"Hippy Seder": Pat Lucas, Patricia (Trish) Lea Sullivan, child (ID), Barry Sullivan and Brigid Weiler, in the kitchen of the house on the SW corner of Whaletown and Robertson Rds.
"Hippy Seder": (L to R) - Susie Steiner, Pat Lucas, Joe Lucas, Ralph Steiner (in white), Brigid Weiler, Patricia (Trish) Lea Sullivan and Barry Sullivan
Photograph taken at a Seder held in the house at the corner of Robertson Rd. and the main road (now 597 Whaletown Rd.). Pictured are Arn Saba (right) and Chris Lea (brother of Patricia Lea Sullivan). (Other people need ID)
Photograph taken at a Seder held in the house at the corner of Robertson Rd. and the main road (now 597 Whaletown Rd.). Pictured are Arn Saba (right) and Chris Lea (brother of Patricia Lea Sullivan). (Other people need ID)
Fonds consists of photographs of Cortes Island people and events, and one file of textual records, which includes a 13 verse poem by Mabel Christensen, "Picnic", about Cortes Island Day.
Peggy Newsham (1907-1999) was born in Belfast, Ireland. At the age of 16, she emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. In 1937, Peggy met Doll (Jeffery) Hansen and together they traveled on the Union Steamship to Cortes Island. She worked for Alice Robertson at Burnside in Whaletown, helping with the gardening, livestock and household chores. Peggy moved to Manson's Landing in the late 1960s, where she was active in the Community Club and took part in many social activities. She was crowned "Queen of Cortes" by acclamation at Cortes Day in 1979. There is a memorial to Peggy in the garden of the Cortes Island Museum.
Custodial History
Donated by Dennis Newsham and Frances Guthrie.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs of Cortes Island people and events, and one file of textual records, which includes a 13 verse poem by Mabel Christensen, "Picnic", about Cortes Island Day.
File consists of two ink sketches of a man fishing by Jay Nixon; a recipe for "Married Woman's Cake"; two pages about the Cortes Island Day Barbeque (1972) with lists of expenses, income from concessions, items purchased and notes for next year; and a 13 verse poem by Mabel Christensen, "Picnic", about the Cortes Island Day picnic listing many of the island attendees (1960).
Donated by Dennis Newsham and Frances Guthrie after Peggy Newsham's death.
Scope and Content
File consists of two ink sketches of a man fishing by Jay Nixon; a recipe for "Married Woman's Cake"; two pages about the Cortes Island Day Barbeque (1972) with lists of expenses, income from concessions, items purchased and notes for next year; and a 13 verse poem by Mabel Christensen, "Picnic", about the Cortes Island Day picnic listing many of the island attendees (1960).
