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Bchn 1988 Fall.Pdf MEMBER SOCIETIES ************* Members Societies and their secretaries are responsible for seeing that the correct address for their society is up-to-date. Please send any change to both the Treasurer and the Editor at the addresses given at the bottom of this page. The Annual Return as at October 31St should include telephone numbers for contact. Members’ dues for the year 1987/88 were paid by the following Members Societies: Alberni District Historical Society, Box 284, Port Alberni, B.C. V9Y 7M7 Atlin Historical Society, P0. Box 111, Atlin, B.C. VOW lAO BCHF - Gulf Island Branch, do Marian Worrall, Mayne Island, VON 2J0 BCHF - Victoria Section, do Charlene Rees, 2 - 224 Superior Street, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1T3 Burnaby Historical Society, 5406 Manor Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 1 B7 Chemainus Valley Historical, P0. Box 172, Chemainus, B.C. VOR 1KO Cowichan Historical Society, PC. Box 1014, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3Y2 District 69 Historical Society, PC. Box 3014, Parksville, B.C. VOR 2S0 East Kootenay Historical Association, P0. Box 74, Cranbrook, B.C. Vi C 4H6 Fraser Lake Historical Society, PG. Box 57, Fraser Lake, B.C. vo iSO Galiano Historical and Cultural Society, P0. Box 10, Galiano, B.C. VON IPO Golden & District Historical Society, Box 992, Golden, B.C. VOA 1 HO Ladysmith Historical Society, Box 11, Ladysmith, B.C. VOR 2EO Lantzville Historical Society, do Susan Crayston, Box 76, Lantzville, B.C. VOR 2H0 Mission Historical Society, 33201 2nd Avenue, Mission, B.C. V2V 1J9 Nanaimo Historical Society, P0. Box 933, Station ‘A’, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5N2 Nanooa Historical and Museum Society, R.R.1, Box 22, Marina Way, Nanoose Bay, B.C. VOR 2R0 North Shore Historical Society, 623 East 10th Street, North Vancouver, B.C. V7L 2E9 Princeton & District Pioneer Museum and Archives, Box 687, Princeton, B.C. vox iWO Qualicum Beach Historical & Museum Society, do Mrs. Cora Skipsey, P0. Box 352, Qualicum Beach, B.C. VOR 2TO Saltspring Island Historical Society, PC. Box 705, Ganges, B.C. VOS 1 EO Sidney and North Saanich Historical Society, PC. Box 2404, Sidney, B.C. V8L 3Y3 Silvery Slocal Historical Society, PC. Box 301, New Denver, B.C. VOG iSO Trail Historical Society, P0. Box 405, Trail, B.C. Vi R 4L7 Valemont Historic Society, PC. Box 850, Valemount, B.C. VOE 2A0 Vancouver Historical Society, P0. Box 3071, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3X6 AffilIated Groups B.C. Museum of Mining, P0. Box 155, Britannia Beach, B.C. VON 1JO City of White Rock Museum Archives Society, 1030 Martin Street, White Rock, B.C. V4B 5E3 Fort Steele Heritage Park, Fort Steele, B.C. VOB 1 NO The Hallmark Society Society, 207 Government Street, Victoria, B.C. V8V 2KB Nanaimo Centennial Museum Society, 100 Cameron Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2X1 Lasqueti Island Historical Society, Lasqueti Island, B.C. VOR 2JO Second Class registration number 4447 Published fall, winter, spring, and summer by the British Columbia Historical Federation, PC. Box 35326, Station E, Vancouver, B.C. V6M 4G5. A Charitable Society recognized under the Income Tax Act. Manuscripts and correspondence for the editor are to be set to PC. Box 105, Wasa, B.C. VOB 2K0. Correspondence re garding subscriptions and all other matters should be directed to the Vancouver address above. Subscriptions: Institutional, $16.00 per year; Individual (non-members), $8.00. Financially assIsted by the Government of British Columbia through the British Columbia Heritage Trust. British Columbia tion with your nervous new editor. Writers and potential contribu Historical News tors of articles are urged to keep a Volume 21, No. 4 flow of items coming over the edi tor’s desk. Those of you who Fall, 1988 “almost wrote” an article on one of the previous themes should dust off Journal of the B.C. Historical Federation your notes and typewriter, finish the article and mail it in. Are you Contents looking for a challenge for future theme issues? The Spring ‘89 issue is to be on “Education”. This will in Features Page clude those memories of one room schools, big schools, university, spe Jane Klyne McDonald 1810 - 1879 by M. Nicholls 2 cial buildings, teachers, instructors or programs. Florence Baker Warren Waterman Wilson The theme for Fall 1989 is to be by Winston Shilvock 6 “Memories of the 1930’s”. Remembei however, we look for ar British Pioneer Women ticles on any aspect of in the Windermere Valley Columbia history by Winnifred Ariel Weir 7 This issue on “Pioneer Women” does give a taste for life in many Two Cowichan Valley Women parts of our province. Mrs. Nicholl’s by