May Day celebration on Quadra Island, 1922

Queen of this year's May Day was Elza Johnson (tallest blonde girl), 1922.
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Dot Yeatman reading a book in her home, Quadra Island

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The Beeches and the Halls of Quadra Island

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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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Union Steamship "Cardena" tied up at the dock at Stuart Island

Union Steamship Co. boat docked at the Landing, Stuart Island. Several small commercial fishing vessels are also tied at this dock.
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Union Steamship Co. boat the “Cheakamus” docked at wharf in Quathiaski Cove

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Group of school children at Mansons Landing, Cortes Island

School children have been identifed as: George Marquette, Florence Hayes, Ethel Tiber, Dorothy Hayes, Nora Hayes, Helen Marquette, Veronica Tiber, Betty Hayes, Nicol Manson, Jack Hayes, Alice Marquette, Marjorie Hayes.
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Believe to be the Lansall family home in Chameleon Harbour

August married Zaida Lansall in 1922. The Lansall family homesteaded at Cameleon Harbour, Sonora Island.
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Alfred Joyce and Family of Quadra Island

The girl with the bow in her hair is Helen Andrews of Courtenay.
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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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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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Portrait of James Forrest

James Forrest first arrived at Shoal Bay in 1900 and managed the store operated by the Gold Fields of British Columbia Ltd. He was later joined by his new wife Ann and they remained there for several years.
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Minstrel Island general store and wharf

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Two cows at Marlatt family homestead on Mary Island

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View of Seine Boat Fleet at the Quathiaski Cannery

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Women's Institute, St. John's Church, Quadra Island

On stairs from left: Daughter Marshall, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Bryant. First row from left: Joyce child, Butler child, unknown, Mrs. Horell, Mrs. Clendenning, Mrs. Joyce, Mrs. Mowat, Georgie Mowat, Allan Greene, Mrs. A.D. Greene holding Barbara Greene, possibly Mrs. Suitor holding Avril Suitor, Mrs....
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August and Zaida Schnarr's daughters wearing rose hip necklaces

Pearl on the left, Pansy on the right, likely taken when the family lived at Bute Inlet.
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Heriot Bay Hotel, Quadra Island

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Stapleton on the front steps of his cabin, Toba Inlet

im Stapleton was one of the early settlers in the Toba Inlet area, 1936.
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Wylie's Hotel at Burdwood Bay on Read Island

On porch from left: Unknown, Unknown, Effie with baby (Mrs. Long's daughter), Mr. and Mrs. Yelvington (storekeeper at Heriot Bay), Mary Aldrich, Mrs. Long and child (Ed Wylie's cook and housekeeper); Mrs. Long's daughter Blanche; three persons unknown; Mr. and Mrs. A. Joyce with...
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Thomas Leask at his family's first cabin

Thomas Leask, father of Mary Joyce, at his family's cabin in Hyacinthe Bay, Quadra Island.
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View of remains at Cheslakees village, Nimpkish River

Village known by name of "WHULGU" - information from original catalog.
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Group on board the Quathiaski No. 10

From left: Frank Yeatman, Helen Joyce, Jorpis Berg, Grandpa Yeatman, Mrs. John Berg, and Ethel Joyce.
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Johnny Manson and his Dog, Jack

Photograph taken at the Manson holdings Sunny Brae Farm, Mansons Landing.
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Lizzie Law and her Father at Open Bay, 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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