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"A Merry Christmas to you all and...A Happy 1st of July to you"

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Part Of
Ken Slater collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1965?]
Scope and Content
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts Velma in the store, and the inside depicts a scene on the fish scow on the Whaletown wharf. Signed "Ness and Ken".
Part Of
Ken Slater collection
Description Level
File
Creator
Slater, Ken
Fonds Number
2019.012
File Number
1
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[1965?]
Physical Description
1 coloured cartoon drawing : 54 cm x 30 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts Velma in the store, and the inside depicts a scene on the fish scow on the Whaletown wharf. Signed "Ness and Ken".
Storage Location
Oversize box
Name Access
Slater, Ken
Subject Access
Fishing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Brochure" - Senior's Building Complex

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Part Of
Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Accession Number
2013.005
Date Range
[ca. 1995]
Scope and Content
File contains a draft, with edits, of a brochure for the Seniors' Building Complex. Also contains two (2) b&w photographic prints and one (1) ink drawing.
Part Of
Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Cortes Island Seniors' Building Society
Fonds Number
2013.005
Series Number
2
File Number
2
Accession Number
2013.005
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1995]
Scope and Content
File contains a draft, with edits, of a brochure for the Seniors' Building Complex. Also contains two (2) b&w photographic prints and one (1) ink drawing.
Storage Location
1-7
Storage Range
1-7
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Manson's Landing
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Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of people in the Gorge Hall at craft tables and in the kitchen.
Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.005
Series Number
1
File Number
4
Item Number Range
2017.005.023 - .027
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Physical Description
5 photographs: colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of people in the Gorge Hall at craft tables and in the kitchen.
Name Access
Sherwood, Mae
Whaletown Community Club
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Accession Number
2004.004
Date Range
2001-2002
Scope and Content
File contains plans, budget estimates and photographs.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2002.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
6
File Number
7
Accession Number
2004.004
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
2001-2002
Scope and Content
File contains plans, budget estimates and photographs.
Storage Location
5-29
Storage Range
5-29
Name Access
Sirk, George
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Accession Number
2004.004
Date Range
1993-1998
Scope and Content
File contains a report by Fred and Ruth Zwickel ("Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon", with photographs); correspondence about water quality in Hague Lake and aquaculture in park boundaries; a Memorandum of Understanding with Klahoose re a marine park in Von Donop Inlet.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2002.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
6
File Number
19
Accession Number
2004.004
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1993-1998
Scope and Content
File contains a report by Fred and Ruth Zwickel ("Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon", with photographs); correspondence about water quality in Hague Lake and aquaculture in park boundaries; a Memorandum of Understanding with Klahoose re a marine park in Von Donop Inlet.
Storage Location
5-41
Storage Range
5-41
Name Access
Sirk, George
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Mansons Lagoon – Fauna and Flora.pdf

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
[199?]
Scope and Content
Binder contains a photocopy of a Province of BC bulletin on how to pre-empt land (1929), and a list of pre-emptions from the records in the BC Archives in Victoria.
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Ellingsen, May
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
1
File Number
1
Material Type
graphic material
textual records
Date Range
[199?]
Physical Description
1 binder : 18 pages
Scope and Content
Binder contains a photocopy of a Province of BC bulletin on how to pre-empt land (1929), and a list of pre-emptions from the records in the BC Archives in Victoria.
Subject Access
Historical research
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Documents

Cortes Island-Early Pre-emptions.pdf

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"Extras - Mar. 26/1993" Gorge Hall

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Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1993
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a group of people seated on the porch of the Gorge Hall.
Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.005
Series Number
1
File Number
2
Item Number Range
2017.005.008 -.011
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1993
Physical Description
4 photographs: colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a group of people seated on the porch of the Gorge Hall.
Name Access
Sherwood, Mae
Whaletown Community Club
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Farmers' Market at the Whaletown school; ferry fares protest

