Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor (Part 2 of 2). Topics covered include Dunc's children Ann (Dewar) and Lynn (Summers); oysters; the Whaletown store; early telephone system; mining; the Robertson family; the ferry; changes in wildlife population he has observe over the years; and logging practices. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor (Part 2 of 2). Topics covered include Dunc's children Ann (Dewar) and Lynn (Summers); oysters; the Whaletown store; early telephone system; mining; the Robertson family; the ferry; changes in wildlife population he has observe over the years; and logging practices. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Photograph of Kathleen Boas and her two daughters loading the "Rendezvous" at the Whaletown wharf. The Whaletown store is at upper left; the freight shed just to the right of the ramp, with the fuel shed to its right. Captioned "Boas family coming aboard with everything for the trip."
Photograph of Kathleen Boas and her two daughters loading the "Rendezvous" at the Whaletown wharf. The Whaletown store is at upper left; the freight shed just to the right of the ramp, with the fuel shed to its right. Captioned "Boas family coming aboard with everything for the trip."
Photograph of a large rock, balanced on the smooth rocks just above the water. Location is between Channel Rock and Whaletown, near the present-day site of the Sherwood's house.
Photograph of a large rock, balanced on the smooth rocks just above the water. Location is between Channel Rock and Whaletown, near the present-day site of the Sherwood's house.
Photograph of the Whaletown Brownie troop at Channel Rock.
Back row, L to R: Doris Maclean (troop leader), (ID), Sheryl Mathews, Johnnie Weiler.
Front row, L to R: Heather Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Jeannie Mathews
Photograph of the Whaletown Brownie troop at Channel Rock.
Back row, L to R: Doris Maclean (troop leader), (ID), Sheryl Mathews, Johnnie Weiler.
Front row, L to R: Heather Maclean, Sarah Weiler, Jeannie Mathews
Photograph of four women seated inside, in front of an open door. Louisa Tooker, second from right; Mrs. Ella McLean on far right, mother of Mary McLean McMillan. (ID). One print was made in 1999 from the negative.
Photograph of four women seated inside, in front of an open door. Louisa Tooker, second from right; Mrs. Ella McLean on far right, mother of Mary McLean McMillan. (ID). One print was made in 1999 from the negative.
Photograph of a woman beside the fish scow at the Whaletown dock, holding a large salmon. (ID - Nesta Slater?). With the series of Slater photographs is a paper typed by Gilean Douglas offering other fishing pictures of the "Dorr's" (the name she used for the Slaters in her magazine articles).
Photograph of a woman beside the fish scow at the Whaletown dock, holding a large salmon. (ID - Nesta Slater?). With the series of Slater photographs is a paper typed by Gilean Douglas offering other fishing pictures of the "Dorr's" (the name she used for the Slaters in her magazine articles).
Photograph of the pupils of the Whaletown school lined up in front of the school, which was located at the gravel pit on the road to Coulter Bay.
For a list of the pupils' names, their parents, and where they lived, see Folder #?? .
2 photograph prints: b&w; 12 x 18 cm & 11.5 x 19 cm
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Photograph of the pupils of the Whaletown school lined up in front of the school, which was located at the gravel pit on the road to Coulter Bay.
For a list of the pupils' names, their parents, and where they lived, see Folder #?? .
Photograph of David Edwards, a mail bag on his back, putting a valise into the fiberglass Davidson dinghy used to take mail and freight between Channel Rock and Whaletown.
Photograph of David Edwards, a mail bag on his back, putting a valise into the fiberglass Davidson dinghy used to take mail and freight between Channel Rock and Whaletown.
Photograph of two women standing on the dock at the government wharf in Whaletown. Gertrude McDonald (R) was a cousin of Doris Maclean and owned the property in Whaletown where the Macleans built their house after moving out of the mission house.
Photograph of two women standing on the dock at the government wharf in Whaletown. Gertrude McDonald (R) was a cousin of Doris Maclean and owned the property in Whaletown where the Macleans built their house after moving out of the mission house.