Fort Langley (B.C.)

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Alexander Hope interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Alex Hope begins this tape with family history; he talks about his grandfather's [Mavis] first trip to BC in 1858 and his later settlement in the Langley area; his father, a land surveyor, surveyed for the Mavis family and moved to Langley in 1907. He relates background information about the Fort Langley restoration project; the Mavis family lived on the site of the fort, and Mr. Hope describes the remaining buildings which were on the property when his grandparents purchased the land in 1886; the Langley Historical Society and the restoration of Fort Langley; government funding; for the project; historical research and planning; the official opening in 1958; archeological studies of the site and information about the Hudson's Bay Company; exploration of southwestern BC. TRACK 2: Mr. Hope talks about the settlement of Derby; a history of Fort Langley; Old Fort Langley and New Fort Langley; chief factors at the fort; town of Fort Langley; river transportation; mail delivery; the Hudson's Bay Company farm site; the CNR; origins of the Fort Langley/Albion Ferry; early settlers; Joe Morrison; McClughan family; the telegraph trail; the Yale Road; early communities.

Bert Williams interview

CALL NUMBER: T0451:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Bert Williams recounts his father's arrival in Ontario, and the family's later move to Langley to homestead in 1889. He relates early incidents; other families; the trip to Langley; early homesteaders; remittance men; building their first home; Bovel's Mill; cougar stories; life on the homestead; the family's garden; livestock; the Salmon River. TRACK 2: Bert Williams continues, discussing grouse hunting; clearing land; an anecdotes about life on the homestead; his mother's life on the farm; preachers; entertainment; boyhood antics; bear stories; a description of Fort Langley in 1895.

CALL NUMBER: T0451:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Williams talks about the Telegraph Trail and roads in the area; names of roads; the township system; the Salmon River Bridge; peddlers; entertainment; different types of transportation, carts and buggies; local incidents. TRACK 2: Mr. Williams continues with his discussion about farm incidents; horses and teams; the Langley Country Fair; summer picnics; Blackie's Spit; winters and changing weather conditions; effects of a 1911 or 1912 Alaskan volcanic eruption and earthquake; fencing; the New Westminster Market; ferry at Brownsville; the railroad bridge; work on the telephone line.

CALL NUMBER: T0451:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02 or 1963-03-20-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Williams continues with recollections about peddlers; Christmastime; social occasions; bear incidents. TRACK 2: Mr. Williams talks about farming and milk production; local feuds; anecdotes about pioneer life; Jim Melrose; hog killing; church; the Seeley brothers; prosperity in the 1910s; drilling for artesian wells.

Centennial birthday : the visit of the Right Honorable Lord Mayor of London, Sir Robert Bellinger, to celebrate the Union of the Colonies of Vancouver Island and the Mainland as British Columbia

The item is a print of a documentary film. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Robert Bellinger, visits British Columbia to celebrate the centenary of the union of the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Film shows ceremonial events at New Westminster, Fort Langley, Government House in Victoria, and elsewhere. People shown include Centennial officials, Premier W.A.C. Bennett, actor Raymond Burr, etc.

Correspondence

The series consists of letters inward and outward of James Murray Yale and family; letters inward of John Duncan Manson (Yale's son in law) and transcribed copies. The series also includes a photocopy of a manuscript by James Andrew Grant and Helen Beatrice Yale Kempster titled "An Unsung Pioneer, Life and Letters of James Murray Yale and his 30 Years at Fort Langley,"

James Murray Yale was born near Lachine, Quebec in 1798. At the age of sixteen, he entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company [HBC] as clerk. Yale came west to Fort Wedderburn in Athabaska country with John Clarke in 1815. In 1821, he was put in charge of Fort George, New Caledonia, and seven years later began over thirty years of service at Fort Langley. In 1859, Yale was granted a year's furlough, after which he retired in Victoria, where he died at his home, Stromness, West Saanich, on May 7, 1871.

One of Yale's daughters, Aurelia, married John Duncan Manson in 1857 at Fort Langley. From 1858 until the winter of 1863-1864, Manson was chief trader at Fort Fraser. In 1864, the Mansons settled in Victoria. Aurelia's daughter, Isabella, married James Andrew Grant. Helen Beatrice Yale Kempster is the grand-daughter of Isabella Grant. In January 1931, Aurelia Manson died in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Grant.

