A photograph of "Marg" (Margaret Huck), Flo (last name?) and Marg F. (Margaret Forrest) standing at the corner of the Squirrel Cove school next to a big stump which is right beside the school. The building's siding and a row of windows can be seen clearly.
A photograph of "Marg" (Margaret Huck), Flo (last name?) and Marg F. (Margaret Forrest) standing at the corner of the Squirrel Cove school next to a big stump which is right beside the school. The building's siding and a row of windows can be seen clearly.
Photograph of Margaret and Billie Huck standing beside a team of horses hitched to a wagon. They are on a dirt road; the corner of a shake-roofed house is to the left. This is probably in Whaletown, near Burnside.
Photograph of Margaret and Billie Huck standing beside a team of horses hitched to a wagon. They are on a dirt road; the corner of a shake-roofed house is to the left. This is probably in Whaletown, near Burnside.
Photograph of five young women seated in a dugout canoe on the big lake in Green Valley. Identified by Doreen Thompson as Pete (Margaret) Middleton of Braeside, Meg Robertson of Burnside, Dorothy Huck from Hell's Half Acre and Gladys Merrick.
Photograph of five young women seated in a dugout canoe on the big lake in Green Valley. Identified by Doreen Thompson as Pete (Margaret) Middleton of Braeside, Meg Robertson of Burnside, Dorothy Huck from Hell's Half Acre and Gladys Merrick.
Photograph of three women, Muriel (prob. Cunliffe), Marg (prob. Margaret Middleton), Miss Collinge and a man, Mr. Page, in front of the freight shed on the Whaletown dock.
Photograph of three women, Muriel (prob. Cunliffe), Marg (prob. Margaret Middleton), Miss Collinge and a man, Mr. Page, in front of the freight shed on the Whaletown dock.
Photograph of a five children sitting on the back of a donkey at Braeside. A hand split cedar picket fence can be seen in the background. Left to right: Margaret Huck, Verna Munro, Jack Huck, Melva Munro, Billie Huck. Full names, date and location identified by Doreen Thompson.
Photograph of a five children sitting on the back of a donkey at Braeside. A hand split cedar picket fence can be seen in the background. Left to right: Margaret Huck, Verna Munro, Jack Huck, Melva Munro, Billie Huck. Full names, date and location identified by Doreen Thompson.
Photograph of (L to R) Billie (possibly Billie Barrett), Margaret Huck, Mrs. Pauline Middleton, Bob Groochie and Mr. Munn, standing on the wharf in Whaletown.
Photograph of (L to R) Billie (possibly Billie Barrett), Margaret Huck, Mrs. Pauline Middleton, Bob Groochie and Mr. Munn, standing on the wharf in Whaletown.
Photograph of (L to R) Dorothy Huck, Helen Starr, Dorothy Robertson, Margaret Huck, Billy Huck and Violet Stoney on a woooden dock in Delight Lake (the small lake in Green Valley). Last names identified by Doreen Thompson.
Photograph of (L to R) Dorothy Huck, Helen Starr, Dorothy Robertson, Margaret Huck, Billy Huck and Violet Stoney on a woooden dock in Delight Lake (the small lake in Green Valley). Last names identified by Doreen Thompson.
Photograph of Bob, Margaret Huck, Mabel Huck and Bert Middleton of Braeside ('Boo') at the edge of Delight Lake in Green Valley. (Identification by Doreen Huck Thompson)
Photograph of Bob, Margaret Huck, Mabel Huck and Bert Middleton of Braeside ('Boo') at the edge of Delight Lake in Green Valley. (Identification by Doreen Huck Thompson)
Series consists of a variety of material relating to Douglas's life at Channel Rock, her 135 acre waterfront homestead. Channel Rock was located on the outside of Gorge Harbour, directly across from Shark Spit on Marina Island. It had no road access and could be reached only by walking trail or boat. Douglas lived in a simple cabin overlooking the water with no electrical power, although she did have a telephone. Series includes the daily journal that her husband, Philip Major Douglas, kept during the year that he lived on Cortes prior to Douglas's arrival; household account statements from the early 1950s; lists and inventories of Douglas's library, photographs, research files and household items; a resumé of Douglas's long-time caretaker David Edwards; bills and receipts for household expenses; Christmas card and gift lists; records of egg, plant and vegetable sales; and garden records including plant lists, planting plans, annotated garden catalog pages and garden catalogs.
Series consists of a variety of material relating to Douglas's life at Channel Rock, her 135 acre waterfront homestead. Channel Rock was located on the outside of Gorge Harbour, directly across from Shark Spit on Marina Island. It had no road access and could be reached only by walking trail or boat. Douglas lived in a simple cabin overlooking the water with no electrical power, although she did have a telephone. Series includes the daily journal that her husband, Philip Major Douglas, kept during the year that he lived on Cortes prior to Douglas's arrival; household account statements from the early 1950s; lists and inventories of Douglas's library, photographs, research files and household items; a resumé of Douglas's long-time caretaker David Edwards; bills and receipts for household expenses; Christmas card and gift lists; records of egg, plant and vegetable sales; and garden records including plant lists, planting plans, annotated garden catalog pages and garden catalogs.
File contains six pencil drawings and one watercolour of Channel Rock by Marge Des Marais, a friend of Douglas who lived at Seaford, and one pen and watercolour picture of the cabin by Margery Greene.
File contains six pencil drawings and one watercolour of Channel Rock by Marge Des Marais, a friend of Douglas who lived at Seaford, and one pen and watercolour picture of the cabin by Margery Greene.
A list of questions and answers about the location, access, geographical features, buildings, and other details of the condition of the Channel Rock property prior to its purchase by Douglas, in the handwriting of Philip Major Douglas; a sketch of the floor plan of the cabin
A list of questions and answers about the location, access, geographical features, buildings, and other details of the condition of the Channel Rock property prior to its purchase by Douglas, in the handwriting of Philip Major Douglas; a sketch of the floor plan of the cabin
