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1893 Properties in the Township that were put up for Mortgage Sale. Hopefully we have the land records in our files to show who owned the Aldergrove and North Coghlan properties at the time.
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Here are the listings from the RT Williams 1889 directory, which like yesterday's directory, is missing people who should be in the directory but aren't. We could take this to mean that the compilers of information concentrated on more populated areas and didn't take into consideration those who settled on land farther from town centres, even if they lived along the main wagon road and had a post office.
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Who lived here in 1887 - although in reality, it was probably 1886 as it took time to acquire, organize, typeset and publish directories. Directories such as these are important because they can serve as a resource if voter lists and tax rolls aren't available or for the years not covered by a census.
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Found In The Files: a rare WW2 letter home, sent by Lance Corporal Tomas Minnis to his mother.
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1910 - The FJ Hart Building in the new downtown core of Aldergrove.
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