File contains photographs of replacing the roof on the Gorge Hall, digging out the stump beside the porch, and the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding.
File contains photographs of replacing the roof on the Gorge Hall, digging out the stump beside the porch, and the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding.
Photograph depicts several men standing on the platform of the Gorge Hall at the start of construction. From the caption to this photo in June Cameron's memoir (p. 169): "Among a crew of volunteers who built the Gorge Community Hall in 1933 were Ed Tooker, George Beattie, Charlie Allen, Elsie Beattie and Elsie's baby Margaret. (Margaret Schindler photo)" (Cameron, June. "Destination Cortez Island". Surrey BC: Heritage House, 1999 - page 169)
This photograph was given to the Whaletown Community Club in 2008 by Margaret Schindeler, a granddaughter of George Beattie, the donor of the land the Hall stands on.
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Photograph depicts several men standing on the platform of the Gorge Hall at the start of construction. From the caption to this photo in June Cameron's memoir (p. 169): "Among a crew of volunteers who built the Gorge Community Hall in 1933 were Ed Tooker, George Beattie, Charlie Allen, Elsie Beattie and Elsie's baby Margaret. (Margaret Schindler photo)" (Cameron, June. "Destination Cortez Island". Surrey BC: Heritage House, 1999 - page 169)
File contains photographs of the Gorge Hall decorated for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of its construction and people seated at tables and in the kitchen. Photo .014 shows Hubert Havelaar giving a speech; .020 and .021 show a cake made by Trude Sweeny.
File contains photographs of the Gorge Hall decorated for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of its construction and people seated at tables and in the kitchen. Photo .014 shows Hubert Havelaar giving a speech; .020 and .021 show a cake made by Trude Sweeny.
Photograph of four young women pulling a wooden rowboat onto the shore, Gorge Harbour. Left to right: Dorothy Huck, Joyce Allen, Marge (?) and Jean Cornell. Identification comes from a photograph from the collection of Meg Robertson Shaw in the "Whaletown to 1930" album created by Doreen Huck Thompson.
Photograph of four young women pulling a wooden rowboat onto the shore, Gorge Harbour. Left to right: Dorothy Huck, Joyce Allen, Marge (?) and Jean Cornell. Identification comes from a photograph from the collection of Meg Robertson Shaw in the "Whaletown to 1930" album created by Doreen Huck Thompson.
Photograph of a group of people seated on the steps of the home of Charles (Charlie) Allen in the Gorge Harbour (on the site of what is now the Gorge Harbour Marina.) The people are not identified.
Photograph of a group of people seated on the steps of the home of Charles (Charlie) Allen in the Gorge Harbour (on the site of what is now the Gorge Harbour Marina.) The people are not identified.
Photograph of Elsie Allen standing beside sheep, with two cows in the pen in back of her, at the Allen homestead in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of Elsie Allen standing beside sheep, with two cows in the pen in back of her, at the Allen homestead in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of the house of Charles Allen in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina). The photo is taken from the rocks at the shore. To the right of the house a rock retaining wall, a rocky bluff, and a boathouse at the high tide line can be seen.
Photograph of the house of Charles Allen in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina). The photo is taken from the rocks at the shore. To the right of the house a rock retaining wall, a rocky bluff, and a boathouse at the high tide line can be seen.
Photograph of Meg Robertson, Elsie Allen and Margaret (Pete) Middleton, standing in front of the stairs up to the Allen's house in Gorge Harbour (now the Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of Meg Robertson, Elsie Allen and Margaret (Pete) Middleton, standing in front of the stairs up to the Allen's house in Gorge Harbour (now the Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of a young woman (unidentified, but the same as in photo #2001.001.472) sitting in the grass beside a narrow road; several houses are in the background, Sk.
Photograph of a young woman (unidentified, but the same as in photo #2001.001.472) sitting in the grass beside a narrow road; several houses are in the background, Sk.
Photograph of (L to R) Lorine, Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs. Munn, Mr. Munn (in uniform) and Margaret (Meg) Robertson, standing in front of a house bordered with flowering bushes, probably at the Allen homestead, Bute Ranch, on Gorge Harbour.
Photograph of (L to R) Lorine, Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs. Munn, Mr. Munn (in uniform) and Margaret (Meg) Robertson, standing in front of a house bordered with flowering bushes, probably at the Allen homestead, Bute Ranch, on Gorge Harbour.
Photograph of the Church Hall in Whaletown, which stood in front of the old cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay and Harbour roads. It served the community as both church and a venue for social events for almost forty years. The original Whaletown school became its kitchen, and a sleeping place for tired children.
Photograph of the Church Hall in Whaletown, which stood in front of the old cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay and Harbour roads. It served the community as both church and a venue for social events for almost forty years. The original Whaletown school became its kitchen, and a sleeping place for tired children.