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Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1997
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a Farmers' Market at the grounds of the old Whaletown school, and a protest against higher ferry fares in Campbell River.
Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.005
Series Number
1
File Number
5
Item Number Range
2017.005.028 - .040
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1997
Physical Description
13 photographs: colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a Farmers' Market at the grounds of the old Whaletown school, and a protest against higher ferry fares in Campbell River.
Name Access
Sherwood, Mae
Whaletown Community Club
Subject Access
Ferries
Transportation
Water transport
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Images
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Gorge Hall 75th Birthday Celebration

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Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Gorge Hall decorated for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of its construction and people seated at tables and in the kitchen. Photo .014 shows Hubert Havelaar giving a speech; .020 and .021 show a cake made by Trude Sweeny.
Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.005
Series Number
1
File Number
3
Item Number Range
2017.005.012 - .022
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2008
Physical Description
7 photographs: colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Gorge Hall decorated for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of its construction and people seated at tables and in the kitchen. Photo .014 shows Hubert Havelaar giving a speech; .020 and .021 show a cake made by Trude Sweeny.
Name Access
Sherwood, Mae
Whaletown Community Club
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Images
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Gorge Hall photographs - 1980s

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Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1980-1989
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of activities at the Gorge Hall, including a theatrical group. Photos .006 and .007 are of Rosita Ashby and George Sirk.
Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.005
Series Number
1
File Number
1
Item Number Range
2017.005.001 - .007
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1980-1989
Physical Description
7 photographs: colour ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of activities at the Gorge Hall, including a theatrical group. Photos .006 and .007 are of Rosita Ashby and George Sirk.
Name Access
Sherwood, Mae
Whaletown Community Club
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Images
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Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2002
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of replacing the roof on the Gorge Hall, digging out the stump beside the porch, and the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding.
Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.005
Series Number
1
File Number
16
Item Number Range
2017.005.155 - .185
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2002
Physical Description
31 photographs: colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of replacing the roof on the Gorge Hall, digging out the stump beside the porch, and the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding.
Name Access
Sherwood, Mae
Whaletown Community Club
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Images
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Gorge Harbour Community Hall after renovations

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Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2003
Scope and Content
File contains photographs showing the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding, and the new sidewalk leading to the entry porch.
Part Of
Mae Sherwood fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2017.005
Series Number
1
File Number
17
Item Number Range
2017.005.186 - .194
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2003
Physical Description
9 photographs: colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs showing the north end of the Gorge Hall with a new roof and new siding, and the new sidewalk leading to the entry porch.
Name Access
Sherwood, Mae
Whaletown Community Club
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1940-1943
Scope and Content
File contains certificates of registration of guns and shotguns to Basil Whiting (1940) and Muriel Whiting (1943); three permits to sell and three permits to purchase (1943); two negatives of sailors on a ship's deck (presumably Basil Whiting).
Part Of
Muriel and William Whiting fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2018.003
Series Number
2
File Number
2
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1940-1943
Physical Description
2 photograph negatives: b&w; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
File contains certificates of registration of guns and shotguns to Basil Whiting (1940) and Muriel Whiting (1943); three permits to sell and three permits to purchase (1943); two negatives of sailors on a ship's deck (presumably Basil Whiting).
Storage Range
1-19
Name Access
Whiting, Muriel and William
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Hall building project photographs (4 colour prints) and negatives

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Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2000.001
Date Range
1979-1980
Part Of
Southern Cortes Community Association fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2000.001
Series Number
9
File Number
20
Accession Number
2000.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1979-1980
Storage Range
3-38
Name Access
Southern Cortes Community Association
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
Whaletown Community Club fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Accession Number
2017.009
Date Range
1999-2007
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, statements of values, appraisal documents, invoices, and 1 polaroid photo of the Gorge Hall piano. Also includes, insurance proposals, certificates and policies.
Part Of
Whaletown Community Club fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Whaletown Community Club
Fonds Number
2003.003
Series Number
3
File Number
13
Accession Number
2017.009
Material Type
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1999-2007
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, statements of values, appraisal documents, invoices, and 1 polaroid photo of the Gorge Hall piano. Also includes, insurance proposals, certificates and policies.
Storage Location
2-18
Storage Range
2-18
Name Access
Whaletown Community Club
Subject Access
Community Associations
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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Jim Palmer's photographs of Carrington Bay

