File contains a report on the Whaletown Church Hall, including its history and terms of use, Greene's hand-written copy of the motion to construct a church hall, and a cover sheet from the Land Registry Office indicating the transfer of title from Alice Robertson to the Columbia Coast Mission (although the Certificate of Title itself is missing).
File contains a report on the Whaletown Church Hall, including its history and terms of use, Greene's hand-written copy of the motion to construct a church hall, and a cover sheet from the Land Registry Office indicating the transfer of title from Alice Robertson to the Columbia Coast Mission (although the Certificate of Title itself is missing).
File consists of Incoming correspondence. It also includes a hand-written report by the Public Health Nurse about school visits and material on potato-growing and a poultry-raising competition.
File consists of Incoming correspondence. It also includes a hand-written report by the Public Health Nurse about school visits and material on potato-growing and a poultry-raising competition.
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 contains an agreement passing the responsibility for the Church Hall (at the corner of Harbour road next to the first Whaletown cemetery) from the Whaletown Community Club to the Whaletown Women's Institute. At that time, the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society turned the Gorge Hall over to the Whaletown Community Club.
File contains an agreement passing the responsibility for the Church Hall (at the corner of Harbour road next to the first Whaletown cemetery) from the Whaletown Community Club to the Whaletown Women's Institute. At that time, the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society turned the Gorge Hall over to the Whaletown Community Club.
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.
File contains records for a project undertaken by the St. James Ladies' Guild to mark and name put grave markers for all the plots in the Manson's Landing cemetery. Records are written one to a page on the back sides of a Canadian postal guide; some contain biographical information. Also included is a history of the cemetery and some correspondence.
File contains records for a project undertaken by the St. James Ladies' Guild to mark and name put grave markers for all the plots in the Manson's Landing cemetery. Records are written one to a page on the back sides of a Canadian postal guide; some contain biographical information. Also included is a history of the cemetery and some correspondence.
File contains a copy of a letter from Mike Manson to John Manson, a history of the Manson family written by Etta Byers and a letter about the Manson family to the museum from Etta Byers (2013).
File contains a copy of a letter from Mike Manson to John Manson, a history of the Manson family written by Etta Byers and a letter about the Manson family to the museum from Etta Byers (2013).
