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Maps of Cortes Island and Read Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1949?]
Scope and Content
File contains blue copies of maps showing property lot lines on Cortes Island and Read Island.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
10
File Number
3
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
[1949?]
Scope and Content
File contains blue copies of maps showing property lot lines on Cortes Island and Read Island.
Storage Location
7-66
Storage Range
7-66
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Correspondence about Cortes Island and Hernando Island history

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1971-1974
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's correspondence with A. Rorison about Cortes Island and Hernando Island history.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
5.2
File Number
74
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1971-1974
Scope and Content
File contains May Ellingsen's correspondence with A. Rorison about Cortes Island and Hernando Island history.
Storage Location
5-74
Storage Range
5-74
Geographic Access
Hernando Island
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Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1917 and 1920]
Scope and Content
Photograph of the wharf, with storage shed, and nearby buildings at Chamadaska on Marina (Mary) Island. Photograph is very dark.
Part Of
Dorothy Huck Whalley fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
Whalley, Dorothy Huck
Fonds Number
2011.001
Series Number
1
Item Number
2011.001.120
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1917 and 1920]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the wharf, with storage shed, and nearby buildings at Chamadaska on Marina (Mary) Island. Photograph is very dark.
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
late 1800s-2017
Scope and Content
List of pre-emptions on Hernando from records in archives, Victoria, BC, 1888-1900, and maps showing preemtions. Excerpts from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, and Chalkdust and Outhouses: WC Schools 1893-1950, Barbara Ann Lambert. Emails with info on the island's history and related families, Manson, Conant, Baker, 2016-2017. Additional info on the island's history
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
44
Date Range
late 1800s-2017
Scope and Content
List of pre-emptions on Hernando from records in archives, Victoria, BC, 1888-1900, and maps showing preemtions. Excerpts from Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk, and Chalkdust and Outhouses: WC Schools 1893-1950, Barbara Ann Lambert. Emails with info on the island's history and related families, Manson, Conant, Baker, 2016-2017. Additional info on the island's history
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1792-2014
Scope and Content
Historical info on Marina/Mary/Chamadaska Island from 1792-mid-1900s. Info on Cortes Island in the late 1920s from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson. Excerpt from Destination Cortez Island, June Cameron. Old beer bottle labels from Marina Island "where the big log house was," undated. Emails with info on naming of Cortes and Marina, and Chamadaska post office, info on early 1900s, emails from 2009-2014.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
72
Date Range
1792-2014
Scope and Content
Historical info on Marina/Mary/Chamadaska Island from 1792-mid-1900s. Info on Cortes Island in the late 1920s from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson. Excerpt from Destination Cortez Island, June Cameron. Old beer bottle labels from Marina Island "where the big log house was," undated. Emails with info on naming of Cortes and Marina, and Chamadaska post office, info on early 1900s, emails from 2009-2014.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1986-2019
Scope and Content
Clippings re Quadra Island, 1986-2019. Regional Director's Reports, 2005-2016. Quadra Island Fall Fair booklets 2012-2014. Quadra Seniors Housing Questionnaire, 2014. Pamphlets for Quadra Island and local businesses and organizations.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
1
Date Range
1986-2019
Scope and Content
Clippings re Quadra Island, 1986-2019. Regional Director's Reports, 2005-2016. Quadra Island Fall Fair booklets 2012-2014. Quadra Seniors Housing Questionnaire, 2014. Pamphlets for Quadra Island and local businesses and organizations.
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1974-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on Read Island, 1974-2018. Excerpt from Chalkdust & Outhouses, West Coast Schools, Barbara Ann Lambert
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
3
Date Range
1974-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on Read Island, 1974-2018. Excerpt from Chalkdust & Outhouses, West Coast Schools, Barbara Ann Lambert
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2020
Scope and Content
Info on Redonda Island from Wikipedia and Friends of Ecological Reserves, 2020
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
5
Date Range
2020
Scope and Content
Info on Redonda Island from Wikipedia and Friends of Ecological Reserves, 2020
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2015
Scope and Content
Article from British Columbia History, "Paradise Lost: Vaughan-Robinson's Savary Island," 2015
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
16
Date Range
2015
Scope and Content
Article from British Columbia History, "Paradise Lost: Vaughan-Robinson's Savary Island," 2015
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1965-2012
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on heavy snowfall and old ships, 1965-2012
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
49
Date Range
1965-2012
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on heavy snowfall and old ships, 1965-2012
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2008.001
Date Range
1987-1989
Scope and Content
File contains a proposed subdivision plan for Marina Island and a land title search.
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2002.001.2
Series Number
6.5
File Number
26
Accession Number
2008.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1987-1989
Scope and Content
File contains a proposed subdivision plan for Marina Island and a land title search.
Storage Location
Ralph Nursall fonds: Box
Storage Range
Ralph Nursall fonds: Box
2-20
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Part Of
Ralph Nursall fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2008.001
Date Range
1987-1989
Scope and Content
File contains a proposed subdivision plan for Marina Island and a land title search.
Part Of
Ralph Nursall fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2008.001
Series Number
1.5
File Number
26
Accession Number
2008.001
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1987-1989
Scope and Content
File contains a proposed subdivision plan for Marina Island and a land title search.
Storage Range
2-20
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Families of Hernando Island loggers, Stag Bay, Hernando Island

