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Gilean Douglas memorial service program

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Date Range
1994
Scope and Content
A program from Gilean Douglas' memorial service, held in the Gorge Hall in 1994.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
14
Date Range
1994
Scope and Content
A program from Gilean Douglas' memorial service, held in the Gorge Hall in 1994.
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-14
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"The Acquisition of Crown Lands in BC" pamphlet

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Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967
Scope and Content
File contains Land Series Bulletin #11, published by the Province of BC, 48 pages with a fold-out map.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
20
Material Type
textual records
Date Range
1967
Scope and Content
File contains Land Series Bulletin #11, published by the Province of BC, 48 pages with a fold-out map.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
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Rose Manson McKay - Recollections (Side A) and Sing-along at Wasyliw party (Side B)

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1981
Scope and Content
This recording was made at a party at John and Joanne Wasyliw's property, formerly part of the John Manson farm. It includes recollections of Rose (Manson) McKay, and a sing-along interspersed with conversation.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.029
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1981
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
This recording was made at a party at John and Joanne Wasyliw's property, formerly part of the John Manson farm. It includes recollections of Rose (Manson) McKay, and a sing-along interspersed with conversation.
Audio Recordings
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Bill Guthrie: interview for Manson's Landing exhibit

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2005
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Bill Guthrie, done to gather information for the "Memories of Manson’s Landing" exhibit.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Hentschel, Dianne and Thompson, Doreen
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.041
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2005
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Bill Guthrie, done to gather information for the "Memories of Manson’s Landing" exhibit.
Geographic Access
Manson's Landing
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
late 1800s-2014
Scope and Content
Info on Carrington Bay history and early settler homesteaders from late 1800s onward; scans from Whaletown to 1930 album; scan of location for Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1945; park brochure; clippings about Carrington from 1982-2014; excerpt from interview with Clarence and Etta Byers, 2001; notes from exhibit curation (labels, photo captions, etc); excerpts rom June Cameron's Destination Cortez; topographic map of Green Mountain; emails about exhibit; printed photographs for exhibit. Keywords: drowing, Island Timberland, Coulter Bay, stream keepers
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
33
Date Range
late 1800s-2014
Scope and Content
Info on Carrington Bay history and early settler homesteaders from late 1800s onward; scans from Whaletown to 1930 album; scan of location for Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1945; park brochure; clippings about Carrington from 1982-2014; excerpt from interview with Clarence and Etta Byers, 2001; notes from exhibit curation (labels, photo captions, etc); excerpts rom June Cameron's Destination Cortez; topographic map of Green Mountain; emails about exhibit; printed photographs for exhibit. Keywords: drowing, Island Timberland, Coulter Bay, stream keepers
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
Early 1900s-2014
Scope and Content
Writing, emails and excerpts with info on early homesteaders, early postmasters, the first post box in Cortes Bay, Frabjous Bay/Frabjous Day, The Columbia Coast Mission, and the Rendezvous. Map of lots with some names of early homesteaders near Cortes Bay. Old postcard of Cortes Bay
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
48
Date Range
Early 1900s-2014
Scope and Content
Writing, emails and excerpts with info on early homesteaders, early postmasters, the first post box in Cortes Bay, Frabjous Bay/Frabjous Day, The Columbia Coast Mission, and the Rendezvous. Map of lots with some names of early homesteaders near Cortes Bay. Old postcard of Cortes Bay
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Cortes Land Conservancy/Trust

