Part Of

May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

1

File Number

10

Item Number

2004.003.009

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 15 x 9 cm

Custodial History

Donated to May Ellingsen by Gail Herrewig

Scope and Content

"Girl Guide leaders Joan Heaver (Grey Owl) on left, and Olga Hynek, second in command. They had the group on an Outdoors/Campfire badge outing in the Gorge Harbour area. The girls got their badges and had a great time." (May Ellingsen)

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

Location - Copy

Vol. 3, p. 60

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May Ellingsen fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2004.002

Series Number

1

File Number

10

Item Number

2004.003.010

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1950]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 15 x 10 cm

Custodial History

Donated to May Ellingsen by Violet Herrewig

Scope and Content

Sheila Musclow and Gail Herrewig when they were Girl Guides under the direction of Doris Lancaster. The picture was taken at the Manson's Landing School grounds.

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

Geographic Access

Manson's Landing

Location - Copy

Vol. 3, p. 61

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Mary and Otto Weiler fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Weiler, Mary

Fonds Number

2003.002

Series Number

1

Item Number

2003.002.177

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1963

Physical Description

1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm

Storage Location

Slide box 2

Name Access

Weiler, Mary

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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Cortes Island Workbook: A guide to Business and Employment Opportunities in Rural and Remote Communities

Description Level

Fonds

Fonds Number

2013.003

Accession Number

2013.003

2023.002

Material Type

textual records

graphic material

Date Range

1984

Physical Description

2 binders : 1.5 cm each

Extent

1.5 cm

History / Biographical

This Resource Manual is the result of a Canada Works project grant, and was researched and written by a group of eight Cortes Island women over a five month period.

Custodial History

This binder is one of two copies of the Workbook kept at the Louisa Tooker Library in Whaletown. It was donated to CIMAS by Brigid Weiler, librarian and president of the Whaletown Community Club. The second binder was donated to CIMAS in 2023 by Bernice McGowan, librarian of the Louisa Tooker Library for the Whaletown Community Club.

Scope and Content

"Cortes Island Workbook: A guide to Business and Employment Opportunities in Rural and Remote Communities" is a 130 page resource manual. Researched and written in 1984 by a group of eight island women, it contains a description of the the community, economy and rural lifestyle on Cortes, and ideas for finding or creating a business. Each chapter divider page has an illustration by Brigid Weiler. Binder #2 also contains a letter announcing the end of the project with list of contributors.

Storage Location

Archives storage room - open shelf

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Mary and Otto Weiler fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Weiler, Mary

Fonds Number

2003.002

Series Number

1

Item Number

2003.002.197

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1967]

Physical Description

1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm

Storage Location

Slide box 2

Name Access

Weiler, Mary

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0967

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1940s?]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of fish boats anchored in front of a small settlement (possibly a First Nations village) on an island.

Subject Access

Columbia Coast Mission

Fishing

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Doreen Thompson fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2006.001

Series Number

4

Item Number

2006.001.011

Accession Number

2006.001

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1956]

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Heather Alderson, Doreen Huck, Elaine MacKenzie

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Part Of

Mary and Otto Weiler fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Weiler, Mary

Fonds Number

2003.002

Series Number

1

Item Number

2003.002.175

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

1963

Physical Description

1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm

Scope and Content

Slide shows (L to R): Jeannie Mathews, Heather Maclean, Sheril Mathews, Johnnie Weiler, Lynn Bergman and Christine Weiler; Doris Maclean behind.

Storage Location

Slide box 2

Name Access

Weiler, Mary

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

Whaletown

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0445

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. late 1960s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of salmon being prepared for the barbeque for Cortes Island Day, Smelt Bay.

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.0212

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1960s]

Physical Description

1 photograph print: colour; 12 x 8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of people, including Meg Shaw and Ken Hansen, preparing salmon for a Cortes Day barbeque at Smelt Bay.

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Cortes Walking Group fonds

Description Level

Item

Creator

Cortes Walking Group

Fonds Number

2022.002

Series Number

1

Item Number

2022.002.017

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

2001

Physical Description

1 photograph: col ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content

Caption: "Steve Ringwood and Andy Ellingsen skippered their boats. We took lunches and walked the island."

Storage Location

Cortes Walking Group box

Name Access

Cortes Walking Group

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

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Part Of

Doreen Thompson fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

2006.001

Series Number

4

Item Number

2006.001.010

Accession Number

2006.001

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[c. 1956]

Physical Description

1 photograph print : colour ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content

Heather Alderson, Elaine McKenzie (holding Stephen Titus?), Doreen Huck, Dennis Newsham, Eddie Huck, Ann Robertson, Lynn Robertson.

Storage Location

Photo Box 3

Geographic Access

Whaletown

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Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society Fonds

Description Level

File

Creator

Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society

Fonds Number

2013.005

Series Number

11

File Number

1

Accession Number

2013.005

Material Type

architectural drawing

Date Range

1995

Physical Description

1 architectural plan : 22 x 17 inches

Scope and Content

Plan showing elevation and floor plan

Storage Location

Map folder

Storage Range

Map folder

Subject Access

Community Associations

Geographic Access

Cortes Island Manson's Landing

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Gilean Douglas fonds

Description Level

Item

Fonds Number

1999.001

Series Number

18

Item Number

1999.001.2570

Material Type

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1971]

Physical Description

1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm

Storage Location

Slide box 1

Subject Access

Channel Rock

Geographic Access

Cortes Island

Whaletown

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