Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler in the Whaletown clinic. Amy McKenzie is bending over a "patient"; Diane Hansen is at far left, with other women seated along the wall.
Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler in the Whaletown clinic. Amy McKenzie is bending over a "patient"; Diane Hansen is at far left, with other women seated along the wall.
Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler; there are two beds with "patients" being attended by women. Hazel McCoy and Diane Hansen are seated far left; other women are seated along the walls.
Photograph of a First Aid class taught by Mary Weiler; there are two beds with "patients" being attended by women. Hazel McCoy and Diane Hansen are seated far left; other women are seated along the walls.
Photograph of the art class at the Whaletown clinic. Duncan Robertson, who is modelling, in the foreground. Kay Waring is at far left and Don McDevitt at far right.
Photograph of the art class at the Whaletown clinic. Duncan Robertson, who is modelling, in the foreground. Kay Waring is at far left and Don McDevitt at far right.
Truck parked to the side of the road at Clinic Hill in Whaletown; a large first-growth fir has fallen across the road and a section of the log has been cut out to clear the road
Slide of the Whaletown Brownies in front of the clinic with boxes of Girl Guide cookies.
L to R: Doris Maclean (behind), Jeannie Mathews, Heather Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Johnny Weiler, Ian and Janice Maclean, Sheril Mathews, Brigid Weiler.
Slide of the Whaletown Brownies in front of the clinic with boxes of Girl Guide cookies.
L to R: Doris Maclean (behind), Jeannie Mathews, Heather Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Johnny Weiler, Ian and Janice Maclean, Sheril Mathews, Brigid Weiler.
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.