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2000-2013
Scope and Content
Cortes Land Conservancy (CLC) pamphlet, 2000. Clipping about Cortes Land Trust Symposium, 2013. Cortes Island info book, undated
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
59
Date Range
2000-2013
Scope and Content
Cortes Land Conservancy (CLC) pamphlet, 2000. Clipping about Cortes Land Trust Symposium, 2013. Cortes Island info book, undated
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
late 1800s-1992
Scope and Content
Written info on Carrington Bay and Coulter Bay with info from late 1800s; info from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson on Cortes Island early history, late 1920s. Ian and Mary McMillan's island in Coulter Bay listing, early 1950s. Info about Rendezvous Rock in Coulter Bay, 1953, from CIMAS photo albums. Excerpt from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Anderson, 1982. Clippings from WNE with info on Coulter Bay, 1982-1992. Typed transcript of written letter from Mary McMillen to Doreen Thompson, undated.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
61
Date Range
late 1800s-1992
Scope and Content
Written info on Carrington Bay and Coulter Bay with info from late 1800s; info from Doris (Houghton-Brown) Henderson on Cortes Island early history, late 1920s. Ian and Mary McMillan's island in Coulter Bay listing, early 1950s. Info about Rendezvous Rock in Coulter Bay, 1953, from CIMAS photo albums. Excerpt from The Columbia is Coming!, Doris Anderson, 1982. Clippings from WNE with info on Coulter Bay, 1982-1992. Typed transcript of written letter from Mary McMillen to Doreen Thompson, undated.
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1945-1962
Scope and Content
BC gov pamphlets from Victoria: Purchase and Lease of Crown Lands, Travel Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry, 1945; The Acquisition of Crown Lands, Lands Service, Deaprtment of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, 1962
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
1
File Number
63
Date Range
1945-1962
Scope and Content
BC gov pamphlets from Victoria: Purchase and Lease of Crown Lands, Travel Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry, 1945; The Acquisition of Crown Lands, Lands Service, Deaprtment of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, 1962
Storage Range
Drawer 1
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"Riding with the Queen - In Memory of Doreen Thompson"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2006.003
Date Range
2006
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Lawton, Richard
Series Number
2
Item Number
2006.003.001
Accession Number
2006.003
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
2006
Physical Description
1 DVD
Custodial History
Donated by Richard Lawton
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Riding with the Queen - In Memory of Doreen Thompson"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2006.003
Date Range
2006
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Lawton, Richard
Series Number
2
Item Number
2006.003.002
Accession Number
2006.003
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
2006
Physical Description
1 DVD
Custodial History
Donated by Richard Lawton
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Old Age Pensioner's Christmas Party at Manson's Hall"

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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2007.004
Date Range
1990
Scope and Content
DVD with footage shot by George Sirk of the OAP Christmas party, 1990. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Sirk, George
Series Number
2
Item Number
2007.004.006
Accession Number
2007.004
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1990
Physical Description
1 DVD, copied from an original VHS tape
Custodial History
Copied from George Sirk's VHS tapes with his permission to use the contents for display and research purposes.
Scope and Content
DVD with footage shot by George Sirk of the OAP Christmas party, 1990. Copyright George Sirk; to be used for display and research purposes only.
Storage Location
CD/DVD album
Name Access
Sirk, George
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2008-2013
Scope and Content
Email from Richard Lawton with aerial photographs and map of the Lawton land between Beasley and Cemetery Road, from a meeting on July 18, 2008. 10-part series of articles written by Lawton entitled "The End of an Era," published in the Cortes Marketer, 2013
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
54
Date Range
2008-2013
Scope and Content
Email from Richard Lawton with aerial photographs and map of the Lawton land between Beasley and Cemetery Road, from a meeting on July 18, 2008. 10-part series of articles written by Lawton entitled "The End of an Era," published in the Cortes Marketer, 2013
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1990-2007
Scope and Content
Information packets on the flaura, fauna, and marine life of Manson's Lagoon from CIMAS, Fred and Ruth Zwickel, Sierra Sullivan, and others, 1990-2007. Transcript from Ken Summers in conversation with Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2005.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
61
Date Range
1990-2007
Scope and Content
Information packets on the flaura, fauna, and marine life of Manson's Lagoon from CIMAS, Fred and Ruth Zwickel, Sierra Sullivan, and others, 1990-2007. Transcript from Ken Summers in conversation with Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2005.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Manson's Landing Exhibit Info

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
?-2014
Scope and Content
Info from Manson's Landing's 125th anniversary exhibit, 2013-2014.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
62
Date Range
?-2014
Scope and Content
Info from Manson's Landing's 125th anniversary exhibit, 2013-2014.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Manson's Landing (General)

