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Fonds · 1901-1980

Fonds consists of the records of Fernie Methodist Church, Knox Presbyterian Church, Coal Creek Methodist Church, Fernie Union Church, Knox United Church and Fernie Pastoral Charge. A fire in 1908 destroyed pre-1909 records, leaving little extant in early records of the Fernie churches. Records include Baptism registers (1919-1962), Marriage registers (1916-1980), and Burial records (1901-1963); Membership records (1913-1977); Session minutes (1955-1970), Stewards minutes (1933-1940), Official Board minutes (1941-1969), Congregational Meetings minutes (1909-1969); Ladies Aid minutes (1952-1963), Woman's Association minutes (1952-1961) and financial records (1953-1961), and United Church Women minutes (1961-1969); Sunday School minutes 1934-1951) and financial records (1905-1918), and Sunday School membership records (1960-1961); Epworth League minutes (1904), Tuxis Square minutes (1930-1933), Mission Band registers (1951-1952), and Birthday registers (1927-1951); and Annual reports (1970-1980).

Knox United Church (Fernie, B.C.)
Fonds · 1859-1980

The collection consists of maps and plans primarily of the Langley area and of the Fraser Valley including townsite maps, lot plans (including Hudson's Bay Company farm lots), and other land use maps of Langley, Fort Langley and area, topographic maps, and road and street maps.

Fonds · 1928-1980, predominant 1945-1960

The fonds consists of records of the the Lantzville Hotel and Garage and Caillet Holdings. The hotel records include certificates (1928, 1946), correspondence (1945-1976), financial records (1928-1957), hotel registers (1943-1952), liquor licences (1956,1980), photographs, and miscellaneous items. The Caillet Holdings records include a receipt book (1947-1953), and registered plans (1919, 1947-1950).

Lantzville Hotel and Garage
Laughton family fonds
Fonds · [1910]-[1926]

Fonds consists of 31 photographs documenting the activities of the Laughton family over the indicated dates, including the moving of the Laughton home from Front Street to Mackenzie Avenue and the memorial service for Bella Laughton.

Laughton (family)
Leger family fonds
Fonds · 1913-1981

The fonds consists of guest books, photographs, handbooks and certificates.

Leger (family)
Fonds · 1949-1995

Fonds consists of records from Fleetwood Memorial United Church, Green Timbers United Church, and Bethany United Church. Records include Baptismal registers (1953-1994), Marriage registers (1969-1986), Burial registers (1954-1994); Communion roll (1962-1970); Session minutes (1982-1987), Stewards minutes (1951-1987), Stewards correspondence and reports (1951-1981), Official board minutes (1966-1985), Official board correspondence (1961-1985), Church Council minutes (1987-1991), Church Council correspondence (1987-1989), Congregational records (1958-1993), Christian Education Committee minutes (1980-1981), Building Committee records (1951-1955), Finance Committee minutes (1984-1985), Executive Committee minutes (1987-1994), Worship Committee minutes (1986-1988); Property records (1991-1995), Trustees records (1951-1990), Manse rental records (1981-1982); Woman's Association records (1949-1955), United Church Women records (1954-1994); Choir minutes (1965-1979); Scrapbooks (1951-1987); Treasurer's records (1980-1990), Donation book (1952-1954), C.E. Building records (1981-1989); Annual reports (1978-1993); and Newsletters (1960-1993).

Fleetwood Memorial United Church (Surrey, B.C.)
Fraser Basin Council fonds
Fonds · 2003

The fonds consists of a study prepared by Jennifer Krotz, Bsc, titled "Shuswap and Mara Lakes Aquatic/Development Fringe Study". The goal of the study was to gather, organize and map, the available background information, to enable the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, senior Governments, and the community to incorporate environmental, economic, social and institutional values in land use practices on Shuswap and Mara Lakes. The study gathered other studies, reports, surveys, geo-referenced data, concerning fish habitat, wildlife habitat, foreshore/riparian habitat, water quality, hydrologic interactions, human activities, and historic/cultural sites. The study contains maps and lists.

Fraser Basin Council
Fonds · 1891-1997, predominant 1927-1997

Fonds consists of the records of Fraserview United Church and its predecessor Secord United Church. Records include Baptism records (1948-1996), Marriage registers (1953-1997), and burial registers (1948-1997); Membership records (1949-1988); Session minutes (1930-1972), Stewards minutes (1940-1973), Official Board minutes (1927-1992), Official Board correspondence and reports (1948-1983), Trustees minutes (1958-1983) and correspondence (1980-1983), Congregational meetings minutes (1927-1987), and Building Committee minutes (1952-1954), Christian Education Committee minutes (1960-1966); Woman's Association minutes (1928-1967) and financial records (1929-1961), Woman's Association Service Group minutes (1948-1953), Woman's Association Young Married Ladies Group minutes (1947-1948), Woman's Association O.N.O. Circle minutes (1959-1974), United Church Women minutes (1968-1994), United Church Women Naomi Unit minutes (1959-1967), and United Church Women Sunshine Unit minutes (1973-1976); As One That Serves (AOTS) minutes (1962-1969); Sunday School Birthday Book (1930-1949); Canadian Girls in Training financial records (1965-1970), Hi-C financial records (1962-1963); Statistical reports (1977-1981), Joint Board meetings (South Hill and Wilson Heights Churches) minutes (1981-1983); Congregational financial records (1891-1983); Annual reports (1955-1995); and Guest Books (1975, 1985).

