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"A Cortes Island History of the Huck Family and of the NE 1/4 Section 40, Green Valley"

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14289
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2017.003
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Written by Doreen Thompson.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
99
Accession Number
2017.003
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Written by Doreen Thompson.
Storage Location
6-7.2
Storage Range
6-7.2
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Agreement between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948
Scope and Content
File contains an agreement to form a logging partnership between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.1
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1948
Scope and Content
File contains an agreement to form a logging partnership between Elmer Ellingsen and Ernest Anderson.
Storage Location
2-22
Storage Range
2-22
Subject Access
Logging
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1979-1986
Scope and Content
File contains a history of the Aldrich family (written by Etta Byers, 1979; typed out by May Ellingsen, 1986).
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
33
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1979-1986
Scope and Content
File contains a history of the Aldrich family (written by Etta Byers, 1979; typed out by May Ellingsen, 1986).
Storage Location
5-33
Storage Range
5-33
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Allen, Bernie and family

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[197-?]
Scope and Content
Notes on Bernie Allen and family history of the Allen family, early settlers in the Whaletown area.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
10
File Number
1
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[197-?]
Scope and Content
Notes on Bernie Allen and family history of the Allen family, early settlers in the Whaletown area.
Storage Location
4-38
Storage Range
4-38
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Allen, Bernie
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Scope and Content
Typed transcript by Doreen Thompson of Mary McMillen's handwritten letter mentioning Allen family and others, undated
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
9
Scope and Content
Typed transcript by Doreen Thompson of Mary McMillen's handwritten letter mentioning Allen family and others, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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"A Merry Christmas to you all and...A Happy 1st of July to you"

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Part Of
Ken Slater collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1965?]
Scope and Content
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts Velma in the store, and the inside depicts a scene on the fish scow on the Whaletown wharf. Signed "Ness and Ken".
Part Of
Ken Slater collection
Description Level
File
Creator
Slater, Ken
Fonds Number
2019.012
File Number
1
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1965?]
Physical Description
1 coloured cartoon drawing : 54 cm x 30 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts Velma in the store, and the inside depicts a scene on the fish scow on the Whaletown wharf. Signed "Ness and Ken".
Storage Location
Oversize box
Name Access
Slater, Ken
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Annabelle Smith collection

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Part Of
Annabelle Smith collection
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Scope and Content
These photographs depict people ((Needs ID) and houses in Whaletown Bay, to the west of the present-day ferry landing. They are labelled "Whaletown B.C., my Dad's place".
Part Of
Annabelle Smith collection
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2008.003
Item Number Range
2008.003.001-2008.003.015
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Physical Description
2 loose pages from a photograph album containing 15 black and white photographs
History / Biographical
(Obituary from the Powell River Peak: http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2012/12/04/community/obituaries/doc50b6568a6c710870190038.txt) Annabelle Jane Smith (née Graham), April 10, 1940 – November 19, 2012 Annabelle passed away in Quesnel, BC. She is survived by her daughters Darlene (Dan) Johnson and Paulene Smith, and two granddaughters Brittney and Brooke. She also leaves behind her sisters Penny (Harold) Tuck, Bonnie Skoropad, and Marilyn (Jim) Schmor, brother Robert and many nieces and nephews.
Custodial History
These photographs were mailed to CIMAS in 2008. There is no signed donation form.
Scope and Content
These photographs depict people ((Needs ID) and houses in Whaletown Bay, to the west of the present-day ferry landing. They are labelled "Whaletown B.C., my Dad's place".
Storage Location
Oversize Photo Box
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Images
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1942-1948
Scope and Content
File contains publications relating to aviation: Path of Flight, Canadian Air Regulations, airport procedures, and a Cloud Atlas for Aviators.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
3.5
File Number
78
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1942-1948
Scope and Content
File contains publications relating to aviation: Path of Flight, Canadian Air Regulations, airport procedures, and a Cloud Atlas for Aviators.
Storage Location
4-20
Storage Range
4-20
Subject Access
Air transport
Transportation
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[198-]-[199-]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on Bain family genealogy.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.1
File Number
6
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[198-]-[199-]
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's notes on Bain family genealogy.
Storage Location
5-6
Storage Range
5-6
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2003-2009
Scope and Content
"Stories from the Fishing Fleet" Bobby Ballantyne, in conversation with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, at her home in Campbell River, 2003. Obituary for Mrs M. Elizabeth (Bobby) Ballantyne in CR Mirror, 2009. Post in CR Mirror "Heroes and Zeros" re: the nurses and caregivers that cared for Bobby in her final days, 2009. Email from Lynne Jordan re: passing of Bobby and photo albums from early life in the Gorge Harbour, 2009.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
11
Date Range
2003-2009
Scope and Content
"Stories from the Fishing Fleet" Bobby Ballantyne, in conversation with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, at her home in Campbell River, 2003. Obituary for Mrs M. Elizabeth (Bobby) Ballantyne in CR Mirror, 2009. Post in CR Mirror "Heroes and Zeros" re: the nurses and caregivers that cared for Bobby in her final days, 2009. Email from Lynne Jordan re: passing of Bobby and photo albums from early life in the Gorge Harbour, 2009.
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Basil and Jill Seaton fonds

