Photograph of Bert and Pauline Middleton's two-story house "Braeside" in Whaletown, located on what is now Sawmill Rd. The house is in a large clearing; the figures of two people and a dog can be seen on the porch.
Photograph of Bert and Pauline Middleton's two-story house "Braeside" in Whaletown, located on what is now Sawmill Rd. The house is in a large clearing; the figures of two people and a dog can be seen on the porch.
Photograph of four people on the porch of Madge Christie's house, a picket fence in the foreground. Madge Christie was the daughter of Bill and Mary Barrett of Green Valley; she lived in Vancouver after marrying Hugh Christie.
Photograph of four people on the porch of Madge Christie's house, a picket fence in the foreground. Madge Christie was the daughter of Bill and Mary Barrett of Green Valley; she lived in Vancouver after marrying Hugh Christie.
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. May traces her family history and then talks about her childhood on Cortes and Hernando Islands; meeting and marrying Elmer; living in a float house at logging camps in Loughborough Inlet, Phillips Arm and Von Donop Inlet; and moving the house to Hague Lake in 1952. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. May traces her family history and then talks about her childhood on Cortes and Hernando Islands; meeting and marrying Elmer; living in a float house at logging camps in Loughborough Inlet, Phillips Arm and Von Donop Inlet; and moving the house to Hague Lake in 1952. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Martha Abelson and Jill Milton. Topics covered include Manson family history; May's reminiscences about her childhood on Cortes; schools.
Recording is an oral history interview of May Ellingsen by Martha Abelson and Jill Milton. Topics covered include Manson family history; May's reminiscences about her childhood on Cortes; schools.
Recording is an oral history interview of May and Elmer Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include how Elmer came to the island and met May; logging experiences; Cortes roads and telephone system; and living at Von Donop Inlet. Several humorous stories are related. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of May and Elmer Ellingsen by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include how Elmer came to the island and met May; logging experiences; Cortes roads and telephone system; and living at Von Donop Inlet. Several humorous stories are related. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.