Slide shows the Brownies, and two boys and a dog beside boxes of Girl Guide cookies.
L to R: ? (ID), Heather Maclean, Jeannie Mathews, Doris Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Janice Maclean, Johnny Weiler, ? (ID)
Slide shows the Brownies, and two boys and a dog beside boxes of Girl Guide cookies.
L to R: ? (ID), Heather Maclean, Jeannie Mathews, Doris Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Janice Maclean, Johnny Weiler, ? (ID)
Fonds consists of textual records generated by the Whaletown Women's Institute organized into seven series: Minutes, Financial Records, Administrative Records, Reports, Projects, Correspondence and Notes.
The Whaletown Women's Institute (WWI) began in 1920 as the Friendship Circle. In 1923 it became a branch of the Women's Institute, a community service organization for women with the goals of fostering the skills of rural women, improving their lives and works, and celebrating their achievements. During its years of activity, the WWI was very active in working for local improvement. Some of their projects included initiating a library service, donating books to the school, arranging for regular visits of a doctor and dentist, hosting an annual Christmas party and providing gifts for all the Whaletown children, maintaining the cemetery, fund-raising for a school playground, financing firefighting equipment and installing an emergency telephone network. The WWI was disbanded in 1963.
Custodial History
These records of the Whaletown Women's Institute were held by Gilean Douglas, a past officer in the WWI and author of a history of the Women's Institutes in Canada. Upon her death, they went into the possession of her literary executer, Gillian Milton, who turned them over to the Cortes Island Women's Institute. They were subsequently returned to her custody, and donated to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records generated by the Whaletown Women's Institute organized into seven series: Minutes, Financial Records, Administrative Records, Reports, Projects, Correspondence and Notes.
Slide shows Doris Maclean and the Cub Scout leader (ID) behind; Brownies, L to R: Janice Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Jeannie Mathews, Heather Maclean, Johnny Weiler; Cubs, L to R: Jan Hansen, Philip Bergman, Ian Maclean.
Slide shows Doris Maclean and the Cub Scout leader (ID) behind; Brownies, L to R: Janice Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Jeannie Mathews, Heather Maclean, Johnny Weiler; Cubs, L to R: Jan Hansen, Philip Bergman, Ian Maclean.
Photograph of four adults seated at students desks inside the Whaletown schoolhouse, during an art class given by Mary Weiler. Edith Huck is on the far right.
Photograph of four adults seated at students desks inside the Whaletown schoolhouse, during an art class given by Mary Weiler. Edith Huck is on the far right.
Photographs depict the pupils at the second Whaletown school standing beside the school. The photograph was taken by Evelyn Dow, who taught there from February 1928 to June 1929. This school was built in 1918 near the corner of Coulter Bay Road and Carrington Bay Road, and was used (with improvements) until 1950. The front, side and surroundings of the school are clearly shown.
Front row third from left is Marion Borden; Vernon Borden next to her fourth from left.
Top row, far right: Lorna Borden
(IDs by Terrill Marlow, Marion’s daughter, and Rob Borden, Vernon’s son).
Photographs are from an album created by Evelyn Dow and were donated to CIMAS by her niece, Sharon Thomas.
Scope and Content
Photographs depict the pupils at the second Whaletown school standing beside the school. The photograph was taken by Evelyn Dow, who taught there from February 1928 to June 1929. This school was built in 1918 near the corner of Coulter Bay Road and Carrington Bay Road, and was used (with improvements) until 1950. The front, side and surroundings of the school are clearly shown.
Front row third from left is Marion Borden; Vernon Borden next to her fourth from left.
Top row, far right: Lorna Borden
(IDs by Terrill Marlow, Marion’s daughter, and Rob Borden, Vernon’s son).
File contains pages from a ledger with accounts of income and expense of the SCCA, including Dental Clinic and Recreation Commission accounts. Pages are oversize.
File contains pages from a ledger with accounts of income and expense of the SCCA, including Dental Clinic and Recreation Commission accounts. Pages are oversize.
Series consists of five folders containing a hand-written constitution, meeting agendas, planning documents, a list of donations and a schedule for first aid respondents on call.
Series consists of five folders containing a hand-written constitution, meeting agendas, planning documents, a list of donations and a schedule for first aid respondents on call.
