman was excited as she busied herself in the kitchen of her home in Rossland, British Columbia. She was preparing supper for her family. She could hardly wait for her husband, August (Gus as he was known) to arrive home from his work in the mines. A letter had...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
[Note.The Gabelein family is practically a dynasty in the Bayview area. Each of the various branches of the family has had an impact on the development of the area. The origin of the family and its early history follows.]”Once upon a time… “all good...
