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Group of people at Raine's Spit, Hernando Island

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [ca. 1938]

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people at Raine's Spit on Hernando Island. L to R standing: Amy and Scotty McKenzie, Calvin Campbell Back, seated: Henry Byers, Lorne Campbell, Ruth Byers holding Elaine McKenzie, Hazel Hansen holding Lorraine Byers, Ervie McKay, Rod Griffin, Nerine Hayes Middle seated: Flo McKay holding Judy Hansen, Gwen Cambell, Frank Hayes Front: Mary Hayes with Bob Hayes, Sharon Herrewig

2 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.236

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [ca. 1938]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 6.5 x 12 cm and 1 negative

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people at Raine's Spit on Hernando Island. L to R standing: Amy and Scotty McKenzie, Calvin Campbell Back, seated: Henry Byers, Lorne Campbell, Ruth Byers holding Elaine McKenzie, Hazel Hansen holding Lorraine Byers, Ervie McKay, Rod Griffin, Nerine Hayes Middle seated: Flo McKay holding Judy Hansen, Gwen Cambell, Frank Hayes Front: Mary Hayes with Bob Hayes, Sharon Herrewig

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Hernando Island

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Picnic picture at Raine's Spit (Hernando Island)

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Accession Number: 2018.002

Date Range: [ca. 1918]

Scope and Content: Robina (Manson) Freeman, Frank Fox holding Wilfred Freeman, Mike Manson, Flossy (Manson) Kenny, Ralph Kenny, Alma (Martin) Wiedman, May Freeman, Carl Wiedman, George Freeman

2 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.527

Accession Number: 2018.002

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [ca. 1918]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Robina (Manson) Freeman, Frank Fox holding Wilfred Freeman, Mike Manson, Flossy (Manson) Kenny, Ralph Kenny, Alma (Martin) Wiedman, May Freeman, Carl Wiedman, George Freeman

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Hernando Island

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Logging pier at Hernando Island (C.R. 13931)

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Accession Number: 2018.002

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Scope and Content: This photograph is a print of a photograph in the Campbell River Museum collection (C.R. 13931).

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.553

Accession Number: 2018.002

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: This photograph is a print of a photograph in the Campbell River Museum collection (C.R. 13931).

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Subject Access: Logging

Geographic Access: Hernando Island

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Barn at Hernando, at the big meadow

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Accession Number: 2018.002

Date Range: [191-?]

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.530

Accession Number: 2018.002

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [191-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 13.5 cm

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Hernando Island

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People eating outside at Stay Bay

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Accession Number: 2018.002

Date Range: [191-?]

Scope and Content: Fox (man logging), Margaret Manson (?), George Freeman, May Freeman, Robina Freeman, Mrs. Fox (?)

2 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.531

Accession Number: 2018.002

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [191-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 12 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Fox (man logging), Margaret Manson (?), George Freeman, May Freeman, Robina Freeman, Mrs. Fox (?)

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Subject Access: Logging

Geographic Access: Hernando Island

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Foreshore in front of the Squirrel Cove store, with Klahoose village across the bay

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [195?]

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.423

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [195?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: colour; 17.5 x 12.5

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Squirrel Cove

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Michael Manson estate

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual records

Date Range: 1955

Scope and Content: File contains papers relating to the settlement of the Michael Manson estate and the sale of Hernando Island.

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: File

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 5.1

File Number: 9

Material Type: textual records

Date Range: 1955

Scope and Content: File contains papers relating to the settlement of the Michael Manson estate and the sale of Hernando Island.

Storage Location: 5-9

Storage Range: 5-9

Geographic Access: Hernando Island

John Manson records

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Series

Material Type: textual records

Date Range: 1909-1954

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Series

Creator: Manson, John

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 6

Material Type: textual records

Date Range: 1909-1954

Physical Description: 16 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: John Manson (1868-1959) was born in the Shetland Islands and migrated to British Columbia in 1887, where he joined his brother Michael Manson on Cortes Island. He married Margaret Ellen Smith in 1894 and they had four children: Jack (born 1896), Anna (1898), Rose (1900) and Nicol (1906). The family lived at Sunny Brae Farm, on the south-east side of Cortes, across from Twin Islands.

Custodial History: Most of the files in this series were in an old wooden box when transferred to the archives, suggesting that they were collected from John Manson's house as a unit.

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.

Storage Range: 6-8 to 6-36

Name Access: Manson, John

Geographic Access: Cortes Island; Twin Islands; Mittlenatch Island

Graves of Mrs. Anna Beesley & Mrs. Margaret Manson, Manson's Landing cemetery

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [193-?]

