Rob Yeatman taking aim with a shotgun, Quadra Island

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Manson Family gathering, Cortes Island

Back, third from left: Hazel, Jean, Wilf, and Ervin McKay; Front, second from left: Mary Hayes, fourth from left Art Hayes, others unknown.
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View of Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island B.C.

View of Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island B.C. View showing the wharf at Shoal Bay was likely taken in the early 1900's.
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Members of the Marlatt family in a carriage

Doris, Lena, and Paton Marlatt with horse "Mabel". The Marlatts homesteaded on Mary Island.
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Group of Quadra Island settlers at a picnic

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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters at their homestead

From left to right: Marion, Pansy and Pearl Schnarr with McPhee's puppies at their Bute Inlet homestead.
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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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Keeling Children with horses on Read Island

Gary, Clarence, and Win Keeling; raised by the Tiptons at Read Island.
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Members of the Women's Institute, St. John's Church, Quadra Island

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Burchett and Hansen families at celebraton at Port Neville, B.C.

Written on the back of the photograph: "They were Americans, and celebrated July 4th. The lady with the hat is Mom (Kathinka Hansen), Dad (Hans Hansen) is standing beside her, Karen (Hansen) in front. "Grandma" Burchett to far right, "Grandpa" in back."
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Group of Quadra Island school children

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Edward McAllister with his mother Mae McAllister (nee Anderson)

Photograph was taken on the verandah of the Anderson family home. This was his first year at Quathiaski Cove.
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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 Blind Channel Cannery, Thurlow Island

The Blind Channel cannery was built in 1916 by W.E. Anderson who also owned the cannery at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island.
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Agnes Twidle on deck of a boat with friends

Agnes Twidle second from right. She and her husband Henry were early Granite Bay settlers.
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The Bagot family yard, Quadra Island

A member of the Bagot family, possibly playing croquet on the lawn beside the family home. Their holdings were known as Forest Lodge.
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Agnes Twidle admiring blossoms on a tree in her garden at Granite Bay

Agnes and her husband Henry settled in Granite Bay in 1911.
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Portrait of Sonny Marlatt

Father of Roy Marlatt, who bought Mary Island.
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Rob, Dorothy, and Frank Yeatman at their home, Sunny Side Farm, Quadra Island

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String of marten trapped by August Schnarr

August Schnarr had a trapline in the Bute Inlet area which is likely where these were trapped.
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Interior of Schnarr house, early 1920’s Bute Inlet

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Group of early Quadra Island residents on board a boat in Quathiaski Cove

L to R: Frank Yeatman, Helen Joyce, child Jorpis Berg, Grandma Yeatman, Mrs John Berg, Ethel Joyce
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View looking down the wharf at Shoal Bay, Thurlow Island

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Luoma Family Homestead at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

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Union Steamship, Cassiar, at Heriot Bay

Union Steamship, Cassiar, docked at the Heriot Bay wharf.
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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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