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Street photograph of Lizzie Neiland and friend

Street photograph postcard of Lizzie Neiland and an unknown female companion taken by "Movie Snaps, 541 Granville St." The verso of the card has a letter from Lizzie to her grand daughter Louise Betts dated September 3rd, 1946. Much of the letter has been obscured by black paper glued on the back after being glued into a photo album. The recto of the card reads "Aug. 1946".

Street photograph of Tom Neiland

Street photograph of Tom Neiland. The orignal text on the verso has been obscured by black paper glued to the back from when the photograph was glued into a photo album, however, a there is a partially-visible date that may be "Oct. 1944".

Letter, Ann to Aunt Lizzie Neiland

Letter (with envelope) to Lizzie Neiland from her niece Ann [Hereron?] in New Westminster. She asks for her aunt to give Jenny her kind regards. She has been to Lake Cowichan to see her sister, Mary, and her children, and is now staying with an aunt in New Westminster, although she is considering going back to Kelowna. Letter contains a birthday poem for Lizzie Neiland with multiple puns involving the letter 'C.' The envelope has a 2 cent Canada stamp and two postmarks: February 20, 1931 in Stillbridge, B.C., and February 25, 1931, in Alta Lake.

Cheque stubs

Book of blue cheque stubs belonging to a member of the Jardine-Neiland or Betts family. The cheque stubs are dated from September 27, 1938 to spring or summer 1939. The payees include "Bradley," Dr. E. L. Garner, a hospital, [J. E. Heming,] Vancouver General Hospital, Alex Philip, and Bob [Olen?].

Letter bill, Buckerfield's Ltd.

Letter bill and envelope for Mr. W. O. Betts from Buckerfield's Ltd. in Vancouver. He had purchased 2 sacks of oats. The bill is dated December 24, 1937. The envelope has a red Canada 3 cent stamp and is postmarked 8 pm, December 22, 1937 in Vancouver. On the back of the envelope is a handwritten list of items (including carrots, nuts, oranges, butter, candles) with prices.

Buckerfield's Ltd.

Photocopy of some of Wallace Betts' memoirs, dictated to & written by Jenny Jardine

A short memoir of Wallace Bett's life before marrying Jenny Jardine c. 1920s-1930s, dictated to Jenny by Wallace Betts and handwritten by her. The account mostly details the may jobs he had working in BC, Saskatchewan, Washington, and Ontario, as well as the ailments of his parents which required care by his family and friends. The end of the memoir mentions how he arrived to 34 1/2 Mile and married Jenny Jardine.

Jenny Bett's Writings - Memoirs

Memoirs written by Jenny Betts (nee Jardine) recounting her life, starting from her birth in 1912 and finishing with entries written in 1982 celebrating Lizzie Neiland's 100th birthday. Jenny recounts her family's many moves, the death of her father, her mother's remarriage to Thomas Neiland, the logging operation and daily life in the Whistler Valley (at Mons, Alpha Lake, 34 1/2 Mile [Function Junction area], and Nita Lake), the birth of her brothers Robert and Thomas, her Uncle Jim Laidlaw's time in the valley, meeting and marrying Wallace Betts, logging work at the Alaric operation at Parkhurst, tobogganing, raising her children, flooding in the early 1940s, her brothers' service in World War II, the family's time at Port McNeill on Vancouver Island living at a work camp Wallace was working at, her appendicitis operation and hemorrhages which required a blood transfusion from Wallace, Thomas Neiland's passing and the selling of the 34 1/2 Mile property in the 1950s.

After many blank pages, there is an entry from December 19-28, 1981 recounting a large holiday get-together with the extended Jardine family in the Lower Mainland (each couple travelling from several places in BC to join). The following page is an entry written by Jenny on February 22, 1982 describing another large family get-together with the Jardine clan at a nursing home to celebrate Lizzie Neiland's 100th birthday with some champagne.

Copy of Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company Track Tie Order - November 22, 1937 - Addressed to Wallace Betts

Railroad track tie order for November 22, 1937 from the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company, addressed to Wallace O. Betts of Alta Lake, BC. The order requests "hewn peeled fir track ties at 45 cents each" and goes on to list the requirements and standards for these track ties. It is signed by [J Williamson?], the Purchasing Agent.

Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletters

Two Resort Municipality of Whistler newsletters from February 1979 and March 1981 sent to the Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Section. The issues were read and used by the Section executive of the Club and were previously part of the Section archive.

The newsletters broach subjects including regarding a Garibaldi Lift Company announcement to develop the North Face of Whistler Mountain, the rights to develop Blackcomb Mountain by Fortress Mountain Resorts Ltd, the sod turning ceremony of the Town Core [Whistler Village], announcement for a contract for underground parking, the announcement that Arnold Palmer Enterprises set to design an 18 hole golf course [Whistler Golf Course], the Whistler Volunteer Fire Department, private water systems, the Information Center, thank-yous to council members, welcomes to newly elected council members, highway improvements to the north, subdivision paving, overnight camping, Health Center and ambulance service, efforts to establish an R.C.M.P detachment, establishment of a ski train, television and radio reception, bylaws to control dogs and noise, taxes, establishing a municipal works yard, employee housing, schools, road maintenance, garbage service, zoning, recreational facilities, legal costs, budgets, flooding, gas utilities, Municipal Hall, bus transportation, Sunday shopping, construction, the cemetery, and the Cheakamus River.

Alta Lake Sports Club Newsletters

Four Alta Lake Sports Club newsletters from the winters of 1978 and 1979 sent to the Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Section. The issues were read and used by the Section executive of the Club and were previously part of the Section archive.

The newsletters broach subjects including regarding the Fisher Ski Cup Race event cancellation and rescheduling due to weather, the date and time of the Labatts Tour/Race on the Lost Lake course, the Cariboo Marathon 50km Race from Lac La Hache to 100 Mile House, welcoming new club members, alpine downhill club member Raymond Massey, track preparation and preservation, requests for Lost Lake to be declared a municipal park, revised tour/race schedules, Alta Lake Sports Club membership application, a Labbatts Citizens Ski Tour/Race application form, a re-cap of the Labbatts Tour/Race including weather events and winners, blizzards, snow management, congratulations to a Vancouver Island Nordic Club member, Williams Lake High School Cross Country Championships, Alta Lake Sports Club ski shirts, a plea for the return of lost skis, a help wanted post for the Fisher Ski Races, request for membership dues , thank-yous to supporters of the Alta Lake Sports Club, a re-cap of the Molsons Tour-Race including racers and results, Vancouver and District High School Meet, successes of junior club members, the Vancouver International Marathon, the Bonnie Bell 10 km Woman's Only Race, limericks, BC Winter Games Times Trials, race categories, Mayor Pat Carlton's agreement to stop vehicles from driving on the Lost Lake course, and a suggested by-law, created by the Alta Lake Sports Club, for the preservation of the Lost Lake area.

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