Son of Adolf Fredrik Filberg, mining engineer & Elizabeth Mary Degnan.
Married Florence Charlotte McCormack, 15 Nov 1916, The Pro-Cathedral, Vancouver, B.C. by Banns
The Filberg Family are the most prominent pioneer family in the Comox area. Upon his death, Bob bequeathed their nine acre property and Lodge, along with 11 million dollars, to the Vancouver Foundation (which has grown into the largest community endowment fund in Canada).
There is a good bio and a couple of photos at
filberg dot com/about/
There is also a book about his life written by Richard Somerset Mackie. "Island Timber" won the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal in 2001 and was short-listed for the Haig-Brown Prize.
Married Florence Charlotte McCormack, 15 Nov 1916, The Pro-Cathedral, Vancouver, B.C. by Banns
The Filberg Family are the most prominent pioneer family in the Comox area. Upon his death, Bob bequeathed their nine acre property and Lodge, along with 11 million dollars, to the Vancouver Foundation (which has grown into the largest community endowment fund in Canada).
There is a good bio and a couple of photos at
filberg dot com/about/
There is also a book about his life written by Richard Somerset Mackie. "Island Timber" won the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal in 2001 and was short-listed for the Haig-Brown Prize.
Son of Adolf Fredrik Filberg, mining engineer & Elizabeth Mary Degnan.
Married Florence Charlotte McCormack, 15 Nov 1916, The Pro-Cathedral, Vancouver, B.C. by Banns
The Filberg Family are the most prominent pioneer family in the Comox area. Upon his death, Bob bequeathed their nine acre property and Lodge, along with 11 million dollars, to the Vancouver Foundation (which has grown into the largest community endowment fund in Canada).
There is a good bio and a couple of photos at
filberg dot com/about/
There is also a book about his life written by Richard Somerset Mackie. "Island Timber" won the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal in 2001 and was short-listed for the Haig-Brown Prize.
Married Florence Charlotte McCormack, 15 Nov 1916, The Pro-Cathedral, Vancouver, B.C. by Banns
The Filberg Family are the most prominent pioneer family in the Comox area. Upon his death, Bob bequeathed their nine acre property and Lodge, along with 11 million dollars, to the Vancouver Foundation (which has grown into the largest community endowment fund in Canada).
There is a good bio and a couple of photos at
filberg dot com/about/
There is also a book about his life written by Richard Somerset Mackie. "Island Timber" won the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal in 2001 and was short-listed for the Haig-Brown Prize.
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