This series consists of letters inward and outward of James Murray Yale and letters inward of John Duncan Manson. The original letters, which were among Aurelia Manson's possessions when she died, have been copied and transcribed by the Yale/Grant family and their secretary, Eva Reinhard, and were intended for publication. The original letters were donated by Helen Beatrice Yale Kempster in 1973. The copies came into the possession of Reinhard's son, Otis F. Reinhard, who donated them to the Provincial Archives in 1966.

The series also includes a photocopy of the manuscript of James Andrew Grant and Helen Beatrice Yale Kempster: "An Unsung Pioneer, Life and Letters of James Murray Yale and his 30 Years at Fort Langley," no date. Mrs. Kempster retained the original.

Correspondence

Series consists of seven letters from James Douglas (1851-1858); two letters from Robert Clouston, Honolulu (1855); letter from P.S. Ogden, Fort Hope (1858); fragment in writing of Paul Fraser, Thompson River (1855); HBC work agreement between Richard Baily, Virginia, and J.M. Yale (1851).

Fort Langley : [holiday item]

SUMMARY: This program about Fort Langley is referred to in the accompanying documentation as a "holiday item". It is based on oral history interviews recorded by Imbert Orchard. The program is about the genesi;s of Fort Langley -- its significance as a fur trading post, and its restoration as a historic site. The main speaker, Mr. Alex Hope, relates how the fort's restoration came about.

Fort Langley fonds

  • PR-1669
  • Fonds
  • 1827-1830, 1935; 1965

The fonds consists of records created at the Hudson's Bay Company Fort Langley by various company employees. Includes the Fort Langley journal, 1827-1830 as well as copies of records made from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives and other sources in 1935 and 1965.

Hudson's Bay Company. Fort Langley

Fort Langley National Historic Park

CALL NUMBER: T4320:0001 - 0005 SUMMARY: Sound program about early Fort Langley that accompanied a Social Studies educational kit for grades 4-5. English version.

CALL NUMBER: T4320:0006 - 0010 SUMMARY: Sound program about early Fort Langley that accompanied a Social Studies educational kit for grades 4-5. French version.;

Fraser Valley : Langley

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews dealing with the history of the Langley area of the Fraser Valley, including Fort Langley, Glen Valley, Milner, and Murrayville. The time period covered is ca. 1880 to ca. 1920.

Frederick Clark interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-03-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Clark recounts his father's [Robert Clark] arrival in BC in the 1860s with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Victoria. Mr. Clark was left an orphan at the age of three; as a child, he lived at Port Kells; as a boy, he later traveled and worked in Spences Bridge, New Westminster, and Seattle, and hunted and trapped in Lillooet and Stave Lake. Around 1895, he moved into the Surrey are;a; hunted, trapped, traveled; worked on the New Westminster bridge; and built boats. He talks about his early life at Port Kells; Barnston Island; early settlers; Shannon; Kells; Lewis Dodson; Joe Bossi; early adventures; Yale; the Reverend Tait; Fort Langley. TRACK 2: Mr. Clark continues with recollections about travel in the area; Yale Road; Scott Road; Semiahmoo trail; early Sumas; Chilliwack; river boats; Mission; the first cannery; sawmills; Brownsville; hotels; Johnny Wise; Fort Langley; cranberries; Port Mann; other memories.

Harry Mufford interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Harry (Henry G.) Mufford recounts his father's [Thomas Mufford] coming from Cornwall and settlement in Milner in 1885. He talks about the community of Milner; Langley Prairie School; wildlife; roads; shipping milk and hay; the Mufford Brothers Dairy Farm; weather; driving livestock into New Westminster; a farm disaster; neighbourhood quarrels; politics; saloons in Fort Langley; owning the first threshing machine in the area in 1898. [TRACK 2: blank.]

