Photo of Trude (Albright) Sweeny presenting a cake she has made to postmaster Joan Goring for the centennial celebration of the Whaletown post office. Ann Hiatt and Colleen Miller in the background.
Photo of Trude (Albright) Sweeny presenting a cake she has made to postmaster Joan Goring for the centennial celebration of the Whaletown post office. Ann Hiatt and Colleen Miller in the background.
The post office was built in this location (on the property of 315 Whaletown Rd) in 1947. In 1981 it was moved across the road next to the parking area of the Whaletown store.
Likely originally from the collection of the Weiler family.
The post office was built in this location (on the property of 315 Whaletown Rd) in 1947. In 1981 it was moved across the road next to the parking area of the Whaletown store.
Likely originally from the collection of the Weiler family.
Photograph of the Whaletown post office, in its original location (315 Whaletown Rd). The post office was built here (on the property of 315 Whaletown Rd) in 1947. In 1981 it was moved across the road beside the parking area of the Whaletown store; in 2020 it was moved out of Whaletown to the parking lot of the Gorge Hall on Robertson Rd.
Photograph of the Whaletown post office, in its original location (315 Whaletown Rd). The post office was built here (on the property of 315 Whaletown Rd) in 1947. In 1981 it was moved across the road beside the parking area of the Whaletown store; in 2020 it was moved out of Whaletown to the parking lot of the Gorge Hall on Robertson Rd.
Historical info from emails, notes, letters, articles, clippings, photographs, etc, on post offices, "postmasters" and "postmisstresses" servicing Cortes Island from 1893 to the present day.
Historical info from emails, notes, letters, articles, clippings, photographs, etc, on post offices, "postmasters" and "postmisstresses" servicing Cortes Island from 1893 to the present day.
Photograph of the store in Whaletown, Petrie's Trading Post at the time. There is an ad for cigars on the building; a man smoking a pipe, and people are waving at the the "Rendezvous" leaving Whaletown Bay.
Photograph of the store in Whaletown, Petrie's Trading Post at the time. There is an ad for cigars on the building; a man smoking a pipe, and people are waving at the the "Rendezvous" leaving Whaletown Bay.
Photograph of the pupils of the Whaletown school lined up in front of the school, which was located at the gravel pit on the road to Coulter Bay.
For a list of the pupils' names, their parents, and where they lived, see Folder #?? .
2 photograph prints: b&w; 12 x 18 cm & 11.5 x 19 cm
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Photograph of the pupils of the Whaletown school lined up in front of the school, which was located at the gravel pit on the road to Coulter Bay.
For a list of the pupils' names, their parents, and where they lived, see Folder #?? .