Spring News from the Cortes Island Museum

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April
Newsletter
2016

957 Beasley Rd Box 422 Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0 cimas@twincomm.ca 250-935-6340 www.cortesmuseum.com

The Cortes Museum & Archives Society (CIMAS) is pleased to announce that we have received a grant provided by the BC Arts Council and the BC Government. This funding will enable CIMAS to hire a part-time programmer to expand our Community Outreach Program. CIMAS will also be able to provide curatorial training to volunteers interested in developing and creating future exhibits.

CIMAS wishes to thank the BC Arts Council and the BC Government for this generous grant which provides much-needed support to our programs.

Employment Opportunity - Deadline April 18!

The Cortes Island Museum & Archives Society is hiring a programmer to augment & support the work of volunteers and staff and to develop new community engagement activities for all ages. For more details about the position please see http://cortesmuseum.com/jobs/.

Creative Spaces

Gardens - Studios - Workshops

Saturday, June 25
9:30 am to 4:30 pm

This popular annual tour of gardens, studios and workshops is an important fundraiser for the Cortes Museum. There will be a variety of private and some public places to explore with a variety of talented craftspeople and artists interspersed with colourful gardens. Plan to enjoy lunch at one of the island’s restaurants or bring a picnic and enjoy relaxing in the Museum Heritage Garden or on a beach during your day of exploring hidden places on Cortes. The Museum offers free refreshments and will have musicians playing during the day. Tickets will be available at the Museum, local stores, & Friday Markets in June – still only $12 – with all proceeds supporting Museum programs. For more information see our website.

Wanted !!! Creative Spaces

If you have a garden, studio or workshop you wish to share with visitors and support the public programs sponsored by the Cortes Island Museum, please call the Museum (250-935-6340) or Lynne Jordan (250-935-6472), or email cimas@twincomm.ca - before the end of April.

The Big Tree – R.I.P.

This summer we are honouring a sentinel of the past with two exciting exhibits. A cross section of the iconic Bartholomew Road old growth fir tree, which came down last summer, will be permanently mounted in the Museum’s Heritage Garden, and its story told in a new feature exhibit. As part of the presentation, Cortes artist/photographer David Ellingsen, recently featured online by National Geographic, will share from his photographic exhibition: The Last Stand. The display will also explore the importance of old growth forests to First Nations, the environment and early logging on Cortes.

A sincere welcome to our newly elected director, Rose Hanson!!

The President of CIMAS, Lynne Jordan, 13 years on the Board, wishes to thank the last year's Board of Directors for continuing to give so freely of their time:

Laurel Bohart, Exhibits & Taxidermy, 10 years
Connie Brill, Secretary, 2 years
Ian Disney, Artifact Committee, 22 years
Debbie Dragseth, Treasurer, 4 years
Erika Grundmann, 3 years
Bonnie MacDonald, Artifact Committee, 22 years

Nancy Kendel, Vice President, 20 years
Donna McLaren, Heritage Garden, 22 years
Donna Manson, Artifact Committee, 3 years
Lynn Marttila, Social Media, 3 years
Jill Milton, Archives Committee, 15 years

Spring Migration Birding Event

Saturday, May 7

Grab binoculars, pack your lunch and join the Museum’s Spring Birding Event–Saturday, May 7. It’s fun and an opportunity to learn about the birds that live and visit our island. Novices, and children accompanied by an adult are welcome! Meet either at the Museum at 9 am or 286 Seavista Road at 9:30 am. A small donation to cover expenses appreciated. For more information see our website.

Self Driving Tour Booklet

This new booklet produced by CIMAS will lead you and your visitors on a driving tour of historical Cortes Island. Archival photographs have been interspersed with the stories and text to give you a glimpse of earlier days at different points around the island. It’s a great way to introduce visitors to our island paradise. Copies available for only $5 at the Cortes Museum and in our online store.

Check out our new online store: www.cortesmuseum.com/online-store/ !!!

Reel Youth FOCI Program

The Cortes Museum supports the worthwhile Reel Youth project involving youth filming seniors and their stories pertaining to Cortes history.

Capturing community elders on film provides an enriching experience for all the participants, besides recording history in a very visible way. Copies of these informative vignettes have been entered into the Museum’s Archives collection and they are now available to view on our website: www.cortesmuseum.com/celebrating-seniors/

**Exciting Trips on Misty Isles !**

Visit Twin Islands!

New this year - Twin Islands! Explore private islands and walk in the footsteps of Royalty this summer on cruises aboard the schooner Misty Isles. Twin Islands off the southeast shore of Cortes is where the Queen and Prince Philip have enjoyed relaxing holidays away from public eyes during visits to Canada. These small islands were once owned by relatives of Prince Philip. Completely self sustaining, there are amazing gardens, a barn, outbuildings, a swimming compound and an impressive log lodge to tour while you relax, enjoy, and spend a night walking down the same hallway as Royalty once did. For more information on these exciting cruises see our website!

Please take a moment to renew your membership. Strong membership numbers encourage funders.