Group on the porch of the Anderson home, Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island

From left: Mae Anderson, Margaret Anderson, and Velma Anderson.
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The first school and teach on Valdez (Quadra) Island

First teacher Kate Smith with her horse in front of the log building that was used as the first school on Quadra. It was located in the Heriot Bay area.
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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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Union Steamship, Cheakamus

Union Steamship, the Cheakamus, at Quadra Island (previously known as Valdez Island).
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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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Reverend Alan Greene and his wife Gertrude at their home on Quadra Island

Reverend Greene of the Columbia Coast Mission was assigned the district which included Quadra Island in 1919. He and his wife took up residence at Quathiaski Cove.
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Group of First Nations women on the beach at Cape Mudge, 1915

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Portrait of R.J. Walker, Quadra Island's first teacher

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View of the Lighthouse Station at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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Marshall's place after the 1946 earthquake, Read Island

Note the fence far above the field it once enclosed. This earthquake took place on June 5, 1946 and measured 7.3 on the Richter Scale.
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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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Quathiaski Sawmill and Cannery

View of the Quathiaski Cove Sawmill (on left) and Cannery (on right).
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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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Quadra Island Residents

From left: Mr. And Mrs. Noble, Annie Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton, unknown, and possibly Rob Yeatman. Photo taken April 28, 1929.
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Wedding at Cape Mudge

Leila Roberts and Ronnie Assu cutting the cake at their wedding.
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Animal skins at Mr. Chapman's house, Stuart Island

Mr. Chapman shown beside skins drying in front of his home at Stuart Island. Skins include cougars, wolves, mink, martin, and bear skins. One cougar was shot six feet from his house.
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Mrs. Nixon of Twin Islands with deer

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Phil Lavigne at his homestead, Prideaux Haven

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Herbert Pidcock with dog and dead cougar

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Welcome Figures, 1947

Welcome figures at Cape Mudge village, 1947.
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Schnarr’s boat HOPE in Nodales Channel

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

Standing row from left: Mrs. Susan Vaughn, unknown, Mrs. Mitchell, unknown, Mrs. Hovell, unknown, Mrs. Denton, Mrs. Haverson, unknown, Miss Irene Hudghes, Mrs. T. Walker. Second row from left: Mrs. C. Vaughn, unknown, Mrs. Crammer, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Law, behind Mrs. Law; Rosalind Law. Front row from...
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Agnes Twidle in her garden, Granite Bay

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Luoma Family Homestead at Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Livestock at the Luoma property. Alfred Luoma per-empted this property in 1906.
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Group of people standing beside a large skate

Mae Anderson is at left. The skate in this photo is a type of fish. The photograph was taken in front of one of the Quathiaski Canning Company buildings, likely in the late 1910s to early 1920s.
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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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