Online Archives
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1867-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings, emails, and written info on history, people, events, placenames, schools, post offices, libraries, churches, parks, SRD updates, and businesses in Whaletown, info from 1867-2018. Additional keywords: Columbia Coast Mission; Whaletown Commons; Trude's Cafe; Wee Park; WNE. Excerpt from Phillip Major's Diary, 1948. Excerpts from Chalkdust & Outhouses, West Coast Schools 1893-1950, Barbara Ann Lambert, and The Log of the Columbia, 1947-1950. A Tour Guide to Whaletown, K. Pemberton, 1999. Letters to Doreen Thompson from Mary M. McMillan, Etta Byers, D. Henderson, McKay, and Peggy Munro Anderson, 1999. Photos (copies) from Norma DeWolfe of Whaletown store, dock, post office, ferry, 1970s.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
58
Date Range
1867-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings, emails, and written info on history, people, events, placenames, schools, post offices, libraries, churches, parks, SRD updates, and businesses in Whaletown, info from 1867-2018. Additional keywords: Columbia Coast Mission; Whaletown Commons; Trude's Cafe; Wee Park; WNE. Excerpt from Phillip Major's Diary, 1948. Excerpts from Chalkdust & Outhouses, West Coast Schools 1893-1950, Barbara Ann Lambert, and The Log of the Columbia, 1947-1950. A Tour Guide to Whaletown, K. Pemberton, 1999. Letters to Doreen Thompson from Mary M. McMillan, Etta Byers, D. Henderson, McKay, and Peggy Munro Anderson, 1999. Photos (copies) from Norma DeWolfe of Whaletown store, dock, post office, ferry, 1970s.
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Whaletown Community Club

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14981
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1994-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on Whaletown Community Club, 1994-2018. Whaletown Community Club Rules for the Rental of Gorge Hall, 2001
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
59
Date Range
1994-2018
Scope and Content
Clippings with info on Whaletown Community Club, 1994-2018. Whaletown Community Club Rules for the Rental of Gorge Hall, 2001
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1903-2019
Scope and Content
Clippings, emails, and additional info on history of whaletown dock including government issued certificates, land registries, and subdivisions, 1903-2019.
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
60
Date Range
1903-2019
Scope and Content
Clippings, emails, and additional info on history of whaletown dock including government issued certificates, land registries, and subdivisions, 1903-2019.
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Whaletown National Enquirer

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14983
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1994-2001
Scope and Content
Full issues of Whaletown National Enquirer, 1994-2001
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
61
Date Range
1994-2001
Scope and Content
Full issues of Whaletown National Enquirer, 1994-2001
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Windows on Whaletown Exhibit

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions14985
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Info from the Windows on Whaletown exhibit at CIMAS, 1999
Part Of
CIMAS information files
Description Level
File
Series Number
4
File Number
63
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Info from the Windows on Whaletown exhibit at CIMAS, 1999
Storage Range
Drawer 4
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Cortes Island School yearbook, 1994-1995

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions15147
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
File contains a Cortes Island School yearbook 1994/15. In 1995 Ed Piggott retired after 20 years as the school principal. Yearbook originally belonged to Lorena Teames.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
40
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1995
Physical Description
1 booklet : 42 pages
Custodial History
Found in files.
Scope and Content
File contains a Cortes Island School yearbook 1994/15. In 1995 Ed Piggott retired after 20 years as the school principal. Yearbook originally belonged to Lorena Teames.
Storage Location
Ephemera box
Storage Range
Ephemera box
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Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Accession Number
2022.004
Date Range
2000
Scope and Content
Interview of Brigid Weiler by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. The introduction to the interview is on File 1. In File 2 Brigid talks about growing up in Whaletown in the 1950s and 60s, the people who lived there and the location of their houses. (43 minutes)
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
1
Item Number
2022.004.002
Accession Number
2022.004
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2000
Physical Description
2 .mp3 files : 60 MB
2 .wav files : 661 MB
Custodial History
Recorded April 4, 2022
Scope and Content
Interview of Brigid Weiler by Bernice McGowan and Jill Milton. The introduction to the interview is on File 1. In File 2 Brigid talks about growing up in Whaletown in the 1950s and 60s, the people who lived there and the location of their houses. (43 minutes)
Name Access
Weiler, Brigid
Audio Recordings
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"Harmony Awakens" - Linnaea school concert

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions15273
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2021.004
Date Range
1992
Scope and Content
VHS tape of a Linnaea School concert.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Linnaea School
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.026
Accession Number
2021.004
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1992
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Custodial History
Donated by Jill Milton, August 2021
Scope and Content
VHS tape of a Linnaea School concert.
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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Lottie McDevitt interview

