File contains a typed manuscript of a school play, "Gracious Living", a one act play in three scenes. Other information about Peggy Pyner, and photocopies of some of her columns, can be found in the CIMAS Informational Files.
Marguerite (Peggy) Flora Pyner (1914-2009) grew up in a family of seven children on Valdes Island. In 1945, she and her husband Jim Pyner bought 62 hectares on Cortes Island (now Hollyhock Retreat Center) for $2,500, where they logged and farmed. Their children Nancy (Anderson) and Barb (Warman) were born in 1946 and 1949. She wrote a weekly column, "The Manson's Landing Mirror" for the Campbell River Courier.
Custodial History
There is no accession record for this file; it has been given an arbitrary FIC (Found In Collection) number based on the date of processing.
Scope and Content
File contains a typed manuscript of a school play, "Gracious Living", a one act play in three scenes. Other information about Peggy Pyner, and photocopies of some of her columns, can be found in the CIMAS Informational Files.
Photograph of a view of the end of the lake near the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of a view of the end of the lake near the Anderson farm. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Photograph of Barbara Hunt, seated on a couch in her living room. In front of her is a table set for tea; behind is a piano. This is the same location as photo #1999.001.781.
Photograph of Barbara Hunt, seated on a couch in her living room. In front of her is a table set for tea; behind is a piano. This is the same location as photo #1999.001.781.
