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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1948-2011
Scope and Content
Photo of Bob Langdon's amphibious Seabee, 1948. Receipts from Island Airlines, Elmer Ellingsen, 1969. Clippings with info on the history of seaplane use and Campbell River's seaplane industry. Transcript of Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel, and Doreen Thompson, 2005. Harbors magazine featuring Kenmore Air 2011. Additional keywords: Bob Langdon; Campbell River, the Spit; mercy flights; bush pilots; injured loggers
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
3
Date Range
1948-2011
Scope and Content
Photo of Bob Langdon's amphibious Seabee, 1948. Receipts from Island Airlines, Elmer Ellingsen, 1969. Clippings with info on the history of seaplane use and Campbell River's seaplane industry. Transcript of Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel, and Doreen Thompson, 2005. Harbors magazine featuring Kenmore Air 2011. Additional keywords: Bob Langdon; Campbell River, the Spit; mercy flights; bush pilots; injured loggers
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Nigel Pickard's store receipts

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1972
Scope and Content
File contains a group of receipts made out to Nigel Pickard from (likely) the Manson's Landing store.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
38
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1972
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Custodial History
Donated by Kate Maddigan, Aug. 23 2021. Receipts were found in the attic of the house she bought from Nigel Pickard.
Scope and Content
File contains a group of receipts made out to Nigel Pickard from (likely) the Manson's Landing store.
Storage Location
Ephemera box
Storage Range
Ephemera box
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Cortes Island Visitor's Information hand-out; ferry tickets

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1982]
Scope and Content
File contains a Cortes Island Visitor's Information hand-out with a map of the island and lists of businesses and services, published by the Whaletown Community Club; and a set of ticket book backs for the Cortes-Quadra and Quadra-Campbell River ferries.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
16
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1982]
Scope and Content
File contains a Cortes Island Visitor's Information hand-out with a map of the island and lists of businesses and services, published by the Whaletown Community Club; and a set of ticket book backs for the Cortes-Quadra and Quadra-Campbell River ferries.
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"From Cortes Island Shores - a Seafood Cookbook"

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
[197?]
Scope and Content
File contains a copy of a cookbook compiled and produced by Joan Disney and Joanne Saunders for the benefit of the building maintenance fund of the Cortes Island Community Church Mission. The booklet consists of photocopied pages, 14 cm x 22 cm in size, tied together with blue yarn.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
23
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
[197?]
Custodial History
Donated by Ian Disney in 2012.
Scope and Content
File contains a copy of a cookbook compiled and produced by Joan Disney and Joanne Saunders for the benefit of the building maintenance fund of the Cortes Island Community Church Mission. The booklet consists of photocopied pages, 14 cm x 22 cm in size, tied together with blue yarn.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1880s-1985
Scope and Content
Info and photographs on history of businesses in Manson's Landing, from CIMAS "Manson's Landing & Lagoon" photo album, 1880s-1996. Documents for the operation of Manson's Landing store: Grant of Concession and additional documents; mandatory site inspection documents; and tender for operation, 1985. Correspondence re Robert James Taylor, owner of the store in 1966/67.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
67
Date Range
1880s-1985
Scope and Content
Info and photographs on history of businesses in Manson's Landing, from CIMAS "Manson's Landing & Lagoon" photo album, 1880s-1996. Documents for the operation of Manson's Landing store: Grant of Concession and additional documents; mandatory site inspection documents; and tender for operation, 1985. Correspondence re Robert James Taylor, owner of the store in 1966/67.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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The old store at Refuge Cove

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original store at Refuge Cove, taken from the head of the ramp by Norman and Doris Hope's house. To the right of the store is a fuel tank and a shed used for storing the tools needed for the tanks, drums of oil, etc. The store burned down in 1968.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.002
Item Number Range
NG.002
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of the original store at Refuge Cove, taken from the head of the ramp by Norman and Doris Hope's house. To the right of the store is a fuel tank and a shed used for storing the tools needed for the tanks, drums of oil, etc. The store burned down in 1968.
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
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The new store at Refuge Cove

