The Joyce Family in a car, Quadra Island

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The Barrow's and friends on a log at Ramsey Arm

From left: Amy Barrow, "Slim", Jim Stapleton, and Francis Barrow
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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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Tug of War at Quadra Island May Day, 1955

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Group on the Quathiaski No. 10 circa 1920s

Members of the Anderson family on board the Quathiaski 10, which they used for pleasure purposes. The Andersons were the owner operators of the Quathiaski Canning Company, Quadra Island.
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Parker's Logging Camp

The Parkers' float camp was located at Trevenon Bay.
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Union Steamship, Chelohsin

The S.S. Chelohsin was built in 1911 and was in service until 1949.
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Art Stenfors and his goats at his ranch at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Union Steamship, Cheakamus, at Blind Channel

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Phil Lavigne at his homestead at Prideaux Haven

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View of glacier at the head of Bute Inlet

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Rob and Dot Yeatman in the front room, Quadra Island

Rob Yeatman notes that this photograph was taken with a "flashlight".
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Phil Lavigne at his homestead, Prideaux Haven

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Alfred Joyce on his horse, Cayuse

Alfred Joyce on his horse named "Cayuse" at the Joyce family home in Cape Mudge, circa 1900.
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Alex Burchett on the boat he built and named the "Orphan Annie"

Alex Burchett on his boat at the Government Wharf at Port Neville, B.C.
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The Orchard in front of the Yeatman house, Quadra Island

Possibly Dot Yeatman standing in the yard of their home at Sunny Side Farm.
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Quadra Island Pioneers

Group of pioneers from Quadra Island having their photo taken in front of the Willows Hotel in Campbell River. Back row, left to right: Arthur Joyce, Rob Yeatman, Dick Bryant, Herbert Joyce, and Joe Bigold. Front row, from left: Susie Cormier, Helen Joyce (now Andrews of Courtenay), Ethel Joyce (...
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Portrait of Grace Hood

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Art Stenfors on hay mower at his Granite Bay farm, Quadra Island

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Roy Marlatt with his daughter Doris

The Marlatt family homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Agnes Twidle in her garden, Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Note written on the back of the photograph by Agnes Twidle: "These photos were taken a couple of years ago, I was not really posing in this, I was out gardening, Henry thought he would like to try a screen on those roses, the bush behind me is covered with lovely red roses." Henry and...
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School teacher with pupils at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

Individuals in photo (in no particular order): Mrs. August Tieber, Anna Manson (Middleton), Alice Marquette, Catherine Marquette, Mrs. Mary Marquette, Rose Manson, Ethel Tiber, George Marquette, Willema Smith (Mrs. Dick Thompson, Quadra Island), Nicol Manson, 1917.
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The Yeatman family home on Quadra Island

The Yeatman family settled at Sunny Side Farm on Quadra Island.
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Horse and cart at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

Flo McKay driving, Jean Manson beside her. Back from left: Dorothy Manson, Dorcas Essen, Anne McDevitt, Lottie McDevitt, Manson's Landing school building in background.
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Group of Stuart Island residents, 1940's

From left: Mrs. Mary Brimacombe, Shirley Muirhead (teacher who married Jack Innes), Will Muehle (namesake Muehles Mt.), Mrs. Bertha Muehle (formerly Mrs. Asman), Dorothy Vogel, Mrs. Willoughby. Front: Mrs. Sandy Prichard, Margaret Parrish, little girl; Frances Prichard. "Mrs. Muehle was known...
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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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