Photograph of a large, hand-lettered and framed poster which details the history of St. James Church, built in 1927. The vision behind the church, the names of community members who donated land and built the church, the first special services, and the planting of two special trees are mentioned. This plaque is now at CIMAS.
Photograph of a large, hand-lettered and framed poster which details the history of St. James Church, built in 1927. The vision behind the church, the names of community members who donated land and built the church, the first special services, and the planting of two special trees are mentioned. This plaque is now at CIMAS.
The Cortez Bay Women's Auxiliary (of the Anglican Church) was founded in November, 1951, around the same time that chapters were formed in Whaletown and Manson's Landing.
Custodial History
Donated in 1990 by Sheila Stoppa, the daughter of Ellen Musclow, who was the secretary/treasurer of the organization.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of one minute book containing minutes of meetings of the Cortez Bay Womens' Auxiliary.
Identified on the verso (May Ellingsen's handwriting) as (L to R) Jack Manson, Anna Manson, Beatrice Hawkins, Meg Robertson, Mabel Hawkins.
Jack Manson has his arm in a sling; he had suffered an accident while working in the woods.
Found on shelf, November 2021, in an envelope labelled "Early Days Cortes Island. Enclosed Etta Byers' stuff including her typed story".
Scope and Content
Identified on the verso (May Ellingsen's handwriting) as (L to R) Jack Manson, Anna Manson, Beatrice Hawkins, Meg Robertson, Mabel Hawkins.
Jack Manson has his arm in a sling; he had suffered an accident while working in the woods.