Mrs. George Ewart standing behind the Middleton house at Squirrel Cove. Mrs. George Ewart and husband George Ewart owned the Squirrel Cove Store and the Boarding Rooms. This is the same building which is the present day (2009) Squirrel Cove Store. It was built by Jack Shaler.
Mrs. George Ewart standing behind the Middleton house at Squirrel Cove. Mrs. George Ewart and husband George Ewart owned the Squirrel Cove Store and the Boarding Rooms. This is the same building which is the present day (2009) Squirrel Cove Store. It was built by Jack Shaler.
Photocopies: Fire Insurance receipt, 1908; letters from PO Inspector to David Forrest, 1915; Public Schools Act Assessment letters, 1915; notary and registry papers, Wallis Walter Lefeaux, W. Lawrence Forrest, Joseph Edward Mellor last will and testament, 1927; pharmacy receipts, undated; letters, undated
Photocopies: Fire Insurance receipt, 1908; letters from PO Inspector to David Forrest, 1915; Public Schools Act Assessment letters, 1915; notary and registry papers, Wallis Walter Lefeaux, W. Lawrence Forrest, Joseph Edward Mellor last will and testament, 1927; pharmacy receipts, undated; letters, undated
Notes, emails, clippings, maps, scanned photographs, and written info on Squirrel Cove, including local businesses and people, early 1900s-present. Squirrel Cove store receipts, 1952-1953. Envelope of files titled "Squirrel Cove - early days - info from Ron Forrest, Nov 2014." Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, and Chalkdust & Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Keywords: Nichols, Squirrel Cove General Store, The Cove Restaurant, Flying Squirrel Take Out, Union Steamship "Cheakamus," Squirrel Cove Church.
Notes, emails, clippings, maps, scanned photographs, and written info on Squirrel Cove, including local businesses and people, early 1900s-present. Squirrel Cove store receipts, 1952-1953. Envelope of files titled "Squirrel Cove - early days - info from Ron Forrest, Nov 2014." Excerpts from Sliammon Life, Sliammon Lands, and Chalkdust & Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Keywords: Nichols, Squirrel Cove General Store, The Cove Restaurant, Flying Squirrel Take Out, Union Steamship "Cheakamus," Squirrel Cove Church.
Billy Morrison and Harry Middleton Jr. playing beside two wash tubs. In the background is the boat ways with roof to the west of the Middleton machine shop (peaked roof) and the shed-roofed blacksmith shop and engine room. Boats were pulled up with a two-speed winch powered by a single-cylinder Easthope with a water hopper cooling the motor.
Billy Morrison and Harry Middleton Jr. playing beside two wash tubs. In the background is the boat ways with roof to the west of the Middleton machine shop (peaked roof) and the shed-roofed blacksmith shop and engine room. Boats were pulled up with a two-speed winch powered by a single-cylinder Easthope with a water hopper cooling the motor.
Notes about Reverend Rollo Boas and Kathleen (Kay) Boas, undated (1940s?); scanned photographs: Boas family, 1946 and Squirrel Cove Church burning, 1948; excerpt from The Columbia is Coming mentioning rev Boas, 1982; Posts in WNE by Rollo Boas, 1990; CIMAS News Release "A Woman's Perspective of Life on the Missionary Ships," 2000; posts in Cortes Marketer about Kathleen Boas, 2006, 2007 (obituary); notes on Boas family by Lynne Jordan, 2012
Notes about Reverend Rollo Boas and Kathleen (Kay) Boas, undated (1940s?); scanned photographs: Boas family, 1946 and Squirrel Cove Church burning, 1948; excerpt from The Columbia is Coming mentioning rev Boas, 1982; Posts in WNE by Rollo Boas, 1990; CIMAS News Release "A Woman's Perspective of Life on the Missionary Ships," 2000; posts in Cortes Marketer about Kathleen Boas, 2006, 2007 (obituary); notes on Boas family by Lynne Jordan, 2012
Notes on Byers Logging, 1863-1935; facsimile of a letter written by Mike Manson to his brother John in 1923, typed up by Etta Byers in 1978; Read Island History: Byers Family, by Mrs. Etta Byers, nee McKay, 1975; clipping of coastal logging/family camps, Etta Byers, 1977; Etta Byers, interviewed by Marcia Wolter, April 20, 1993; clipping of Clarence and Etta Byers 60th wedding anniversary, 2008; clipping of Clarence Byers obituary, 2009; letter from Etta Byers regarding visit to the museum and her local history, undated. Blue folder labelled Etta Byers: Read Island History, 1975; Hand written notes from Etta Byers, undated; printed photograph of Mary Jane (chapman) Aldrich and Herbert Cyrus Aldrich
Notes on Byers Logging, 1863-1935; facsimile of a letter written by Mike Manson to his brother John in 1923, typed up by Etta Byers in 1978; Read Island History: Byers Family, by Mrs. Etta Byers, nee McKay, 1975; clipping of coastal logging/family camps, Etta Byers, 1977; Etta Byers, interviewed by Marcia Wolter, April 20, 1993; clipping of Clarence and Etta Byers 60th wedding anniversary, 2008; clipping of Clarence Byers obituary, 2009; letter from Etta Byers regarding visit to the museum and her local history, undated. Blue folder labelled Etta Byers: Read Island History, 1975; Hand written notes from Etta Byers, undated; printed photograph of Mary Jane (chapman) Aldrich and Herbert Cyrus Aldrich
