Pansy Schnarr and Mrs. Godkin with baby cougars

Photograph taken near the Schnarr homestead at Owen Bay, Sonora Island. Mrs. Godkin looked after the Schnarr girls for a while. The Schnarr girls named the baby cougars Leo, Cleo and Gilmore.
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Horse and cart on the road to Mansons Landing

From left: Flo McKay, Jean Manson, Dorothy Manson, and Dorcas Essen.
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Members of the Manson family visiting at Twin Islands

Back from left: Jack Manson, Manson's Mother, Captain and Mrs. Nixon, Bert Froud. Front from left: Anna Maria Bruce Wingate Manson, Nicol Manson, and Rose Manson.
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Rob and Dot Yeatman, Quadra Island

Photograph taken by Rob Yeatman using a "flash light".
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Moving house, Heriot Bay, Quadra Island

Small raft with cargo truck on back, carrying several items including a motorcycle described as "Quadra Island, Heriot Bay Teacher House"
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Hauling in the seine nets by hand

One of the Quathiaski Canning Company fishermen hauling in the seine net.
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Union Steamship, the Cardena

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Probably Twidle Garden, Granite Bay

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May Day on Quadra Island, 1950

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Wood and Armitage beside their boat at Refuge Cove

Wood and Armitage beside their boat at Refuge Cove
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Quadra Island May Day, 1956

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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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Union Steamship, Cheakamus, at Heriot Bay

The S.S. Cheakamus at the Heriot Bay wharf, 1914.
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View inside the Marlatt family home, Mary Island

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Two men poling up the Kleena Kleene River at the head of Knight Inlet

Jim Stanton (standing at stern of boat) with Paul Pojhie headed up the Kleena Kleene River with supplies for bear hunting camp.
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Crew on the Union Steamship, Venture

Back row, from left: 2nd Mate; Purser Bert Robson; Captain John Park; Chief Engineer Arthur; Chief steward Billy Finlayson. Front row, from left: Frank Barnsley (son of Union Steamships Co. Manager); First Mate MacDonald.
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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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Captain and Mrs. James A. Nixon of Twin Islands

Photograph taken of the Nixons when they were living in the house that Mr. McDonald lived in for many years.
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May Day Celebrations on Quadra Island

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Group of ladies at Stuart Island

Back row from left: Sandra Pritchard, Margaret Parrish. Middle row from left: Mrs. 'Biff' Marshall, Mrs. Roberta Aucoin, Margaret Bogel, Gerd Evans. Front row from left: Mrs. Dyck (nurse), her daughter Mary, Gayleen Evans, Frances Pritchard Anderson, Marilyn Marshall, Billy Dyck.
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Welcome Figure at Cape Mudge, Quadra Island

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Angus Kerr hauling in his gillnet while fishing in Toba Inlet

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Hans Hansen with daughter, Edith in front of their home at Port Neville, B.C.

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Anne Möller Fra Lvend og Kathinka with Hans Hansen

Portrait of Hans Hansen with his second wife.
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Rob Yeatman with buck, 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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