Handliner's fishing in the rapids near Stuart Island

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The Barrows with their friends at Surge

From left: The "Professor" (Montgomery), Mrs. Barrow, A. Frost, Mr. Barrow.
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Wedding at Cape Mudge

The wedding of Leila Roberts and Ronnie Assu. From left: Chief Billy Assu, unknown, Ronnie Assu, Leila Roberts, and Bud Recalma (of Qualicum).
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Quadra Island ladies and children on beach at Heriot Bay

From left: Unknown, Unknown, Winnie, Mae Anderson, Elva Anderson, and Velma Anderson. Unknown boy on back right. Postcard dated August 11, 1909.
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Group gathered at Camp Homewood on Quadra Island, May 1955

Gathering held to mark Reverend J. Walker's 90th birthday. Written on back of photograph: "Dad's 90th". Back row from left: Ethel Stecens, unknown, unknown, Dewey Vaughan, unknown. Second row from left: Joy (Walker) Huntley, unknown, unknown, Katie (Walker) Clarke, Mrs. Walker...
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View of Port Neville after the big fire at Billy Hansen's Camp

The forest fire started at Boulder Bay in 1924. The large building in centre of photograph is the Hansen family home which was also the store and post office.
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Children at the Mother Goose Day event held at Walker's place, Quadra Island

R.J. Walker's home was located at Gowlland Harbour, Quadra Island.
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Homathko Canyon

Site of a Schnarr trapline in the 1920s and 30s. Three iron pins are visible (circled in pen) from Waddington’s trail.
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Velma and Mae Anderson on verandah of their home at Quathiaski Cove

Both are wearing "middy suits" which were popular for school, sports, and everyday wear in the late 1910s and 1920s.
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Phil Lavigne at his homestead, Prideaux Haven

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The Tiells at their home on Read Island

The Tiells would row to Heriot Bay to sell crops from their farm on Read Island.
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Lucky Jim Mining Camp, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Members of the Yeatman family on the back porch of their home, Quadra Island

The Yeatman's farm was known as Sunny Side Farm.
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Pansy Schnarr wearing a rosehip necklace with dog

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View of glacier at the head of Bute Inlet

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Agnes Twidle in her garden, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Agnes and her husband Henry settled in Granite Bay in 1911.
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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters in front of cages

This photograph was taken at the Schnarr family homestead at Bute Inlet. The girls are standing in front of the marten and mink cages.
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A treed cougar

Cougar was presumably treed by bounty hunter August Schnarr in the Bute Inlet area.
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View of the Tipton home at Read Island

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Blind Channel Cannery Crew

Blind Channel Cannery was constructed in 1916.
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John Manson on Cortes Island

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The Walker Family Ranch, "Homewood", on Quadra Island

The Letson children, Brud (Gordon) and Ethel, feeding Old Bess the horse.
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Reynolds family in front of their float house

The Reynolds float house was located at Watson Island, Tribune Channel
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View of Granite Bay showing the floats and wharf

Written on back of postcard: "Dear Jessie, A view of Granite Bay to wish you a very Happy Easter." -Henry (Jessie is Agnes Twidle's sister) Henry and his wife Agnes were early settlers in the Granite Bay area.
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View of Quathiaski Cove Cannery and new net loft, Quadra Island

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August Schnarr & Family

August Schnarr was a well known coastal settler who lived and worked as a trapper and hand logger for many years in the Bute Inlet area. In early 1926 August, his wife Zaida (nee Lansall) and three children Pansy, Pearl and Marion settled at a homestead up Bute Inlet, which would become known as Schnarr's Landing.
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Quadra Island - Granite Bay

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Port Neville

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Knight Inlet & Area

This remote inlet was for many years the home of Jim and Laurette Stanton. The Stantons and their experience of living in this area are the subject of the book "Grizzlies in their Backyard" by Beth Day.
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Francis & Amy Barrow Fonds

Every summer from 1933 to 1941, Francis and Amy Barrow, along with their two black cocker spaniels traveled the coast of British Columbia on board their boat the Toketie. Exploring the islands, inlets and harbours of east Vancouver Island they made many frequent stops to visit area residents.
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