File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.
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File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Scanned photograph of Baron & Nellie Jeffery home at Smelt Bay, 1982. Smelt Bay Master Plan, Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment and Parks, 1987. Full issue of The Cottage Magazine, article featuring Smelt Bay midden sites, 1997. Excerpt from Seven Knot Summers, Beth Hill. Post cards and greeting cards featuring Smelt Bay, undated.
Scanned photograph of Baron & Nellie Jeffery home at Smelt Bay, 1982. Smelt Bay Master Plan, Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment and Parks, 1987. Full issue of The Cottage Magazine, article featuring Smelt Bay midden sites, 1997. Excerpt from Seven Knot Summers, Beth Hill. Post cards and greeting cards featuring Smelt Bay, undated.
Newspaper clippings, articles, and posts about shellfish aquaculture, local debates and mechanization, and toxicity warnings--from 1972-2019. Bee Islets Growers Corporation financial statement, 2003; photographic handout of the Deep Water Shellfish Industry in Gorge Harbour, 2003; newspaper clipping about Cooper's Cove Oyster Farm, undated; Lummi Nation Shellfish Hatchery price list, undated (pre-Canadian shellfish hatcheries); photograph, Bee Islets Aquaculture by Mike Moore, undated; Writeup and photographs entitled "Women in the Shellfish Industry" by Foulkes and Rowse-Simmons, undated. Some notable keywords: Vern and Mary Kemp; ocen acidity; SS Minnow; Co-op Oyster Farm; Chief Ken Brown and MLA Claire Trevena; saxitoxin and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP); mechanization in the Gorge Harbour; Cortes Island Shellfish Interpretive Centre; OysterFest; SeaFest; dinophysis
Newspaper clippings, articles, and posts about shellfish aquaculture, local debates and mechanization, and toxicity warnings--from 1972-2019. Bee Islets Growers Corporation financial statement, 2003; photographic handout of the Deep Water Shellfish Industry in Gorge Harbour, 2003; newspaper clipping about Cooper's Cove Oyster Farm, undated; Lummi Nation Shellfish Hatchery price list, undated (pre-Canadian shellfish hatcheries); photograph, Bee Islets Aquaculture by Mike Moore, undated; Writeup and photographs entitled "Women in the Shellfish Industry" by Foulkes and Rowse-Simmons, undated. Some notable keywords: Vern and Mary Kemp; ocen acidity; SS Minnow; Co-op Oyster Farm; Chief Ken Brown and MLA Claire Trevena; saxitoxin and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP); mechanization in the Gorge Harbour; Cortes Island Shellfish Interpretive Centre; OysterFest; SeaFest; dinophysis
Brochures and local publications with general info about Cortes Island for locals and tourists, 1961-present. Keywords: Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI); Community Flyer; Ocean Oracle
Brochures and local publications with general info about Cortes Island for locals and tourists, 1961-present. Keywords: Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI); Community Flyer; Ocean Oracle
Info on Carrington Bay history and early settler homesteaders from late 1800s onward; scans from Whaletown to 1930 album; scan of location for Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1945; park brochure; clippings about Carrington from 1982-2014; excerpt from interview with Clarence and Etta Byers, 2001; notes from exhibit curation (labels, photo captions, etc); excerpts rom June Cameron's Destination Cortez; topographic map of Green Mountain; emails about exhibit; printed photographs for exhibit. Keywords: drowing, Island Timberland, Coulter Bay, stream keepers
Info on Carrington Bay history and early settler homesteaders from late 1800s onward; scans from Whaletown to 1930 album; scan of location for Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1945; park brochure; clippings about Carrington from 1982-2014; excerpt from interview with Clarence and Etta Byers, 2001; notes from exhibit curation (labels, photo captions, etc); excerpts rom June Cameron's Destination Cortez; topographic map of Green Mountain; emails about exhibit; printed photographs for exhibit. Keywords: drowing, Island Timberland, Coulter Bay, stream keepers
Writing, emails and excerpts with info on early homesteaders, early postmasters, the first post box in Cortes Bay, Frabjous Bay/Frabjous Day, The Columbia Coast Mission, and the Rendezvous. Map of lots with some names of early homesteaders near Cortes Bay. Old postcard of Cortes Bay
Writing, emails and excerpts with info on early homesteaders, early postmasters, the first post box in Cortes Bay, Frabjous Bay/Frabjous Day, The Columbia Coast Mission, and the Rendezvous. Map of lots with some names of early homesteaders near Cortes Bay. Old postcard of Cortes Bay
Written info on Carrington Bay and Coulter Bay with info from late 1800s; info from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson on Cortes Island early history, late 1920s. Ian and Mary McMillan's island in Coulter Bay listing, early 1950s. Info about Rendezvous Rock in Coulter Bay, 1953, from CIMAS photo albums. Excerpt from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Anderson, 1982. Clippings from WNE with info on Coulter Bay, 1982-1992. Typed transcript of written letter from Mary McMillen to Doreen Thompson, undated.
Written info on Carrington Bay and Coulter Bay with info from late 1800s; info from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson on Cortes Island early history, late 1920s. Ian and Mary McMillan's island in Coulter Bay listing, early 1950s. Info about Rendezvous Rock in Coulter Bay, 1953, from CIMAS photo albums. Excerpt from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Anderson, 1982. Clippings from WNE with info on Coulter Bay, 1982-1992. Typed transcript of written letter from Mary McMillen to Doreen Thompson, undated.
Emails and clippings from Tideline on history of Tiber Bay, including preemptions, Tiber/Teuber family, Manson's Landing cemetery, and the CIMAS driving tour booklet, info from early 1900s-2016.
Emails and clippings from Tideline on history of Tiber Bay, including preemptions, Tiber/Teuber family, Manson's Landing cemetery, and the CIMAS driving tour booklet, info from early 1900s-2016.
