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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1974-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on Read Island, 1974-2018. Excerpt from Chalkdust & Outhouses, West Coast Schools, Barbara Ann Lambert
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
3
Date Range
1974-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on Read Island, 1974-2018. Excerpt from Chalkdust & Outhouses, West Coast Schools, Barbara Ann Lambert
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
Clipping, "Murder on Read Island," The Daily Colonist, 1969
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
80
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
Clipping, "Murder on Read Island," The Daily Colonist, 1969
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Maps of Cortes Island and Read Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1949?]
Scope and Content
File contains blue copies of maps showing property lot lines on Cortes Island and Read Island.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
10
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1949?]
Scope and Content
File contains blue copies of maps showing property lot lines on Cortes Island and Read Island.
Storage Location
7-66
Storage Range
7-66
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"Birds of Cortes and Mittlenatch Islands"

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1993
Scope and Content
File contains two copies of the booklet "Birds of Cortes and Mittlenatch Islands, a checklist with seasonal graphs" by George Sirk, Christian Gronau and Fred Zwickel, published by the authors in 1993.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
41
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1993
Physical Description
2 booklets : 12 pages
Custodial History
Found in files.
Scope and Content
File contains two copies of the booklet "Birds of Cortes and Mittlenatch Islands, a checklist with seasonal graphs" by George Sirk, Christian Gronau and Fred Zwickel, published by the authors in 1993.
Storage Location
Ephemera box
Storage Range
Ephemera box
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Newspaper clippings about Mittlenatch Island birds

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Part Of
Information files
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1973-1974
Scope and Content
File contains newspaper clippings about Mittlenatch Island birds.
Part Of
Information files
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Material Type
textual records
Responsibility
Clippings - to information files
Date Range
1973-1974
Scope and Content
File contains newspaper clippings about Mittlenatch Island birds.
Storage Range
3-42
Geographic Access
Mittlenatch Island
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Animals: Birding / Bird Count

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2004-2016
Scope and Content
CIMAS Spring Birding Count checklists 2004-2016; emails and articles about bird sightings/bird count on Cortes, 2005-2007 and 2016; article in Birdwatch Canada, 107th Christmas Bird Count Cross-Canada report, 2007; print out about CIMAS's Spring Migration Birding Event, 2011; Christmas bird count info for CIMAS, 2016; Caring for Wildlife Habitat at home, info on constructing bird houses, undated
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
7
Date Range
2004-2016
Scope and Content
CIMAS Spring Birding Count checklists 2004-2016; emails and articles about bird sightings/bird count on Cortes, 2005-2007 and 2016; article in Birdwatch Canada, 107th Christmas Bird Count Cross-Canada report, 2007; print out about CIMAS's Spring Migration Birding Event, 2011; Christmas bird count info for CIMAS, 2016; Caring for Wildlife Habitat at home, info on constructing bird houses, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
Clipping from CR Courier-Islander on deer resistant spring bulbs and list of deer repellent plants from CIMAS, undated. Copies for taking
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
2
Scope and Content
Clipping from CR Courier-Islander on deer resistant spring bulbs and list of deer repellent plants from CIMAS, undated. Copies for taking
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1987-2017
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails featuring local birds, 1987-2017. Birds of Cortes and Mitlenatch Islands, G.P. Sirk, Ch. W Gronau, F.C. Zwickel, 199?
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
6
Date Range
1987-2017
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails featuring local birds, 1987-2017. Birds of Cortes and Mitlenatch Islands, G.P. Sirk, Ch. W Gronau, F.C. Zwickel, 199?
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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"Birds: A Golden Nature Guide"

