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Correspondence from Mike Manson re history of Lot 64, Manson's Lagoon

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1996
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence from Mike Manson to May Ellingsen re the history of Lot 64, Manson's Lagoon.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
81
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1996
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence from Mike Manson to May Ellingsen re the history of Lot 64, Manson's Lagoon.
Storage Location
5-81
Storage Range
5-81
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Memories of Mansons Landing 2005: The Landing and the Lagoon

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
2005
Scope and Content
Memories of Mansons Landing 2005: The Landing and the Lagoon Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Ken Summers, Bert and Victoria Summers, Ann Barton, Hiram (Buster) and Mabel Christiansen, Otis (Christiansen) Coulter, George and Rosemary (Gavin) Hawkins, Bob Martineau and Fred Reedel. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Thompson, Doreen
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
1
File Number
7
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Responsibility
Thompson, Doreen
Date Range
2005
Physical Description
1 binder : 152 pages
Scope and Content
Memories of Mansons Landing 2005: The Landing and the Lagoon Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Ken Summers, Bert and Victoria Summers, Ann Barton, Hiram (Buster) and Mabel Christiansen, Otis (Christiansen) Coulter, George and Rosemary (Gavin) Hawkins, Bob Martineau and Fred Reedel. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Name Access
Thompson, Doreen
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
Documents

Memories of Mansons Landing 2005 The Landing and the Lagoon.pdf

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The log jam between Carrington Bay and Carrington Lagoon

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.027
Item Number Range
JP.027
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Seagulls standing on ice in Carrington Lagoon, log jam in foreground

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.019
Item Number Range
JP.019
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Looking into Carrington Lagoon from Jim Palmer & Jan Gemmel’s float house.

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Scope and Content
“Large numbers of sea birds overwinter in Carrington Lagoon & Bay. Nudibranchs spawn in lagoon as well as chum & coho (Spruce Creek). Herring run into the bay.”
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.024
Item Number Range
JP.024
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Scope and Content
“Large numbers of sea birds overwinter in Carrington Lagoon & Bay. Nudibranchs spawn in lagoon as well as chum & coho (Spruce Creek). Herring run into the bay.”
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
Images
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Jan Gemmel in their occasionally sub-tidal garden on Carrington Lagoon, Green Mountain behind

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.032
Item Number Range
JP.032
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
Images
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Looking north from the log jam at Carrington Lagoon, Jim Palmer & Jan Gemmel’s float house on left

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.001
Item Number Range
JP.001
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Lagoon in foreground, looking over log jam to Carrington Bay; Al Murray’s cement power boat under a classy plastic structure.

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.016
Item Number Range
JP.016
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
Images
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Looking north from Green Mountain over Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay (tidal falls in between) across 5 miles of water to Read Island, with a slew of islands to the north.

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.033
Item Number Range
JP.033
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Responsibility
Photographer: Frank Mathers ??
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
Images
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Property conveyance from Jane Manson to John Manson

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1909; 1913
Scope and Content
File contains a legal form conveying 115 acres of Section 4 to John Manson from Jane Manson, wife of Michael Manson (1913) and a legal form, "Certification for Married Women."
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1909; 1913
Scope and Content
File contains a legal form conveying 115 acres of Section 4 to John Manson from Jane Manson, wife of Michael Manson (1913) and a legal form, "Certification for Married Women."
Storage Location
6-8
Storage Range
6-8
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Manson family information

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 199?]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.1
File Number
16
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 199?]
Physical Description
File contains a Manson family tree (typed; 33 pages), a typed excerpt of a 1908 trip to BC, including a visit to Cortes, and a history of Manson and other family names.
Storage Location
5-16
Storage Range
5-16
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.1
Material Type
textual records
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Manson's Hall renovations

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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
architectural drawing
Accession Number
2000.001
Date Range
1961-1988
Scope and Content
Series contains records related to work on the Manson's Landing Community Hall in the 1960s, a major expansion and renovation project completed in 1982, and an expansion to add a medical clinic in 1988. It includes plans, grant applications, payroll records, financial reports, receipts, and correspondence.
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
9
Accession Number
2000.001
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
architectural drawing
Date Range
1961-1988
Physical Description
25 files of textual material 4 photographs : col. ; 2 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Series contains records related to work on the Manson's Landing Community Hall in the 1960s, a major expansion and renovation project completed in 1982, and an expansion to add a medical clinic in 1988. It includes plans, grant applications, payroll records, financial reports, receipts, and correspondence.
Storage Range
3-19 - 3-42
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Subject Access
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Correspondence - John Manson

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and ephemera from a trip John Manson made to Scotland.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
27
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence and ephemera from a trip John Manson made to Scotland.
Storage Location
6-34
Storage Range
6-34
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Manson family information

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 2000]
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to Michael Manson: a manifest of the "Cardena" (undated); a typed copy of the 1891 log of the schooner "Thistle"; a typed copy of Manson's diary of a trip to Washington DC in 1923; a family tree of the Bain family of Shetland ca. 1983; typed copies of various newspaper stories about John and Michael Manson; photocopied diary pages; a printed story of the steam donkey explosion on Gunflint Lake.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.1
File Number
17
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 2000]
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to Michael Manson: a manifest of the "Cardena" (undated); a typed copy of the 1891 log of the schooner "Thistle"; a typed copy of Manson's diary of a trip to Washington DC in 1923; a family tree of the Bain family of Shetland ca. 1983; typed copies of various newspaper stories about John and Michael Manson; photocopied diary pages; a printed story of the steam donkey explosion on Gunflint Lake.
Storage Location
5-17
Storage Range
5-17
Subject Access
Logging
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History of the Manson family

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1979-1986
Scope and Content
File contains a history of the Manson family, hand-written by one of Lawrence Manson's sons.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.1
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1979-1986
Scope and Content
File contains a history of the Manson family, hand-written by one of Lawrence Manson's sons.
Storage Location
5-3
Storage Range
5-3
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1934-1961
Scope and Content
File contains ephemera relating to John Manson: a timber sale paper from the Forestry Branch, 1934; a travel receipt, 1961; and a cryptic letter with a stamp from the SS Cheakamus, 1937.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
23
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1934-1961
Scope and Content
File contains ephemera relating to John Manson: a timber sale paper from the Forestry Branch, 1934; a travel receipt, 1961; and a cryptic letter with a stamp from the SS Cheakamus, 1937.
Storage Location
6-30
Storage Range
6-30
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1988
Scope and Content
File contains an obituary of Rose McKay, written by May Ellingsen. Two photographs originally in the file (#2007.001.??? and 2007.001.???) are in the photograph box. (check)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.1
File Number
14
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1988
Scope and Content
File contains an obituary of Rose McKay, written by May Ellingsen. Two photographs originally in the file (#2007.001.??? and 2007.001.???) are in the photograph box. (check)
Storage Location
5-14
Storage Range
5-14
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Correspondence - John Manson

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1912-1921
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence about a school teacher; the sheep business, including the pedigree of a ewe; the sale of lots in Vancouver; and the post office salary.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
6
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1912-1921
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence about a school teacher; the sheep business, including the pedigree of a ewe; the sale of lots in Vancouver; and the post office salary.
Storage Location
6-11
Storage Range
6-11
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1920
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
25
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1920
Storage Location
5-25
Storage Range
5-25
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