Photograph of the Boas family with the Columbia Coast Mission boat "Rendezvous" in the background. Caption on the copy read "The Boas family shortly after their arrival in Whaletown. Their mission ship the "Rendezvous" is in the background." Caption on the original reads "The crew of the "Rendezvous", Rev and Ms Rollo Boas, Louise and Yvonne. During the past four years the whole family made crew for the ship."
2 photograph prints: b&w; 7.5 x 5 cm (orig) and 14.5 x 10 cm (copy)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Boas family with the Columbia Coast Mission boat "Rendezvous" in the background. Caption on the copy read "The Boas family shortly after their arrival in Whaletown. Their mission ship the "Rendezvous" is in the background." Caption on the original reads "The crew of the "Rendezvous", Rev and Ms Rollo Boas, Louise and Yvonne. During the past four years the whole family made crew for the ship."
John Manson (1868-1959) was born in the Shetland Islands and migrated to British Columbia in 1887, where he joined his brother Michael Manson on Cortes Island. He married Margaret Ellen Smith in 1894 and they had four children: Jack (born 1896), Anna (1898), Rose (1900) and Nicol (1906). The family lived at Sunny Brae Farm, on the south-east side of Cortes, across from Twin Islands.
Custodial History
Most of the files in this series were in an old wooden box when transferred to the archives, suggesting that they were collected from John Manson's house as a unit.
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by John Manson of Sunny Brae farm, including legal documents, financial records, correspondence and ephemera.
Photograph of Mike Manson and his wife Jane, John Manson, Wilf Manson and daughter Dorothy, seated on logs on the beach. The photograph was taken on Mittlenatch Island when sheep were kept there.
Photograph of Mike Manson and his wife Jane, John Manson, Wilf Manson and daughter Dorothy, seated on logs on the beach. The photograph was taken on Mittlenatch Island when sheep were kept there.
Note wagon wheel showing by wharf shed. Could be Mission boat beside wharf. Looks like bank beside Whaletown wharf in early days group picture which includes Rev. Antle
Note wagon wheel showing by wharf shed. Could be Mission boat beside wharf. Looks like bank beside Whaletown wharf in early days group picture which includes Rev. Antle
Photograph of Margaret Robertson, Margaret Middleton, Anna Manson, Duncan Robertson and Allen Robertson in the field at Burnside, the home of David and Alice Robertson in Whaletown.
Photograph of Margaret Robertson, Margaret Middleton, Anna Manson, Duncan Robertson and Allen Robertson in the field at Burnside, the home of David and Alice Robertson in Whaletown.