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual record
Accession Number
2022.05
Date Range
1962
Scope and Content
File consists of a paperback book "Birds: A Guide to the Most Familiar American Birds", with notes on dates and locations of bird sightings on Cortes Island made by Otto Weiler and Brigid Weiler. The cover is missing.
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Zim, Herbert and Gabrielson, Ira
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Accession Number
2022.05
Material Type
textual record
Edition
Revised edition, 1956
Date Range
1962
Publication
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York
Physical Description
1 book, 160 pages
Custodial History
Donated by Brigid Weiler, Aug 2023
Scope and Content
File consists of a paperback book "Birds: A Guide to the Most Familiar American Birds", with notes on dates and locations of bird sightings on Cortes Island made by Otto Weiler and Brigid Weiler. The cover is missing.
Storage Location
1-30
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1979-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on Refuge Cove and its inhabitants over the years, 1979-2018. "Hope's Refuge," Doris Hope, 1992. "Memories of Refuge Cove," June Cameron, 1997. Photographs, undated. Posting for Refuge Cove Coastal Kitchen for sale at CIMAS
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
6
Date Range
1979-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on Refuge Cove and its inhabitants over the years, 1979-2018. "Hope's Refuge," Doris Hope, 1992. "Memories of Refuge Cove," June Cameron, 1997. Photographs, undated. Posting for Refuge Cove Coastal Kitchen for sale at CIMAS
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
early 1900s-present
Scope and Content
Notes, emails, clippings, maps, scanned photographs, and written info on Squirrel Cove, including local businesses and people, early 1900s-present. Squirrel Cove store receipts, 1952-1953. Envelope of files titled "Squirrel Cove - early days - info from Ron Forrest, Nov 2014." Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, and Chalkdust & Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Keywords: Nichols, Squirrel Cove General Store, The Cove Restaurant, Flying Squirrel Take Out, Union Steamship "Cheakamus," Squirrel Cove Church.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
31
Date Range
early 1900s-present
Scope and Content
Notes, emails, clippings, maps, scanned photographs, and written info on Squirrel Cove, including local businesses and people, early 1900s-present. Squirrel Cove store receipts, 1952-1953. Envelope of files titled "Squirrel Cove - early days - info from Ron Forrest, Nov 2014." Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, and Chalkdust & Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Keywords: Nichols, Squirrel Cove General Store, The Cove Restaurant, Flying Squirrel Take Out, Union Steamship "Cheakamus," Squirrel Cove Church.
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Natural history - lists of birds and wild flowers of Cortes

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - 1980]
Scope and Content
Douglas's handwritten and typed lists of birds and wild flowers found on Cortes
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
10
File Number
37
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - 1980]
Scope and Content
Douglas's handwritten and typed lists of birds and wild flowers found on Cortes
Storage Location
5-24
Storage Range
5-24
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Natural history - lists of flowers, trees and birds of the interior

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[194-]
Scope and Content
Douglas's typed lists of wild flowers, trees and birds found at her mountain home by the Coquihalla
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
10
File Number
38
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[194-]
Scope and Content
Douglas's typed lists of wild flowers, trees and birds found at her mountain home by the Coquihalla
Storage Location
5-25
Storage Range
5-25
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2019.015
Date Range
2006-2007
Scope and Content
File contains right-of-way licenses for Cortes Island beach accesses at Hayes Rd, Seascape Rd, Gnat Rd and Moon Rd; applications for the ROW by the CSRD; cost estimates and construction guidelines; and correspondence.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2002.001.4
Series Number
1
File Number
7
Accession Number
2019.015
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
2006-2007
Scope and Content
File contains right-of-way licenses for Cortes Island beach accesses at Hayes Rd, Seascape Rd, Gnat Rd and Moon Rd; applications for the ROW by the CSRD; cost estimates and construction guidelines; and correspondence.
Storage Location
7-22
Storage Range
7-22
Name Access
Hiebert, Jeanette
Hiebert, Jenny
Subject Access
Regional District
Local governments
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
late 1800s-2018
Scope and Content
Excerpt from From Shetland to British Columbia, Alaska and the United States (containing the Seal Boy Story), Sinclair Thomas Duncan, 1911. Clippings with info on Hank's Beach management plan, park dedication, beach and trail access, 2009-2013. Notice of Public Open House re: Hank's Beach Management Plan. Emails with info on Hank's Beach history and park designation celebration, historical info dating back to late 1800s, 2011. Info on Brigitte's Beach (located within Hank's Beach SRD Park), Cortes Island Information Booklet, 2013. Typed info on park: "The Real Story of Hank's Beach," 2018. Park guide pamphlets. Additional keywords: Henry Herrewig; Loon Ranch; Brigitte and Hannes Grosse; Volker Steigemann
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
41
Date Range
late 1800s-2018
Scope and Content
Excerpt from From Shetland to British Columbia, Alaska and the United States (containing the Seal Boy Story), Sinclair Thomas Duncan, 1911. Clippings with info on Hank's Beach management plan, park dedication, beach and trail access, 2009-2013. Notice of Public Open House re: Hank's Beach Management Plan. Emails with info on Hank's Beach history and park designation celebration, historical info dating back to late 1800s, 2011. Info on Brigitte's Beach (located within Hank's Beach SRD Park), Cortes Island Information Booklet, 2013. Typed info on park: "The Real Story of Hank's Beach," 2018. Park guide pamphlets. Additional keywords: Henry Herrewig; Loon Ranch; Brigitte and Hannes Grosse; Volker Steigemann
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Forrest, Family, Squirrel Cove

