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.
File consists of twenty pages of notes, lists, and handwritten letters relating to the Whaletown Women's Institutes 1952 Cemetery Project to clean up the old Whaletown cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay & Harbour Rds. and replace grave markers.
File consists of twenty pages of notes, lists, and handwritten letters relating to the Whaletown Women's Institutes 1952 Cemetery Project to clean up the old Whaletown cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay & Harbour Rds. and replace grave markers.
Resolution changing the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society to the Whaletown Community Club; Constitution, certification under the Societies Act; Aims and Objects; agenda for annual meeting
Resolution changing the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society to the Whaletown Community Club; Constitution, certification under the Societies Act; Aims and Objects; agenda for annual meeting
File consists of three pages of textual records pertaining to a January 1953 agreement between the Whaletown Women's Institute and the Whaletown Community Club regarding use of the Church Hall
File consists of three pages of textual records pertaining to a January 1953 agreement between the Whaletown Women's Institute and the Whaletown Community Club regarding use of the Church Hall
File consists of the agreement between the Whaletown Women's Institute and the Columbia Coast Mission regarding the use and upkeep of the Church Hall and cemetery at the corner of present-day Carrington Bay and Harbour Rd. in Whaletown.
File consists of the agreement between the Whaletown Women's Institute and the Columbia Coast Mission regarding the use and upkeep of the Church Hall and cemetery at the corner of present-day Carrington Bay and Harbour Rd. in Whaletown.
