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Mrs. Beesley and the family home
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-]
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.667
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Tea time on the porch of the Gorge Harbour Lodge
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1932]
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View from the porch of the Gorge Harbour Lodge
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1932]
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Mr. Lennard in front of his house at Gorge Harbour with his donkey
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Watercolour by Charles Pickles
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Mr. E.E. Beesley, Mrs. Anna Beesley, and their son Walter with unidentified family
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192?]
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s". Lots of Beesley biographical info on verso.
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.686
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192?]
Physical Description
1 photograph postcard print: b&w; 14 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s". Lots of Beesley biographical info on verso.
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Gorge Harbour aquaculture expansion
Part Of
Friends of Cortes Island Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2013.004
Scope and Content
Series consists of correspondence and a map pertaining to a proposed re-zoning of aquaculture in Gorge Harbour.
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The log dump in Gorge Harbour
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The log dump in Gorge Harbour
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Oyster Industry Noise in Gorge Harbour
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
2
Item Number
2002.001.001
Accession Number
2002.001
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
[200?]
Physical Description
1 CD
Custodial History
Donated by Anna and Alois Stranan; tapes are from Anna's time as a teacher at the Cortes Island School.
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Gorge Harbour Lodge brochure, front
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1930]
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Gorge Harbour lodge, front view
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
1929
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Gorge Harbour lodge from the water
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1929]
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Mechanized oyster culture in Gorge Harbour
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
2004.004
Date Range
2002
Scope and Content
File contains a report, "Mechanized Oyster Operation in Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island"; correspondence; photographs, a CD(2002.001.001; in the CD binder) and a VHS tape (4 minutes of oyster industry noise; 2002.001.002; in the VHS Box).
Part Of
Regional Director of Area I (Cortes Island) fonds
Description Level
File
Fonds Number
2002.001.3
Sous Fonds Number
3
Series Number
7
File Number
10
Accession Number
2004.004
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
2002
Scope and Content
File contains a report, "Mechanized Oyster Operation in Gorge Harbour, Cortes Island"; correspondence; photographs, a CD(2002.001.001; in the CD binder) and a VHS tape (4 minutes of oyster industry noise; 2002.001.002; in the VHS Box).
Storage Location
7-1
Storage Range
7-1
Name Access
Sirk, George
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Aerial view of the entrance to Gorge Harbour
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Mrs. Beesly with her "waspy eye"
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-?]
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.675
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-?]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Mrs. Beesley in her garden with chickens
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-]
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
Part Of
May and Elmer Ellingsen fonds
Description Level
Item
Fonds Number
2007.001
Series Number
13
Item Number
2007.001.679
Material Type
graphic material
Date Range
[192-]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 6.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph comes from an envelope marked "Beesley family photos, 1920s"
Storage Location
Photograph Box 4
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
Part Of
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual records
Accession Number
1999.003
Date Range
1930-1953
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society, including minutes of meetings, financial statements and administrative records and correspondence. It is arranged into five series: Minutes, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence and Programs.
Part Of
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Creator
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society
Fonds Number
1999.003
Accession Number
1999.003
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1930-1953
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
The Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society was formed in 1930, when residents decided to build a community hall. The young people of the area formed the Gorge Harbour Dramatic Society and put on plays and dances to raise funds. The Hall was built on land donated by George Beattie. Volunteers split shakes for the roof and did all the building, with Charlie Allen as supervisor and Bill Ballantyne as work boss. The Hall opened on Nov. 11, 1933, with an Armistice dance.
The Gorge Harbour Hall Society disbanded in 1952 and handed responsibility for the Gorge Hall over to the Whaletown Community Club. From this time, the Gorge Hall replaced the Church Hall as the main venue for weddings, dances, meetings and parties for both the Whaletown and Gorge Harbour communities.
Custodial History
Records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society were turned over to CIMAS by Gillian Milton, who collected them from the home of Gilean Douglas in 1993. Douglas' husband, Philip Major Douglas, was president of the Whaletown Community Club when it took over the Gorge Harbour Community Hall and presumably had the records in his possession at that time.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society, including minutes of meetings, financial statements and administrative records and correspondence. It is arranged into five series: Minutes, Financial, Administrative Records, Correspondence and Programs.
Storage Range
1-45 - 1-53
Name Access
Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society
Subject Access
Community Associations
Women's Institute
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Gorge Harbour Lodge brochure, inside pages
Part Of
Ballantyne family fonds
Description Level
Item
Material Type
graphic material (electronic)
Accession Number
2020.006
Date Range
[ca. 1930]
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Gorge Harbour Community Hall after renovations
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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