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| t:l_taylor [2024/12/14 22:49] – created sallyr | t:l_taylor [2026/01/24 16:00] (current) – sallyr |
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| Lillian Mabel Taylor | Lillian Mabel Taylor |
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| Lillian Taylor may have come from Portland, Oregon. She was one of few black women in the Yukon during the time she lived at Livingstone in the central Yukon.((Yukon Archives, Stehelin Collection 2002/53)) She lived at Livingstone Creek and Whitehorse from 1902 to 1913.((“Women” in //Hidden History: Black History of the Yukon.// Yukon Archives, 2019 website: http://tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/hiddenhistory/en/women.html)) | Lillian Taylor was a black woman who may have come from Portland, Oregon.((Yukon Archives, Stehelin Collection 2002/53)) She owned mining claims in Skagway in 1898, purchased a claim from R.J. McKnight on Marshall Creek in 1903, and was a partner with him in the Kluane area Sheep Creek exploration. She was also an investment partner with William Rudisell who prospected in the same area in 1904.((Leslie Hamson, “Livingstone Creek, Yukon: A Compendium History.” Prepared for Heritage Resources, Yukon Government, May 2006: 64.)) She lived at Livingstone Creek and Whitehorse from 1902 to 1913.((“Women” in //Hidden History: Black History of the Yukon.// Yukon Archives, 2019 website: http://tc.gov.yk.ca/archives/hiddenhistory/en/women.html)) |
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| Clues to Taylor’s background and life come from what is believed to be her journal, found at Livingstone Creek by Emil and Eva Stehelin in 1967 or 1968. The diary describes the writer's life at Livingstone from 1 January – 14 March 1905. She worked as cook and laundress for several men, probably at the Road House, and owned claims in the area. She mentions "Dan," most likely Dan Snure who operated the Roadhouse, and Mr. Pacaud, who was the Mining Recorder. A number of entries mention the "Barracks" and the "Post", referring to the RNWMP post. Other people appearing in the journal include Dutch Henry, Billy Clethero, Kit Watter, and Captain Martin.((Yukon Archives, Stehelin Collection 2002/53)) | Clues to Taylor’s background and life come from what is believed to be her journal, found at Livingstone Creek by Emil and Eva Stehelin in 1967 or 1968. The diary describes the writer's life at Livingstone from 1 January – 14 March 1905. She worked as cook and laundress for several men, probably at the Road House, and owned claims in the area. She mentions "Dan," most likely Dan Snure who operated the Roadhouse, and Mr. Pacaud, who was the Mining Recorder. A number of entries mention the "Barracks" and the "Post", referring to the RNWMP post. Other people appearing in the journal include Dutch Henry, Billy Cletheroe, Kit Watter, and Captain Martin.((Yukon Archives, Stehelin Collection 2002/53)) |
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| The journal was donated to Yukon Archives in 2002.((Yukon Archives, Stehelin Collection 2002/53)) Song lyrics written by Lillian Taylor are also held at the Yukon Archives.((Yukon Archives, Livingstone Creek Collection 82/93 Mss 20, folder 9.)) | The journal was donated to Yukon Archives in 2002.((Yukon Archives, Stehelin Collection 2002/53)) Song lyrics written by Lillian Taylor are also held at the Yukon Archives.((Yukon Archives, Livingstone Creek Collection 82/93 Mss 20, folder 9.)) |
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