Rob Yeatman of Quadra Island in an American Uniform

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Group of students in front of their school at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

Arthur Hayes, Jack Hayes, Marjorie Hayes, Anna Manson, Rose Manson, Miss Katherine Lettice, Alice Marquette, Nicol Manson, Darrel Thompson, Florence Hayes, Willena Smith, George The students are identified as : Marquette, Betty Hayes, Arthur Pickles, Marjorie Pickles, Helen Marquette, Unknown,...
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Mr. and Mrs. Grace

Photograph of the Graces taken at Beaver Lake, Loughborough Inlet
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Three carved welcome figures at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

These welcome figures were located near the burial grounds at the Cape Mudge Village.
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Young members of the Junior Women's Association

Young members of the Junior Women's Association at the Walker home (later known as Camp Holmwood): Front row, from left: unknown, Mina Stanley, unknown, Lorraine Yeatman. Back row, from left: Sophie Wiseman, Ida Callow, Margery Greene, Barbara Greene, unknown, Tuko Noagama, unknown, and Doreen...
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Beach front and lighthouse at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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Union Steamship, Cheakamus

Union Steamship, the Cheakamus, at Quadra Island (previously known as Valdez Island).
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Pictograph at Kingcome Inlet

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View of the entrance to Toba Inlet from Pryce Channel

View of the entrance to Toba Inlet from Pryce Channel One of the Barrow's in a wooden rowboat at the entrance to Toba Inlet, 1936.
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Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Anderson, owners of the Quathiaski Canning Company

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Group Reading the Newspaper at Mansons Landing

Group sitting on the clothesline stand, reading the newspaper (the steamship had delivered its weekly mail run). Back row, from left: George Freeman, Henry (Hank) Herrewig, Hazel Herrewig, Doris Hawkins, May Spence (teacher), and Wilfred Manson. In front, from left: Violet Herrewig (married July...
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View homestead located at Prideaux Haven

This is the location is also known as Flee Village named during the 1792 exploration of the area by Captain Vancouver.
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The Barrows outside a building

From left: Francis Barrow, Amy Barrow, Unidentified man
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Amy Barrow with her Black Spaniels Rinnie and Nanette

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Jim and Laurette Stanton with dog

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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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Mary Island homestead covered in snow

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Agnes Twidle in her garden at Granite Bay

Written on the back of the photograph by Agnes: "Taken unaware while counting the buds on my lilac bush." Henry and Agnes Twidle were early settlers at Granite Bay.
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MacDonald and Hill in one of August Schnarr's river boats

Wardy MacDonald, on left was the storekeeper at Shoal Bay with Teddy Hill on right the forest ranger from Thurston Bay. Photograph was taken either in the Homathko or Southgate Rivers, Bute Inlet.
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The second Heriot Bay Hotel, Quadra Island

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John Manson on Cortes Island

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The store and machine shop at the Landing, Stuart Island, B.C.

From left: Machine shop, cabin, post office, store. Jack Parrish had his machine shop in this location for approximately a year. He brought his machine shop from Redonda Bay where it was built, moved it to this location at the Landing, then moved it to his own property at Woodside Bay.
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Sports Day on Stuart Island

Sport day event on beach in front of school house at Stuart Island
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Quadra Island Gathering

From left: Alfred Joyce, Frank Gagne, Mrs. Bryant (seated), Ethel Bigold with Chappie, Mr. Bryant (standing), Mr. Scott (Mrs. Hovell's father), Harry or Arthur Neal, Mrs. Bell, Helen Joyce, Danny or Chester Howse, Harry or Arthur Neal, and Joe Bigold. Seated on left is Mrs. Howse.
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August Schnarr's daughters with dog

Pearl (on right) and Pansy Schnarr.
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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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