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Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1924]
Scope and Content
Families of Hernando Island men who worked together in a very small logging enterprise. L to R: Mrs. Gwen (Fraser) Campbell holding Thelma's hand, Mrs. C. Owen (friend) behind Etta and Hazel McKay, Mrs. Jean (Wilfred) Manson behind Dorothy, Mrs. Florence (Ervin) McKay holding Minerva Campbell.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
1
File Number
10
Item Number
2004.003.035
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1924]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Families of Hernando Island men who worked together in a very small logging enterprise. L to R: Mrs. Gwen (Fraser) Campbell holding Thelma's hand, Mrs. C. Owen (friend) behind Etta and Hazel McKay, Mrs. Jean (Wilfred) Manson behind Dorothy, Mrs. Florence (Ervin) McKay holding Minerva Campbell.
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Subject Access
Logging
Geographic Access
Hernando Island
Location - Copy
Vol. 9, p. 14c
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Pierrette & Alf Milstead's home at Cracroft Island near Minstrel Island

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Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Accession Number
2018.002
Date Range
1971
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.618
Accession Number
2018.002
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1971
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 16.5 x 11 cm
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
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View of Twin Islands from Cortes Island

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Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
1918
Scope and Content
A view of Twin Islands through the trees. There is a bald eagle on one branch.
Part Of
May Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2004.002
Series Number
2
Item Number
2004.002.008
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Katherine Lettice
Date Range
1918
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
A view of Twin Islands through the trees. There is a bald eagle on one branch.
Storage Location
Photograph box 3
Geographic Access
Twin Islands
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Baptism at Stuart Island

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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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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s?]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a grass-covered expanse of Mittlenatch Island, with rocky bluffs to either side.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0678
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a grass-covered expanse of Mittlenatch Island, with rocky bluffs to either side.
Geographic Access
Mittlenatch Island
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Beach at Mittlenatch Island

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s?]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a rocky beach at Mittlenatch Island, with islands in the distancce.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0680
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a rocky beach at Mittlenatch Island, with islands in the distancce.
Geographic Access
Mittlenatch Island
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Bay on Mittlenatch Island

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Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s?]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bay on Mittlenatch Island.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0681
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1950s-1960s?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bay on Mittlenatch Island.
Geographic Access
Mittlenatch Island
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The "Columbia" at Stuart Island

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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.
Part Of
Gilean Douglas fonds
Description Level
Item
Creator
National Film Board
Fonds Number
1999.001
Series Number
18
Item Number
1999.001.0943
Material Type
graphic material
Responsibility
Alan Greene
Date Range
1946
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 12.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the "Columbia" and other boats tied to the wharf at Stuart Island.
Subject Access
Columbia Coast Mission
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