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Windows on Whaletown, Volume 3 (from 1950)

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson. Additional information: re photo on p 79: "Dell Tooker with Stephen Williams (son of Trefor Williams). The Titus’s were gone by 1960 when the photo was taken. This horse was “Lady” and belonged to Bert Hansen. He kindly loaned her to us sometimes which was so appreciated." (from Tari Tooker Chiasson, 5/2021)
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
1
File Number
4
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Responsibility
Thompson, Doreen
Date Range
1999
Physical Description
1 binder : 104 pages
Scope and Content
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson. Additional information: re photo on p 79: "Dell Tooker with Stephen Williams (son of Trefor Williams). The Titus’s were gone by 1960 when the photo was taken. This horse was “Lady” and belonged to Bert Hansen. He kindly loaned her to us sometimes which was so appreciated." (from Tari Tooker Chiasson, 5/2021)
Name Access
Thompson, Doreen
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Documents

Windows on Whaletown, Volume 3.pdf

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Windows on Whaletown, Volume 2 (1931-1949)

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
1
File Number
3
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Responsibility
Thompson, Doreen
Date Range
1999
Physical Description
1 binder : 104 pages
Scope and Content
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Name Access
Thompson, Doreen
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Documents

Windows on Whaletown, Volume 2.pdf

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"Windows on Whaletown" exhibit at Cortes Museum, 1999

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2019.013
Date Range
1999
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.014
Accession Number
2019.013
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1999
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1930
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2020.006
Item Number
2020.006.024
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1930
Custodial History
Scanned by by J. Milton from a photograph owned by the current owners of the Gypsy Hill property, John and De Clarke
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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The stained glass windows on the front of Norm and Denise Gibbons' log house at Refuge Cove

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
2013
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.023
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
2013
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : col
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
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Freight boat entering Whaletown Bay, seen through the window of the Weiler house

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[195-?]
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[195-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 9 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photo Box 3
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Water transport
Transportation
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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Fred Reedel: interview for Whaletown exhibit (Side A) and Frank Tooker: interview for Whaletown exhibit (1) (Side B)

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Recording consists of interviews with Fred Reedel and Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.034, for Part 2)
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Thompson, Doreen
Milton, Jill
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.033
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording consists of interviews with Fred Reedel and Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.034, for Part 2)
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Related Material
1999.004.034
Audio Recordings
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Sarah Weiler walking towards the Whaletown school on her first day of school (Grade 1)

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1964
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.216
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1964
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 2
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1916-1927
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 150 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1916 to 1927. Most of the photographs depict Dorothy Huck, her family and friends, and scenes from Cortes Island, especially the Green Valley area. There are also some photographs from Vancouver and Moose Jaw, Sk. where Dorothy attended school.
Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Whalley, Dorothy Huck
Fonds Number
2011.001
Series Number
1
Item Number Range
2011.001.001 - 2011.001.150
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1916-1927
Physical Description
1 photograph album, 18.5 x 14 x 4.5 cm, containing 150 black and white photographs.
Physical Condition
Cover is worn; spine is damaged and has been repaired with orange tape and cellophane tape. Photographs are glued onto the black paper pages and show signs of wear such as dirt or wrinkling but are generally very clear. Some photographs are missing and a few have been cut.
Scope and Content
Series consists of one photograph album containing 150 black and white photographs with captions, dating from 1916 to 1927. Most of the photographs depict Dorothy Huck, her family and friends, and scenes from Cortes Island, especially the Green Valley area. There are also some photographs from Vancouver and Moose Jaw, Sk. where Dorothy attended school.
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
Cortes Island
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Dunc Robertson interview (1)

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
O'Connor, Oonagh
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.020
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Subject Access
Logging
Hunting
Fishing
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Audio Recordings
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Two women and a dog, swimming at the Gorge Lodge (1)

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Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1930]
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2020.006
Item Number
2020.006.008
Accession Number
2020.006
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1930]
Digitized Date
2012
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Scan Resolution
080×1482
Name Access
Ballantyne, Peter
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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Jim Spilsbury and (possibly) Norman Hope's sister Rene, standing in the window of an unfinished addition to the Hope home in Refuge Cove

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1958]
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two people at the home of Norman and Doris Hope. The Hope's water spaniel Stinky is at the bottom of the stairs.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.004
Item Number Range
NG.004
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1958]
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two people at the home of Norman and Doris Hope. The Hope's water spaniel Stinky is at the bottom of the stairs.
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
Images
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"Paul Whale and the Whalettes" at a Gorge Hall Variety Night (1)

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1980]
Scope and Content
(L to R): Isolde Ruthenberg, Sheril Matthews, Gloria Jorg and Paul Kirmmse performing "Hit the Road Jack" at a Gorge Hall Variety Night. The name of the group was based on the doo-wop band Ray Charles and the Raylettes.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Kirmmse, Paul
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
3
Item Number
PK_011
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1980]
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : col
Scope and Content
(L to R): Isolde Ruthenberg, Sheril Matthews, Gloria Jorg and Paul Kirmmse performing "Hit the Road Jack" at a Gorge Hall Variety Night. The name of the group was based on the doo-wop band Ray Charles and the Raylettes.
Name Access
Kirmmse, Paul
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Logger climbing a tall fir tree with an axe and a chainsaw (#1 of a series of 4 photographs)

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Part Of
Maclean family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1953
Scope and Content
On verso: "Local logging 1953 Whaletown". Duplicate: Item 2003.002.489
Part Of
Maclean family fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2019.023
Item Number
2019.023.017
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w ; 15 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
On verso: "Local logging 1953 Whaletown". Duplicate: Item 2003.002.489
Storage Location
Photo Box 5
Name Access
Kerr, Janice Maclean
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown, taken from the water. (check)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0436
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown, taken from the water. (check)
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Aerial view of Whaletown and Whaletown Bay from the northwest

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Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968
Part Of
Mary and Otto Weiler fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Weiler, Mary
Fonds Number
2003.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2003.002.370
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 2
Name Access
Weiler, Mary
Subject Access
Air transport
Transportation
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
Images
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown Bay.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0414
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Whaletown Bay.
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Images
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1972
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Whaletown school.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0574
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1972
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Whaletown school.
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Whaletown wharf, seen from the water.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0708
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Whaletown wharf, seen from the water.
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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The Rectory in Whaletown

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Rectory in Whaletown, with a plum tree in flower in front of it.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0818
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Rectory in Whaletown, with a plum tree in flower in front of it.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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