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Newspaper clipping of Bob (Bobo) Fraser and Bonnie MacDonald inside the store at Refuge Cove

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1976
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.014
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1946] - 1991
Scope and Content
Series consists of clippings of Douglas's published articles, clippings from Campbell River newspapers of Cortes Island social events columns, and clippings about British Columbia
Other Title Info
Title based on contents of the series.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
15
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1946] - 1991
Physical Description
9 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of clippings of Douglas's published articles, clippings from Campbell River newspapers of Cortes Island social events columns, and clippings about British Columbia
Storage Range
6-20 - 6-25
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1963-1982
Scope and Content
Series consists of clippings related to issues concerning Cortes Island, including ferry service and electrical power, building codes and the CIRA vs Raven Lumber court case.
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
8
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1963-1982
Physical Description
2 cm. of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of clippings related to issues concerning Cortes Island, including ferry service and electrical power, building codes and the CIRA vs Raven Lumber court case.
Storage Range
3-38 - 3-41
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1910-1920]; predominant 1943-1996
Scope and Content
Series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about Cortes Island people, events and history, collected by May Ellingsen. It also includes a scrapbook of clippings of poems from the early 1900s.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
12
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1910-1920]; predominant 1943-1996
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about Cortes Island people, events and history, collected by May Ellingsen. It also includes a scrapbook of clippings of poems from the early 1900s.
Storage Range
8-47 to 8-57
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Woman seated in a wicker chair, reading a newspaper

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Part Of
Eleanor Milne fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 191?]
Scope and Content
Woman (likely Lydia Hague) seated in a chair, reading a newspaper.
Part Of
Eleanor Milne fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.005
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.005.002
Material Type
graphic
Date Range
[ca. 191?]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Woman (likely Lydia Hague) seated in a chair, reading a newspaper.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 3
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Ephemera and Clippings series

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Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
ephemera
Accession Number
2006.001
Date Range
1932-[196?]
Scope and Content
Series consists of books from the Whaletown and Von Donop schools; event programs and posters; and clippings.
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
5
Accession Number
2006.001
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1932-[196?]
Scope and Content
Series consists of books from the Whaletown and Von Donop schools; event programs and posters; and clippings.
Name Access
Thompson, Doreen
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Newspaper from 1915 pasted on the wall of the Horace Ward house

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Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1985
Scope and Content
A close-up of a newspaper page dated March 15, 1915, which had been pasted on the wall of the Horace Ward house.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
10
Item Number
2004.003.006
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1985
Physical Description
1 photograph print: colour; 8.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
A close-up of a newspaper page dated March 15, 1915, which had been pasted on the wall of the Horace Ward house.
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Location - Copy
Vol. 3, p. 30c
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
Material Type
textual records
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Local history subject files

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1892-[ca. 2005]
Scope and Content
Series consists of information on the settlement history of Cortes Island and nearby islands compiled by May Ellingsen. It includes original records, correspondence, notes and publications. Series is arranged in two sub-series: 5.1 Manson family history and 5.2 Local history research files.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Series
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1892-[ca. 2005]
Physical Description
40 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of information on the settlement history of Cortes Island and nearby islands compiled by May Ellingsen. It includes original records, correspondence, notes and publications. Series is arranged in two sub-series: 5.1 Manson family history and 5.2 Local history research files.
Storage Range
5-1 to 6-7
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Part Of
Cortes Walking Group fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Part Of
Cortes Walking Group fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Cortes Walking Group
Fonds Number
2022.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2022.002.166
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Physical Description
1 photograph: col ; 15 x 10 cm
Storage Location
Cortes Walking Group box
Name Access
Cortes Walking Group
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Cortes Walking Group fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Part Of
Cortes Walking Group fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Cortes Walking Group
Fonds Number
2022.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2022.002.167
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Physical Description
1 photograph: col ; 15 x 10 cm
Storage Location
Cortes Walking Group box
Name Access
Cortes Walking Group
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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House at Channel Rock, with about a foot of snow

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1962]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cabin at Channel Rock, covered in at least a foot of snow.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0316
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1962]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 10 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cabin at Channel Rock, covered in at least a foot of snow.
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May Ellingsen, at about 18 years of age

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of May Ellingsen at about 18 years of age.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.129
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 19 ]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 10 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of May Ellingsen at about 18 years of age.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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Part Of
Cortes Walking Group fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2014
Scope and Content
Back: Peter Henbury, Ray Kendall, Elinore Harwood, Celia (surname?), Ray Kendall, Erika and Walter Grundmann, Peter Elliott, Steve Ringwood Front: Gail Ringwood, Dianne Hentschel, Ann Dewar, Caz Ratcliffe, Nancy Kendall and Daisy, Carol Trueman
Part Of
Cortes Walking Group fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Cortes Walking Group
Fonds Number
2022.002
Series Number
1
Item Number
2022.002.260
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2014
Physical Description
1 photograph: col ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Back: Peter Henbury, Ray Kendall, Elinore Harwood, Celia (surname?), Ray Kendall, Erika and Walter Grundmann, Peter Elliott, Steve Ringwood Front: Gail Ringwood, Dianne Hentschel, Ann Dewar, Caz Ratcliffe, Nancy Kendall and Daisy, Carol Trueman
Storage Location
Cortes Walking Group box
Name Access
Cortes Walking Group
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Yvonne and Louise Boas, ages about 7 and 11

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yvonne and Louise, daughters of Rollo and Kathleen Boas, in front of a brick fireplace.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0629
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yvonne and Louise, daughters of Rollo and Kathleen Boas, in front of a brick fireplace.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Norm and Lisa Gibbons interview about Refuge Cove

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Accession Number
2023.007
Date Range
2023
Scope and Content
Recording of Norm and Lisa Gibbons talking about their experiences at Refuge Cove, recorded by Lisa Gibbons during a museum-sponsored trip to Refuge Cove on the "Misty Isles". See also the digitized photographs from Norm Gibbons' album which illustrate many of the stories in the recording. (Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds, Series 5, File 2)
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
Item Number
2023.007.001
Accession Number
2023.007
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2023
Physical Description
1 .mp3 file : 36.2 MB
Custodial History
Recorded by Lisa Gibbons on her iPhone, July 15, 2023
Scope and Content
Recording of Norm and Lisa Gibbons talking about their experiences at Refuge Cove, recorded by Lisa Gibbons during a museum-sponsored trip to Refuge Cove on the "Misty Isles". See also the digitized photographs from Norm Gibbons' album which illustrate many of the stories in the recording. (Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds, Series 5, File 2)
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Gibbons, Lisa
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
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David Edwards' woodshed with about a foot of snow on the roof

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968-1969
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2504
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968-1969
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Portrait of Gilean Douglas, about ten years of age

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas, about ten years old, in a leather frame.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1142
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
Physical Description
1 framed photograph: b&w; 8 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas, about ten years old, in a leather frame.
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Logs being taken out at Otter B.C. about 1916"

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1916]
Scope and Content
Photograph of old-growth Douglas fir logs being taken out of a logging slash by rail. A logger is sitting on the end of the load of logs.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1083
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1916]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of old-growth Douglas fir logs being taken out of a logging slash by rail. A logger is sitting on the end of the load of logs.
Subject Access
Logging
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Looking down Belize from about the mouth of Allison Sound

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of labelled "Looking down Belize from about the mouth of Allison Sound." The deck of a boat is in the foreground.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1095
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of labelled "Looking down Belize from about the mouth of Allison Sound." The deck of a boat is in the foreground.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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