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Application to the Local Initiatives Program for a grant for a Cortes heritage project

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1976-1977
Scope and Content
File contains an application for funding for a Cortes Island heritage project.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
9
File Number
2
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1976-1977
Scope and Content
File contains an application for funding for a Cortes Island heritage project.
Storage Location
7-50
Storage Range
7-50
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Clippings - local mysteries

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions9963
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967, 1982
Scope and Content
File contains clippings of Read and Savary Island murders involving Mike Manson as justice of the peace.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
12
File Number
5
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967, 1982
Scope and Content
File contains clippings of Read and Savary Island murders involving Mike Manson as justice of the peace.
Storage Location
8-51
Storage Range
8-51
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Correspondence about local history

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10029
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975
Scope and Content
File contains letters written by May Ellingsen re preserving the former Manson's Landing Lodge store for use as a museum, archival information about pictographs, artifacts and old Cortes Island families, and correspondence about a central post office on Cortes and milk regulations.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
76
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1975
Scope and Content
File contains letters written by May Ellingsen re preserving the former Manson's Landing Lodge store for use as a museum, archival information about pictographs, artifacts and old Cortes Island families, and correspondence about a central post office on Cortes and milk regulations.
Storage Location
5-76
Storage Range
5-76
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Gorge Harbour tidal circulation and pollution study

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1977
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
6
File Number
24
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1977
Storage Location
2-45
Storage Range
2-45
Name Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
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Homestead by the water (ID)

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14031
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[19--]
Scope and Content
Note car ramp at left
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.707
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[19--]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Note car ramp at left
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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House in snow, beside a body of water

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman and a dog in front of a house (possibly Elmer & May's house by the lake??)
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.068
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w: 7.5 x 7.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman and a dog in front of a house (possibly Elmer & May's house by the lake??)
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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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
5.2
Material Type
textual records
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Local history subject files

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10894
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1892-[ca. 2005]
Scope and Content
Series consists of information on the settlement history of Cortes Island and nearby islands compiled by May Ellingsen. It includes original records, correspondence, notes and publications. Series is arranged in two sub-series: 5.1 Manson family history and 5.2 Local history research files.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1892-[ca. 2005]
Physical Description
40 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of information on the settlement history of Cortes Island and nearby islands compiled by May Ellingsen. It includes original records, correspondence, notes and publications. Series is arranged in two sub-series: 5.1 Manson family history and 5.2 Local history research files.
Storage Range
5-1 to 6-7
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May Ellingsen's notes on local history

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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 May Ellingsen's notes on local history. Subjects include the Ratepayers' Association, Von Donop, Mike Manson, Whaletown people, Blind Creek and Refuge Cove. There is a transcription of a taped interview with George Griffin.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
95
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 2000]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history. Subjects include the Ratepayers' Association, Von Donop, Mike Manson, Whaletown people, Blind Creek and Refuge Cove. There is a transcription of a taped interview with George Griffin.
Storage Location
6-5
Storage Range
6-5
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Refuge Cove
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May Ellingsen's notes on local history

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10096
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 198?]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history, including information on the Middleton and Barrett families.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
89
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 198?]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on local history, including information on the Middleton and Barrett families.
Storage Location
5-89
Storage Range
5-89
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Milstead Rd. subdivision water system

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1991
Scope and Content
File contains specifications and receipts for the community water system at the Milstead Rd. subdivision.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.4
File Number
67
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1991
Scope and Content
File contains specifications and receipts for the community water system at the Milstead Rd. subdivision.
Storage Location
4-9
Storage Range
4-9
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Notes and correspondence about local history

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10174
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1990
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes and correspondence about local history.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
86
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1990
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes and correspondence about local history.
Storage Location
5-86
Storage Range
5-86
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Notes and writings on local history

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10175
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 198-]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes and writings about local history.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
91
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 198-]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes and writings about local history.
Storage Location
6-1
Storage Range
6-1
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People in the water at the Sandy Beach near the outlet rocks

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.359
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Property tax assessments and water licenses

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10675
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1956-1966
Scope and Content
File contains
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
2
File Number
14
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1956-1966
Scope and Content
File contains
Storage Location
2-14
Storage Range
2-14
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Property tax assessments and water licenses [check dates]

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1982
Scope and Content
File contains
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
2
File Number
17
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1970-1982
Scope and Content
File contains
Storage Location
2-17
Storage Range
2-17
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The Sandy Beach at Hague Lake; a rowboat from the Cortes Lodge in the water just off the beach

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.358
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 9 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Telephone service - Manson's Landing local telephone line

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
File contains a notebook with information on establishing a local phone line, with lists of subscribers and of men who worked stringing the wire.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
8
File Number
38
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
File contains a notebook with information on establishing a local phone line, with lists of subscribers and of men who worked stringing the wire.
Storage Location
7-38
Storage Range
7-38
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View of the Anderson farm from the water

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1934
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Anderson farm from the water. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.341
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1934
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Anderson farm from the water. Photograph is from an envelope labelled "Pictures of Anderson farm, Cortez Island".
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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View of the Happy Ranch from the water

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.387
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12.5 x 18 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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