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10975
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Lottie McDevitt by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include moving to Cortes in 1945 with her husband Don, the Manson's Landing school teacher (later teaching at Squirrel Cove, Whaletown and Ramsay Arm); life on the island; and island friends. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
O'Connor, Oonagh
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.017
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1995
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording is an oral history interview of Lottie McDevitt by Oonagh O'Connor. Topics covered include moving to Cortes in 1945 with her husband Don, the Manson's Landing school teacher (later teaching at Squirrel Cove, Whaletown and Ramsay Arm); life on the island; and island friends. There is a short summary of the interview, written by May Ellingsen, in the cassette case.
Geographic Access
Squirrel Cove
Manson's Landing
Whaletown
Audio Recordings
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Bobby Ballantyne: interview for Whaletown exhibit

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10990
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Bobby Ballantyne done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Thompson, Doreen
Milton, Jill
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.032
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Bobby Ballantyne done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit.
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Audio Recordings
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Fred Reedel: interview for Whaletown exhibit (Side A) and Frank Tooker: interview for Whaletown exhibit (1) (Side B)

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10991
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Recording consists of interviews with Fred Reedel and Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.034, for Part 2)
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Thompson, Doreen
Milton, Jill
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.033
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording consists of interviews with Fred Reedel and Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.034, for Part 2)
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Related Material
1999.004.034
Audio Recordings
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Frank Tooker: interview for Whaletown exhibit (2)

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10992
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.033, for Part 1)
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Thompson, Doreen
Milton, Jill
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.034
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
1999
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Frank Tooker, done to gather information for the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit. (see also 1999.004.033, for Part 1)
Geographic Access
Whaletown
Audio Recordings
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Brigid Weiler: interview for Fishing exhibit

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions10993
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2001
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Brigid Weiler, done to gather information for the "Celebrating Wild Salmon" exhibit.
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Creator
Hentschel, Dianne and Thompson, Doreen
Series Number
1
Item Number
1999.004.035
Material Type
sound recording
Date Range
2001
Digitized Date
February 2017
Physical Description
1 cassette tape
Custodial History
Found in collection
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Brigid Weiler, done to gather information for the "Celebrating Wild Salmon" exhibit.
Subject Access
Fishing
Audio Recordings
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"Windows on Whaletown" ephemera

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions9754
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Two invitations and Whaletown National Enquirer pages about the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
13
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
Two invitations and Whaletown National Enquirer pages about the "Windows on Whaletown" exhibit.
Storage Location
Ephemera box 1-13
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Whaletown Women's Institute cookbook master pages

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions13899
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1959
Scope and Content
File consists of master pages of a fund-raising cookbook produced by the Whaletown Women's Institute. Typed recipes are pasted onto construction paper sheets; sheets are crumbling. Complete copies of the cookbook may be found in the Whaletown Women's Institute fonds and the Island Women's Club fonds.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
24
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1959
Custodial History
Donated by Ian Disney in 2012.
Scope and Content
File consists of master pages of a fund-raising cookbook produced by the Whaletown Women's Institute. Typed recipes are pasted onto construction paper sheets; sheets are crumbling. Complete copies of the cookbook may be found in the Whaletown Women's Institute fonds and the Island Women's Club fonds.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
Name Access
Whaletown Women's Institute
Subject Access
Women's Institute
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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School to Sea Interpretive Trail Guidebook

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions13900
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1997
Scope and Content
File contains a cerlox-bound copy of a booklet created by the students of the 1996 Outdoor Education and Marine Studies class of Cortes Island school with the help of the teacher, Lisa Thompson.
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
File Number
25
Material Type
ephemera
Date Range
1997
Scope and Content
File contains a cerlox-bound copy of a booklet created by the students of the 1996 Outdoor Education and Marine Studies class of Cortes Island school with the help of the teacher, Lisa Thompson.
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
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"A Tour Guide to Whaletown" by Kathleen Pemberton

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions13910
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
File contains a self-published booklet containing illustrations and notes about Whaletown, "a collection of facts, poems, short stories and drawings to enhance your visit."
Part Of
CIMAS ephemera collection
Description Level
File
Creator
Pemberton, Kathleen
File Number
31
Material Type
textual records
ephemera
Date Range
1999
Scope and Content
File contains a self-published booklet containing illustrations and notes about Whaletown, "a collection of facts, poems, short stories and drawings to enhance your visit."
Storage Location
Ephemera - Box 1
Storage Range
1-31
Name Access
Pemberton, Kathleen
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Last Days of the Whaletown store" (incomplete)

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions13975
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2007.004
Date Range
1987
Scope and Content
DVD with footage shot by George Sirk of Carlberg General Merchants before it closed in May, 1987. 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
2007.004.008
Accession Number
2007.004
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1987
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 Carlberg General Merchants before it closed in May, 1987. 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
Whaletown
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Peggy Newsham's 80th birthday (1990) and an interview with Carol Thacker

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions13993
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2019.013
Date Range
1990
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.009
Accession Number
2019.013
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1990
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
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"Windows on Whaletown" exhibit at Cortes Museum, 1999

https://collections.cortesmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions13998
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Material Type
multiple media
Accession Number
2019.013
Date Range
1999
Part Of
CIMAS audiovisual collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3
Item Number
2019.013.014
Accession Number
2019.013
Material Type
multiple media
Date Range
1999
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
Storage Location
VHS tape box
Geographic Access
Cortes Island
Whaletown
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