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.
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.
Pender Harbour Living Heritage holds related material from the Brooks family: https://penderharbourheritage.pastperfectonline.com/bysearchterm?keyword=Brooks+family
Series consists of newsletters and a directory, published by Sedley Sweeny to work towards "cooperation between like-minded people aimed at local self-sufficiency."
Series consists of newsletters and a directory, published by Sedley Sweeny to work towards "cooperation between like-minded people aimed at local self-sufficiency."
File contains one (1) spiral-bound directory of Cortes Islanders. It lists names, contact information, guild memberships, facilities, education to offer, and interests.
File contains one (1) spiral-bound directory of Cortes Islanders. It lists names, contact information, guild memberships, facilities, education to offer, and interests.
Series consists of materials related to the application for and granting of funds from Environmental Youth Team, for training Cortes Island youth in forestry and surveying.
Series consists of materials related to the application for and granting of funds from Environmental Youth Team, for training Cortes Island youth in forestry and surveying.
Series consists of files pertaining to the relationship between FOCI and CES, including collaboration and mutual aid. See Series 1 of this fonds for documents pertaining to the E-Team Work Crew grant awarded to FOCI and CES.
Series consists of files pertaining to the relationship between FOCI and CES, including collaboration and mutual aid. See Series 1 of this fonds for documents pertaining to the E-Team Work Crew grant awarded to FOCI and CES.