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CIMAS information files
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File
Date Range
1916-2017
Scope and Content
Info on Manson's Landing Cemetery, Old Whaletown Cemetery, and New Whaletown Cemetery such as history of cemeteries, grave plots, names of those buried, etc; letters regarding cemetery approvals on Cortes, 1916-1926; Letter from the Cemeteries Division, Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, 1986; listings of the Cortes Island Cemeteries from the Campbell River Genealogy Club, 1993; Manson's Landing cemetery plan, 1995; Whaletown Cemetery plot list, 2008; Chapter 12, 32, and 34 of the Cemetery Companies Act; articles re cemeteries, 1990-2017; email about possible grave site on Green Mountain, 2013. Keywords: Beesley/Beasley, Southern Cortes Community Association, Seaford Development Ltd, Whaletown Community Club, Genealogy Club of Campbell River, Ellingsen; updated plot plan and lists of burials, 2023
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
36
Date Range
1916-2017
Scope and Content
Info on Manson's Landing Cemetery, Old Whaletown Cemetery, and New Whaletown Cemetery such as history of cemeteries, grave plots, names of those buried, etc; letters regarding cemetery approvals on Cortes, 1916-1926; Letter from the Cemeteries Division, Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, 1986; listings of the Cortes Island Cemeteries from the Campbell River Genealogy Club, 1993; Manson's Landing cemetery plan, 1995; Whaletown Cemetery plot list, 2008; Chapter 12, 32, and 34 of the Cemetery Companies Act; articles re cemeteries, 1990-2017; email about possible grave site on Green Mountain, 2013. Keywords: Beesley/Beasley, Southern Cortes Community Association, Seaford Development Ltd, Whaletown Community Club, Genealogy Club of Campbell River, Ellingsen; updated plot plan and lists of burials, 2023
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Whaletown Cemetery Area A.pdf

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Whaletown cemetery Area B.pdf

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Whaletown cemetery plot plan 2023 .jpg

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CIMAS information files
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File
Date Range
1966-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on park, 1973-2018. Mansons Landing Provincial Park Master Plan, Province of British Columbia, 1987. Info packet "Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon, a portion of Manson's Landing Park," Fred and Ruth Zwickel, 2003. Info on Robert James Taylor, title holder of Manson's Landing in 1966-1967, received in 2010.
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
65
Date Range
1966-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on park, 1973-2018. Mansons Landing Provincial Park Master Plan, Province of British Columbia, 1987. Info packet "Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon, a portion of Manson's Landing Park," Fred and Ruth Zwickel, 2003. Info on Robert James Taylor, title holder of Manson's Landing in 1966-1967, received in 2010.
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Mansons Lagoon – Fauna and Flora.pdf

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File
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1930s-2014
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Emails with info on Mars Water Bomber and Dan McIvor & family (1930s-1970s) provided by his daughter Mary-Anne Forman, 2014. Clippings with info on Pacific Western Airlines, undated (1950s?) and Martin Mars Bomber, 2008. DVD copy of the television show "Chat Corner" with host Terry Martyniuk, copyright Richmond TV-4, 1990. Topics covered include McIvor's start in aviation, experiences in the Arctic, piloting Sir Edmund Hillary to Mt. Waddington, and his introduction of the use of water bombers to fight forest fires in BC. The signed Cessna propeller which Jack Summers hung in the Mansons Landing coffee shop (now at the museum, 2023) is also mentioned. (DVD is stored in the CD/DVD album in the Archives.)
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CIMAS information files
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File
Series Number
3
File Number
59
Date Range
1930s-2014
Scope and Content
Emails with info on Mars Water Bomber and Dan McIvor & family (1930s-1970s) provided by his daughter Mary-Anne Forman, 2014. Clippings with info on Pacific Western Airlines, undated (1950s?) and Martin Mars Bomber, 2008. DVD copy of the television show "Chat Corner" with host Terry Martyniuk, copyright Richmond TV-4, 1990. Topics covered include McIvor's start in aviation, experiences in the Arctic, piloting Sir Edmund Hillary to Mt. Waddington, and his introduction of the use of water bombers to fight forest fires in BC. The signed Cessna propeller which Jack Summers hung in the Mansons Landing coffee shop (now at the museum, 2023) is also mentioned. (DVD is stored in the CD/DVD album in the Archives.)
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Drawer 3
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D McIvor interview transcript.pdf