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
ca. 1976]
Scope and Content
View of the new store, still sitting on its barge but the barge is no longer floating; it is now inter-tidal. Skip Frucktinick's (sp?) ferro-cement sailboat is leaning against it.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.047
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
ca. 1976]
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : col
Scope and Content
View of the new store, still sitting on its barge but the barge is no longer floating; it is now inter-tidal. Skip Frucktinick's (sp?) ferro-cement sailboat is leaning against it.
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
Images
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Ewart, Family, Squirrel Cove Store

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1921-2017
Scope and Content
Info on George Eward and Emma Jane Ewart, 1921 census, medical certificate of death, George Ewart, 1946. Info on marriage registration of Frank George Barnard and Blanche Madeline Dennis, 1938 (Ewart's son). Info on medical certificate of death and cemetery query, Josephine Skerton, 1968. Emails associated with all information from 2017. Notes with photographs on Eward family research, 2017
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
3
File Number
28
Date Range
1921-2017
Scope and Content
Info on George Eward and Emma Jane Ewart, 1921 census, medical certificate of death, George Ewart, 1946. Info on marriage registration of Frank George Barnard and Blanche Madeline Dennis, 1938 (Ewart's son). Info on medical certificate of death and cemetery query, Josephine Skerton, 1968. Emails associated with all information from 2017. Notes with photographs on Eward family research, 2017
Storage Range
Drawer 3
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The new store at Refuge Cove, in the snow

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1971
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doris Hope's house at left, and the new store that MacMillan Bloedel barged in to replace the old one that had burned down. The tug that towed it in is beside it.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.046
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Doris Hope's house at left, and the new store that MacMillan Bloedel barged in to replace the old one that had burned down. The tug that towed it in is beside it.
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
Images
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Stores on Cortes: History

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1951-2005
Scope and Content
Historical files from various stores and people on Cortes including order forms, receipts, and invoices, 1951-1952, copies of photos of Whaletown & Squirrel Cove stores.. Transcripts: Gary and Velma Bergman, Whaletown, with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003; Ken and Bert Summers with Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel, and Doreen Thompson, 2005. Additional keywords: Mrs Pearl V. Graham, Miss Lorraine Graham, McDevett/McDevitt, Cortez Lodge Store
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
34
Date Range
1951-2005
Scope and Content
Historical files from various stores and people on Cortes including order forms, receipts, and invoices, 1951-1952, copies of photos of Whaletown & Squirrel Cove stores.. Transcripts: Gary and Velma Bergman, Whaletown, with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003; Ken and Bert Summers with Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel, and Doreen Thompson, 2005. Additional keywords: Mrs Pearl V. Graham, Miss Lorraine Graham, McDevett/McDevitt, Cortez Lodge Store
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Newspaper clipping of Bob (Bobo) Fraser and Bonnie MacDonald inside the store at Refuge Cove

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1976
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.014
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
Images
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Looking north from Green Mountain over Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay (tidal falls in between) across 5 miles of water to Read Island, with a slew of islands to the north.

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Item Number
JP.033
Item Number Range
JP.033
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Responsibility
Photographer: Frank Mathers ??
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : b&w
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Aquaculture: Info from Marcel