Else M. Kennedy “Aunt Jane Klyne,” wife of a Hudson’s Bay factor, and Win Vancouver University Women’s Club (1907...) Weir’s family who lived in a barn by Thelma Reid Lower 16 are great contrasts to Mrs. McRae who lived in the elegance of HytToft Phyllis Ross LLD, CBE, OC in Thelma Lower’s article. I was by Dolly Sinclair Kennedy 19 hoping we could have included even more contrast with the life of native Times Past women, or the Sisters who started schools and hospitals across the by Elsie G. Turnbull 20 province. Let’s have those topics in the near future! The cover photo Keeping Clean and Warm Was A Problem shows two British brides and a by Kelsey M. McLeod 21 German matron wrinkling their nos es at the stench of an unhealthy News Fmm Branches 24 bear. This look at Women in B.C. should entertain readers and in- Writing Competition 26 spire research of our history in terms of the ladies as well as our Report On Conference 1987 28 forefathers. It is my intention to use the Bookshelf compilation dates advertised for so Book Reviews 30 many years... March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1. This is your magazine. Please keep it healthy by submitting items about your local society, and encouraging Editorial potential contributors of articles to Readers take note. This is the type their stories and send them to: first issue of the British Columbia Naomi Miller Historical News produced in the East Kootenay. We thank the staff Editor - B.C. Historical News at Kootenay Kwik Print in Box 105, Cranbrook for their patient coopera Wasa, B.C. VOB 2K0 B.C. Hstorica1 News 1 lEAN — FORTf ST. Jc*4 ZELTON LWSON PRlNCEr’ \ CREEK TERRA E 5MlT4RS Carp \ Lake RUPERT Park_/s KITIMAT I BURNS LAKE A LB E \kiARLOTTE\\ j 1ANDrHOO Jane Klyne PRINCE OBOE EDMONTON Moant ‘ TweedsCur Bowr OT . Robson Park Lakec McDonald OCEAN EALL QUESNEL aT\. JASPER HOUSE EEL LA COOLA _ - 1810 1879 WILLIAMS LAKE OCK’ M9UTAIN HOUSE BOAT ENCAMPMENT PORT HARDY GOL N KELSE e, BANFP CACHE CREEK BAY EVELSTOKE AMP K OP RADIUM POLL7YTTON VANCOUVER ERNON HOT SPRINGS M. Nicholls PORTT’A1%%,NI ANCOUV KELOWNA HOPE lUBE LEY ) PENTICTO FORT LANGLEy NEL ON RA B OK J T IL FETE RES GRA 0 FORKS •‘. FORT COLEVILLE Somewhere along the banks of Suzanne on their yearly trip from country If this is so it would not be the Athabasca River Jane was born Edmonton to Jasper House. On one the first time that Simpson had to Michel Klyne (Klein, Clyne, Cline) trip Ermatinger accompanied them passed on his girl companion to an of Dutch Canadian descent, and travelling on horseback, by canoe employee. However it is very possi Suzanne LaFrance of French and on foot through marshy land, ble that Archie met Jane when she Canadian and Indian parents. The over fallen trees and through thick travelled to the Boat Encampment date was the 23rd of August, 1810. underbrush. Jane also learned to with her father. (This is the story Michel was a voyageur with the use and make snowshoes and moc the family believes) It was certainly Athabasca River Department of the casins for the family. She was soon a love match no matter what the or North West Company. Suzanne and helping to care for little ones as igin of their marriage for they were her three young daughters travelled there were now six children in the a very devoted couple. everywhere with Michel. In 1813 Klyne family. Archibald was born in Scotland, the family was stationed at Fort In spite of the hardships and had some medical training at the Rae, the traditional hunting ground remoteness the children had a hap University of Edinburgh, and in of the Dogrib Indians on Great py life. Alexander Ross, a fur trader 1815 had come to the Red River in Slave Lake. By 1821 when the says, “Michel Klyne was a jolly old Charge of 94 settlers sponsored by North West Company and the fellow’. Suzanne taught her girls Lord Selkirk. He continued at Red Hudson’s Bay Company were unit the lore and traditions of both na River Settlement until it was de ed Michel was an interpreter in the tionalities. stroyed by the Nor’ Westers. He re Lasser Slave Lake area and he con In 1824 Governor Simpson turned to England and Scotland tinued this occupation under the spent time en route to the and came back with more settlers new company. Columbia. One author claims that in 1817. In 1824 he was promoted to Jane became one of his “bits of In 1820 he joined the Hudson’s postmaster at Jasper House, the brown”, a term Simpson used of the Bay Company as a clerk with a sal last support fort east of the Rocky many different Indian or Metis girls ary of 45 a year. He spent a winter Mountains on the Hudson’s Bay that accompanied him on his cross at Ile-a-la-Crosse and then was Company route overland to the country trips.
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