This floathouse was built at John and Anna Gregg's property in Manson's Landing, moved to Carrington Bay beside the entrance to Carrington Lagoon (ca. 1978), and then towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with the "Sutil Chief" in 1985.
Transferred from Information Files August 20, 2020
Scope and Content
This floathouse was built at John and Anna Gregg's property in Manson's Landing, moved to Carrington Bay beside the entrance to Carrington Lagoon (ca. 1978), and then towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with the "Sutil Chief" in 1985.
Binder contains interviews, stories, clippings and photographs documenting the social history of the Coulter Bay and Carrington Bay areas. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories, clippings and photographs documenting the social history of the Coulter Bay and Carrington Bay areas. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Ginny and Bruce Ellingsen, the Lambert family, Dolly (Jeffery) Hansen and Maryann McCoy, with additional historic photographs of Smelt Bay from the early to the late 1900s at the back. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Ginny and Bruce Ellingsen, the Lambert family, Dolly (Jeffery) Hansen and Maryann McCoy, with additional historic photographs of Smelt Bay from the early to the late 1900s at the back. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Etta (McKay) Byers, Bert and Penny Hansen, Peggy Pyner, Frank Hayes, Vida (Trousdale) Hodgson, Bob Milton, Lorne Musclow, and Elton Anderson.
It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Etta (McKay) Byers, Bert and Penny Hansen, Peggy Pyner, Frank Hayes, Vida (Trousdale) Hodgson, Bob Milton, Lorne Musclow, and Elton Anderson.
It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Memories of Mansons Landing 2005 – Central Area – Bridge Hill and Smelt Bay Hill
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Mary and Bill Block, Larry Borland, May (Freeman) Ellingsen, Wilf Freeman, the Froud family, Robbie Graham, Bill Guthrie, Gloria Morrisette, Jean (Reford) MacDonald and Beth (Martin) Slater.
It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Memories of Mansons Landing 2005 – Central Area – Bridge Hill and Smelt Bay Hill
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures from Mary and Bill Block, Larry Borland, May (Freeman) Ellingsen, Wilf Freeman, the Froud family, Robbie Graham, Bill Guthrie, Gloria Morrisette, Jean (Reford) MacDonald and Beth (Martin) Slater.
It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
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.
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.
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs relating to schools in Mansons Landing. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs relating to schools in Mansons Landing. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories, clippings and photographs documenting the social history of the Green Valley/Bluejay Lake area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories, clippings and photographs documenting the social history of the Green Valley/Bluejay Lake area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs relating to Michael and John Manson and their families. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs relating to Michael and John Manson and their families. It was created as part of the Memories of Manson's Landing Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
"Young Hopefuls" in front of the Manson's Landing school (then known as the Cortez Island School).
Front row: Ethel Tiber, George Marquette, Wilena Smith (later Mrs. Dick Thompson, Quadra), Nicol Manson.
Mid-row: Katherine Marquette, Mrs. Mary Marquette, Rose and Anna Manson (Middleton).
Back row: Alice Marquette & her grandmother, Mrs. Anna (August) Tiber.
"Young Hopefuls" in front of the Manson's Landing school (then known as the Cortez Island School).
Front row: Ethel Tiber, George Marquette, Wilena Smith (later Mrs. Dick Thompson, Quadra), Nicol Manson.
Mid-row: Katherine Marquette, Mrs. Mary Marquette, Rose and Anna Manson (Middleton).
Back row: Alice Marquette & her grandmother, Mrs. Anna (August) Tiber.
Fonds consists of sixteen photographs depicting people and scenes, primarily of the Manson's Landing area. Identification was provided by Fred Brooks Jr. in an interview with Cathy Jenks.
Alethea and Frederick (Fred) James Brooks Sr. and their two sons, Frederick (Fred) Earl, Jr. and Bob, lived on Cortes Island from ca. 1941 to 1944, near Manson's Landing. Fred Sr. logged in Cortes Bay and employed two of the Hawkins boys, Bill and George.
Fred Jr. attended grades three to six at Cortes Island school before the family moved to Pender Harbour. Some of the names he recalls are: the Christiansen kids (Robert, Jim, and a sister), the Tibers on the west side of Cortes Island, and the Jefferys of Smelt Bay.
Custodial History
Fred Brooks Jr. gave the photographs to Cathy Brooks of Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society, who facilitated the donation by collecting the photographs, donation form and information from Brooks and sending the materials to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of sixteen photographs depicting people and scenes, primarily of the Manson's Landing area. Identification was provided by Fred Brooks Jr. in an interview with Cathy Jenks.
Pender Harbour Living Heritage holds related material from the Brooks family: https://penderharbourheritage.pastperfectonline.com/bysearchterm?keyword=Brooks+family
Michael and Jane Manson seated in the centre of a large family group at their Golden Wedding Anniversary in front of the home they had built at Manson's Landing.
Back row, L to R: Percy Renwick holding his son, Fraser Campbell, Flossie Kenny, George Freeman, Hazel Herrewig, Dave Renwick (Jane's brother)
Middle row, L to R: Liz Renwick, Mrs Hurren, Mike Manson, Jane Manson, Mary Anne Renwick, Margaret Manson, Tom Renwick standing (Jane's brother)
Front row, L to R: Harold Smith, Hubert Smith, Gwen Campbell holding Calvin with Thelma just in front, Ethel Hurren, Eileen Kenny in foreground in front of flowers, Robina Freeman, Flo McKay with Hazel just in front
Michael and Jane Manson seated in the centre of a large family group at their Golden Wedding Anniversary in front of the home they had built at Manson's Landing.
Back row, L to R: Percy Renwick holding his son, Fraser Campbell, Flossie Kenny, George Freeman, Hazel Herrewig, Dave Renwick (Jane's brother)
Middle row, L to R: Liz Renwick, Mrs Hurren, Mike Manson, Jane Manson, Mary Anne Renwick, Margaret Manson, Tom Renwick standing (Jane's brother)
Front row, L to R: Harold Smith, Hubert Smith, Gwen Campbell holding Calvin with Thelma just in front, Ethel Hurren, Eileen Kenny in foreground in front of flowers, Robina Freeman, Flo McKay with Hazel just in front
Photograph of Emmeline Pickles and her children at Smelt Bay, with the O'Donnell's boat house in the background. (From an envelope "May Ellingsen photos Manson's Landing")
Photograph of Emmeline Pickles and her children at Smelt Bay, with the O'Donnell's boat house in the background. (From an envelope "May Ellingsen photos Manson's Landing")
Photograph of members of the Manson's Landing Women's Institute outside the home of Rose Tiber in Tiber Bay. Jack ??, who provided transportation, is also in the photo.
L to R: Eva Freeman, Mary Jeffery, Isla (Cowan) Forrest, Flo McKay, Anna Middleton, Mary Cowan
L to R kneeling: Betty Jeffery holding Joan Jeffery (daughter of Nellie Jeffery), Julia Smith, Rose Tiber
Photograph of members of the Manson's Landing Women's Institute outside the home of Rose Tiber in Tiber Bay. Jack ??, who provided transportation, is also in the photo.
L to R: Eva Freeman, Mary Jeffery, Isla (Cowan) Forrest, Flo McKay, Anna Middleton, Mary Cowan
L to R kneeling: Betty Jeffery holding Joan Jeffery (daughter of Nellie Jeffery), Julia Smith, Rose Tiber
Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".
Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".
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