Scope and Content: Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.687

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [193-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Cortes Island; Manson's Landing

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Manson's Landing fire hall construction

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: 1993

Scope and Content: Numbered series of photographs of the construction of the Manson's Landing fire hall, many with extensive captions on verso.

12 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.664

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: 1993

Physical Description: 17 photographic prints: colour; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Numbered series of photographs of the construction of the Manson's Landing fire hall, many with extensive captions on verso.

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Cortes Island; Manson's Landing

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St. James Church, Manson's Landing

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [192-?]

2 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.699

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Cortes Island; Manson's Landing

Images

Mike Manson family, seated on a log

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [19??]

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.745

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [19??]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Cortes Island

Images

Aerial view of Hague Lake and Manson's Lagoon

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [198-?]

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.702

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [198-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 25 x 25 cm

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Cortes Island

Thanksgiving altar at St. James Church, Manson's Landing

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [192-?]

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.700

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Cortes Island; Manson's Landing

Images

Thanksgiving altar at St. James Church, Manson's Landing

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [192-?]

2 images

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.701

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [192-?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 6 x 9 cm

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Cortes Island; Manson's Landing

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Old Cortes Island store receipts

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual records; ephemera

Date Range: 1920-1935

Scope and Content: File contains receipts from Ewart's store in Squirrel Cove and the Thompson store in Whaletown.

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: File

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 11

File Number: 3

Material Type: textual records; ephemera

Date Range: 1920-1935

Physical Description: Ephemera

Scope and Content: File contains receipts from Ewart's store in Squirrel Cove and the Thompson store in Whaletown.

Storage Location: 8-3

Storage Range: 8-3

Geographic Access: Squirrel Cove

Presentation on proposed Cortes Island Community Forest

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Part Of: Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual records

Accession Number: 2017.011

Date Range: 2004

Scope and Content: File contains materials for a presentation prepared by Cortes Ecoforestry Society for Honorable Roger Harris and Rod Visser (North Island MLA).

Part Of: Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level: File

Creator: Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Fonds Number: 2017.011

Series Number: 5

File Number: 2

Accession Number: 2017.011

Material Type: textual records

Date Range: 2004

Scope and Content: File contains materials for a presentation prepared by Cortes Ecoforestry Society for Honorable Roger Harris and Rod Visser (North Island MLA).

Storage Location: 1-19

Storage Range: 1-19

Name Access: Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Geographic Access: Cortes Island

"A Dream Takes Shape in the Woods of Cortes Island"

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Part Of: Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual records

Accession Number: 2017.011

Date Range: 1999

Scope and Content: File contains an article by Bruce Ellingsen, published in the Vancouver Sun.

Part Of: Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level: File

Creator: Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Fonds Number: 2017.011

Series Number: 3

File Number: 3

Accession Number: 2017.011

Material Type: textual records

Date Range: 1999

Scope and Content: File contains an article by Bruce Ellingsen, published in the Vancouver Sun.

Storage Location: 1-14

Storage Range: 1-14

Name Access: Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Geographic Access: Cortes Island

Cowan homestead, Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island

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Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Material Type: graphic material

Accession Number: 2018.002

Date Range: [19--]

Scope and Content: Mrs. Cowan holding Jimmy Cowan, Norah Cowan, Fred Cowan, Jack Cowan, Isla Cowan, Mrs. Daniels

1 image

Part Of: May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds

Description Level: Item

Fonds Number: 2007.001

Series Number: 13

Item Number: 2007.001.601

Accession Number: 2018.002

Material Type: graphic material

Date Range: [19--]

Physical Description: 1 photograph print: b&w; 17.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Mrs. Cowan holding Jimmy Cowan, Norah Cowan, Fred Cowan, Jack Cowan, Isla Cowan, Mrs. Daniels

Storage Location: Photo box 4

Geographic Access: Squirrel Cove

Images

"Cortes Ecoforestry Society Proposal to MacMillan Bloedel Ltd Regarding Acquisition of All Remaining MB Lands on Cortes Island"

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Part Of: Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level: File

Material Type: textual records

Accession Number: 2017.011

Date Range: 1999

Scope and Content: File contains a cerlox-bound proposal to acquire MacMillan Bloedel lands on Cortes Island, with supporting documents from Klahoose First Nation and The Land Conservancy of BC.

Part Of: Cortes Ecoforestry Society fonds

Description Level: File

Creator: Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Fonds Number: 2017.011

Series Number: 7

File Number: 4

Accession Number: 2017.011

Material Type: textual records

Date Range: 1999

Scope and Content: File contains a cerlox-bound proposal to acquire MacMillan Bloedel lands on Cortes Island, with supporting documents from Klahoose First Nation and The Land Conservancy of BC.

Storage Location: 1-27

Storage Range: 1-27

Name Access: Cortes Ecoforestry Society

Geographic Access: Cortes Island

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