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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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Richard and Bessie Symons' house and outbuildings in Evans Bay, Read Island
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People gathered on the float at Evans Bay, Read Island, for the funeral of Richard Symons
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Man (ID) beside the dock at Evans Bay, Read Island
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People congregated on the float in Evans Bay, Read Island, for the funeral of Richard Symons
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Rev. Trefor Williams and Read Island people aboard the "John Antle" for the casting of Richard Symons' ashes
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2337
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Bay on Read Island (probably Evans Bay) at low tide
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2277
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Man standing beside an overturned boat, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2278
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Read Island homestead at the head of a bay on Read Island (possibly Al Taylor's place in Evans Bay?)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2279
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Goats on the beach at a Read Island homestead (possibly Al Taylor's place)
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2280
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Goats on the beach, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2281
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Drift log balanced atop rocks at the high tide line, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2282
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Symons' house in Evans Bay, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2283
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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View of islands and mountains
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2284
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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The Channel Rock skiff being towed back to Cortes
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2285
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1961
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Two deer on the beach at Bird Cove, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2338
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Two deer on the beach at Bird Cove, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2339
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Two deer on the beach at Bird Cove, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2340
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Al Taylor, rowing a boat and towing another boat, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2341
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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Al Taylor, rowing a boat and towing another boat, Read Island
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.2342
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1 colour slide, 5 x 5 cm
Storage Location
Slide box 1
Geographic Access
Read Island
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