The Camfferman family farmed this place at the corner of Neaves Rd and Thompson Rd. in the Pitt Polder for about 25 years till 1977. the family was made up of Cornelius and Leigh, along with their six children, Annalies, Cora, Dean, Leigh Jane, Julia and Marian. Cornelius and Leigh immmigrated to Canada in 1950 along with their two oldest daughters. Cornelius first worked on the farm of Harold Sutton on Ford Rd. after arriving. When the Pitt Polder Company began rebuilding the dykes along the Pitt River and the south end of Pitt Lake, Cornelius worked on this project. Upon completion of the dyking project and installation of a pump house at the end of the Sturgeon Slough. Cornelius began the first dairy farm there. We shipped milk to Dairyland, also known as the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association (FVMPA). Cornelius turned his surplus milk into Gouda (pronounced ow as in ouch) cheese. People came all the way from Vancouver to buy it.<\/p>\r\n
The first image features an aerial photo of the Camfferman Farm, which is still there today!<\/p>\r\n
The second and third image shows the Camfferman children, and the fourth image shows Cornelius Camfferman making cheese.<\/p>","SEO_LINK":"camfferman-family","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1573715353_main_camfferman-family_1.jpg","IMG2":"1574013710_main_2camfferman-family.jpg","IMG3":"1574013710_main_3camfferman-family.jpg","IMG4":"1574014208_main_4camfferman-family.jpg","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"1573715353_thumb_camfferman-family_1.jpg","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X
Camfferman family
The Camfferman family farmed this place at the corner of Neaves Rd and Thompson Rd. in the Pitt Polder for about 25 years till 1977. the family was made up of Cornelius and Leigh, along with their six children, Annalies, Cora, Dean, Leigh Jane, Julia and Marian. Cornelius and Leigh immmigrated to Canada in 1950 along with their two oldest daughters. Cornelius first worked on the farm of Harold Sutton on Ford Rd. after arriving. When the Pitt Polder Company began rebuilding the dykes along the Pitt River and the south end of Pitt Lake, Cornelius worked on this project. Upon completion of the dyking project and installation of a pump house at the end of the Sturgeon Slough. Cornelius began the first dairy farm there. We shipped milk to Dairyland, also known as the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association (FVMPA). Cornelius turned his surplus milk into Gouda (pronounced ow as in ouch) cheese. People came all the way from Vancouver to buy it.
The first image features an aerial photo of the Camfferman Farm, which is still there today!
The second and third image shows the Camfferman children, and the fourth image shows Cornelius Camfferman making cheese.
Details:
Latitude: 49.2789466326077
Longitude: -122.64155108339
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/camfferman-family
