DORAS KIRK SUBJECT FILES – PIONEERS sous fonds – 1903 – 1960 – 2 cm. of textual material plus photos

This series includes material on various non-First Nations pioneers who settled on Denman Island beginning in the 1870’s.

(A.18.11.7.2) Doras Kirk Display – Pioneers #2 – Loc.A-H-1 – This item contains .5 cm. of textual records and 20 photos and 6 photocopies of photos. The photos are of Denman pioneerfamilies as are the handwritten notes, some of which is on Women’s Institute letterhead.

Photocopies are of larger scenes and of a Denman Directory from 1925.

(A.18.18) Griffin Family Farm – Loc.A-F-2) – Handwritten memory book with b/w photos recording a visit Charlotte and Will Stone made in 1954 to the farm of Mrs. Alice Griffin on Denman Island. The farm was near Village Point and the Fire Lookout. Oystering and water witching are talked about.

(A. 18.11.20) Doras Kirk Biographies – Loc.A-H-10 – Small spiralbound school notebook of handwritten notes on Denman pioneer families and Denman history probably written in the 50’s and 60’s partially from articles in local papers, or they were notes for articles Doras wrote for those papers.

(A.18.23) (original acc. 01.1.2) Graham Family Geneology and Edith Storr Journal – Loc.A-H-10 – Photocopies of death certificates for John and Mary Ann Graham, both 1903. One sheet of Mary Ann McFarlan/John Graham genealogy. Five worksheets of Denman pioneer arrivals on the island. Photocopy of a baby journal for Edith Deirdre Storr, born Dec. 11, 1914 in the home of John Doney and written by Angie (Maraquita Bush)?

(A.18.25) Denman Directory (copy)– Loc.A-H-10 – A listing of Denman residents and their occupations for the years 1919 and 1929. As well a listing of postmasters from 1892 to the 1970’s. Also a handwritten copy of the Wrigleys directory for Denman of 1929.

(A.18.29) Edward Graham Correspondence Course – Loc.A-F-5 – 1903 – 1905 Rolled up, three certificates and one geometry worksheet from the International Correspondence School in Scranton Pa. awarded to Edward Graham who lived on Denman and was an oiler on the SS Nanaimo.

(A.18.41) Graham Family Loc.A-H10 – Four pages from an album of clippings and photos mostly about the Edward Graham family. Clippings are from the 1960’s and 70’s while some of the photos are older. These pages originally belonged to Catherine Stewart nee Graham.