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Whonnock 1932. A CPR passenger train makes its way through Whonnock. The road is River Road leading to Haney. Photographer Leonard Frank took this picture probably from the side of Lougheed Highway, completed in 1931. VPL Accesion No. 15660.
   
Whonnock Notes are occasional papers published by the Whonnock Community Association to promote the research and understanding of the past of our community. The series is edited by Fred Braches.
 
1. Transcripts from the Fraser Valley Record (1908-1912)
  News about Whonnock in the Mission newspaper
View or download a free pdf version of Whonnock Notes for your personal use by clicking on the titles.
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2. Cemeteries in Whonnock
  The history of Whonnock’s cemeteries. Includes cemetery records and transcriptions of the grave markers. SEARCHABLE
How to get printed copies of Whonnock Notes?
3. The Trondheim Congregation
  Our Norwegian settlers—minutes of the Lutheran Church in Whonnock
Sue Schulze continues to have a stock of all Whonnock Notes handy at the Whonnock post office, providing easy access to anyone who would like to buy a copy. We owe her thanks for doing this—and much more—for the promotion of the history and heritage of Whonnock.
4. Through the Eyes of Brian and other Friends
  Interviews, notes, and stories dating back to 1913
5. Whonnock 1897 —John Williamson’s Diary
  One of the oldest records of daily life in Whonnock
If you are not planning a visit to the Whonnock post office to get your Whonnock Notes please order from Fred Braches
PO Box 130
Whonnock BC
V2W 1V9
Phone 604 462 8942
Email: wca@whonnock.ca
 
6. Ferguson’s Landing: George Godwin’s Whonnock
  A look at George Godwin’s novel:The Eternal Forest.
7. Robert Robertson and Tselatsetenate
  Whonnock’s Scottish first settler and his family
 
8. A Name Index of the Whonnock Notes Series No. 1–7
  Compiled by Eleanore Dempster.
 
9. A Name Index of the Whonnock Community Association Historical Project Summer 1985 Records
  Compiled by Eleanore Dempster.
10. The Family of Catherine & Edward Julius Muench
  Catherine was the sister of the wife of Robert Robertson.
11. It was a Wonderful Life
  A tribute to Brian and Isabel Byrnes Special order: Records of the Whonnock Community Association’s Historical Project, 1985.
Once again the Records of the Whonnock Community Association's Historical Project, 1985 are available. Call 604 462 8942 for more information.
12. Whonnock's Post Office
 
A history of the Whonnock post office, postmasters and assistants
13. John Williamson's Diary Revisited
 
Now the complete text of a diary kept in Whonnock in 1896 and 1897
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The story of a mixed identity
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The story of Whonnock Lake Centre.
16.
 
Minutes of the organization that built an ran the Whonnock Memorial Hall