Fraserview United Church (Vancouver, B.C.)
Fred Taylor collection
Fonds · 1995-1997

Collection consists of correspondence and notes, compiled by Fred Taylor, related to the City of Nanaimo's acquisition of an old steam coal mine whistle from Air Chime Manufacturing Company. The coal mine whistle was blown every day in Nanaimo to announce shift changes and other mining related events. Includes a report on chain of title of various local mining companies and council minutes relating to Fred Taylor's role as negotiator of the whistle's return to Nanaimo. Also includes two photographs of Fred Taylor and Mayor Gary Korpan with whistle.

Fonds · 1925-1942

The fonds consists of Manning's membership cards in fraternal and business associations, correspondence relating to property of Sproat Lake Lumber Company Ltd., list of shareholders of the company, personal share certificates, and income tax records.

Manning, Frederick Charles
Fonds · 1940-1959

Fonds consists of correspondence with and photographs of residents of Enderby and District, plus photographs of local organizations, groups and views of the area.

Meeres Photographic and Art Studio
Fonds · 1924-1927, 1945-1976

The fonds consists of register of Brownies, Guides and Rangers in the Division (1952-1958); clippings; minutes, notes and scrapbook of the Alberni Local Association to Guides and Brownies (1949-1962); minutes (1924-1927) of the 1st Alberni Rangers; cashbooks (1973-1976) of the 1st Cherry Creek Brownies; and, notebooks and material relating to camping trips of the 1st IODE Guide Company.

Girl Guides of Canada. Beaufort Division
Fonds · 1920-1925

Fonds consists of Baptism registers (1921-1923); Membership records (1921); Session minutes (1921-1922); and Woman's Association minutes (1920-1925).

Gordon Head Presbyterian Church (Victoria, B.C.)
Fonds · 1961-1997

Fonds consists of Marriage registers (1961-1984); Official Board minutes (1989-1992); and Annual reports (1962-1997).

Gordon Head United Church (Victoria, B.C.)
Fonds · 1912-1990

Fonds consists of the records of Grace Memorial United Church and its predecessors, Grace Methodist Church and Grace United Church. Records include Session minutes (1944-1970), Stewards minutes (1919-1968), Official Board minutes (1919-1966) and correspondence (1963-1971), Congregational meetings minutes (1919-1966), and Gymnasium Committee minutes (1928-1938); Woman's Missionary Society Evening Auxiliary minutes (1965-1972); As One That Serves (AOTS) minutes (1933-1948); Sunday School minutes (1924-1941), Sunday School registers (1930) and financial records (1948-1952); Kairos (Sirge) minutes (1967-1969); Collection records (1923-1936), Congregational financial records (1912-1971); and Annual reports (1982-1990).

Grace Memorial United Church (Vancouver, B.C.)
Grindrod Water System fonds
Fonds · 1976-1997

Fonds consists of correspondence, maps, budgets and one petition. It also includes a list of property owners, 1992.

Grindrod Water System
James C. Peters fonds
Fonds · 1852-1879

The fonds consists of diaries, journals, notes and log books, all written by Peters except the log of the vessel Earl Grey. The voyages of the Sarah and the Queen of the Seas are detailed. One notebook is of correspondence from Peters on the Esk to the Barque Valparaiso. The log of the Earl Grey is written by Master John Sharp, detailing voyage from Liverpool to Valparaiso. Fonds includes letters to Peters from the Commander-in-Chief, India and from the Collector of Customs, Kurachee (Karachi). Fonds also includes charts of Indian Ocean, China, Africa, lighthouses in the British Isles, English Channel, Bay of Bristol and South America as well as Board of Trade wind charts. Also included is a plan of the Queen of the Seas, maps of England and Ireland, and an oil painting of the Queen of the Seas.

Peters, James Carter
James McMahon fonds
Fonds · 1940

Fonds consists of one typed manuscript written in 1940 by James McMahon. He describes his early years in Ontario, his life on the 200 acre family bush farm in Hinchersbrook, Ontario, the homestead his family built north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, his work in a tie camp for the C.P.R., his experiences during the Riel Rebellion, his work in logging camps near Revelstoke, his work as a blacksmith and garage dealer in Enderby, B.C., and his experiences trapping and prospecting in northern B.C. An addendum describes his trip to southwestern United States in 1939. The manuscript includes a great deal of detail and excellent stories about people and places.

McMahon, James
Fonds · [ca. 1890]-1994

The collection consists of photographs of people, events, organizations, and institutional activities relating to the Japanese-Canadian community, primarily in British Columbia. Many of the photographs depict scenes of Japanese-Canadian life in internment and relocation camps during and after World War II.

John A. Pybus fonds
Fonds · 1881-1924

The fonds consists of Pybus' accounts (1881-1914) and correspondence (1884-1924), including correspondence relating to his appointments as Medical Health Officer and Coroner for the Alberni Mining District.

Pybus, John A.
John C. McGuffie fonds
Fonds · 1894-1904

Fonds consists of six educational certificates of John C. McGuffie.

McGuffie, John C.
John Cass fonds
Fonds · 1965-1993

Fonds consists of material generated and accumulated by John Cass in his role as unofficial Nanaimo historian. The fonds is arranged in the following series: 1) Correspondence; 2) Manuscripts; 3) Research files and 4) Newspaper Clippings; 5) and Photographs.

Cass, John, 1921-