Joseph Hayton was a Boer War veteran and world adventurer. He was born near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, to George Hayton, Rector of Niton, and his wife Ellen Louisa (Chadwick) Hayton. Hayton immigrated to Canada at age 19 aboard the Laurentian in 1895. He returned to England to enlist in the British...
This blog continues a story of the Bovee families that settled in Oyama in 1894 and then moved to the Commonage in 1898. Manfred pre-empted a half section of land in the northern Commonage, a dry grassland environment about 10 miles south of the Oyama property.[1] Manfred’s farm was located...
At least five families contributed to the development of the V Bar V ranch in Oyama.[1] The first were the Bovee brothers and their families. The original pre-emptors of the V Bar V were the Bovee brothers, Manfred Leroy Sanford (b. 19 Sept 1858) and Orbie Orville (b. 23 Jan 1861) They...
When non-birders think of sparrows they think of the common House Sparrow, the birdthat says, “Cheep, cheep” in our hedges and is abundant in built-up areas. But HouseSparrows are not true sparrows, were introduced here from Europe and are in fact relatedto the North African weaver finches! Two...
Annual Report 2020 Lake Country Heritage & Cultural Society The Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society presented its 2020 Annual Report at the Annual General Meeting on May 13, 2020. For any questions regarding this Report please contact the LCHS Executive...
Download PDF My Family’s Arrival and Life in Canada – Alan Aldred This material may not be reproduced for commercial purposes, unless written permission is obtained from the Lake Country Museum and Archives. In all cases, when you reproduce this material we ask that you acknowledge the copyright...
Our valley is home to two jays, members of the corvid family, (which includes crows,ravens, magpies and so on). These are the Canada Jay, formerly called the Gray Jay, and theSteller’s Jay. I wrote an article about Canada Jays in the fall of 2017 for this blog.* This timelet’s look at the other...
Written by Asha Chloe CraigExclusive for lakecountrymuseum.com In Central Okanagan Public Schools, there is a program where young students can learn from the land of the Okanagan Valley. Here, indigenous students have the opportunity to celebrate and learn about their cultural history, which...
The front entrance to Jack Seaton Park got a new face lift with the installation of a new gate, landscaping upgrades and an addition to the sign that marks the entrance. Lake Country Crane Service owner Bob Yunick and Seaton Park board directors Jack McCarthy and Lawrence Saukarookoff erected a...
Work began in February on Phase 2 of Lake Country’s sewer project, as well as an extension of sewer service from the new Cooper’s Foods store on Beaver Lake Road via Jensen Road and Bottom Wood Lake Road (pictured here) to the Phase 1 works installed at Berry Road. Source: District of Lake Country...
R and L Excavating began work in late November, prepping the land in order to begin installing sewer pipe under the area already dedicated for Main Street. Adding the sewer line this year was not something the District had planned but when Winfield Plaza started to have trouble with their septic...
Middleton Road may be relatively newly established but the Middleton family for whom it was named arrived in the area in 1903. The first of the Middleton family to move to this area were William and Catherine Middleton. They had five children — Louisa Alexandra, Morrice Smith, Mary, Elsie and...