Florence and Rose Manson, cousins, posing in the limbs of a blossoming cherry tree at Sunny Brae farm. John Manson's first house and a picket fence are in the background. Florence was the daughter of Michael and Jane Manson; Rose was the daughter of John and Margaret Manson.
Florence and Rose Manson, cousins, posing in the limbs of a blossoming cherry tree at Sunny Brae farm. John Manson's first house and a picket fence are in the background. Florence was the daughter of Michael and Jane Manson; Rose was the daughter of John and Margaret Manson.
John Manson in front of black seal shape on surface of rock. The back of the photograph has a typed explanation of the legend of the Seal Boy, as follows:
"According to Indian legend, an Indian boy who persisted in going in swimming in spite of his mother's repeated warnings, was turned into a seal visible here as the black rock formation I am looking at. Summer, 1946."
"Ankity tillicum wawa, Ikt wake kloosh Sliamin tenasman quansum tickie klatawa cupa chuck. Yaka mama wawa, 'Klush halo!' Tenasman delate sahalie tumtum, halo iskum okok wawa. Wight wawa yaka mama, 'Spose halo kopate kloness elkie mica clap hias cull.' Pe nawitka yaka chaco delate klahowyum, chako kohkwa Siwash cusho mitlite cupa okok klale tone. Nika nanitch alta. Waum Illahee, 1946."
John Manson in front of black seal shape on surface of rock. The back of the photograph has a typed explanation of the legend of the Seal Boy, as follows:
"According to Indian legend, an Indian boy who persisted in going in swimming in spite of his mother's repeated warnings, was turned into a seal visible here as the black rock formation I am looking at. Summer, 1946."
"Ankity tillicum wawa, Ikt wake kloosh Sliamin tenasman quansum tickie klatawa cupa chuck. Yaka mama wawa, 'Klush halo!' Tenasman delate sahalie tumtum, halo iskum okok wawa. Wight wawa yaka mama, 'Spose halo kopate kloness elkie mica clap hias cull.' Pe nawitka yaka chaco delate klahowyum, chako kohkwa Siwash cusho mitlite cupa okok klale tone. Nika nanitch alta. Waum Illahee, 1946."
Margaret (Maggie) Manson, wife of John Manson, seated in a rocking chair by the living room fireplace of their home built in 1919 at Sunny Brae farm. She was widely known for her kindness and hospitality and many of the Cortes Island youngsters called her Aunt Maggie. She died suddenly in 1925.
Margaret (Maggie) Manson, wife of John Manson, seated in a rocking chair by the living room fireplace of their home built in 1919 at Sunny Brae farm. She was widely known for her kindness and hospitality and many of the Cortes Island youngsters called her Aunt Maggie. She died suddenly in 1925.
"Possibly when Joe Titus was holding a church service in the clinic, as the church was too cold."
Henry & Ruth Byers, Mrs. Morrison, Mr. & Mrs. McDevitt (partial view), Mrs. Smith (glasses), Eva Freeman, Ernie Guthrie, Mrs. Lowe (glasses) from Manson's store, Ed Roark (Mrs. Nichols beside), Mrs. Kendrick & Mrs. Thornton, Ernie Bartholomew (gumboots), (?), (?), Andy Byers, Mrs. Seville, (?), Peter Police, Mr. Alderson
"Possibly when Joe Titus was holding a church service in the clinic, as the church was too cold."
Henry & Ruth Byers, Mrs. Morrison, Mr. & Mrs. McDevitt (partial view), Mrs. Smith (glasses), Eva Freeman, Ernie Guthrie, Mrs. Lowe (glasses) from Manson's store, Ed Roark (Mrs. Nichols beside), Mrs. Kendrick & Mrs. Thornton, Ernie Bartholomew (gumboots), (?), (?), Andy Byers, Mrs. Seville, (?), Peter Police, Mr. Alderson
Photographs depict the pupils at the second Whaletown school standing beside the school. The photograph was taken by Evelyn Dow, who taught there from February 1928 to June 1929. This school was built in 1918 near the corner of Coulter Bay Road and Carrington Bay Road, and was used (with improvements) until 1950. The front, side and surroundings of the school are clearly shown.
Front row third from left is Marion Borden; Vernon Borden next to her fourth from left.
Top row, far right: Lorna Borden
(IDs by Terrill Marlow, Marion’s daughter, and Rob Borden, Vernon’s son).
Photographs are from an album created by Evelyn Dow and were donated to CIMAS by her niece, Sharon Thomas.
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Photographs depict the pupils at the second Whaletown school standing beside the school. The photograph was taken by Evelyn Dow, who taught there from February 1928 to June 1929. This school was built in 1918 near the corner of Coulter Bay Road and Carrington Bay Road, and was used (with improvements) until 1950. The front, side and surroundings of the school are clearly shown.
Front row third from left is Marion Borden; Vernon Borden next to her fourth from left.
Top row, far right: Lorna Borden
(IDs by Terrill Marlow, Marion’s daughter, and Rob Borden, Vernon’s son).