Fonds consists of records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society, including minutes of meetings, financial statements and administrative records and correspondence. It is arranged into five series: Minutes, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence and Programs.
The Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society was formed in 1930, when residents decided to build a community hall. The young people of the area formed the Gorge Harbour Dramatic Society and put on plays and dances to raise funds. The Hall was built on land donated by George Beattie. Volunteers split shakes for the roof and did all the building, with Charlie Allen as supervisor and Bill Ballantyne as work boss. The Hall opened on Nov. 11, 1933, with an Armistice dance.
The Gorge Harbour Hall Society disbanded in 1952 and handed responsibility for the Gorge Hall over to the Whaletown Community Club. From this time, the Gorge Hall replaced the Church Hall as the main venue for weddings, dances, meetings and parties for both the Whaletown and Gorge Harbour communities.
Custodial History
Records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society were turned over to CIMAS by Gillian Milton, who collected them from the home of Gilean Douglas in 1993. Douglas' husband, Philip Major Douglas, was president of the Whaletown Community Club when it took over the Gorge Harbour Community Hall and presumably had the records in his possession at that time.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society, including minutes of meetings, financial statements and administrative records and correspondence. It is arranged into five series: Minutes, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence and Programs.
Article in the Vancouver Sun about Cold Mountain and human potential, 1980; Gary and Velma Bergman in conversation with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, March 2003 (mentions Cold Mountain Institute); Andrew Feldmar bio from The International RD Laing Institute, 2011; Bennet Wong bio from Wikipedia, 2011; Obituary for Bennet Randall Wong, 2013; note about Cold Mountain Journal (1977) in Ellingsen fond
Article in the Vancouver Sun about Cold Mountain and human potential, 1980; Gary and Velma Bergman in conversation with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, March 2003 (mentions Cold Mountain Institute); Andrew Feldmar bio from The International RD Laing Institute, 2011; Bennet Wong bio from Wikipedia, 2011; Obituary for Bennet Randall Wong, 2013; note about Cold Mountain Journal (1977) in Ellingsen fond
Clippings, emails, letters and historical photos re Seaford, 2016. Goosegrass and Buttercups by D.C. Kirk. Excerpt from Chalkdust and Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Transcript of Nellie Jeffrey with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003. Copies from Squirrel Cove Stories interview transcript with Fred and Dianne Reedel (Hansen), undated
Clippings, emails, letters and historical photos re Seaford, 2016. Goosegrass and Buttercups by D.C. Kirk. Excerpt from Chalkdust and Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert. Transcript of Nellie Jeffrey with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003. Copies from Squirrel Cove Stories interview transcript with Fred and Dianne Reedel (Hansen), undated
File contains meeting minutes, as well as statements and essays from Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI), F.J. Guthrie, and Cortes Island Forest Committee (which later became Cortes Ecoforestry Society).
File contains meeting minutes, as well as statements and essays from Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI), F.J. Guthrie, and Cortes Island Forest Committee (which later became Cortes Ecoforestry Society).
Series consists of documents from board meetings and Annual General Meetings, including minutes, reports, board rosters, and statements from the community.
Series consists of documents from board meetings and Annual General Meetings, including minutes, reports, board rosters, and statements from the community.
