Fonds consists of material generated by the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative records, research materials, correspondence, ephemera, maps, plans, and publications of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society, as well as some records of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization. Fonds is arranged into twelve series, following the original order of the records.
An accrual in 2023, described as Series 12, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, etc; arranged in chronological order (original order).
In 1987, members of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization incorporated the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society (currently known as the Cortes Island Senior's Society) with the following stated purposes:
(a) to operate a facility where persons aged 65 years or older, or persons between 55 and 65 years of age who are in need, can improve their health through physical and other acitivity;
(b) to operate a residential housing facility for such persons;
(c) to carry on social activities incidental to the above purposes, but not to own, operate or manage a social club.
The records of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society provide useful insight into their process of envisioning the future of seniors' housing on Cortes Island.
Custodial History
Donated by Ruth Zwickel on behalf of the Cortes Island Senior's Society in 2013. An accrual was donated by Elinor Harwood on behalf of the Cortes Island Seniors' Society in 2021.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of material generated by the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society and includes meeting minutes, administrative records, research materials, correspondence, ephemera, maps, plans, and publications of the Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society, as well as some records of the Cortes Island Old Age Pensioners' Organization. Fonds is arranged into twelve series, following the original order of the records.
An accrual in 2023, described as Series 12, contains meeting minutes, correspondence, etc; arranged in chronological order (original order).
Photograph of the old log school on Read Island, which was about a mile back from the water .A woodshed is to its side; the ground and roofs are covered in snow.
Photograph of the old log school on Read Island, which was about a mile back from the water .A woodshed is to its side; the ground and roofs are covered in snow.
Photograph of a group of girls who were taking part in the Vacation School sponsered by the Columbia Coast Mission standing on the Whaletown wharf, in front of the freight shed. Left to Right: Yvonne and Louise Boas, Beth Hanen, Nola Ogren,Joan Disney, Mary Irwin, Pam Woolsey, Florence Bull, Mary Thompson.
Photograph of a group of girls who were taking part in the Vacation School sponsered by the Columbia Coast Mission standing on the Whaletown wharf, in front of the freight shed. Left to Right: Yvonne and Louise Boas, Beth Hanen, Nola Ogren,Joan Disney, Mary Irwin, Pam Woolsey, Florence Bull, Mary Thompson.
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas of the Columbia Coast Mission standing at the head of a class of children in a school room at Rock Bay. The children are seated at their desks; note the wood heating stove and blackboard. Captioned "Sunday school in a schoolroom".
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas of the Columbia Coast Mission standing at the head of a class of children in a school room at Rock Bay. The children are seated at their desks; note the wood heating stove and blackboard. Captioned "Sunday school in a schoolroom".
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas leading a church service just outside the school building at Surge Narrows on Read Island. Five women and a girl are seated in chairs or on the grass.
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas leading a church service just outside the school building at Surge Narrows on Read Island. Five women and a girl are seated in chairs or on the grass.
Photograph originally titled "Vacation school workers being entertaind on one of the many islands." This gathering is at the Boas home in Whaletown. From left: Nigel Harrington, John Nagel, Kathleen Boas.
Photograph originally titled "Vacation school workers being entertaind on one of the many islands." This gathering is at the Boas home in Whaletown. From left: Nigel Harrington, John Nagel, Kathleen Boas.
Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas of the Columbia Coast Mission leading a church service in the platform shed of the school at Redonda Bay. Note the discarded home-made barrel stove.
2 photograph prints: b&w; 6.5 x 9.5 cm (orig) and 10 x 15 cm (copy)
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Photograph of Rev. Rollo Boas of the Columbia Coast Mission leading a church service in the platform shed of the school at Redonda Bay. Note the discarded home-made barrel stove.
Photograph of Don Maclean in his garden at Cedar Hill Cross Roads. Maclean acted as a Lay Reader for the Columbia Coast Mission in Whaletown in the 1960s when no clergymen were available.
Photograph of Don Maclean in his garden at Cedar Hill Cross Roads. Maclean acted as a Lay Reader for the Columbia Coast Mission in Whaletown in the 1960s when no clergymen were available.