The community of Kersley 12 miles south of Quesnel, British Columbia and 412 miles north of Vancouver is having a reunion of all former residents on the first weekend of Aug 2003. This started as a 50 year school reunion and has expanded. The community was named after a Charles KERSLEY who pre-empted land 19 August 1867 and sold it on 10 November 1876. Very little is known about this gentleman. Where he came from is unknown as is nationality and his age as well as his marital status. It is thought he went to the USA after the sale but that is speculation. Their is no 1871 census for BC and he does not appear in the 1880/81 census of Canada, USA or UK. A group of residents are working on a history of the Kersley from its beginning and are looking for any information on KERSLEY. Kathie Quesnel Genealogy Soc