Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

3343

Title

Charles Bertrand and a bear and two cubs he shot.

Date

[ca. 1907].

Description

Charles Bertrand and a bear and two cubs he shot.

Photo Inscription/Caption

On photo : Charles Bertrand & his "game." After the Chase.
In ink on back, by Bernard Nash : A crack shot and hunter son of pioneer Jim Bertrand, later of Blaine, who settled on the Lynden Prairie in the early 1860s in the Delta Dist. not far from U.S.

People/Subject

Bertrand, Charles

Charlie Bertrand was born in about 1963 to parents James (Jim) and Mary Ann Bertrand in Chilliwack. He married Lucy Ward on June 4, 1888. A crack shot and hunter son of pioneer Jim Bertrand, later of Blaine, who settled on the Lynden Prairie in the early 1860s in the Delta Dist. not far from U.S. & B.C. border. Bertrand Creek is named after him.

hunting

Nash, Bernard (Bill)

Bernard (Bill) was born July 6, 1896 in Whatcom (now Bellingham), Washington to parents Alice and John Angas Nash. He married Letty Midred Crocker December 15, 1919. They had 6 children: Mildred Alice, Harvey Bernard, Howard Ronald, Kathreen Amelia (Kathie), Alberta Rose (Bert), and Donald (Don) Angus. He died November 19, 1990, in Burnaby.
Term Source: Nash: A Heritage" by Kathreen Nash.

Argus v4.3.6.40 - Langley Centennial Museum