Series of 12 spiral-bound booklets containing information about activities, businesses, events, services and articles about various aspects of island life. There are two copies of 2015.
Cortes Island Information Books were initiated by Carol London, who wanted a handbook to give to guests at Tai Li Lodge. The first issues were created by Carina Verhoeve, and after 2012, by Gina Trzesicka.
Scope and Content
Series of 12 spiral-bound booklets containing information about activities, businesses, events, services and articles about various aspects of island life. There are two copies of 2015.
This fonds contains textual records, photographs and other archival material relating to the history and functions of the Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society. It includes material created for exhibits and research on Cortes social and natural history.
This fonds contains textual records, photographs and other archival material relating to the history and functions of the Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society. It includes material created for exhibits and research on Cortes social and natural history.
Doris Hope provided a fish and chips dinner for the Refuge Cove community every Friday, cooking on two large propane burners set up on the back porch of her house,
Doris Hope provided a fish and chips dinner for the Refuge Cove community every Friday, cooking on two large propane burners set up on the back porch of her house,
"Granite and Fossils" is a compilation of informatioin about Cortes Island fossils created by Christian Gronau for the Cortes Island Museum in 2002 and updated in 2016 and 2023. It has been digitized as Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Christian Gronau studied palaeontology and geology in Germany. He came to Canada in 1972 and
worked in the mining sector in the N.W.T. (among other places), where he met Aileen.
Christian and Aileen (C&A) moved together to Cortes Island in 1978, where they lived for 34 years on a
water-access-only property, without hydro or telephone (Swamp’s Edge), supporting themselves as beach-
only shellfish farmers (Last Farm Oysters). Throughout, C&A have been avid naturalists, continuing this
tradition from their present home at the south-end of Cortes Island (Tanglebank).
Scope and Content
"Granite and Fossils" is a compilation of informatioin about Cortes Island fossils created by Christian Gronau for the Cortes Island Museum in 2002 and updated in 2016 and 2023. It has been digitized as Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Standing, L to R: Inez White, Judith Williams, Sherry Hall
Seated, L to R: Bonnie MacDonald holding daughter Lucy, Ann Ferguson, Pat Lovell, Judy White, (? ID), Doris Hope, Denise Gibbons,
In front of Doris Hope: (? - lived in Teakerne Arm)
Standing, L to R: Inez White, Judith Williams, Sherry Hall
Seated, L to R: Bonnie MacDonald holding daughter Lucy, Ann Ferguson, Pat Lovell, Judy White, (? ID), Doris Hope, Denise Gibbons,
In front of Doris Hope: (? - lived in Teakerne Arm)
Looking north from Green Mountain over Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay (tidal falls in between) across 5 miles of water to Read Island, with a slew of islands to the north.
The Hopes are standing beside the cook house at their logging camp in Lewis Channel. Their water spaniel Stinky once swam home to Refuge Cove from Squirrel Cove, a distance of 3.7 miles.
The Hopes are standing beside the cook house at their logging camp in Lewis Channel. Their water spaniel Stinky once swam home to Refuge Cove from Squirrel Cove, a distance of 3.7 miles.
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.
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)