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
2005-2015
Scope and Content
Clippings featuring Manson's Landing, 2005-2015. Info on Manson's Landing sewerage, 2012.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
63
Date Range
2005-2015
Scope and Content
Clippings featuring Manson's Landing, 2005-2015. Info on Manson's Landing sewerage, 2012.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1926-2019
Scope and Content
Info on Southern Cortes Community Association, 1956-2017. Info on building a new Manson's community hall, 1978-1979. Clippings, and emails regarding hall, and full issue of The Howling Wolf, 1982-2019. Additional info on history of Manson's hall, grant application, and community hall and tax service.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
64
Date Range
1926-2019
Scope and Content
Info on Southern Cortes Community Association, 1956-2017. Info on building a new Manson's community hall, 1978-1979. Clippings, and emails regarding hall, and full issue of The Howling Wolf, 1982-2019. Additional info on history of Manson's hall, grant application, and community hall and tax service.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1966-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on park, 1973-2018. Mansons Landing Provincial Park Master Plan, Province of British Columbia, 1987. Info packet "Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon, a portion of Manson's Landing Park," Fred and Ruth Zwickel, 2003. Info on Robert James Taylor, title holder of Manson's Landing in 1966-1967, received in 2010.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
65
Date Range
1966-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings and emails with info on park, 1973-2018. Mansons Landing Provincial Park Master Plan, Province of British Columbia, 1987. Info packet "Fauna and Flora Associated with Manson's Lagoon, a portion of Manson's Landing Park," Fred and Ruth Zwickel, 2003. Info on Robert James Taylor, title holder of Manson's Landing in 1966-1967, received in 2010.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
Documents

Mansons Lagoon – Fauna and Flora.pdf

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"Manson's Landing" - Settler/Colonial History

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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1886-2012
Scope and Content
Historical info packets on history of colonization and early settlers, including info on the park and lagoon, from 1886 onwards. Timeline of early settlers, 1887-1940s. Publications of "Manson's Landing Mirror," Peg Pyner, 1954-1958. Transcribed interviews: Bert and Ken Summers in conversation with Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2005; Sue Ellingsen, Doreen Thompson, and Dianne Hentschel in conversation with Maryann McCoy, Anne Barton, and Fred Reedel; interview with Barbie Pyner; and interview with Nancy Anderson. Info on Heay Family and George Leask. Excerpts from: The Log, 1940-1946; Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk; The Columbia is Coming; Chalkdust & Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert; Seven-Knot Summers, Beth Hill; and PHSC Journal, 2012. Play script, "Gracious Living." Additional info in clippings, handwritten notes, pictures, and emails.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
66
Date Range
1886-2012
Scope and Content
Historical info packets on history of colonization and early settlers, including info on the park and lagoon, from 1886 onwards. Timeline of early settlers, 1887-1940s. Publications of "Manson's Landing Mirror," Peg Pyner, 1954-1958. Transcribed interviews: Bert and Ken Summers in conversation with Susan Ellingsen, Dianne Hentschel and Doreen Thompson, 2005; Sue Ellingsen, Doreen Thompson, and Dianne Hentschel in conversation with Maryann McCoy, Anne Barton, and Fred Reedel; interview with Barbie Pyner; and interview with Nancy Anderson. Info on Heay Family and George Leask. Excerpts from: The Log, 1940-1946; Goosegrass and Buttercups, D.C. Kirk; The Columbia is Coming; Chalkdust & Outhouses, Barbara Ann Lambert; Seven-Knot Summers, Beth Hill; and PHSC Journal, 2012. Play script, "Gracious Living." Additional info in clippings, handwritten notes, pictures, and emails.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1880s-1985
Scope and Content
Info and photographs on history of businesses in Manson's Landing, from CIMAS "Manson's Landing & Lagoon" photo album, 1880s-1996. Documents for the operation of Manson's Landing store: Grant of Concession and additional documents; mandatory site inspection documents; and tender for operation, 1985. Correspondence re Robert James Taylor, owner of the store in 1966/67.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
2
File Number
67
Date Range
1880s-1985
Scope and Content
Info and photographs on history of businesses in Manson's Landing, from CIMAS "Manson's Landing & Lagoon" photo album, 1880s-1996. Documents for the operation of Manson's Landing store: Grant of Concession and additional documents; mandatory site inspection documents; and tender for operation, 1985. Correspondence re Robert James Taylor, owner of the store in 1966/67.
Storage Range
Drawer 2
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