Wotruba home in the Upper Valley, homesteaded and built in 1910 or 1911. Seated on the far right is Agnes Tatlow who is about 8 years old. To Agnes' left is her mother, Rose.

Charlie and Elvira Schoonover pictured in front of their home in the upper valley, across from the power station.

417477 Government Road
This lovely log house was built by Charles Schoonover in 1932. Having worked as a hunter, trapper, and logger further up in the valley for nearly 30 years, Schoonover settled his family here in a house that reflected the beauty of the forests he loved.

Original use: Private residence.
Current use: Private residence.
Current condition: Very well maintained.

Man second from left is Dutch Charlie. Hunters were mostly from Vancouver. Photo taken between 1910 - 1911.

Squamish, when the Blind Channel used to be a part of the Mamquam River. Red Bridge and Magee's hay field can be seen.

Standing in bottom row on far left is Al Armstrong. Standing in bottom row, 7th from left is Hughie Mills. Standing in the bottom row, 7th from right is Walter Magee. Standing in bottom row, 4th from right is Jimmy Day. To the far right is Billy Judd when he was about 14.

On the left is a part of a boat coming in. At the far end of the dock is Galbraith's Hotel. In the foreground to the right is Freight house.

The Squamish Hotel, built in 1911. Hughie Mills is immediately to the right of the fourth post.

The Schoonover house, which later became the MacDonald house.

417477 Government Road
This lovely log house was built by Charles Schoonover in 1932. Having worked as a hunter, trapper, and logger further up in the valley for nearly 30 years, Schoonover settled his family here in a house that reflected the beauty of the forests he loved.

Original use: Private residence.
Current use: Private residence.
Current condition: Very well maintained.

Near the Brackendale Store.

417477 Government Road
This lovely log house was built by Charles Schoonover in 1932. Having worked as a hunter, trapper, and logger further up in the valley for nearly 30 years, Schoonover settled his family here in a house that reflected the beauty of the forests he loved.

Original use: Private residence.
Current use: Private residence.
Current condition: Very well maintained.

Stawamus Creek (near Indian Reserve) during flood in 1965.

Suspected to be the flood of 1962.

Late 1950's

Pat Brennan opening municipal hall with Honourable Allen Williams on right.

Flood at the Venekamp's home on Lawson Road.

Cleveland Avenue looking south in 1914. The Newport Hotel on the far right.

Harry Judd's stage in front of Cheakamus house (built in 1910 by David Galbraith).

Howe Sound Motors, started by Hilton Fowler and Jack Fozzard was the first garage in Squamish. They both worked at the PGE. People disagreed with their having 2 jobs so Fowler ran the garage and Fozzard remained with the PGE.

The Judd house which still stands on Judd Road in Brackendale.

Although not the oldest structure in Squamish, the Judd Home (1199 Judd Road) is regarded by many to be one of the District's primary heritage resources, providing an important anchor in reconstructing the early history and development of Brackendale and Squamish. It is in association with the Judd Home that many other local heritage sites are best interpreted. Henry Judd (or Harry, as he was also known) and his wife Anne were among that small group of settlers which included the Robertsons, the Raes, William Mashiter, E.B. Madill, George Magee, Tom Reid, and a few others who are now regarded as the Pioneers of the Squamish Valley.

Having made purchase by public lottery of a major piece of property covering much of what is Brackendale today, Henry Judd arrived in the Valley in 1889 to begin farming his land. Building his original home at the present site of the Brennan Home, Judd sold that house to his parents after marrying Barbara Anne Edwards, who had come to work at the Squamish Valley Hop Ranch. A new home was built by the young couple on the site of the present Judd House.

The present form of Brackendale did not begin to take shape until the subdivision of the Judd property in 1910 into 20 large lots along the Government Road, including the original lot purchased for the Brackendale Store. The original Judd Home itself burnt to the ground in 1916 and was rebuilt as the structure which stands there today as the current home of Mrs Farquharson, one of Henry and Anne Judd's youngest daughters.

Although not a "grand" structure, the Judd Home is nonetheless an attractive example of the functional charm of Western farm homes of the early part of the century. Perhaps more importantly, the Judd home and the lovely surrounding property on which it stands are a reminder of the farming history of Brackendale, and the industriousness of the earliest settlers in Squamish.

Original use: Private residential / farmhouse.
Current use: Private residential.
Current condition: Although some renovation has occurred, the Judd Home maintains most of its original form. Some restoration would be required to bring it back to its original condition. The large property on which it stands is beautifully landscaped and private, allowing a setting which adds to the character of the house.