Saturday, September 15, 2001 PIONEERS OF REVELSTOKE Copyright Dorothy Burchinshaw 1986 Published by Revelstroke Senior Citzen Association Revelstroke BC Backgroud of Margaret McMahon - author of "The Revelstoke Community Album" Page 1 Pioneer Families Benjamin Richard Atkins From Provincial Archives Berarducci Family - By Phyliss Devlin and Caterina Berarducci The Calders - By Rowena Meehan (Granddaughter) James Campbell Family From Provincial Archives Cocoroch/Catlin Family - By Lucy Guzzo Thomas Henry Cool 1859-1937 Maurice James Cook 1889-1974 The Jamieson Crawford Family By Lil McDonnell Rosario Desimone Family By Helen (Desimone) O'Rourke Garafolo Family By Annie Correale Frank Goldsmith from Provincial Archives Fred Fleetham 1876-1955 By Mrs. Lorna Carfrae Mrs. Dorothy McNab (daughter) Dr. J.H. Hamilton From Provincial Archives Sam Hamilton - John Peter Nelson Family By Doreen Chaddock Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hansen By Ebba Stocks and Jean Davidson C.D. Hume From the Dickey File - Courtesy of Provincial Archive The Douglas Langilles By Iris Langille - Interview with Margaret Mc Mahon John Thomas Lauthers From Provincial Archives John Thomas Lauthers By Margaret McMahon Lindholm By George and Stephanie Miller C.F. Lindmark Family By Phyllis Lapworth (Granddaughter) J.A. Macdonell Family By Estelle Harvey W.A. McDonnell Family By Daughter in Law, Lil McIntosh Family By Rowena Meehan (Daughter) H.J. McSorely From E. Dickey Flies Courtesy Provincial Archives Pugsley Family By Jim Pugsley Dan Robinson By Tyke Durrand (Grandson) - December 15, 1979 Mary and Joseph Rota Family Singer Family By Irene Dean (Daughter) John Lewis and Mary Esther Smith By Lucy Smith Munro (Lucinda Lyndon) Robert Tapping From Provincial Archives Venutti Family By June Venutti Canadian Pacific Railway Transportation -- Canadian Pacific Railway Avalanche Mountain Tragedy - March 4, 1910 -- 4pm Recollections by Jim Pugsley The Cutbank Tragedy Connaught Tunnel - Fred Camozzi Notes on Construction Prior to June 21, 1937 (From the Vancouver Sun -- courtesy of the Provincial Archive - re: E. Dickey) CPR Wrecks Time Table - Sunday, June 1, 1913 Mt. Revelstoke National Park Mount Revelstoke Prisoner of War Camp By Chester Laughead Mt. Revelstoke Summer-Winter Skiers Pioneer Families Otto William Abrahamson Family By Edith Bell (Daugther) The Belinskis' By Toby Belinski The Carlsons - Andrew Gustav Carlson -- 1858-1921 & Ida Charlotta Carlson - 1879-1958 Dominic Beruschi Family By Pierre Beruschi (Son) William Cowan - BC Telephone Co. History Dept. Richard R. Dabell By Art. Dabell Ralph Ditomassi Family By Philomena Falbo (Daughter) Robert Edgar By Peggy Johnson nee Edgar Dominic Gallicano Family From interview with Tangres and Janet Gallicano The Family History of Giuseppe and Maria Fuoco by Woolard (Daugther) August Paul Johnson By Victor Johnson, son Squamish, BC McMahon Family By Marla Manson need McMahon The Laughead Family from Interview with Chester and Gwen Laughead Felix Lauriente Family By Mary Lauriente (daughter) Ben and Rosina Nelson By Shirley Gilbert (Daughter) Olsson Family By Marjorie Olsson Joe and Philomena (Anne Cretelli and Family Submitted by Rose Tracy and Rosemary Tracy The Rutherfords and Early Railroading by Ruby Nobbs Seigfried Family by Mrs. Doris Smith (daughter) High School Cadet Corps 1916 Central School Classes of 1912 James Pyle (Johnny) Sutherland by Agnes Sutherland Osborne Kazmir Sytnyk Family By Minnie Dowdy (Granddaughter) Herbert Edward Waby Billy and Sarah Watson - Revelstoke Pioneers Mt. Cartier Mt. Cartier Settlement The Cwikula Family by Mary Chernish Jadosh Family By Caroline Johnson Thomas Koshman Family By Max Koshman Artyn Ozera Family By James Ozera (Son) Saporito Family By Carmen Saporito (Son) Frank Veltri Family By Fred Camozzi Three Valley The Land family arrives at Three Valley (Gap) Eagle Pass Wagon Trail Andy Almen Family By Doreen Shearer (daugther) Gabriel Johanson Family - Taped interview of Alex Johanson and Emma Johanson Rogers Pass Rogers Pass. . . . The