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Gwen Varcoe and Kathleen Haugh

Gwen Varcoe and Kathleen Haugh Granddaughters of the Horseshoe Bay pioneer G.A. Roedde. “We have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”   The women’s grandfather was Gustav Roedde, Vancouver’s...

Gwen Varcoe and Kathleen Haugh

Granddaughters of the Horseshoe Bay pioneer G.A. Roedde.

“We have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”

 

The women’s grandfather was Gustav Roedde, Vancouver’s first bookbinder and original owner of the Roedde House Museum. Gwen and Kathleen (known as Kay) can be seen touring the house in 2009 in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGz3pOZ3Fe8

 

More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roedde_House_Museum

 

Attribution: Jennie Eggleston (http://www.instagram.com/jeggle)

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