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WMAS (Whistler Museum and Archives Society) Fonds

  • Archief
  • 1970s-2019

Documents, photographs, and other ephemera relating to exhibits, staff, events, management, and daily functions of the Whistler Museum and Archives. The Whistler Museum and Archives Society was founded in 1986.

Mary Murray Fonds

  • WA_2020_026
  • Archief
  • [1975]-2020

Materials donated by Jinny Ladner on behalf of the late Whistler Museum & Archives board member, Mary Murray, just after her passing in 2020. Items include a colour copy of a print showing the top of the chairlifts on Whistler Mountain in 1975 and a thank-you greeting card celebrating Mary's work on the Whistler Museum's board signed by the board and staff members.

Jim Budge Fonds

  • WA_1992_020
  • Archief
  • 1975-1995

Video footage of children of the Whistler Museum and Archives Christmas Concert, Tony Sailer Summer Ski Camp, the 1993 Molson World Cup Downhill, and a video titled "Whistler: Catch a Dream."

This fonds has been transferred from old FileMaker Pro records, and as such, is missing some descriptive information.

Moving Image

Video footage of the Christmas Concert at the Whistler Museum and Archives, Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp, the Molson World Cup Downhill of 1993 at Whistler Mountain, and a short video called "Whistler: Catch a Dream."

Alta Lake Community Club Minutebook 1984-1985

Minutebook for the Alta Lake Community Club's general meetings between 1984 and 1985. Subjects broached at meetings include the Children's Festival, the BMX track, North Shore Credit Union's opening, the Whistler Question, a Whistler cookbook, a treasure hunt, the Expo 86 Committee, the Whistler BMX Association, the Fall Fair, the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, a Christmas party, a Teen Dance, the construction of Dandelion Daycare, a rummage sale, Camp Rain Shine, babysitting, a children's book, the Whistler Museum and Archives, the Rotary Club, the RMOW, and Myrtle Philip Elementary School.

Community Work

Documents relating to Sonya McCarthy's work in the community through clubs, charities, committees, and event planning.

Whistler Museum & Archives Society Calendar Diary 1988

A Whistler Museum & Archives Society 1988 Calendar Diary. Contains monthly calendar pages from January-December 1988. Also contains numerous archival photos and captions as listed below;

  • "1921 Peak Experience viewing 7th Heaven?" : Alex and Myrtle Philip (in dark clothes) guide guests on a day's hike from Rainbow Lodge.
    -"She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes ..." : Myrtle Philip poses with officials of the Pacific Great Eastern (P.G.E.) railways by the 1935 ford with flanged wheels used to travel on the railroad.
    -"Whistler's First Hotel" : 1926 Deluxe accommodation - the Alta Lake Hotel - built and operated by Russ Jordan near the Alta Lake P.G.E. station near the south end of Alta Lake.
  • "Bring your own knap-sack" : Green Lake General Store: Saddle & Pack - J.C. Rougier, prop.
    -"Teddy Bear's Picnic!" : May 1926: Orphaned "Teddy Bear" was raised at Rainbow Lodge by Myrtle Philip. When grown, he was 'retired' to the Stanley Park Zoo in Vancouver, B.C.
  • "You should have seen the ones that got away!" : The day's catch: Myrtle Philip and guests at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C. c.1915.
    -"Ivan's Workout - Rainbow Style" : Ivan Ackery of Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre fame was a frequent guest at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C. c.1930.
  • "The Happy Gang" : The first picnic of the Alta Lake Community Club was held in 1923 at Rainbow Point. Mr. Harry Horstman presided with the coffee pot.
  • "Early Local Trapper":
    -August 1911: Lou Penniston and Myrtle Philip (right) pose with Charlie Barbour and John Miller (centre) at Mile 34 1/2 on the P.G.E. Railway - now the site of Function Junction. Miller Creek, named for John, flows southward from Alpha Lake.
    -John Miller and Charlie Barbour with Alex Philip (right) stand in front of Miller's cabin and chicken house. This recorded the first visit by the Philips to the Valley after a long walk from Squamish. John rented out bunks at 50¢ per night to travellers.
    -"On the Edge"
    • Sept. 10, 1923. Neal Carter on Wedge Mountain with Alta Lake showing in the background.
    • Sept. 12, 1923. Charles Townsend on the summit of Mt. Turner viewing Turner Glacier.
  • Myrtle and "the boys" trail riding at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C., with Armchair and Wedge Mountains in the background.
  • "Horsepower" : (Left to Right): Jack Jardine, Tom Neiland, Pat O'Neill and Jenny Jardine logging out poles in 1931 on Neiland's Ranch at Mile 34 1/2 near today's gravel pit at Function Junction. Wedge and Armchair Mountains show in the distance.
  • Christmas holidays in the 1920s at Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake, B.C. :
    • Jean Tapley, followed by her sister Myrtle Philip skiing down "Lorimer Road".
    • Guest with Jean and Myrtle waiting for the train at Rainbow Station with the "Bridge of Sighs" in the background.
      -Mr. & Mrs. Coleman from Seattle with Myrtle, 1923.
    • Skating on Alta Lake, looking north.
      -"Peace, quietness and graciousness lives in the lives of those who have made this spot their home"
      The last pages also include a request for donations of pertinent material to the Museum and Archives, a brief history of the Alta Lake Community Club, Photography acknowledgements and a thank you for purchasing the calendar.
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