One of our most important holdings is a set of nine volumes of historical Cortes Island photographs, which was assembled and annotated by May Ellingsen.
Our History Binders were created by museum volunteers and contain photographs, stories and information on various aspects of island history. We are in the process of digitizing our photograph and history binders so you can enjoy them online.
Below are links to digitized volumes in the May Ellingsen Historic Photograph Collection and some of our other Cortes Island History Binders.
Main Gallery
Mid-June to September 15
Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm
(Closed Mondays)
September 15 to mid-June
Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 pm
Wild Cortes
Mid-June to September 15
Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm
(Closed Sundays and Mondays)
September 15 to mid-June
Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 pm
Main Gallery of the Museum is located in “downtown” Manson’s Landing, one block up Beasley Road next to the No. 1 Firehall.
Box 422, 957 Beasley Road
Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0
250-935-6340 cimas@twincomm.ca
Wild Cortes, Cortes Island Museum’s Natural History Centre, is located at Linnaea Education Centre
1255 Seaford Road
Mansons Landing BC V0P 1K0
250-935-6340 cimas@twincomm.ca
Maps and some brochures are always available on the covered porch at the Museum. More detailed trail maps, brochures, local information, suggestions and directions are available during Museum open hours.
Online information about Cortes Island is available at Cortes Island Information Book, ourCortes.com, Cortes Island Brochure and Cortes Tideline