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File
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Two folders containing obituaries of Cortes residents. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
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CIMAS information files
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File
Series Number
3
File Number
8
Scope and Content
Two folders containing obituaries of Cortes residents. Filing note: if a file exists for the person, put their obituary post there rather than the general file
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Obituary list to 2022.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album One

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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1908-1986
Scope and Content
Whaletown homes 1908-1950
Manson's Landing homes 1910 - 1986
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
1
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1908-1986
Physical Description
1 binder : 64 pages
Scope and Content
Whaletown homes 1908-1950
Manson's Landing homes 1910 - 1986
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 1-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Two

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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
[1890s]-1981
Scope and Content
Henry Hague (1890s–1930s)
Froud family (1917)
Lambert family (1910–1930s)
Smith family (1917–1981)
Jeffery family (1940–1960)
McKay family (1930s–1940s)
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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
2
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
[1890s]-1981
Physical Description
1 binder : 81 pages
Scope and Content
Henry Hague (1890s–1930s)
Froud family (1917)
Lambert family (1910–1930s)
Smith family (1917–1981)
Jeffery family (1940–1960)
McKay family (1930s–1940s)
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 2-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Three

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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1910-1968
Scope and Content
Hayes Family (1924–1930s)
Pickles Family (1930s–1964)
Misc. dead cougars & dead bears (1910-1968)
Picnics and Socials
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
3
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1910-1968
Physical Description
1 binder : 81 pages
Scope and Content
Hayes Family (1924–1930s)
Pickles Family (1930s–1964)
Misc. dead cougars & dead bears (1910-1968)
Picnics and Socials
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 3-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Four

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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1902-1969
Scope and Content
School annual reports
Cortes Island school (1902 to 1969)
Squirrel Cove School (1917-1948)
Whaletown School (1910-1968)
Seaford School (1925)
Von Donop Creek School
Whaletown and Manson's Landing Churches
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
4
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1902-1969
Physical Description
1 binder : 102 pages
Scope and Content
School annual reports
Cortes Island school (1902 to 1969)
Squirrel Cove School (1917-1948)
Whaletown School (1910-1968)
Seaford School (1925)
Von Donop Creek School
Whaletown and Manson's Landing Churches
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Squirrel Cove
Documents

Album 4–May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Five

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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1903-1949
Scope and Content
"Logging, 1903-1949": The album contains reminiscences of Frank Gallinger's logging camp; a photograph of old-growth trees; logging camps (various locations) and group photos; photographs of hand logging with the use of springboards and logging with steam donkeys, tractors, power saws and horses (on the John Manson property); photographs of log booms (various locations), logging on Quadra and "haywire" logging on Hernando Island; and a newspaper clipping about horse logging (1984).
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
5
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1903-1949
Physical Description
1 binder : 45 pages
Scope and Content
"Logging, 1903-1949": The album contains reminiscences of Frank Gallinger's logging camp; a photograph of old-growth trees; logging camps (various locations) and group photos; photographs of hand logging with the use of springboards and logging with steam donkeys, tractors, power saws and horses (on the John Manson property); photographs of log booms (various locations), logging on Quadra and "haywire" logging on Hernando Island; and a newspaper clipping about horse logging (1984).
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Hernando Island
Documents

Album 5-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Six

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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Scope and Content
Whaletown 1900–1961
Olmsted Family 1910–1982
Bill Emery 1925–1970s,
Misc. People, Roads, Gravel Pits,
Aldrich Family, Read Island 1908–1946 (1946 Earthquake)
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
6
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Physical Description
1 binder : 71 pages
Scope and Content
Whaletown 1900–1961
Olmsted Family 1910–1982
Bill Emery 1925–1970s,
Misc. People, Roads, Gravel Pits,
Aldrich Family, Read Island 1908–1946 (1946 Earthquake)
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 6-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Seven

