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Object Description

Object Name

Oral History

Recording

Object ID

SR-044 A

Title

Constance Isabel Johnston, nee Vanetta, oral history interview conducted by Don Waite in 1976.

Extent

1 side of 1 audio cassette.

Date

1976.

Description

SR-044 A: Tracks 1 - 3 discuss the Vanetta family; the name has also been spelled Vannetta. Alexander Moses Vanetta, William Henry Vanetta, and the Murchison family are discussed.
Tracks 4 - 5 continue to discuss the Murchison family, including Alexander Murchison and John Edward Murchison.
Track 6 mentions Mr. Shortreed.
Track 7 describes William Vanetta's house, which held a customs office.
Track 8 mentions the Freeman Mill in Aldergrove.

People/Subject

Johnston, Constance Isabel (nee Vanetta)

Murchison, Alexander

Married to Isabel Murchison (nee Beaton). Father of Elizabeth Vannetta (nee Murchison).
Term Source: Langley Story, pg. 266 (Waite)

Vannetta House (William Henry Vanetta)

This house is believed to have been torn down in the mid-late 1980s. The address was 3236 264th Street. It has also been referred to as the Alexander Moses Vanetta Residence. Alex was William Henry Vanetta's son, and although it appears that William built it, his son spent longer living there, hence the name of the house. There is some confusion as to whether is was built in 1907 or 1909.

Vannetta, Alexander Moses

Son of William Henry Vanetta. Born in 1874. First Caucasian boy born in Langley. Married Mary Alice Vanetta (nee Davis). Please note correct spelling of his name is Vannetta, not Vanetta. See photograph of Vannetta Park in Roads and Place Names in Langley, B.C. page 70 to confirm.
Term Source: Roads and Place Names in Langley, B.C. pg. 4, 70 (Pepin), Langley Story, pg. 266 (Waite)

Vannetta, William Henry

Married Elizabeth Vannetta (nee Murchison). Arrived in B.C. in 1873. Spelling of his name is sometimes Vannetta, although his obituary states it as "Vanetta". See photograph of Vannetta Park in Roads and Place Names in Langley, B.C. page 70 to confirm. William Henry Vanetta died on May 23, 1930 in Aldergrove at the age of 84.
Term Source: Roads and Place Names in Langley, B.C. pg. 4, 70, 73 (Pepin), Langley Story, pg. 266 (Waite)

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