Curator Laurel Bohart and the Board of Directors of the Cortes Island Museum & Archives want to shout out a loud THANK YOU to Liam Baron-Preston and Norleen Lillico for volunteering to host our Wild Cortes Natural History Centre this summer. Also, a big thank you to the Strathcona Regional District for a Grant-in-Aid to support the exhibit.
Wild Cortes will be open each Saturday this fall and early winter from noon to 3 p.m. and by appointment for private tours and functions whenever possible. Contact us to book your visit. The exhibit is located at 1255 Seaford Road at Linnaea Education Centre (next to the library).
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Cortes Island Museum & Archives was awarded a 2020 Library and Archives Canada grant for the new project Unlocking the Archives. The intent of the project is to raise awareness about the wealth of historic photographs in our collection and make them more accessible and useful. Phase one, currently underway, will see the digitization of 3800 photographs, dating from the late 1800s to 2016.
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In phase two, the Archives will be made accessible through a Discovery Interface providing online access to its database and records. Stay tuned for phase three, a social media campaign to share the Archives.
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What Do You Want to Know About Cortes Island?
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Maëve Leduc, our summer host/interpreter, took on the big project of creating a database to index our Information Files. These files, while not original archival documents, contain fascinating tidbits of information about families, places, and numerous other topics relating to the Cortes Island. The project will be completed this year making these files more available to you.
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Thank you for submitting your butterfly sightings this summer!
We've had 17 butterfly species recently reported by our members and butterfly enthusiasts. Our Cortes Island naturalist, Christian Gronau, and Lunabelle Loiseau-Tremblay from Quadra Island, a butterfly enthusiast and specialist, were helping us with confirming the species.
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We will continue documenting Cortes Island butterflies next year. You can check our Butterfly Sightings page on our website and the Butterfly Picture Album on Facebook.
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"Chirp Chirp" – Christmas Bird Count
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Each year, Cortes Island Museum sponsors the Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This year, the count will take place on Sunday, December 27, 2020, weather permitting. The alternate-day is Saturday, January 2, 2021. Participants will pre-register in December.
You will join an area leader and move from place to place in your own vehicle. Registration and count details will be circulated closer to the event.
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Take a moment to become a member by donating now. Strong membership numbers encourage funding agencies. You can use the form below or renew your membership online.
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