Bill’s Document Archive
After Dad died I inherited many of his documents. They were a jumble from his desk, his closet, his book case. My plan was to use them as source material for this web site and weave a history of the Marr’s. But they are such a chaotic collection I was not sure how to approach them. All the pictures are also a problem but that is not what were doing here.
Another problem is my lack of time. Organizing them is not going to be a small job and I have too many projects on the go for now. It might be some time before I get to them.
But I need to organize this material and that starts with getting it scanned. But once scanned I don’t want it to get lost on my hard drives, all eight terabytes. Getting lost there is a serious problem.
So, as I scan I am going to post the files here with a short comment on what they are. It’s a little dry and uninteresting but it will let me start organizing.
Dalgliesh Family Tree | Handwritten notes detailing the Dalgliesh portion of the Marr Family |
History of Surname Marr | Commercial Certificate from a Coat of Arms company |
Will Your Anchor Hold? – Hymn | Text of the Hymn that gave rise to the Anchors on the Chain around the grave site in Fort Langley |
Synopsis of the Marr Family | 5 Hand written pages – hard to read – about the Marr’s – Hard to follow! |
31st Regiment of Horse | Clipping about the Regiment Dr Marr helped to raise and that he joined to go overseas in WW I |
Clipping about H D Marr | Newspaper clipping about Reverend H D Marr. |
History of Marr Name | Various documents concerning the Marr Name origins |
Notes about Dr. Marr | Miscellaneous notes about Dr. Benjamin Butler Marr |
Ancient History of Marr Name | Various Notes about the ancient history of the Marr name |
The Dalgliesh | Bill Marr’s write up on the Dalgliesh side of the family |
Dr. Marr Bio | Bill Marr’s Bio of his father Dr. B.B. Marr |
Marr House Notes | Collection of materil concerning Marr House on Glover Road in Ft. Langley |
Andrew Dalgliesh | Grandpa Bill’s notes about his Grandfather |
Bill Marr | Grandpa Bill’s notes about his own life |
Exodus Dalgliesh | A Manuscript about the Dalgleish clan |
Kids | Dad’s notes about Ann and I |
Married in Wartime | Dad’s notes about his marriage to Mom |
Yarrow Kirk | Notes about a church in Scotland (?) |
Dr. Marr’s Military Commission | Certificate/Commission of Dr. Marr WW I |
Family Tree |
Dad’s Notes and Marr Family Tree |
Letters |
Various Letters about dedication of the Fort in Langley |
History Notes |
Notes about Marr History collected by Bill Marr |
Obituary |
Dr. Marr’s obituary in the Langley paper. |
Chimney |
Dad’s recollections about the Chimney of the Residence at the Fort |
Invitation |
Invitation text to Addition of Ben Marr’s name to Memorial Wall at UBC |