Famous Deutschman Caves 1903 - From a Booklt put out by the Revelstoke Tourist Association 1905 Big Bend Stories Big Bend Country The Big Bend Country Blazes of Trees Over the Seymour Trail Canoe River Inscriptions La Porte Kirbyville French Creek Ophir City New Bridgen 19 Mile House Goldstream Ranch Ground Hog Basin Boyd Ranch Belmount House Peterson's Ranch Old Logging Camp Carnes Creek Mastodon Mine China Bar Smith Creek Carnes Creek Ole Bill Ghost Story Big Bend Mines of The Big Bend Area - Courtesy of the Provincial Archives Streamer Revelstoke from Tourist Brochure Tourist Association of Revelstoke 1903 Courtesy of A.F. Chaddock Revelstoke Streamer Trip The Famious Wooden Head Thomas Edward - Courtesy of Provincial Archives Joe Feineler Andy Kitson, Big Bend Prospector By Mrs. Vi. Morrison - Cousin to Andy George Laforme - No. 31 Notebook - Courtesy of Provincial Archives - E. Dickey File Alex McCrae Courtesy Provincial Archives - E. Dickey File Alexander McIntosh - Courtesy of Provincial Archives Shorty Mix - Information gathered from those who knew Him Bill Whitemore Raymond Allen, Prospector, Trapper and a Genius John Nelson - Father of Bertha Coueffin - Courtesy of Provincial Archives - Rough notes belonging to John Nelson - No. 31 Notebook - E. Dickey File Ole Westerbery - "Ole the Bear" From Revelstoke Museum Memorandu on French Creek - June 19, 1936 - Courtesy of the Provincial Archives Early Names of Revelstoke Big Eddy - Big Eddy, Second Crossing, Farwell, Revelstoke Second Crossing - Businessmen's Brochure - Courtesy of Mrs. Margo Watson A.S. Farwell Farwell 1884-1885 Upper Town - "Revelstoke" Fire Department South Road Arthur Williamson - Albert Bennison Sam Crowle - Courtesy of BC Archives Caponero Family - Courtesy of BC Archives Hayes Family - By Mary Camozzi (granddaughter of Harry and Mary Hayes) Entertainment Silent Barrier - Filmed 1936 - Revelstoke Area A Brief History of Revelstoke and the Construction of the CPR 1800-1899 Buildings and Businesses Revelstoke Court House The New Court House The Building Revelstoke Court-Houses Air Transport Style Trends DoughBoys - 1915 Winter Scenes Picture Stories President's Message Revelstoke History Book Committee & Apology Revelstoke's Mayors -- 1899 to 1981 First City Council - Revelstoke Albert Leopold Anderson Hot Springs at Albert Canyon Early Businesses in Revelstoke James H. Armstrong - Submitted by Jim Armstrong Robert and Elsie Beech The Dugald Bell Family - submitted by Rebecca E. (Bell) Johnson James and Marion Brown - submitted by Dorothy Askew Recollections of the War Years - by Richard Burchinshaw Recollections of Eva Burn Edgar and Catherine Burridge - submitted by Muriel G. (Moran) Johnson Joseph Camozzi's Story - by Victor Camozzi The Andrew and Ida Carlson Story - Submitted by Andrew G. Carlson - Corrections and Additions Carlson Family - submitted by Ralph Carlson Daniel Cashato - submitted by Catherine Cashato The Chisholm Family - submitted by Dorothy A. Wasylik The Colarh Family - by Frances Colarch Letter to Billy McCulloch From Harry Colbeck - submitted by Jean Cowan Auguste and Alexandrine Coueffin - submitted by Fran Fitzgerald The Coursier Family - submitted by H. Leon Coursier The Davidson Family - submitted by the family Romance of a Pioneer Family of Revelstoke Gilbert Oliver Perry Davis and Mary Elizabeth Davis - by Norma I. McClelland (Nee Davis) The Despot Family - by Fran Pratico Recollections of 1936 and the Gaumont British Columbia Company making of the movie "The Silver Barrier" in Revelstoke and vicinty - by W. H. Dixon Donaldson Family Story (As of June 1986) - by Mrs. S. A. (Irene) Manning - William Baker Donaldson (1876-1940) Albert Duck Family - by Gladys Dunn (daughter) The Payne Family - submitted by Grace Carlson Nels Thomas Edward - submitted by Grace Carlson Excerpts from the Revelstoke Review 1940 - submitted by Grace Carlson The English Family - submitted by Marge Meier The Faint Story - submitted by Harry and Reginald Faint William E. Fleming W. G. (Tick) and Ura Fleming Robert Davies Bob Fleming