Rose Manson (McKay) and "Cougar" Smith (John Cecil Smith)

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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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Unloading a catch of salmon at the Quathiaski Cannery, Quadra Island

Cannery owner, W.E. Anderson watches a one of the fishermen use a brailer to move the fish from the net.
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View of buildings at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island sometime after 1910

From left: Gas storage, store, Anderson family house, caskhouse(?), tast(?) house. The Anderson family owned and operated the Quathiaski Canning Co. and the house in the center is where they would live when the cannery was operating.
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View of Seine Boat Fleet at the Quathiaski Cannery

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Jim Stanton with gear and bear hide, Knight Inlet, B.C.

Jim Stanton, on right with helper Jack Clark and equipment for a hunting party. Grizzly bear hide on stretcher in background.
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Studio portrait of John Bruce Manson

John Manson was born 1897 on Cortes Island
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The Beeches and the Halls of Quadra Island

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The Anderson family home in Vancouver

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Dent (Yaculta) Rapids, Dent Islands

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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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The Hansen family home under construction at Port Neville, B.C.

Hans Hansen first established a homestead at Port Neville in 1892. This was his second home on that property which he built to accommodate his growing family.
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Francis and Suzanne Dickie in their home at Heriot Bay, Quadra Island

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Bennie Hayes and Bea Wilson

Bea Wilson was Beatrice Hawkin's oldest child of F.G. Hawkins of Cortes Island. Her husband was Captain Robert Wilson. Photo taken on W. 45th Ave, South Vancouver in 1922.
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Agnes Twidle with a team of horses

Agnes and her husband Henry settled in Granite Bay in 1911.
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Wooden carving at Kingcome Inlet

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Two of the Eilel Family's children with their toy dolls

The Eilel family lived at Princess Louisa Inlet.
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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet while fishing in Toba Inlet

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First school on the Cape Mudge Reserve

This school was built by the Federal Government at the We Wai Kai's village at Cape Mudge.
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Unidentified man with dead bear

Photograph taken by August Schnarr who likely trapped this bear
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Flo McKay mowing hay around Gunflint Lake, Cortes Island

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The Wilson family in front of their home on Quadra Island

Left to right: Robert Wilson Jr., Arlette Wilson, Chris Jones Jr., Jane Jr., Pearl Wilson. At their first home next door to the Bagots. "Had to go about half a mile to get water. Dad was night watchman at the cannery at this time. The well went dry every summer" - Grace Wilson McPherson.
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Two young ladies in a car at Sunny Side Farm, Quadra Island

The young woman driving may be Mae Anderson. Sunny Side Farm was the home of the Yeatman Family on Quadra Island.
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Quadra Island May Day, 1955

From left: Wendy Barfield, Helen Noble, Lois Haines, and Alberta Wilson.
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Anderson's Cannery and Netloft, Quathiaski Cove, 1910

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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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