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1908-1927
Scope and Content
Photocopies: Fire Insurance receipt, 1908; letters from PO Inspector to David Forrest, 1915; Public Schools Act Assessment letters, 1915; notary and registry papers, Wallis Walter Lefeaux, W. Lawrence Forrest, Joseph Edward Mellor last will and testament, 1927; pharmacy receipts, undated; letters, undated
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
30
Date Range
1908-1927
Scope and Content
Photocopies: Fire Insurance receipt, 1908; letters from PO Inspector to David Forrest, 1915; Public Schools Act Assessment letters, 1915; notary and registry papers, Wallis Walter Lefeaux, W. Lawrence Forrest, Joseph Edward Mellor last will and testament, 1927; pharmacy receipts, undated; letters, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Squirrel Cove dock - correspondence

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2008.001
Date Range
1989
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2002.001.2
Series Number
6.5
File Number
20
Accession Number
2008.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1989
Storage Location
Ralph Nursall fonds: Box
Storage Range
Ralph Nursall fonds: Box
2-14
Geographic Access
Squirrel Cove
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Squirrel Cove dock - correspondence

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions11850
Part Of
Ralph Nursall fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2008.001
Date Range
1989
Part Of
Ralph Nursall fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2008.001
Series Number
1.5
File Number
20
Accession Number
2008.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1989
Storage Range
2-14
Geographic Access
Squirrel Cove
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Ewart, Family, Squirrel Cove Store

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1921-2017
Scope and Content
Info on George Eward and Emma Jane Ewart, 1921 census, medical certificate of death, George Ewart, 1946. Info on marriage registration of Frank George Barnard and Blanche Madeline Dennis, 1938 (Ewart's son). Info on medical certificate of death and cemetery query, Josephine Skerton, 1968. Emails associated with all information from 2017. Notes with photographs on Eward family research, 2017
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
28
Date Range
1921-2017
Scope and Content
Info on George Eward and Emma Jane Ewart, 1921 census, medical certificate of death, George Ewart, 1946. Info on marriage registration of Frank George Barnard and Blanche Madeline Dennis, 1938 (Ewart's son). Info on medical certificate of death and cemetery query, Josephine Skerton, 1968. Emails associated with all information from 2017. Notes with photographs on Eward family research, 2017
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Memories of Refuge Cove - Norm Gibbons

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1956-2023
Scope and Content
File contains digitized copies of photographs from Norm Gibbons' photograph album of Refuge Cove. For the stories behind the photos, see 2003.007.001, a recording of Norm and Lisa Gibbons talking about their experiences living at Refuge Cove.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1956-2023
Physical Description
47 images (electronic) : col & b&w
Scope and Content
File contains digitized copies of photographs from Norm Gibbons' photograph album of Refuge Cove. For the stories behind the photos, see 2003.007.001, a recording of Norm and Lisa Gibbons talking about their experiences living at Refuge Cove.
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Gibbons, Lisa
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
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