John Douglas Leechman papers

John Douglas Leechman, anthropologist and author, was born in London, England on December 20, 1890. Educated in the United Kingdom, Egypt and Switzerland, Leechman emigrated to Canada in his youth, served with the Canadian Mounted Rifles in the First World War and, after demobilization in 1917, apprenticed at the Victoria Public Library. In 1918, Leechman enrolled at the University of Washington to pursue a degree in Library Science but left the university prior to completing his degree. In 1924, while residing in Victoria, he applied for and won a position with the Anthropology Division of the National Museum of Canada in Ottawa, where he remained until 1955. During his thirty one years in Ottawa, Leechman spent part of his free time teaching evening courses in journalism at Carleton University and acquiring his BSc., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. In 1955 Leechman left the National Museum to become the first Director of the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. He retired from this position in 1957, moved to Victoria and was shortly thereafter engaged by the Federal Government to aid in the restoration of Fort Langley and Fort Prince of Wales. When asked of his recreational activities and favorite pastimes, Leechman replied "writing". His years teaching journalism at Carlton and his extensive bibliography of about five hundred titles, attest to his leisure time pursuits. Leechman's co-authorship of the Dictionary of Canadianisms (1967), his activities, since 1968, as a Canadian consultant for the Oxford English Dictionary and his compilation of an extensive glossary of fur trade terms, found within this body of papers, are further testimony to his recreational pursuits and lexicographical interests. Dr. Leechman, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, died in Victoria in 1980. The bulk of the records consist of Leechman's theses dealing with native peoples and literature, his personal correspondence files (1925-1978) and typescripts of material submitted for publication including articles, books, radio scripts, and reviews. The records also include an extensive unpublished glossary of fur trade terms, the "Dictionary of Canadian English" which never appeared in print as a unit but became part of the Dictionary of Canadianisms; glossary notes for the Oxford English Dictionary and journalism lecture notes. Historical subject files which include material relating to Fort Langley, domestic files, diplomas, certificates, and some of his wife Ruth's general correspondence and committee files have been preserved. The records also contain some archaeological field notes relating to Leechman's study of the Cape Dorset Inuit culture as well as his field notes of archaeological sites in B.C. and the Yukon. Artwork comprising 157 pieces was removed from the fonds in 1987 and moved to the PDP collection under the PDP number 06180. In 2023 they were intellectually moved back to the fonds and added to this description. The artworks consist of drawings of Indigenous tools, botanical subjects and Indigenous peoples; many of which were used for the books, 'Edible Wild Plants' and Native Tribes of Canada'. Some of the artworks were done by artist Ted Noram. The BC Archives library has catalogued some of Leechman's publications.

Leechman, John Douglas, 1890-1980

Joseph Morrison interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-02-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Joseph Morrison talks about the early years of Fort Langley from 1860 to 1890. Born at Fort Yale in 1861 [sic]. His father, Kenneth Morrison, came west via Edmonton. Buildings at Fort Langley. His grandfather, Ovid Allard, was Chief Factor. The steamboat "Fort Yale" blows up in 1861. Miners bound for Cariboo. Job on CPR construction. Indians living near Fort Langley. Visits of Judge Begbie and Sir James Douglas. Farms; school at the fort; more on the "Fort Yale". Arrival of fur brigades in the spring; celebrations. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Living memory : Old Fort Langley

SUMMARY: "Fort Langley", the sixth episode, features people of the fort and of North Langley. The voices heard include Joe Morrison of Fort Langley (who was 100 when interviewed), Alex Hope and Bert Williams.

The recording is incomplete.

Princess in wonderland

The item consists of four reels of unedited film elements that make up a documentary from 1958. It shows Princess Margaret's 1958 royal visit to mark BC's Centennial. Includes: numerous official welcomes and ceremonies; Royal Review of ships of the RCN, USN and Royal Navy; visit to natural gas development at Fort St. John; rodeo at Williams Lake; opening of Okanagan Lake Bridge & Fort Langley restoration; UBC convocation (and bestowal of honorary degree on Princess Margaret); aerial and travelling shots from planes and trains. Premier W.A.C. Bennett and Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross appear throughout.

