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Cortes history - patrol of the "Rendezvous"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[195-]
Scope and Content
Douglas's typed notes on a trip with the patrol of the Columbia Coast Mission boat "Rendezvous"; typed notes about Blind Creek (Cortes Bay)
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Detail of hand-lettered poster setting out the history of the St. James Church (top)
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Detail of hand-lettered poster setting out the history of the St. James Church (middle)
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Detail of hand-lettered poster setting out the history of the St. James Church (bottom)
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Group of Cortes Island people in front of the cabin at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968
Scope and Content
(L to R): Wilf Freeman, (ID), Elmer Ellingsen, Dan Campbell, Bud Guthrie, Nesta Slater, George Griffin, Harry Huck
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2472
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
(L to R): Wilf Freeman, (ID), Elmer Ellingsen, Dan Campbell, Bud Guthrie, Nesta Slater, George Griffin, Harry Huck
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Group of Cortes Island people in front of the cabin at Channel Rock
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968
Scope and Content
Photo of same group of people as #1999.001.2472, except with Ken Slater at far right
(L to R): Wilf Freeman, (ID), Elmer Ellingsen, Dan Campbell, Bud Guthrie, Nesta Slater, George Griffin, Harry Huck, Ken Slater
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2473
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photo of same group of people as #1999.001.2472, except with Ken Slater at far right
(L to R): Wilf Freeman, (ID), Elmer Ellingsen, Dan Campbell, Bud Guthrie, Nesta Slater, George Griffin, Harry Huck, Ken Slater
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Hand-lettered, framed poster setting out the history of the St. James Church of the Columbia Coast Mission
Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2019.018
Date Range
2006
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large, hand-lettered and framed poster which details the history of St. James Church, built in 1927. The vision behind the church, the names of community members who donated land and built the church, the first special services, and the planting of two special trees are mentioned. This plaque is now at CIMAS.
Part Of
CIMAS photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Jordan, Lynne
Fonds Number
2019.003
Item Number
2019.003.184
Accession Number
2019.018
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
2006
Physical Description
1 photograph print : colour ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large, hand-lettered and framed poster which details the history of St. James Church, built in 1927. The vision behind the church, the names of community members who donated land and built the church, the first special services, and the planting of two special trees are mentioned. This plaque is now at CIMAS.
Storage Location
Photo box 3
Name Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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David Edwards' woodshed with about a foot of snow on the roof
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1968-1969
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Portrait of Gilean Douglas, about ten years of age
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas, about ten years old, in a leather frame.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1142
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
Physical Description
1 framed photograph: b&w; 8 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gilean Douglas, about ten years old, in a leather frame.
Subject Access
Channel Rock
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Yvonne and Louise Boas, ages about 7 and 11
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yvonne and Louise, daughters of Rollo and Kathleen Boas, in front of a brick fireplace.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0629
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 17 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Yvonne and Louise, daughters of Rollo and Kathleen Boas, in front of a brick fireplace.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Correspondence from Alan Greene
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[ca. 1959-1970]
Scope and Content
Correspondence from Alan Greene, head of the Columbia Coast Mission from
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"Logs being taken out at Otter B.C. about 1916"
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1916]
Scope and Content
Photograph of old-growth Douglas fir logs being taken out of a logging slash by rail. A logger is sitting on the end of the load of logs.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1083
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1916]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 15 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of old-growth Douglas fir logs being taken out of a logging slash by rail. A logger is sitting on the end of the load of logs.
Subject Access
Logging
Columbia Coast Mission
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Looking down Belize from about the mouth of Allison Sound
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of labelled "Looking down Belize from about the mouth of Allison Sound." The deck of a boat is in the foreground.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.1095
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of labelled "Looking down Belize from about the mouth of Allison Sound." The deck of a boat is in the foreground.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission
Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2021.005
Date Range
1942
Scope and Content
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.
Part Of
Correspondence re Columbia Coast Mission (discrete item)
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
2021.005
Accession Number
2021.005
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
2 letters : 12 pages
Custodial History
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.
Scope and Content
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.
Storage Location
Small fonds box
Storage Range
1-20
Name Access
Greene, Alan
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
Health care
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Quadra Island
Read Island
Alert Bay
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Correspondence re: medical services provided by the Columbia Coast Mission
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Tiger swallowtail butterfly on a tawny daylily, a very common Cortes homestead flower
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Baptism at Stuart Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Boas baptizing the Willcock child at the home of J. B. Willcock, Stuart Island.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0621
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1944-1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rev. Boas baptizing the Willcock child at the home of J. B. Willcock, Stuart Island.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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The "Columbia" at Stuart Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1946
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Columbia" and other boats tied to the wharf at Stuart Island.
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The store at Stuart Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the store at the end of the wharf at Stuart Island.
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Merry Island lighthouse
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the lighthouse and the light keeper's house at Merry Island.