Gwen Varcoe and Kathleen Haugh

Granddaughters of the Horseshoe Bay pioneer G.A. Roedde.

“We have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”

The women’s grandfather was Gustav Roedde, Vancouver’s first bookbinder and original owner of the Roedde House Museum. Gwen and Kathleen (known as Kay) can be seen touring the house in 2009 in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGz3pOZ3Fe8