Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1990.960.003 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
The Windeyer's first truck that they used for a milk run. "Somenos Jersey Dairy" is painted on the truck's door. The old farm barn, built by the Roy family, can be seen in the background. The barn would eventually be replaced in 1940. |
Image File Name |
1935 - Somenos Jersey Dairy - Somenos Lake - 1990960003 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1935/ / |
Place |
Somenos Lake |
Provenance |
The S-amuna’/Somenos Marsh has a long history of occupation and use by the people of the Cowichan Tribes. 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 apple, pear, peach and cherry. 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. |
Search Terms |
Somenos Lake Farm Jersey Dairy Barn Truck Duncan |
Collection |
Somenos Farm |
People |
Windeyer Roy |
Subjects |
Somenos Farm Documentary, Cowichan Valley Hauling |