Recording is an oral history interview of Nora Thompson and Jack Cowan by Oonagh O'Connor and contains reminiscences of their childhood on Cortes Island; conditions on the island; people and schools. There is a short summary of the interview in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Nora Thompson and Jack Cowan by Oonagh O'Connor and contains reminiscences of their childhood on Cortes Island; conditions on the island; people and schools. There is a short summary of the interview in the cassette case.
Info on Mary Jeffery, 1909-1920s, written by Etta Byers, 1992. Obituary post, Charlie Jeffery, 2004. Info on Nellie Jeffery's death and donations made in her honour to museum, 2004, 2007. Letters regarding the recording of Nellie Jeffery sharing about her life on Cortes, 2006. Info on the Nellie Jeffery Collection appraisal, 2008. Trudy Ann Kurdi card, relative of Nellie Jeffery's.
Info on Mary Jeffery, 1909-1920s, written by Etta Byers, 1992. Obituary post, Charlie Jeffery, 2004. Info on Nellie Jeffery's death and donations made in her honour to museum, 2004, 2007. Letters regarding the recording of Nellie Jeffery sharing about her life on Cortes, 2006. Info on the Nellie Jeffery Collection appraisal, 2008. Trudy Ann Kurdi card, relative of Nellie Jeffery's.
Photograph of three children - Jack (John), Harold and Margaret Huck - in front of forest. Margaret is seated in a wheelbarrow. Doreen Thompson has identified them as (left to right) Harry, John and Margaret.
Photograph of three children - Jack (John), Harold and Margaret Huck - in front of forest. Margaret is seated in a wheelbarrow. Doreen Thompson has identified them as (left to right) Harry, John and Margaret.
Photograph of Harold, John (Jack) and William (Billie) Huck standing in front of a fruit tree. Fences, fields and forested hills are in the background.
Photograph of Harold, John (Jack) and William (Billie) Huck standing in front of a fruit tree. Fences, fields and forested hills are in the background.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Interview of Brigid Weiler by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. The introduction to the interview is on File 1. In File 2 Brigid talks about growing up in Whaletown in the 1950s and 60s, the people who lived there and the location of their houses. (43 minutes)
Interview of Brigid Weiler by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. The introduction to the interview is on File 1. In File 2 Brigid talks about growing up in Whaletown in the 1950s and 60s, the people who lived there and the location of their houses. (43 minutes)
