"Granite and Fossils" is a compilation of informatioin about Cortes Island fossils created by Christian Gronau for the Cortes Island Museum in 2002 and updated in 2016 and 2023. It has been digitized as Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Christian Gronau studied palaeontology and geology in Germany. He came to Canada in 1972 and
worked in the mining sector in the N.W.T. (among other places), where he met Aileen.
Christian and Aileen (C&A) moved together to Cortes Island in 1978, where they lived for 34 years on a
water-access-only property, without hydro or telephone (Swamp’s Edge), supporting themselves as beach-
only shellfish farmers (Last Farm Oysters). Throughout, C&A have been avid naturalists, continuing this
tradition from their present home at the south-end of Cortes Island (Tanglebank).
Scope and Content
"Granite and Fossils" is a compilation of informatioin about Cortes Island fossils created by Christian Gronau for the Cortes Island Museum in 2002 and updated in 2016 and 2023. It has been digitized as Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Photograph of a large, hand-lettered and framed poster which details the history of St. James Church, built in 1927. The vision behind the church, the names of community members who donated land and built the church, the first special services, and the planting of two special trees are mentioned. This plaque is now at CIMAS.
Photograph of a large, hand-lettered and framed poster which details the history of St. James Church, built in 1927. The vision behind the church, the names of community members who donated land and built the church, the first special services, and the planting of two special trees are mentioned. This plaque is now at CIMAS.