Photograph of Violet Stoney, Bob Groochy (or Gruchy) and Margaret Middleton (Pete) standing on the steps of the Church Hall in Whaletown after the wedding of Bob and Margaret. (Identified by Doreen Huck Thompson.)
Photograph of Violet Stoney, Bob Groochy (or Gruchy) and Margaret Middleton (Pete) standing on the steps of the Church Hall in Whaletown after the wedding of Bob and Margaret. (Identified by Doreen Huck Thompson.)
Photograph of four young women pulling a wooden rowboat onto the shore, Gorge Harbour. Left to right: Dorothy Huck, Joyce Allen, Marge (?) and Jean Cornell. Identification comes from a photograph from the collection of Meg Robertson Shaw in the "Whaletown to 1930" album created by Doreen Huck Thompson.
Photograph of four young women pulling a wooden rowboat onto the shore, Gorge Harbour. Left to right: Dorothy Huck, Joyce Allen, Marge (?) and Jean Cornell. Identification comes from a photograph from the collection of Meg Robertson Shaw in the "Whaletown to 1930" album created by Doreen Huck Thompson.
Photograph of Elsie Allen standing beside sheep, with two cows in the pen in back of her, at the Allen homestead in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of Elsie Allen standing beside sheep, with two cows in the pen in back of her, at the Allen homestead in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of the house of Charles Allen in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina). The photo is taken from the rocks at the shore. To the right of the house a rock retaining wall, a rocky bluff, and a boathouse at the high tide line can be seen.
Photograph of the house of Charles Allen in Gorge Harbour (site of present-day Gorge Harbour Marina). The photo is taken from the rocks at the shore. To the right of the house a rock retaining wall, a rocky bluff, and a boathouse at the high tide line can be seen.
Photograph of the Church Hall in Whaletown, which stood in front of the old cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay and Harbour roads. It served the community as both church and a venue for social events for almost forty years. The original Whaletown school became its kitchen, and a sleeping place for tired children.
Photograph of the Church Hall in Whaletown, which stood in front of the old cemetery at the corner of Carrington Bay and Harbour roads. It served the community as both church and a venue for social events for almost forty years. The original Whaletown school became its kitchen, and a sleeping place for tired children.
Photograph of a group of people seated on the steps of the home of Charles (Charlie) Allen in the Gorge Harbour (on the site of what is now the Gorge Harbour Marina.) The people are not identified.
Photograph of a group of people seated on the steps of the home of Charles (Charlie) Allen in the Gorge Harbour (on the site of what is now the Gorge Harbour Marina.) The people are not identified.
Photograph of Meg Robertson, Elsie Allen and Margaret (Pete) Middleton, standing in front of the stairs up to the Allen's house in Gorge Harbour (now the Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of Meg Robertson, Elsie Allen and Margaret (Pete) Middleton, standing in front of the stairs up to the Allen's house in Gorge Harbour (now the Gorge Harbour Marina).
Photograph of (L to R) Lorine, Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs. Munn, Mr. Munn (in uniform) and Margaret (Meg) Robertson, standing in front of a house bordered with flowering bushes, probably at the Allen homestead, Bute Ranch, on Gorge Harbour.
Photograph of (L to R) Lorine, Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs. Munn, Mr. Munn (in uniform) and Margaret (Meg) Robertson, standing in front of a house bordered with flowering bushes, probably at the Allen homestead, Bute Ranch, on Gorge Harbour.
Photograph of Victoria at night; it has been cut in half where a photograph was removed from the other side of the page and what remains is very indistinct.
Photograph of Victoria at night; it has been cut in half where a photograph was removed from the other side of the page and what remains is very indistinct.
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Additional information:
re photo on p 79: "Dell Tooker with Stephen Williams (son of Trefor Williams). The Titus’s were gone by 1960 when the photo was taken. This horse was “Lady” and belonged to Bert Hansen. He kindly loaned her to us sometimes which was so appreciated." (from Tari Tooker Chiasson, 5/2021)
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson.
Additional information:
re photo on p 79: "Dell Tooker with Stephen Williams (son of Trefor Williams). The Titus’s were gone by 1960 when the photo was taken. This horse was “Lady” and belonged to Bert Hansen. He kindly loaned her to us sometimes which was so appreciated." (from Tari Tooker Chiasson, 5/2021)
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures. It was created in 2001 as part of the exhibit "The Von Donop Creek Story - 1920-1960", curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson. Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures.
Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures. It was created in 2001 as part of the exhibit "The Von Donop Creek Story - 1920-1960", curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson. Binder contains interviews, stories and pictures.
