This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).
7 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
3 photographs : colour ; 15 x 10 cm
1 file of textual records
History / Biographical
Jalmar Olson (Apr 30, 1869-Feb 29, 1964) was born in Sweden. He emigrated to Canada in 1906 and moved to Cortes in the 1930s. He had a house and garden in Gorge Harbour at what is now 509 Whaletown Rd. Olson was a Weather Observer for Transport Canada until 1949, when he moved off-island for health reasons.
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS by Judy Alderson Gerwing, the grand-daughter of Jalmar Olson, Sept. 27, 2013.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).
Photograph of a house, with a large foreshore in the front. (Possibly Hernando? check) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures") (Needs ID)
Photograph of a house, with a large foreshore in the front. (Possibly Hernando? check) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures") (Needs ID)
Photograph of the house built by Barry Sullivan in the late 1960s on the property which is now 1474 Robertson Rd. The house was moved to Blue Jay Lake Farm by Henry Verschuur.
Photograph of the house built by Barry Sullivan in the late 1960s on the property which is now 1474 Robertson Rd. The house was moved to Blue Jay Lake Farm by Henry Verschuur.