Recording is an oral history interview of Robbie Graham and Ann (Robertson) Dewar by Oonagh O'Connor. Robbie talks about how his father, Hector Graham, moved to Cortes Island in the 1920s; early days on Cortes; schools and teachers; fishing. Ann talks about schools; her aunt Meg Shaw; her experiences logging, starting at age twelve. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Robbie Graham and Ann (Robertson) Dewar by Oonagh O'Connor. Robbie talks about how his father, Hector Graham, moved to Cortes Island in the 1920s; early days on Cortes; schools and teachers; fishing. Ann talks about schools; her aunt Meg Shaw; her experiences logging, starting at age twelve. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Duncan Robertson by Oonagh O'Connor at his home in Whaletown (Part 1 of 2). Topics covered include some family history; people and customs of the early days on the island; logging; fishing; hunting; cougars; Cortes in the 1950s and 1960s. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording consists of oral history interviews of Doreen (Huck) Thompson and Wilfed Freeman by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered in Thompson's interview include Huck family history on Cortes; medical emergencies; gardening; fishing; hunting; logging. Topics covered in Freeman's interview include reminiscences of the island in 1927; roads; transportation. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Articles, newspaper clippings, and brochures relating to fish farming and wild fish stocks from 1978-2018. Full issue of Salmonid containing bundle of newspaper clippings on fish farming, 1984-1985; Full issue of Fish Farming International Magazine, 1988; Fish Farms in Area B Regional Directors Report, 2009; Poster entitled The Get Out Migration by Salmon Are Sacred, undated. Some notable keywords: Wilderness Committee; David Suzuki Foundation; Farmed and Dangerous; Salmon Are Sacred organization; sea lice; Sea Shepherd Society
Articles, newspaper clippings, and brochures relating to fish farming and wild fish stocks from 1978-2018. Full issue of Salmonid containing bundle of newspaper clippings on fish farming, 1984-1985; Full issue of Fish Farming International Magazine, 1988; Fish Farms in Area B Regional Directors Report, 2009; Poster entitled The Get Out Migration by Salmon Are Sacred, undated. Some notable keywords: Wilderness Committee; David Suzuki Foundation; Farmed and Dangerous; Salmon Are Sacred organization; sea lice; Sea Shepherd Society
Info on Don and Nesta Stackhouse, Cortes Bay 1950s onward. Transcript of Gary and Velma Bergman with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003; transcript of Bobby (Elizabeth Corneille) Ballantyne with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003. Clippings, 2007-2010. Story from Rod Hayes to June Cameron "The Scuttlebutt on Halibut," 2011.
Info on Don and Nesta Stackhouse, Cortes Bay 1950s onward. Transcript of Gary and Velma Bergman with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003; transcript of Bobby (Elizabeth Corneille) Ballantyne with Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2003. Clippings, 2007-2010. Story from Rod Hayes to June Cameron "The Scuttlebutt on Halibut," 2011.
Gilean Douglas fonds info, 1904-1993. Letter, The Whaletown Women's Institute, 1952. Clippings with info on Gilean's life, writing, and home on Chanel Rock, 1960s-2009. Clippings of Gilean's writing in various newspapers including her "Nature Rambles," 1961-1992. Clippings from WNE featuring Gilean Douglas, 1990-1993. Info on: Gilean's memorial, 1993; The Gilean Douglas Project, 1994; Gilean Douglas: Writing Nature, Finding Home, Gillian Milton and Andrea Lebowitz, 1999-2000; and Gilean Douglas featured at CIMAS. Excerpts: From My Window, Gordon Wagner, 1988 and Seven-Knot Summers, Beth Hill, 1994. Pages of magazines from The Country Gentleman, 1978 and Country Journal, 1988. Vintage cards, clippings related to homecare, undated
Gilean Douglas fonds info, 1904-1993. Letter, The Whaletown Women's Institute, 1952. Clippings with info on Gilean's life, writing, and home on Chanel Rock, 1960s-2009. Clippings of Gilean's writing in various newspapers including her "Nature Rambles," 1961-1992. Clippings from WNE featuring Gilean Douglas, 1990-1993. Info on: Gilean's memorial, 1993; The Gilean Douglas Project, 1994; Gilean Douglas: Writing Nature, Finding Home, Gillian Milton and Andrea Lebowitz, 1999-2000; and Gilean Douglas featured at CIMAS. Excerpts: From My Window, Gordon Wagner, 1988 and Seven-Knot Summers, Beth Hill, 1994. Pages of magazines from The Country Gentleman, 1978 and Country Journal, 1988. Vintage cards, clippings related to homecare, undated
File contains six small leather-bound memo books with entries and jottings by Wm. Douglas which include such things as household accounts, trip diaries, appointments, and golf scores.
File contains six small leather-bound memo books with entries and jottings by Wm. Douglas which include such things as household accounts, trip diaries, appointments, and golf scores.
Three greeting cards designed by artist Mary Weiler, who lived in Whaletown, and a series of four pen and ink drawings illustrating life aboard a fish boat. The latter were probably used as illustrations for an article written by Douglas (see Box 1 folder 29).
Three greeting cards designed by artist Mary Weiler, who lived in Whaletown, and a series of four pen and ink drawings illustrating life aboard a fish boat. The latter were probably used as illustrations for an article written by Douglas (see Box 1 folder 29).
Health bulletin; White Star Line pamphlet and photo cards of the "SS Celtic" from a trans-Atlantic trip taken by Douglas's father; calling card of Douglas's mother
Health bulletin; White Star Line pamphlet and photo cards of the "SS Celtic" from a trans-Atlantic trip taken by Douglas's father; calling card of Douglas's mother
