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A Simply Extraordinary Life - Song Clip 3
âYou canât gauge a man by the coat on his back
Nor the workaday work that he plies
Sam Robertson lived in his own quiet way
A simply extraordinary lifeâ
Paraphrased from a Scottish Proverb â âDo not judge by appearances; a rich heart may beat beneath a poor coat.â In Samâs case, it was his humble demeanor that undermined his indominable spirit.
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A Simply Extraordinary Life - Song Clip 2
âHe worked with his hands building âFlattiesâ & âYolesâ
And like monyâs the lad of his day
Signed on for a term, and from there not return
From those lands far beyond Hudsonâs Bay"
Sam Robertson had apprenticed as a boatbuilder. âFlattiesâ & âYolesâ describe two boat designs common to the Orkney Isles.
Sam entered the service of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1843 Sailing first to York Factory on Hudsonâs Bay, then âWest of the Great Divideâ to the Columbia region.
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âHe came from a land where legends are borne
Of stone âneath a vast, leaden sky
Of the life he had led, it could never be said
He had ever let time pass him byâ
- Sam Robertson: A Simply Extraordinary Life
Born in 1824, he was raised on a small farm in Easter Voy, in the Parish of Sandwick, on the Isle of Orkney in Scotland, within sight of 5,000-year-old standing stones.â
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Sam Robertson: A Simply Extraordinary Life
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Sam Robertson Passes Away December 17, 1897
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Samâs Wife Passes Away
Sam Robertson: A Simply Extraordinary Life
Sam had married Julia Casimir, daughter of Sto:lo Chief Skah, and they had 3 children. Unfortunately, Julia met with an untimely passing.
Sam would later marry Harriet Mighton Edge, widow of William Edge, who had been killed in the Haney landslide slide of 1880, when a huge section of the ridge, just west of Haney House, plunged into the river, creating a tidal wave that swept across the Fraser.
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Sam Robertsonâs Cariboo Windfall
Sam Robertson: A Simply Extraordinary Life
Good luck had followed Sam to the Cariboo and home again, where he was quick to invest his gains in a series of land purchases.
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Sam Joins the Goldrush
Sam Robertson: A Simply Extraordinary Life
Having watched for six years as gold miners came and went, and the Gold Rush ran hundreds of miles up the Fraser River to the region known as âThe Caribooâ Sam Robertson decided to try his own luck.
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Whatâs in a Name?
Sam Robertson: A Simply Extraordinary Life
Ever wonder where places get their names? Kanaka Creek in Maple Ridge takes its name from a Fur Trade term for Hawaiian-born workers.
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Sam Robertson Plated Trees
Sam Robertson: A Simply Extraordinary Life
On February 7, 1860 Samuel Robertson became the first European settler to farm in the Maple Ridge area when his pre-emption of 160 acres became official.
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For over twenty years, Tiller's Folly have been uniting past with present as modern-day storytellers of lore, singing the West's pioneer history to life. From the outset, the band aspired to create acoustic music that is thoughtful, progressive, yet timeless in nature. Music that represents their Pacific Coastal home. They set out to preserve a measure of the West's colonial heritage in stories & songs.
Drawing influence from Scottish, Irish and Maritime Music traditions, Tiller's Folly have continued to expand and refine their potent blend of Pacific Canadiana and 'beyond.'
"'As one of the tightest, and unflinchingly focused, folk bands in the nation, Tiller's Folly continues to produce music that is both distinctly Canadian and firmly rooted in the Celtic tradition. Stirring Up Ghosts confirms that Tiller's Folly is a national treasure." - Peter North, Edmonton Journal