Historical info on local forestry and early logging practices from as early as the late 1800s. Signed agreement between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson, 1948. Invoices and other business documents, including handwritten notes "bills paid to Finning Tractor," for Ernel Logging Company, 1949-1952. West Coast Ballads sheet music written by Victor Couture from poems by Robert E. Swanson (BC Truck Loggers Association), 1969. Clippings and emails with info on historical logging practices and camps, local forestry, accidents, political influence, tourism, protests and controversies, 1958-2020. Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, undated. Additional keywords: Ripple Rock; tug towed booms from Teakerne Arm; Carrington Lagoon; Squirrel Cove; MTV; the Ellingsen Jack; Forbes Bay; Von Donop; Island Timberlands; Tony Fhunka; Truck Loggers Association; Wildstands/Wild We Stand
Historical info on local forestry and early logging practices from as early as the late 1800s. Signed agreement between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson, 1948. Invoices and other business documents, including handwritten notes "bills paid to Finning Tractor," for Ernel Logging Company, 1949-1952. West Coast Ballads sheet music written by Victor Couture from poems by Robert E. Swanson (BC Truck Loggers Association), 1969. Clippings and emails with info on historical logging practices and camps, local forestry, accidents, political influence, tourism, protests and controversies, 1958-2020. Excerpt from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, undated. Additional keywords: Ripple Rock; tug towed booms from Teakerne Arm; Carrington Lagoon; Squirrel Cove; MTV; the Ellingsen Jack; Forbes Bay; Von Donop; Island Timberlands; Tony Fhunka; Truck Loggers Association; Wildstands/Wild We Stand
Clippings, emails, letters and historical photos re Seaford, 2016. Goosegrass and Buttercups by D.C. Kirk. Excerpt from Chalkdust and Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Transcript of Nellie Jeffrey with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003. Copies from Squirrel Cove Stories interview transcript with Fred and Dianne Reedel (Hansen), undated
Clippings, emails, letters and historical photos re Seaford, 2016. Goosegrass and Buttercups by D.C. Kirk. Excerpt from Chalkdust and Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Transcript of Nellie Jeffrey with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003. Copies from Squirrel Cove Stories interview transcript with Fred and Dianne Reedel (Hansen), undated
Contains records relating to logging done by Wilfred Freeman and William Mathews including: correspondence; accounts; timber sale maps of Von Donop Creek; Forest Service Scale and Royalty Account sheets; specifications for a Flat Boom; and Peeler Grading rules.
This group of records was donated to CIMAS in June, 2001 (see Accession 2001.001) by Wilfred Freeman.
Scope and Content
Contains records relating to logging done by Wilfred Freeman and William Mathews including: correspondence; accounts; timber sale maps of Von Donop Creek; Forest Service Scale and Royalty Account sheets; specifications for a Flat Boom; and Peeler Grading rules.
