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HJORTHOY’S ORCHARD HJORTHOY’S ORCHARD

Hjorthoy’s orchard

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  • 1. HJORTHOYS ORCHARD

2. HUGO HJORTHOYCame to Gambier Island in 1895He planted an extensive orchard along the coastal propertiesHe emigrated from Norway with Anna and his son Christian 3. THE EARLY YEARS: CLEARING THE LANDThis painting shows Hugo as a lawyer with his library of legal booksIt shows the fire which burned the stumps on his land and also took outhis farmhouseAnna and Christian are standing on his shoulders 4. HUGOS ORCHARDThis painting shows the bountifulorchard at harvest timeThe orchard is idyllic with a feeling ofhappiness 5. TO MARKET Hugo would row his boat toHorseshoe Bay to sell his applesHe also attended monthlymeetings of lawyers at the HotelVancouverHis journey to Horseshoe Baywould be five miles 6. BLOOD BROTHERSHugos brother Sigur had alsoemigrated to the west coastThe brothers were not friendly toeach other 7. LENAS STORY1939 there was a chimney fire thatthreatened to destroy the cabin inwhich Hugo lived surrounded by hisbooks.Hugos daughter-in-law Lena climbedthe ladder carrying buckets of water toput the fire outGrandfather Hugo held Lenas babyThis was the first time GrandfatherHugo held her baby 8. REMEMBERING SPRINGTIME 9. REFLECTIONSAnna as an old woman feedingchickens and reflecting back tothe time she arrived onGambier Island at age 26. 10. ORCHARD GHOSTS 11. LEGACY