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Part Of
Basil and Jill Seaton fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
Accession Number
2019.011
Date Range
1987-1992
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence, notes and maps relating to the establishment of Von Donop Marine Park (now known as Háthayim Marine Park).
Part Of
Basil and Jill Seaton fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Creator
Seaton, Basil and Jill
Fonds Number
2019.011
Accession Number
2019.011
Material Type
textual records
cartographic material
Date Range
1987-1992
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Basil (1910-2012) and Jill Seaton, environmentalists and naturalists, lived on Cortes Island from 1982 to 1992.
Custodial History
The Seatons gave these records to Fred Zwickel when they moved from Cortes Island; they were subsequently given to Nancy Kendel for donation to the museum in 2012.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of correspondence, notes and maps relating to the establishment of Von Donop Marine Park (now known as Háthayim Marine Park).
Storage Location
Small fonds box Oversize materials box
Storage Range
Small fonds box 1-14 to 1-17 Oversize materials box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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BC Ferries - fare rate increases

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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2004.004
Date Range
1997-1998
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to fare rate increases: background financial information, correspondence, coverage of a protest in Campbell River, interview notes, and a Issue 153 of the Discovery Islander (June 1998) with an article on ferry fares roll-back.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2002.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
6
File Number
36
Accession Number
2004.004
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1997-1998
Scope and Content
File contains material relating to fare rate increases: background financial information, correspondence, coverage of a protest in Campbell River, interview notes, and a Issue 153 of the Discovery Islander (June 1998) with an article on ferry fares roll-back.
Storage Location
6-16
Storage Range
6-16
Name Access
Sirk, George
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2013
Scope and Content
Email exchange between Mike Manson and Lynne Jordan re: spelling of Beesley name/Beasley Road, 2013; photocopy of hand written notes on the Beasley Family, undated
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
13
Date Range
2013
Scope and Content
Email exchange between Mike Manson and Lynne Jordan re: spelling of Beesley name/Beasley Road, 2013; photocopy of hand written notes on the Beasley Family, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1986
Scope and Content
File contains receipts from local businesses and ferry ticket book covers.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
11
File Number
35
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1986
Scope and Content
File contains receipts from local businesses and ferry ticket book covers.
Storage Location
8-35
Storage Range
8-35
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1940s-2012
Scope and Content
Notes about Reverend Rollo Boas and Kathleen (Kay) Boas, undated (1940s?); scanned photographs: Boas family, 1946 and Squirrel Cove Church burning, 1948; excerpt from The Columbia is Coming mentioning rev Boas, 1982; Posts in WNE by Rollo Boas, 1990; CIMAS News Release "A Woman's Perspective of Life on the Missionary Ships," 2000; posts in Cortes Marketer about Kathleen Boas, 2006, 2007 (obituary); notes on Boas family by Lynne Jordan, 2012
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
16
Date Range
1940s-2012
Scope and Content
Notes about Reverend Rollo Boas and Kathleen (Kay) Boas, undated (1940s?); scanned photographs: Boas family, 1946 and Squirrel Cove Church burning, 1948; excerpt from The Columbia is Coming mentioning rev Boas, 1982; Posts in WNE by Rollo Boas, 1990; CIMAS News Release "A Woman's Perspective of Life on the Missionary Ships," 2000; posts in Cortes Marketer about Kathleen Boas, 2006, 2007 (obituary); notes on Boas family by Lynne Jordan, 2012
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Briefs and correspondence re: introduction and inauguration of ferry service

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Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1969
Part Of
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.003
Series Number
6
File Number
4
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1960-1969
Storage Location
2-25
Storage Range
2-25
Name Access
Cortes Island Ratepayers Association
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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British Columbia tourist brochures

