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"Grit and Grace - People In Place" calendar for 2007

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
2007
Scope and Content
File consists of a Cortes Ecoforestry Society calendar which was a fund-raiser for a community forest project. The calendar features nude photographs of community members. There are two options for each month, "Grit" or "Grace" photos.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Creator
Cortes Ecoforestry Society
File Number
29
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
2007
Physical Description
2 spiral-bound calendars
Scope and Content
File consists of a Cortes Ecoforestry Society calendar which was a fund-raiser for a community forest project. The calendar features nude photographs of community members. There are two options for each month, "Grit" or "Grace" photos.
Storage Location
Oversize box
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People in landscape: Cortes Island people (original at BC Archives, Item #AAAB2717)

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
[ca. 1968]
Scope and Content
This is a copy of a recording made by Imbert Orchard as part of a "People in Landscape" series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In this program, some of the people who grew up on Cortes Island recall how the settlement began, and discuss the quality of life there -- as it is today, and as it used to be. Voices heard include: Otto and Mary Weiler, Elmer and May Ellingsen, Rose (Manson) MacKay, Allen Robertson, and Duncan Robertson.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Orchard, Imbert
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.051
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
[ca. 1968]
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Tape was found at the Cortes Island Recycling Center and donated to the museum by Gail Ringwood on Oct. 3, 2004. Original owner is unknown.
Scope and Content
This is a copy of a recording made by Imbert Orchard as part of a "People in Landscape" series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In this program, some of the people who grew up on Cortes Island recall how the settlement began, and discuss the quality of life there -- as it is today, and as it used to be. Voices heard include: Otto and Mary Weiler, Elmer and May Ellingsen, Rose (Manson) MacKay, Allen Robertson, and Duncan Robertson.
Audio Recordings
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BC Aboriginal People Communities in Transition

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2000
Scope and Content
"BC Aboriginal People: Communities in Transition" report by Patrick Kelly, 2000
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
25
Date Range
2000
Scope and Content
"BC Aboriginal People: Communities in Transition" report by Patrick Kelly, 2000
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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"Cortes Cinema presents: Where Does the Nuclear Family Go To Get Recycled; the best of 'We Can Work It Out' by the Cortes Theatre Group"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2007.004
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
DVD of a short film directed and shot by George Sirk at the Cortes Recycling Center and footage shot by Sirk of a performance by the Cortes Theatre Group. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Sirk, George
Series Number
2
Item Number
2007.004.003
Accession Number
2007.004
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
[198?]
Physical Description
1 DVD, copied from an original VHS tape
Custodial History
Copied from George Sirk's VHS tapes with his permission to use the contents for display and research purposes.
Scope and Content
DVD of a short film directed and shot by George Sirk at the Cortes Recycling Center and footage shot by Sirk of a performance by the Cortes Theatre Group. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Storage Location
CD/DVD album
Name Access
Sirk, George
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
Family trees of Cortes residents throughout history. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their family tree there rather than the general file
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
6
Scope and Content
Family trees of Cortes residents throughout history. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their family tree there rather than the general file
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
General info on local people. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
7
Scope and Content
General info on local people. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
Two folders containing obituaries of Cortes residents. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
8
Scope and Content
Two folders containing obituaries of Cortes residents. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Storage Range
Drawer 3
Documents

Obituary list to 2022.pdf

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1987-present
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Senior's Health Action Committee, Seniors Helping Seniors (SHS), Literacy Now for Seniors, Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS), Seniors Building Society, Seniors Society Community Housing, and Seniors/Elders Official Community Plan (OCP), 1987-present
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
21
Date Range
1987-present
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Senior's Health Action Committee, Seniors Helping Seniors (SHS), Literacy Now for Seniors, Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS), Seniors Building Society, Seniors Society Community Housing, and Seniors/Elders Official Community Plan (OCP), 1987-present
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Gilean Douglas standing beside a fence

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas standing beside a fence in her yard.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0006
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1905]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas standing beside a fence in her yard.
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Boat anchored in front of Channel Rock; weather station in the foreground

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat anchored in front of Channel Rock. Gilean Douglas' weather station is in the foreground.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0063
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat anchored in front of Channel Rock. Gilean Douglas' weather station is in the foreground.
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Weather station in front of the house at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the station for collecting weather data in front of the house at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0068
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 6.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the station for collecting weather data in front of the house at Channel Rock.
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Small pond in front of the house at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photograph of the small ornamental pond, in a natural depression in the rocky outcrop on which the house at Channel Rock stood.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0084
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the small ornamental pond, in a natural depression in the rocky outcrop on which the house at Channel Rock stood.
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Poppies growing in one of the rockery beds in front of the house at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photograph of poppies blooming in one of the rockery beds in front Gilean Douglas' house.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0087
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of poppies blooming in one of the rockery beds in front Gilean Douglas' house.
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People poling ashore in a rowboat

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photograph of people poling ashore in a rowboat. (Needs ID)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0089
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people poling ashore in a rowboat. (Needs ID)
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People in the rowboat "Alan Greene"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photograph of people in the rowboat "Alan Greene". (Needs ID)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0090
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people in the rowboat "Alan Greene". (Needs ID)
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People arriving at Channel Rock by boat

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photograph of people arriving at Channel Rock in a boat.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0101
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 12 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people arriving at Channel Rock in a boat.
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Forsythia in front of the barn at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photograph of the forsythia bush blooming in front of the barn in the big garden at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0103
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 8 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the forsythia bush blooming in front of the barn in the big garden at Channel Rock.
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David Edwards, in front of the cabin at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Edwards in front of Gilean Douglas' cabin at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0104
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Edwards in front of Gilean Douglas' cabin at Channel Rock.
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Al Taylor standing in front of the woodshed at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1958]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Al Taylor (of Read Island) in front of the woodshed which was behind the house at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0111
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1958]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Al Taylor (of Read Island) in front of the woodshed which was behind the house at Channel Rock.
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Woman in front of a house (Needs ID)

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing in front of a house.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0121
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 11.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing in front of a house.
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