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"Grit and Grace - People In Place" calendar for 2007

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
2007
Scope and Content
File consists of a Cortes Ecoforestry Society calendar which was a fund-raiser for a community forest project. The calendar features nude photographs of community members. There are two options for each month, "Grit" or "Grace" photos.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Creator
Cortes Ecoforestry Society
File Number
29
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
2007
Physical Description
2 spiral-bound calendars
Scope and Content
File consists of a Cortes Ecoforestry Society calendar which was a fund-raiser for a community forest project. The calendar features nude photographs of community members. There are two options for each month, "Grit" or "Grace" photos.
Storage Location
Oversize box
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People in landscape: Cortes Island people (original at BC Archives, Item #AAAB2717)

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
[ca. 1968]
Scope and Content
This is a copy of a recording made by Imbert Orchard as part of a "People in Landscape" series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In this program, some of the people who grew up on Cortes Island recall how the settlement began, and discuss the quality of life there -- as it is today, and as it used to be. Voices heard include: Otto and Mary Weiler, Elmer and May Ellingsen, Rose (Manson) MacKay, Allen Robertson, and Duncan Robertson.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Orchard, Imbert
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.051
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
[ca. 1968]
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Tape was found at the Cortes Island Recycling Center and donated to the museum by Gail Ringwood on Oct. 3, 2004. Original owner is unknown.
Scope and Content
This is a copy of a recording made by Imbert Orchard as part of a "People in Landscape" series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In this program, some of the people who grew up on Cortes Island recall how the settlement began, and discuss the quality of life there -- as it is today, and as it used to be. Voices heard include: Otto and Mary Weiler, Elmer and May Ellingsen, Rose (Manson) MacKay, Allen Robertson, and Duncan Robertson.
Audio Recordings
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BC Aboriginal People Communities in Transition

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2000
Scope and Content
"BC Aboriginal People: Communities in Transition" report by Patrick Kelly, 2000
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
25
Date Range
2000
Scope and Content
"BC Aboriginal People: Communities in Transition" report by Patrick Kelly, 2000
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1994-2015
Scope and Content
Excerpt from Seven-Knot Summers by Beth Hills about Channel Rock, 1994; email from Bonnie MacDonald re Pamela Millar's proposed documentary about Channel Rock, 1999; Channel Rock listing on tideline, 2015; email about property listing, 2015; Channel Rock Village map, undated ; letter from Pinchot & Company, new owner of Gilean Douglas property
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
38
Date Range
1994-2015
Scope and Content
Excerpt from Seven-Knot Summers by Beth Hills about Channel Rock, 1994; email from Bonnie MacDonald re Pamela Millar's proposed documentary about Channel Rock, 1999; Channel Rock listing on tideline, 2015; email about property listing, 2015; Channel Rock Village map, undated ; letter from Pinchot & Company, new owner of Gilean Douglas property
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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"Cortes Cinema presents: Where Does the Nuclear Family Go To Get Recycled; the best of 'We Can Work It Out' by the Cortes Theatre Group"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2007.004
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
DVD of a short film directed and shot by George Sirk at the Cortes Recycling Center and footage shot by Sirk of a performance by the Cortes Theatre Group. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Sirk, George
Series Number
2
Item Number
2007.004.003
Accession Number
2007.004
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
[198?]
Physical Description
1 DVD, copied from an original VHS tape
Custodial History
Copied from George Sirk's VHS tapes with his permission to use the contents for display and research purposes.
Scope and Content
DVD of a short film directed and shot by George Sirk at the Cortes Recycling Center and footage shot by Sirk of a performance by the Cortes Theatre Group. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Storage Location
CD/DVD album
Name Access
Sirk, George
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
Family trees of Cortes residents throughout history. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their family tree there rather than the general file
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
6
Scope and Content
Family trees of Cortes residents throughout history. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their family tree there rather than the general file
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
General info on local people. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
7
Scope and Content
General info on local people. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
Two folders containing obituaries of Cortes residents. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
8
Scope and Content
Two folders containing obituaries of Cortes residents. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
Storage Range
Drawer 3
Documents

Obituary list to 2022.pdf

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1983
Scope and Content
Article from Musings, "Ripple Rock: Blasted 25 years ago," 1983
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
10
Date Range
1983
Scope and Content
Article from Musings, "Ripple Rock: Blasted 25 years ago," 1983
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1987-present
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Senior's Health Action Committee, Seniors Helping Seniors (SHS), Literacy Now for Seniors, Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS), Seniors Building Society, Seniors Society Community Housing, and Seniors/Elders Official Community Plan (OCP), 1987-present
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
21
Date Range
1987-present
Scope and Content
Files with info on Cortes Senior's Health Action Committee, Seniors Helping Seniors (SHS), Literacy Now for Seniors, Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS), Seniors Building Society, Seniors Society Community Housing, and Seniors/Elders Official Community Plan (OCP), 1987-present
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1979]
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes by Douglas and correspondence to Douglas about Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
10
File Number
21
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1967-1979]
Scope and Content
Handwritten notes by Douglas and correspondence to Douglas about Channel Rock
Storage Location
5-8
Storage Range
5-8
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Channel Rock
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Drawings of Channel Rock

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions7067
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
File contains six pencil drawings and one watercolour of Channel Rock by Marge Des Marais, a friend of Douglas who lived at Seaford, and one pen and watercolour picture of the cabin by Margery Greene.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
13
File Number
3
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[198?]
Scope and Content
File contains six pencil drawings and one watercolour of Channel Rock by Marge Des Marais, a friend of Douglas who lived at Seaford, and one pen and watercolour picture of the cabin by Margery Greene.
Storage Location
5-58
Storage Range
5-58
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
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Ted Geppert, beside a rock at the cabin on the Coquihalla

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1940-1947]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ted Geppert
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0052
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1940-1947]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ted Geppert
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Looking towards Shark Spit from the house at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the view towards Shark Spit on Marina Island from the house at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0057
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the view towards Shark Spit on Marina Island from the house at Channel Rock.
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View of the small island in the bay at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the small island in the bay beside the house at Channel Rock, from the beach.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0058
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the small island in the bay beside the house at Channel Rock, from the beach.
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David Edwards rowing a boat at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Edwards in a rowboat at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0059
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Edwards in a rowboat at Channel Rock.
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Man on the deck of a boat at Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a winter scene, with man on the deck of a boat near the house at Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0060
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a winter scene, with man on the deck of a boat near the house at Channel Rock.
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Boat towing a line of float buildings past Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat towing float buildings past Channel Rock; Shark Spit is in the background.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0061
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat towing float buildings past Channel Rock; Shark Spit is in the background.
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Boat towing a log boom past Channel Rock

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat towing a log boom past Channel Rock.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0062
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat towing a log boom past Channel Rock.
Subject Access
Logging
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Boat anchored in front of Channel Rock; weather station in the foreground

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat anchored in front of Channel Rock. Gilean Douglas' weather station is in the foreground.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0063
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boat anchored in front of Channel Rock. Gilean Douglas' weather station is in the foreground.
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