Item is a Christmas card with a photograph on Whaletown as seen from the opposite bluff. The front says "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - John Nagel".
Item is a Christmas card with a photograph on Whaletown as seen from the opposite bluff. The front says "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - John Nagel".
Sous-fonds consists of records created by the Whaletown Women's Institute. It is arranged in seven series: Minutes Series, Financial Series, Administrative Records Series, Reports Series, Correspondence Series, Projects Series and Ephemera Series.
The Whaletown Women's Institute was formed in 1920 as the Friendship Circle, became a branch of the Women's Institute in 1923, and disbanded in 1963. During its years of activity, the WWI actively worked for local improvement. 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.
Custodial History
Records were donated to CIMAS by the Island Women's Club in 2009.
Scope and Content
Sous-fonds consists of records created by the Whaletown Women's Institute. It is arranged in seven series: Minutes Series, Financial Series, Administrative Records Series, Reports Series, Correspondence Series, Projects Series and Ephemera Series.
Photograph of the Clinic building in Whaletown, with the Rectory to the right and a picket fence at the edge of the dirt road in front of the buildings.
Photograph of the Clinic building in Whaletown, with the Rectory to the right and a picket fence at the edge of the dirt road in front of the buildings.
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.
Teacher Don McDevitt with group of Whaletown pupils holding ribbons and trophies.
L to R: Pat McCoy, Johnny Weiler with Jeannie Matthews in front, Sheryl Matthews, Brigid Weiler with Janice Maclean in front, Mr. Don McDevitt with Ian Maclean in front, Heather Maclean.
Teacher Don McDevitt with group of Whaletown pupils holding ribbons and trophies.
L to R: Pat McCoy, Johnny Weiler with Jeannie Matthews in front, Sheryl Matthews, Brigid Weiler with Janice Maclean in front, Mr. Don McDevitt with Ian Maclean in front, Heather Maclean.
Photograph of Santa and students holding their Christmas presents.
L to R: Heather Maclean, Johnny Weiler, Philip Bergman, ? Santa, Janice Maclean, Gary York (?), Ian Maclean, ?, Jeannie Matthews, Sheryl Matthews, Ricky Matthews. Kneeling in front: Doug McCoy, Barbie McCoy.
Photograph of Santa and students holding their Christmas presents.
L to R: Heather Maclean, Johnny Weiler, Philip Bergman, ? Santa, Janice Maclean, Gary York (?), Ian Maclean, ?, Jeannie Matthews, Sheryl Matthews, Ricky Matthews. Kneeling in front: Doug McCoy, Barbie McCoy.
Back Row L to R: Kim Hogan, Janice Maclean, Nita Prestley, Johnny Prestley.
Middle row L to R: ?, Ernie Halliday, ?, Kelly Hogan, Eugene Hogan, Jeff Hogan, Jeannie Halliday(?).
Front row: Nancy Jenkins, teacher
Back Row L to R: Kim Hogan, Janice Maclean, Nita Prestley, Johnny Prestley.
Middle row L to R: ?, Ernie Halliday, ?, Kelly Hogan, Eugene Hogan, Jeff Hogan, Jeannie Halliday(?).
Front row: Nancy Jenkins, teacher
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 depicts the pupils at the second Whaletown school beside the corner of the school. The photograph was taken by Evelyn Dow, who taught there from February 1928 to June 1929. This school was built in 1918 near the corner of Coulter Bay Road and Carrington Bay Road, and was used (with improvements) until 1950.
Top Row: third from left, Lorna Borden; second from right, Doris Houghton-Brown
Middle row: second from left, Ken Houghton-Brown, third from left, Vernon Borden; far right, Marion Borden
Front row: far right, Claude Borden
(IDs by Terrill Marlow, Marion’s daughter, Rob Borden, Vernon’s son, and Joan Bevington, Ken Houghton-Brown's daughter).
Photograph is from an album created by Evelyn Dow and was donated to CIMAS by her niece, Sharon Thomas.
Scope and Content
Photograph depicts the pupils at the second Whaletown school beside the corner of the school. The photograph was taken by Evelyn Dow, who taught there from February 1928 to June 1929. This school was built in 1918 near the corner of Coulter Bay Road and Carrington Bay Road, and was used (with improvements) until 1950.
Top Row: third from left, Lorna Borden; second from right, Doris Houghton-Brown
Middle row: second from left, Ken Houghton-Brown, third from left, Vernon Borden; far right, Marion Borden
Front row: far right, Claude Borden
(IDs by Terrill Marlow, Marion’s daughter, Rob Borden, Vernon’s son, and Joan Bevington, Ken Houghton-Brown's daughter).
Verso says "Easter Egg Hunt 1966. Johnny Weiler (back); Janice Maclean, Heather Maclean, Ian Maclean (back), Philip Bergman, Doug McCoy, Sarah Weiler (kneeling)
Verso says "Easter Egg Hunt 1966. Johnny Weiler (back); Janice Maclean, Heather Maclean, Ian Maclean (back), Philip Bergman, Doug McCoy, Sarah Weiler (kneeling)
Photograph of teacher Don McDevitt and Sarah Weiler blowing out the candles on a birthday cake inside the Whaletown school. Mr McDevitt and Sarah had the same birthday.
L to R: Don McDevitt, Janice Maclean, Jeannie Matthews, Johnny Weiler, Heather Maclean, Sheryl Matthews in behind Heather, Philip Bergman, Doug McCoy, Ian Maclean, and Sarah Weiler.
Photograph of teacher Don McDevitt and Sarah Weiler blowing out the candles on a birthday cake inside the Whaletown school. Mr McDevitt and Sarah had the same birthday.
L to R: Don McDevitt, Janice Maclean, Jeannie Matthews, Johnny Weiler, Heather Maclean, Sheryl Matthews in behind Heather, Philip Bergman, Doug McCoy, Ian Maclean, and Sarah Weiler.
Photograph labelled "Rendezvous Patrol. A work bee of men from Whaletown, loading lumber onto a float left dry at low tide. The lumber, to be used for the Clinic Building, was loaded, and then floated off the beach at high tide and towed home."
Photograph labelled "Rendezvous Patrol. A work bee of men from Whaletown, loading lumber onto a float left dry at low tide. The lumber, to be used for the Clinic Building, was loaded, and then floated off the beach at high tide and towed home."
