This is the continuation (Part 3) of an interview of Etta and Clarence Byers by Oonagh O'Connor. Clarence talks about his family history; moving to Cortes Island, logging on Cortes in the Von Donop/Blue Jay Lake/Carrington Bay area; road-building; and the arrival of Japanese oysters to Cortes beaches in ca. 1938. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
This is the continuation (Part 3) of an interview of Etta and Clarence Byers by Oonagh O'Connor. Clarence talks about his family history; moving to Cortes Island, logging on Cortes in the Von Donop/Blue Jay Lake/Carrington Bay area; road-building; and the arrival of Japanese oysters to Cortes beaches in ca. 1938. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Nesta Stackhouse by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include Nesta moving to Cortes to help the Boas at the Columbia Coast Mission post in Whaletown; the clinic in Whaletown; names of people living in the Carrington Bay/Coulter Bay area; involvement in local politics. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Recording is an oral history interview of Nesta Stackhouse by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include Nesta moving to Cortes to help the Boas at the Columbia Coast Mission post in Whaletown; the clinic in Whaletown; names of people living in the Carrington Bay/Coulter Bay area; involvement in local politics. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Photograph of the Columbia Coast Mission hospital ship "Columbia" tied to a float house dock in Seymour Inlet, with people on the dock and on the ship.
Photograph of the Columbia Coast Mission hospital ship "Columbia" tied to a float house dock in Seymour Inlet, with people on the dock and on the ship.
Photograph of two men on floats made of logs chained together, with the buildings, tanks and other paraphernalia of a logging camp on the floats. Location is Seymour Inlet.
Photograph of two men on floats made of logs chained together, with the buildings, tanks and other paraphernalia of a logging camp on the floats. Location is Seymour Inlet.
Photograph of two men, one holding a child, and a woman on the deck of a float house. See also #1999.001.1084, where the people are identified as the Vandell family, Seymour Inlet.
Photograph of two men, one holding a child, and a woman on the deck of a float house. See also #1999.001.1084, where the people are identified as the Vandell family, Seymour Inlet.
Photograph of a small village, identified on the back as 1) possibly the Indian village on right of Schooner Pass going in to Seymour Inlet from Allison Harbour and 2) possibly Shoal Bay or Kingcome.
Photograph of a small village, identified on the back as 1) possibly the Indian village on right of Schooner Pass going in to Seymour Inlet from Allison Harbour and 2) possibly Shoal Bay or Kingcome.