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May Ellingsen fonds
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File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Scope and Content
Album Seven: Mike and John Manson families, 1895-1957 Contains: an excerpt from a Victoria Colonist article about Mike Manson's steamship "Thistle" [1907]; log of the "Thistle" [1891; history of Mike Manson's steam tug "Stella"; log of the 'Stella' [1895]; excerpts from the diary of John Manson [1902]; an account of John Manson's funeral by Rev. Alan Greene [1957]; photographs of the Manson family at their home on Cortes Island (McKay, Herrewig, and more...
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
7
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Physical Description
1 binder : 96 pages
Scope and Content
Album Seven: Mike and John Manson families, 1895-1957 Contains: an excerpt from a Victoria Colonist article about Mike Manson's steamship "Thistle" [1907]; log of the "Thistle" [1891; history of Mike Manson's steam tug "Stella"; log of the 'Stella' [1895]; excerpts from the diary of John Manson [1902]; an account of John Manson's funeral by Rev. Alan Greene [1957]; photographs of the Manson family at their home on Cortes Island (McKay, Herrewig, and more...
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 7-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Eight

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May Ellingsen fonds
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File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Scope and Content
Album 8, "Harbours and Marinas on Cortes Island", contains photographs of wharves and their surroundings in Whaletown, Manson's Landing, Cortes Bay, Marina Island, Camp/Subtle Island, and other nearby coastal areas.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
8
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Physical Description
1 binder : 70 pages
Scope and Content
Album 8, "Harbours and Marinas on Cortes Island", contains photographs of wharves and their surroundings in Whaletown, Manson's Landing, Cortes Bay, Marina Island, Camp/Subtle Island, and other nearby coastal areas.
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Subject Access
Aquaculture
Ferries
Fishing
Postal services
Union Steamship Company
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 8-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection: Album Nine

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May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Scope and Content
Album 9: Hernando Island and Squirrel Cove a) Hernando Island: contains a hand-drawn map of Hernando Island, and photographs of the pier, the locomotive used to haul logs, the logging crew at Stag Bay, the George Freeman home at Stag Bay, the logging camp on Hernando Island, residents of Hernando, and the Manson family when they lived at the George Freeman house. b) Squirrel Cove: contains photographs of the church, the First Nations reservation and residents including the Dominic family, the Forrest family and their store, the Cowan family, the boat shed, planer shed and sawmill which belonged to Val Nichols, the wharf, and the Squirrel Cove Community Hall.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
9
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Physical Description
1 binder : 116 pages
Scope and Content
Album 9: Hernando Island and Squirrel Cove a) Hernando Island: contains a hand-drawn map of Hernando Island, and photographs of the pier, the locomotive used to haul logs, the logging crew at Stag Bay, the George Freeman home at Stag Bay, the logging camp on Hernando Island, residents of Hernando, and the Manson family when they lived at the George Freeman house. b) Squirrel Cove: contains photographs of the church, the First Nations reservation and residents including the Dominic family, the Forrest family and their store, the Cowan family, the boat shed, planer shed and sawmill which belonged to Val Nichols, the wharf, and the Squirrel Cove Community Hall.
Name Access
Ellingsen, May
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Album 9-May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection.pdf

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Transcripts of interviews for the Memories of Manson's Landing exhibit

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Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2005
Scope and Content
CD (2006.001.041) contains transcripts of interviews with Bert Summers, Beth (Martin) Slater, Betty Jeffery, Bill and Mary Block, Bill Guthrie, Bob Martineau, Don Levey, Frank Hayes, Fred Tomlinson, George Gardner, Heay family, Ken Summers, Otis Coulter, Pat (Fuller) Haines and Violet Herrewig. A Directory List for the CD is in folder 1-41. The transcripts may be viewed on the Archives computer, in the folder "2006.001.041 - Doreen Thompson, interview transcripts".
Part Of
Doreen Thompson fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2006.001
Series Number
2
File Number
13
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2005
Physical Description
1 CD
Scope and Content
CD (2006.001.041) contains transcripts of interviews with Bert Summers, Beth (Martin) Slater, Betty Jeffery, Bill and Mary Block, Bill Guthrie, Bob Martineau, Don Levey, Frank Hayes, Fred Tomlinson, George Gardner, Heay family, Ken Summers, Otis Coulter, Pat (Fuller) Haines and Violet Herrewig. A Directory List for the CD is in folder 1-41. The transcripts may be viewed on the Archives computer, in the folder "2006.001.041 - Doreen Thompson, interview transcripts".
Storage Location
CD/DVD album
Storage Range
1-41
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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