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions7079
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-1959
Scope and Content
Tourist brochures from B.C. including maps, railway and ferry schedules, and boarding pass
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
14
File Number
10
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1949-1959
Scope and Content
Tourist brochures from B.C. including maps, railway and ferry schedules, and boarding pass
Storage Location
6-9
Storage Range
6-9
Name Access
Douglas, Gilean
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
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Part Of
Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2019.021
Date Range
1941-1956
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of sixteen photographs depicting people and scenes, primarily of the Manson's Landing area. Identification was provided by Fred Brooks Jr. in an interview with Cathy Jenks.
Part Of
Brooks family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2019.021
Item Number Range
2019.021.001 - .016
Accession Number
2019.021
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1941-1956
Physical Description
15 photographs : b&w 1 photograph : colour
History / Biographical
Alethea and Frederick (Fred) James Brooks Sr. and their two sons, Frederick (Fred) Earl, Jr. and Bob, lived on Cortes Island from ca. 1941 to 1944, near Manson's Landing. Fred Sr. logged in Cortes Bay and employed two of the Hawkins boys, Bill and George. Fred Jr. attended grades three to six at Cortes Island school before the family moved to Pender Harbour. Some of the names he recalls are: the Christiansen kids (Robert, Jim, and a sister), the Tibers on the west side of Cortes Island, and the Jefferys of Smelt Bay.
Custodial History
Fred Brooks Jr. gave the photographs to Cathy Brooks of Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society, who facilitated the donation by collecting the photographs, donation form and information from Brooks and sending the materials to CIMAS.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of sixteen photographs depicting people and scenes, primarily of the Manson's Landing area. Identification was provided by Fred Brooks Jr. in an interview with Cathy Jenks.
Storage Location
Photo box 3
Name Access
Brooks, Fred
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Manson's Landing
Related Material
Pender Harbour Living Heritage holds related material from the Brooks family: https://penderharbourheritage.pastperfectonline.com/bysearchterm?keyword=Brooks+family
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1863-2009
Scope and Content
Notes on Byers Logging, 1863-1935; facsimile of a letter written by Mike Manson to his brother John in 1923, typed up by Etta Byers in 1978; Read Island History: Byers Family, by Mrs. Etta Byers, nee McKay, 1975; clipping of coastal logging/family camps, Etta Byers, 1977; Etta Byers, interviewed by Marcia Wolter, April 20, 1993; clipping of Clarence and Etta Byers 60th wedding anniversary, 2008; clipping of Clarence Byers obituary, 2009; letter from Etta Byers regarding visit to the museum and her local history, undated. Blue folder labelled Etta Byers: Read Island History, 1975; Hand written notes from Etta Byers, undated; printed photograph of Mary Jane (chapman) Aldrich and Herbert Cyrus Aldrich
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
19
Date Range
1863-2009
Scope and Content
Notes on Byers Logging, 1863-1935; facsimile of a letter written by Mike Manson to his brother John in 1923, typed up by Etta Byers in 1978; Read Island History: Byers Family, by Mrs. Etta Byers, nee McKay, 1975; clipping of coastal logging/family camps, Etta Byers, 1977; Etta Byers, interviewed by Marcia Wolter, April 20, 1993; clipping of Clarence and Etta Byers 60th wedding anniversary, 2008; clipping of Clarence Byers obituary, 2009; letter from Etta Byers regarding visit to the museum and her local history, undated. Blue folder labelled Etta Byers: Read Island History, 1975; Hand written notes from Etta Byers, undated; printed photograph of Mary Jane (chapman) Aldrich and Herbert Cyrus Aldrich
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2020.003
Date Range
1937-1972
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of ten photographs (nine black and white; 1 coloured) depicting members of the extended Byers/ Manson families, logging at Seaford and Von Donop Inlet, and the Union Steamship Chelohsin.
Part Of
Byers family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Creator
Byers family
Fonds Number
2020.003
Accession Number
2020.003
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1937-1972
Physical Description
10 photographs
History / Biographical
Henry and Ruth Byers, Ervin and Florence (Manson) McKay, Clarence and Etta (McKay) Byers, Ken and Hazel (McKay) Hansen, Scotty and Amy (Byers) McKenzie moved to Von Donop Inlet in 1939, where they ran a logging operation.
Custodial History
Found in Information Files folder (Byers family), August 1, 2020 and transferred to Archives.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of ten photographs (nine black and white; 1 coloured) depicting members of the extended Byers/ Manson families, logging at Seaford and Von Donop Inlet, and the Union Steamship Chelohsin.
Storage Location
Photo box 3
Name Access
Byers, Henry and Ruth
Byers, Clarence and Etta
Hansen, Ken and Hazel
McKay, Ervin and Florence
McKenzie, Scotty and Amy
Subject Access
Logging
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Von Donop Inlet
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