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2006-2007
Scope and Content
Folder labelled Bee Islets Growers Corporation Financial Statement Year Ended December 31, 2007 containing three CD's labelled "A History of Cortes Isl Shellfish," "Misty Isles Oysters," and "Oyster April 06"; printed photographs of shellfish farming; Cortes Women in the Shellfish Industry; laminated photographs from Misty Isles Adventures. And Cortes Island shellfish features printouts from www.cortesshellfish.ca
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
15
Date Range
2006-2007
Scope and Content
Folder labelled Bee Islets Growers Corporation Financial Statement Year Ended December 31, 2007 containing three CD's labelled "A History of Cortes Isl Shellfish," "Misty Isles Oysters," and "Oyster April 06"; printed photographs of shellfish farming; Cortes Women in the Shellfish Industry; laminated photographs from Misty Isles Adventures. And Cortes Island shellfish features printouts from www.cortesshellfish.ca
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Accession Number
2011.002
Date Range
[ca. 2005]
Scope and Content
File contains a plastic-covered menu from the Taka Mika, a restaurant owned and operated by Benny and Ruth Beaulieu. The restaurant was on the site of the old Manson's Landing school; it is now (2019) the Cortes Natural Foods Co-op.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
19
Accession Number
2011.002
Date Range
[ca. 2005]
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS by Diane Brussell in 2011.
Scope and Content
File contains a plastic-covered menu from the Taka Mika, a restaurant owned and operated by Benny and Ruth Beaulieu. The restaurant was on the site of the old Manson's Landing school; it is now (2019) the Cortes Natural Foods Co-op.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
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Union Steamship invoice and ticket stub

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Scope and Content
An invoice from the Union Steamship "Cardena" (undated) and a ticket stub from the estate of John Manson (1868-1957).
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
9
Date Range
[ca. 1940s?]
Custodial History
Invoice donated by Ian Disney in 2007; ticket stub donated by Mike and Donna Manson in 2013.
Scope and Content
An invoice from the Union Steamship "Cardena" (undated) and a ticket stub from the estate of John Manson (1868-1957).
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-9
Subject Access
Union Steamship Company
Transportation
Water transport
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Pages from The Sunday Province newspaper

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1926
Scope and Content
File contains oversize newspaper pages (18 inches x 22.5 inches) with an article about Cortes Island. John Manson is mentioned in the article
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
17
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1926
Scope and Content
File contains oversize newspaper pages (18 inches x 22.5 inches) with an article about Cortes Island. John Manson is mentioned in the article
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Pamphlets & clippings from the old Hayes house

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
5
Physical Description
Pamphlets of recipes and newspaper clippings found in the old Hayes house.
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-5
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Windows on Whaletown, Volume 3 (from 1950)

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson. Additional information: re photo on p 79: "Dell Tooker with Stephen Williams (son of Trefor Williams). The Titus’s were gone by 1960 when the photo was taken. This horse was “Lady” and belonged to Bert Hansen. He kindly loaned her to us sometimes which was so appreciated." (from Tari Tooker Chiasson, 5/2021)
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
1
File Number
4
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Responsibility
Thompson, Doreen
Date Range
1999
Physical Description
1 binder : 104 pages
Scope and Content
Binder contains interviews, stories and photographs documenting the social history of the Whaletown area. It was created as part of the Windows on Whaletown Exhibit, curated and mounted by Doreen Thompson. Additional information: re photo on p 79: "Dell Tooker with Stephen Williams (son of Trefor Williams). The Titus’s were gone by 1960 when the photo was taken. This horse was “Lady” and belonged to Bert Hansen. He kindly loaned her to us sometimes which was so appreciated." (from Tari Tooker Chiasson, 5/2021)
Name Access
Thompson, Doreen
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Documents

Windows on Whaletown, Volume 3.pdf

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Paul Kirmmse, peeling the bark from a log

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Kirmmse, Paul
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
3
Item Number
PK_006
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : col
Name Access
Kirmmse, Paul
Geographic Access
Whaletown
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View of buildings and docks at Refuge Cove, taken from the bluff above

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca.1960-1968]
Scope and Content
Photo shows the old store, with docks in a U formation and a new government dock.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Gibbons, Norm
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
2
Item Number
NG.003
Item Number Range
NG.003
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
[ca.1960-1968]
Physical Description
1 image (electronic) : col
Scope and Content
Photo shows the old store, with docks in a U formation and a new government dock.
Name Access
Gibbons, Norm
Geographic Access
Refuge Cove
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