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Haney House Master Bedroom
The balcony was enclosed as an open-air room in an attempt to cure Birdie Haney's tuberculosis, and she stayed in that area while she was dying. She could see down into the heart of Port Haney, where the Billy Miner pub is now located, and watch what was going on. She would be able to see the trains and ships go by, which were vital to the early settlement of this area. The ceiling is original to the house, but has been covered up due to its poor condition.
Wallpaper and newspaper were used to insulate the houses during earlier times, so these walls have numerous layers of wallpaper which you can see a little in the warming closet. This warming closet would have been used to warm clothing before putting them on, in an era when there was no central heating. There would be pipes coming from the stove to take away the smoke, which would go through the warming closet and warm up the clothing inside.
The coal oil lamp was a gift to Daniel Thomas Haney, and his new wife May, in 1911 from Anne Haney. Anne left the lamp burning in the window to greet them when they returned from their wedding as a way to welcome May to the family.
Other notable items in the room include a cedar chest purchased in Vancouver in 1928; a decorative hat pin, made of bronze, belonging to Elizabeth Hawley; a French ivory vanity set belonging to Anne Haney, and a quilt made by Anne.