A. Bonar Balfour peony and gladioli catalogs and price list (1926) and typewritten report given by Gladys Ballantyne to the Whaletown Women's Institute, 1925. These items probably came into Douglas's possession with the Whaletown Women's Institute papers which she was using while writing a history of the Women's Institutes and, because of personal interest, were subsequently kept by her with her gardening information.
A. Bonar Balfour peony and gladioli catalogs and price list (1926) and typewritten report given by Gladys Ballantyne to the Whaletown Women's Institute, 1925. These items probably came into Douglas's possession with the Whaletown Women's Institute papers which she was using while writing a history of the Women's Institutes and, because of personal interest, were subsequently kept by her with her gardening information.
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.
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File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.