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Teaparty at McCleery for Cridland [the local furniture maker]

Item filed under People and customs. Charles Cridland, left living at the time nearby on Marine Drive, had just delivered a new maple burl table to Fitgerald and Mary McCleery, seated on the right. Quite a lot of the house was furnished by this man. Others in the photo are Emma Wood, with guitar, a neice of Mary's who was given a camera used to record several events appearing in this book, Theodora McCleery, who inherited Sam's eastern farm at Angus Land and later married Harry Logan; John B. McCleery, widower of brother of Sam and Fitzgerald and grandfather of Betty McQueen; Tina Wood, niece-in-law of Mary's known for getting out of doing chores whenever possible; seated is Greta, daughter of Fitzgerald and who later managed the farm; Jennie McCleery, youngest daughter of John who proved to be a godsend; Aunt Lizzie, eldest daughter of John; and seated in the middle, Mary and Fitzgerald McCleery with Ross, son on Tina. Courtesy Betty McQueen.

Picnic on the Fraser [river]

Item filed under Southlands. Pictured are the McCleery daughters from left to right, Emma Wood (neice of Robert Wood of Sea Island), Agnes Mary McCleery, Theodora (eldest daughter fo Fitzgerald McCleery), Elizabeth Margaret McCleery (John's daughter), men unknown.

Putting on a play. McCleery, Dora, Minnie, Lizzie.

Item filed under People and customs. This image was used in the 'History of Dunbar' book with the following caption: Three McCleery girls, Dora, Agnes Mary (Nannie) and Greta, are in costume, practicing a play in the parlour of the big house. The girls did many chores on the farm, but mostly in the house or the dairy. They used their spare time to write and perform plays as well as to take photographs that they processed themselves.

Bear in tree

Item filed under Retail and commercial development. Copy of City of Vancouver Archives photograph CVA 7-26.

Pile of grain sacks [with children sitting on it]

Item filed under Southlands. Pictured are: Betty McCleery (Samuel's baby), John McArthur (Narnie's child?), Kenneth McCleery (Samuel's boy), a friend, Harry Mole (Mr. Mole's grandson). Children and dog are sitting on a pile of oats, 125 tonnes. Courtesy of Betty McQueen.

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