Princess in wonderland

Documentary. Princess Margaret's 1958 royal visit to mark BC's Centennial. Includes: numerous official welcomes and ceremonies; Royal Review of ships of the RCN, US Navy and Royal Navy; visit to natural gas development at Fort St. John; rodeo at Williams Lake; opening of Okanagan Lake Bridge and Fort Langley restoration; UBC convocation (and bestowal of honorary degree on Princess Margaret); aerial and travelling shots from planes and trains. Premier W.A.C. Bennett and Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross appear throughout.

Princess in wonderland : out-takes, reel no. 4

The item is a film reel of out-takes from 1958. It contains footage of the royal visit by HRH Princess Margaret and centennial celebrations in BC. Footage includes: Victoria airport arrival and salute; drive into Victoria; arrival at Empress Hotel; drive from Victoria to Nanaimo up Malahat, stop at lookout; speech on steps of Parliament Buildings, Victoria; naval review, helicopter shots, crowds on shore; aerial views of Victoria from helicopter; granting of degree at UBC convocation; dome car on train; near Pattullo Bridge, New Westminster [?]; aerial view of Penticton [?]; church service at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria; aerial shots (clouds); ceremony at Fort Langley; Williams Lake stampede; arrival at Fort St. John [?] and panning for gold.

Records relating to baptisms, marriages and burials

The series consists of copies of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials kept at Fort Vancouver, Fort Victoria, Fort Langley, and the Parish of Victoria. The original dates of the records are 1836 to 1886 while the photocopies and transcripts were probably made around 1950.

The first mission of the Church of England on the northwest coast of North America was established by Rev. Herbert Beaver when he arrived at Fort Vancouver, the Pacific Headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company, in May 1837. With the establishment of Fort Victoria, the Hudson's Bay Company employed Rev. Robert John Staines to replace Rev. Beaver who had resigned his Fort Vancouver post in 1838. Staines arrived in 1849 and initiated construction of Victoria's District Church in 1853. Unhappy with the company's land policies, Staines sailed for England in 1854 carrying the grievances of other settlers. His ship foundered and Staines perished. His replacement was Edward Cridge who arrived at Fort Victoria on 1 April 1855. With the issuance of an ordinance by Governor Douglas "establishing regulations for the arrangement of the affairs of the Colonial Church" Cridge could hold his first regular services in August 1856. An endowment of £25,000 from Baroness Burdett-Coutts provided for the establishment of the Diocese of British Columbia and on 12 January 1859 Letters Patent were issued creating a Bishopric and appointing Rev. George Hills as Bishop. His church was consecrated on 7 December 1865 and Edward Cridge was appointed Dean. In September 1869 the Cathedral was destroyed by fire to be replaced by a second wooden structure consecrated on 5 December 1872. This was replaced with the existing stone cathedral consecrated 28 September 1929.

Anglican Church of Canada (Diocese of British Columbia)

Register of Marriages at Fort Vancouver, River Columbia, Northwest Coast of of America and at Victoria, Vancouver Island

The file is a photocopy of a photostat copy of a pre-printed British register of marriages, used to record marriages at Fort Vancouver, 1837-1838 and 1848-1849 and Fort Victoria, 1849-1859. It also contains 1 page of marriages recorded at Fort Langley in 1851. The volume is 19 pages and contains 57 numbered entries. Pages 1-6 record marriages at Fort Vancouver and the Columbia River; page 9 records marriages at Fort Langley and pages 7-8 and 10-19 record marriages at Fort Victoria.

The information collected in the register includes the register number, place and date of marriage, names of the parties being married, the name of the person solemnizing the marriage and the names of witness, and whether the marriage was authorized by banns or license.

Register of Marriages at Fort Vancouver, River Columbia, Northwest Coast of of America and at Victoria, Vancouver's Island

The file is a handwritten transcript copy of a register of marriages which duplicates the previous register, except that it has a few more entries. It records marriages at Fort Vancouver and the Columbia River, 1837-1838 and 1848-1849 and Fort Victoria, 1849-1859. It also contains marriages recorded at Fort Langley in 1851. The transcript contains 63 numbered entries, and whether the marriage was authorized by banns or license.

The information collected in the register includes the register number, place and date of marriage, names of the parties being married, the name of the person solemnizing the marriage and the names of witness.

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