The Godfrey family - submitted by Douglas Godfrey The Godfreyson Family - submitted by Harold Godfreyson The Grace Family - submitted by Frank Grace The Erick John Granstrom Family - submitted by Berit Mackinlay The Green Family - submitted by Harold Green Early Days in Big Eddy District - submitted by Esther Boutwell, Mercia McPherson, Dorothy Gristwood, Booty, Bernard and Ernie Griffiths. Hall Brothers - submitted by Joyce Hall William Hamilton - submitted Mrs Myrthe Munroe Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hammond - by Helen Hammond Lugvig and Mary Hansen - submitted by Tana Hobbs (Speerbrecker) George Hobbs ad Mary Jane Gribble - submitted by J. Cowan The Hopson and Curtis Families - submitted Kathleen Curtis The Hulyds - by Mary Olynyk The Hume Family - submitted by Bruce Hume Memories of Revelstoke - submitted by Roland A. Jamieson Harry Johnston - submitted Marge Davidson Dr. A. Llewelyn Jones - submitted by Peggy Jones Ashby The Kelly Family - submitted by Sharry (kelly) Reynolds Edgar C. Ketcham - by William Horace Ketcham Thomas and Alice Kirk - submitted by Rhoda Trouton Koshman-Kulchyski Family - by Mary Kulchyski Anton and Mary Kubin - submitted by Kay Cashato The Kwong Family - submitted by Jim Kwong The Ernie Larson Family - submitted by Isobel MacPherson The LeBeau Family - submitted by Miss Mary LeBeau The Lindsay Family - submitted by Dorothy Lindsay The Little Family - submitted by Dorothy (Little) Toddum Joe Maley - submitted by Tom Maley Manning Biography - by Win Manning Frank Marino and Family - by Walter Maki and The Marino Family The Markstrom Family - submitted by Tora (Markstrom) Rudd The Maunder Family - By Marjorie Olsson, daughter I Remember - submitted by Rosie Unger (nee Mihoiluk) S. Miyagawa - by Sutekichi Miyagawa Patrick and Julia Moran - Muriel G. (Moran) Johnson Henry Vanault Morgan - submitted by Ted Morgan Joseph Morgan and Hector McKinnon - submitted by Mary (McKinnon) Thompson George Morrison Family - by Mrs. Clara Dixon William McCulloch and Hilda Hobbs - submitted by J. Cowan Dr. William B. McKechnie - by Lily C. McKechnie Malcolm McKellar and Family - by Malcolm and McKellar The McMahon Families - submitted by Jack McMahon Allan Pollock McNab - submitted by Norma Rosen McSorley Family - submitted by Kathleen (McSorley) Alexander The Needhams - submitted by Ernest and Doris Needham The Nelsen (Nilsen) Family - submitted by Phyllis Pulley, Olive Lazzarotto, Lola Gallicano, Edith DeSimone, Jo-Ann Johnson. The Johnson Family - submitted by Edith Desimone The Olynyks - by submitted by Fred Olynyks Paula Overhill's Story - submitted by Paula Overhill The Parker Family - submitted by Helen (Parker) Anderson The Parkers - submitted by Kitty Olsson Amos Perry Family - by Lorraine (Perry) Romeo The Henry Popplewell Family - by Gerald Popplewell Robertson, Robert and Jessie and Family - Jennie Nicklen The Roger Family - submitted by Odell French The Segur Family - submitted by Delphine C. Carrell The Settlers of Mount Cartier - by Fred Olynyk The Sim Story - submitted by Lillian Rokosh Low Wai Jing (Better Known as Charlie Sing) The Singer Family - submitted by George Singer The Smythe Family - submitted by Sharry Reynolds The Steed Family - submitted Willmott Steed Memoirs by Cliff Stoodley - Behind the Scenes of Gaumont British Movie Company - "The Silver Barrier" The Sturdy Family - submitted by Edith Beales History of the Threatful Family - Mt. MacPherson District, Revelstoke, BC - submitted by Vera (Threatful) Weeden, with the help of the family Turnross Family - submitted by -- Beatrice Franson, Shirlee Ludwig, Lola Gallicano, Olive Lazzarotto St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish - Revelstoke BC St. Peter's Anglican Parish About the Church Crest History of Methodist, Presbyterian and United Churches The Wasylik Family Recollections - by Ken Wiffin Kootenay Lodge - J.E. Croft, Historian, Kootenay Lodge Notes to Photos John Hamilton Robert Howson J. Guy Barber Harry J. Bourne Herbert Creelman Daniel Robertson William Austin Jowett Index