The man in the skiff may be Doug Morton. Note was included with photo: "Doreen, can you identify please? Lorena thinks the local is close to their beach in Gorge Harbour. maybe in front of Bernie Allen's i.e. the spit where he had skids on beach for pulling up rowboats."
The man in the skiff may be Doug Morton. Note was included with photo: "Doreen, can you identify please? Lorena thinks the local is close to their beach in Gorge Harbour. maybe in front of Bernie Allen's i.e. the spit where he had skids on beach for pulling up rowboats."
Slide shows (L to R): Doug McCoy, Jeannie Mathews, Johnny Weiler, Sheril Mathews, Heather Maclean, Philip Bergman, Ian Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Janice Maclean, teacher Don McDevitt, Ricky Mathews
Slide shows (L to R): Doug McCoy, Jeannie Mathews, Johnny Weiler, Sheril Mathews, Heather Maclean, Philip Bergman, Ian Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Janice Maclean, teacher Don McDevitt, Ricky Mathews
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.
