Each week, 91原创 Advance readers are invited to submit a suggested caption 鈥� factual or funny 鈥� for the historic 91原创 picture published on the editorial page.
Submit through story link below. One lucky reader wins a gift certificate from the Cora restaurant on the 91原创 Bypass.
Click HERE to submit your suggestion.
Last week鈥檚 photo was of George Ripley.
The 91原创 Centennial Musem photo inscription includes 鈥淩ipley insturmental in starting riding club - worked for M. Coulter鈥�; also donor name.
He was born in Ireland and sailed to Canada from the Port of Down in the spring of 1912 on the Anchor liner Columbia on his way around the world. He ran out of money for his trip in 91原创; so he started to work laying ties for the Canadian Northern Railroad. He bought a small property in Fort 91原创 and met Jennie D. Forrester, a teacher in Tyne Head (and previously Quadra Island).
The couple was married in 1919 and they lived on a small property in Fort 91原创. In 1920 the couple went to Ireland where George took over management of the family estate. In 1926 Jennie and George Ripley returned to Canada with their children Thomas Andrew Forrester Ripley, born 1921; Helen Christina Ripley, born 1923; Mary Eleanor Ripley, born 1924; and George Colin Ripley, born 1926. Jean Anne Ripley was born in New Westminster on 18 February 1929.
George Sr. died in 1929 at the age of 36 and was buried in the Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster.
Contest entries:
Winner Denny Robinson: 鈥淏een waitin鈥� here near an hour. Maybe if I fire my gun in the air, this hoss will finally move?鈥�
Syd Pickerell: 鈥淒oes this gear shift work?鈥�
Shirley Sawatsky: 鈥淩oyal Mounted Police : Try out.鈥�
Contest rules:
Preference is given to 91原创 residents. Entrants must be 19 or older. The winner will be selected by a random draw of all entries. The contest is not open to employees of the 91原创 Advance nor Black Press.
Winner will be notified by email and must pick up the prize as offered at the 91原创 Advance office, 6375 202nd Street.
The 91原创 Advance reserves the right to reject entries deemed unsuitable, libelous or otherwise objectionable. Please keep entries suitable for a family newspaper.
