Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.024.001a-c |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Three black and white photographs depicting the BCFDC lower grounds. What makes this of interest is the fact that what is pictured is the Somenos Farm Barn (1963.001.002). .a): Photo taken from one side of a body of water, the Somenos Farm Barn can be seen on the other side, on the right. .b): View from the barn in between trees and bushes. .c) Captain Windeyer standing in front. |
Image File Name |
unk - Somenos Farm Barn - Duncan - 2022024001a-c - jpg72 - 001 |
Place |
Duncan |
Provenance |
The S-amuna’/Somenos Marsh has a long history of occupation and use by the people of the Cowichan Tribes. Cowichan Tribes have had a connection to this area since time immemorial. The Somenos Farm was first settled in 1911 by Joseph and Elmire Roy. In March 1934 Guy Stanley Windeyer and his wife Irene Noel Windeyer purchased the Roy property and took up residence shortly thereafter while making significant changes to the farm. Among those changes was a colourful roadside stand that, for several years, attracted many road weary motorists traveling down the highway. The Windeyers developed a reputation for producing a large variety of top-grade produce that included corn, strawberries, potatoes and a swathe of fruit trees. Their orchards of dwarf trees included 3,000 apple, 30 pear, 40 peach and 40 cherry trees. The Windeyers lived at the Somenos Lake Farm for over 43 years. Somenos Lake Farm was located in what is now the site of the BC Forest Discovery Centre. The barn pictured was originally built in 1911/12 by the Roy family and was replaced by a two story structure by the Windeyers in 1940. The barn was part of the museum until it was destroyed by a fire that was suspected to have been caused by a spark from a train. It burned down on July 8, 1998. |
Search Terms |
Somenos Farm Barn BCFDC Grounds Duncan Somenos Lake |
Collection |
Somenos Farm |
Subjects |
Somenos Farm Documentary, Cowichan Valley Buildings & Structures |