Photograph of three children, James Palmer, Edna Irene (Tootsie) Nichols and Robert David (Bud) Nichols, standing in a field at Gibson's farm in Squirrel Cove.
Photograph of three children, James Palmer, Edna Irene (Tootsie) Nichols and Robert David (Bud) Nichols, standing in a field at Gibson's farm in Squirrel Cove.
Photograph depicts James Gibson and four of his children standing in front of a picket fence at Gibson's farm; corner of the house is visible at the right.
Photograph depicts James Gibson and four of his children standing in front of a picket fence at Gibson's farm; corner of the house is visible at the right.
Fonds contains nine photographs depicting members of the Gibson and Palmer families who lived in Squirrel Cove; one large map (6 x 3 feet) showing the preemptions and homesteads of early Cortes settlers; and an account written by Etta (McKay) Byers of her Christmas in 1927.
9 photographs : b&w
1 map : 188 x 92 cm
5 pages of textual records
History / Biographical
Donald Palmer went to school on Cortes Island in the 1960s. His father, James Palmer, was born in 1927 to Elizabeth (Lizzie) and Cliff Palmer, who lived on the homestead of Lizzie's parents, Agnes and James Gibson, in Squirrel Cove. Their large property was on the uphill side of the road across from Tork Road.
Custodial History
Donated to CIMAS in July, 2020, by Donald Palmer
Scope and Content
Fonds contains nine photographs depicting members of the Gibson and Palmer families who lived in Squirrel Cove; one large map (6 x 3 feet) showing the preemptions and homesteads of early Cortes settlers; and an account written by Etta (McKay) Byers of her Christmas in 1927.
Scan of Cortes Marketer 2011 containing Advisory Planning Commissions (APC) for local land use management; agenda from SRD Electoral Area Services Committee (EASC) meeting; and local advertisements on back
Scan of Cortes Marketer 2011 containing Advisory Planning Commissions (APC) for local land use management; agenda from SRD Electoral Area Services Committee (EASC) meeting; and local advertisements on back
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
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
Educational pamphlets, catalogues, and posters on bats, 1994-2004; copies of Bat House Project instructions for building a small economy bat house, 2004; articles, emails and newspaper clippings about bats, 2006-2016; public service announcement from Linda Solomon and Bhaskar Krag re: bats and rabies, undated; drawings of bats by school-aged children, undated. Keywords: pest control, wildlife at risk, Keen's Long-eared Myotis, Bat House Project, Bat Conservation International, California Myotis, White Nose Syndrome, rabies
Educational pamphlets, catalogues, and posters on bats, 1994-2004; copies of Bat House Project instructions for building a small economy bat house, 2004; articles, emails and newspaper clippings about bats, 2006-2016; public service announcement from Linda Solomon and Bhaskar Krag re: bats and rabies, undated; drawings of bats by school-aged children, undated. Keywords: pest control, wildlife at risk, Keen's Long-eared Myotis, Bat House Project, Bat Conservation International, California Myotis, White Nose Syndrome, rabies
CIMAS Spring Birding Count checklists 2004-2016; emails and articles about bird sightings/bird count on Cortes, 2005-2007 and 2016; article in Birdwatch Canada, 107th Christmas Bird Count Cross-Canada report, 2007; print out about CIMAS's Spring Migration Birding Event, 2011; Christmas bird count info for CIMAS, 2016; Caring for Wildlife Habitat at home, info on constructing bird houses, undated
CIMAS Spring Birding Count checklists 2004-2016; emails and articles about bird sightings/bird count on Cortes, 2005-2007 and 2016; article in Birdwatch Canada, 107th Christmas Bird Count Cross-Canada report, 2007; print out about CIMAS's Spring Migration Birding Event, 2011; Christmas bird count info for CIMAS, 2016; Caring for Wildlife Habitat at home, info on constructing bird houses, undated
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