First Narrows – Lighthouse Memories

Life on First Narrows Lighthouse and Fog Station c. 1915+

January 20, 2012Capilano, death, First Narrows, foghorn, George Alfred | Harrop, lighthouse, litehouseAutomation, Childhood Memories, Communication, Equipment, Foghorns, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, WomenretlkprLeave a Comment

– a letter written by Dorothy Mawdsley (Harris) Harrop (daughter of first light keeper, George Alfred Harris, at Capilano 1915 – 1925), with special thanks to Alfred Harrop, grandson of George Alfred Harrop, for letting me post the text of the letter. ******************************* This letter is a bit long, as people were prone to write […]

Life at First Narrows (aka Capilano) c. 1913

September 21, 2011Capilano, First Narrows, keepers, lighthouse, litehouseAdult Memories, Automation, British Columbia, Childhood Memories, Equipment, Foghorns, History, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The JobretlkprLeave a Comment

– Dorothy Mawdsley (Harris) Harrop (daughter of first light keeper, George Alfred Harris, at Capilano 1913 – 1925) (with special thanks to Alfred Harrop, grandson of George Alfred Harris, for letting me post the text of the letter.) [Father (George Alfred Harris)]. . . was given the First Narrows Light and Fog Station. I cannot remember […]

In Memorium – George Alfred Harris (1858 – 1925)

March 16, 1925First Narrows, In Memorium, keeper, lighthouse, litehouse, VancouverIn Memorium, LighthousesretlkprLeave a Comment

Leaving England in 1909, George Harris ( – March 16, 1925) moved to British Columbia for a new life. He had a Chief Engineer’s ticket from Liverpool but he had to sit for his 3rd and 2nd class Engineering tickets again because his Liverpool papers were not valid in B.C. He worked a few years […]

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