Midge Calwell talks about Von Donop Creek, as told to Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2001, with photographs scanned from the Von Donop album, 1946-1949; Emails with Bernice regarding Calwell family, 2016
Midge Calwell talks about Von Donop Creek, as told to Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2001, with photographs scanned from the Von Donop album, 1946-1949; Emails with Bernice regarding Calwell family, 2016
Co-operative Fire and Casualty Company info regarding request to insure a property, Mr and Mrs Ellingsen, 1963. Licensing and insurance papers for E. Ellingsen, 1968-1970. Info on residential, recreational, commercial, industrial and investment real estate, "Growing with Vancouver," featuring Bruce Ellingsen, 1974. Excerpts from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Andersen, 1982. Receipts from Mansons Landing Store for May and Elmer Ellingsen, 1982-1987. Old notebook cover, Elmer Ellingsen, undated. Info on memorials: Elmer Ellingsen, 2002; May Ellingsen, 2012; and Virginia Hazel Ellingsen, 2019. Letter from Etta to CIMAS, 2012. Invoice for art purchased by CIMAS from David Ellingsen, 2017. Info on The Last Stand, D. Ellingsen, 2019. Info on Cortes Connection, 2019. Photo of Dianne Hentschel, Nellie Jeffrey, May Ellingsen, undated.
Co-operative Fire and Casualty Company info regarding request to insure a property, Mr and Mrs Ellingsen, 1963. Licensing and insurance papers for E. Ellingsen, 1968-1970. Info on residential, recreational, commercial, industrial and investment real estate, "Growing with Vancouver," featuring Bruce Ellingsen, 1974. Excerpts from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Andersen, 1982. Receipts from Mansons Landing Store for May and Elmer Ellingsen, 1982-1987. Old notebook cover, Elmer Ellingsen, undated. Info on memorials: Elmer Ellingsen, 2002; May Ellingsen, 2012; and Virginia Hazel Ellingsen, 2019. Letter from Etta to CIMAS, 2012. Invoice for art purchased by CIMAS from David Ellingsen, 2017. Info on The Last Stand, D. Ellingsen, 2019. Info on Cortes Connection, 2019. Photo of Dianne Hentschel, Nellie Jeffrey, May Ellingsen, undated.
Logging Donkey Engineer Certificate addressed to Wilfred George M. Freeman, 1941; Union Steamships Limited order form, 1941 or 1951; photographs of Eva Freeman and Lotti McDevitt, undated. Memorial info for Wilfred Freeman, 2012
Logging Donkey Engineer Certificate addressed to Wilfred George M. Freeman, 1941; Union Steamships Limited order form, 1941 or 1951; photographs of Eva Freeman and Lotti McDevitt, undated. Memorial info for Wilfred Freeman, 2012
Memorial note about George Griffin in WNE, undated; clippings of 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs Griffin, 1973 and memorial service for Griffin son, undated
Memorial note about George Griffin in WNE, undated; clippings of 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs Griffin, 1973 and memorial service for Griffin son, undated
Info on Ken Hansen and the Squirrel Cove School, 1939-1979. Tax receipt for Harold Hansen and others, 1956. Scanned photograph from Lakeview Ranch summer camp, undated (pre-Linnaea). Clippings about Ken Hansen killing wolves, farming sheep, advocating for raw milk sales, and general info about Hansen family life on Cortes, including some from WNE, 1964-2008. Info on the Hansens in dialogue with the ministry and press about wolves on Cortes, 1970s. Info about memorials for Harold Hansen, 2003, Ken Hansen, 2004, and Dolly Hansen, 2012. Transcript of conversation with Dolly Hansen, Doreen (Huck) Thompson, Sue (Bone) Ellingsen, and Dianne (Theal) Hentschel, 2005. Info on Dolly Hansen and family, 2009. Info on Hazel Hansen. Keywords: Squirrel Cove School, Linnea Farm, wolves
Info on Ken Hansen and the Squirrel Cove School, 1939-1979. Tax receipt for Harold Hansen and others, 1956. Scanned photograph from Lakeview Ranch summer camp, undated (pre-Linnaea). Clippings about Ken Hansen killing wolves, farming sheep, advocating for raw milk sales, and general info about Hansen family life on Cortes, including some from WNE, 1964-2008. Info on the Hansens in dialogue with the ministry and press about wolves on Cortes, 1970s. Info about memorials for Harold Hansen, 2003, Ken Hansen, 2004, and Dolly Hansen, 2012. Transcript of conversation with Dolly Hansen, Doreen (Huck) Thompson, Sue (Bone) Ellingsen, and Dianne (Theal) Hentschel, 2005. Info on Dolly Hansen and family, 2009. Info on Hazel Hansen. Keywords: Squirrel Cove School, Linnea Farm, wolves
