Series consists of records accumulated by Elmer and May Ellingsen in the course of their active involvement in community affairs. It includes correspondence, bulletins and newsletters from various island organizations about matters such as eco-forestry, parks, local government initiatives, ferry service and electrical service.
Series consists of records accumulated by Elmer and May Ellingsen in the course of their active involvement in community affairs. It includes correspondence, bulletins and newsletters from various island organizations about matters such as eco-forestry, parks, local government initiatives, ferry service and electrical service.
File contains various local publications: Blue Jay Lake Gardening Partners newsletter, BC Ferries newsletter, Whaletown National Enquirer and SCCA newsletter.
File contains various local publications: Blue Jay Lake Gardening Partners newsletter, BC Ferries newsletter, Whaletown National Enquirer and SCCA newsletter.
File contains a Cortez Island Ratepayers Association information sheet about proposed electrification, with a map of proposed routes of the power lines.
File contains two poems by Mabel Christiansen, the legend of the Seal Boy, an article on Whaletown published in the Province in 1960, and other historical anecdotes.
File contains two poems by Mabel Christiansen, the legend of the Seal Boy, an article on Whaletown published in the Province in 1960, and other historical anecdotes.
File contains personal and family correspondence, including letters re ferry service and electrification and a Cortes Island Ratepayers' Association newsletter.
File contains personal and family correspondence, including letters re ferry service and electrification and a Cortes Island Ratepayers' Association newsletter.
File contains articles about Mile Manson; Veronica Dowling; whaling and the Whaletown church by Maud Emery; the opening of the new road between Manson's Landing and Whaletown, Cortes Day Barbecue; the Glad Bag at the Gorge Hall; Chief Billy Mitchell; island life by Holly Arntzen; Cortes Island Day; Gertrude Lambert; Manson's Hall expansion; Gorge Hall expansion; Gilean Douglas.
File contains articles about Mile Manson; Veronica Dowling; whaling and the Whaletown church by Maud Emery; the opening of the new road between Manson's Landing and Whaletown, Cortes Day Barbecue; the Glad Bag at the Gorge Hall; Chief Billy Mitchell; island life by Holly Arntzen; Cortes Island Day; Gertrude Lambert; Manson's Hall expansion; Gorge Hall expansion; Gilean Douglas.
File contains a newspaper clipping of the original Manson's Hall building project and the Cortes Island Grapevine telephone service, with a photograph of May Ellingsen.
File contains a newspaper clipping of the original Manson's Hall building project and the Cortes Island Grapevine telephone service, with a photograph of May Ellingsen.
Series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about Cortes Island people, events and history, collected by May Ellingsen. It also includes a scrapbook of clippings of poems from the early 1900s.
Series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about Cortes Island people, events and history, collected by May Ellingsen. It also includes a scrapbook of clippings of poems from the early 1900s.