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Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Scope and Content
File contains scanned copies of photographs donated by Jim Palmer for the Carrington Bay exhibit in 2009, depicting the community living in Carrington Bay in the 1970s and 1980s. Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmel lived in a house on the west side of the log jam between Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay. Jim built the house at the property of John and Anna Gregg in Manson's Landing and relocated it onto pilings in Carrington Bay. Jim and Jan later fabricated steel pontoons for it. In 1985 the house was moved onto the floats and towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with his boat "Sutil Chief".
Part Of
Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Palmer, Jim
Fonds Number
2021.001
Series Number
5
File Number
1
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Date Range
1978-1985
Physical Description
33 photographs (.jpg) : b&w and col.
Scope and Content
File contains scanned copies of photographs donated by Jim Palmer for the Carrington Bay exhibit in 2009, depicting the community living in Carrington Bay in the 1970s and 1980s. Jim Palmer and Jan Gemmel lived in a house on the west side of the log jam between Carrington Lagoon and Carrington Bay. Jim built the house at the property of John and Anna Gregg in Manson's Landing and relocated it onto pilings in Carrington Bay. Jim and Jan later fabricated steel pontoons for it. In 1985 the house was moved onto the floats and towed into Gorge Harbour by Bob Thompson with his boat "Sutil Chief".
Name Access
Palmer, Jim
Subject Access
Isolated communities
Housing
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Carrington Bay
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Part Of
Ken Slater collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca 1951]
Scope and Content
Copy of a poster advertising a General Meeting of the Whaletown Community Club at the Church Hall, with a cartoon drawing of two men fighting. The original is owned by the Whaletown Community Club and is hanging at the Gorge Hall.
Part Of
Ken Slater collection
Description Level
File
Creator
Slater, Ken
Fonds Number
2019.012
File Number
5
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca 1951]
Physical Description
1 poster : 29 cm x 36 cm
Scope and Content
Copy of a poster advertising a General Meeting of the Whaletown Community Club at the Church Hall, with a cartoon drawing of two men fighting. The original is owned by the Whaletown Community Club and is hanging at the Gorge Hall.
Storage Location
Oversize box
Name Access
Slater, Ken
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Letter to Whaletown Women's Institute members

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
File consists of a 3 page letter written by Gilean Douglas to the members of the Whaletown Women's Institute about procedures and goals.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
5
File Number
12
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Custodial History
Donated by Dianne (Reedel) Hansen in 2014.
Scope and Content
File consists of a 3 page letter written by Gilean Douglas to the members of the Whaletown Women's Institute about procedures and goals.
Storage Location
6-26
Storage Range
6-26
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Linnaea School album, 1987-1988

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Part Of
Linnaea School fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2014.001
Date Range
1988
Scope and Content
File contains one (1) photo album with colour photographs and handwritten messages.
Part Of
Linnaea School fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Linnaea School
Fonds Number
2014.001
Series Number
7
File Number
1
Accession Number
2014.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1988
Physical Description
48.25 cm x 64.75 cm
Scope and Content
File contains one (1) photo album with colour photographs and handwritten messages.
Storage Location
Oversized box L1
Storage Range
Oversized box L1
Name Access
Linnaea School
Subject Access
Education
Schools
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Linnaea School album, 1988-1989

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Part Of
Linnaea School fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2014.001
Date Range
1989
Scope and Content
File contains one (1) photo album with colour photographs and handwritten messages.
Part Of
Linnaea School fonds
Description Level
File
Creator
Linnaea School
Fonds Number
2014.001
Series Number
7
File Number
2
Accession Number
2014.001
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1989
Physical Description
48.25 cm x 64.75 cm
Scope and Content
File contains one (1) photo album with colour photographs and handwritten messages.
Storage Location
Oversized box L2
Storage Range
Oversized box L2
Name Access
Linnaea School
Subject Access
Education
Schools
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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