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Vintage Vignettes

Have you ever wondered what life was like in a small island community in simpler times? Imagine: no ferries, no electricity, few roads or cars, no medical services, ambulance or firefighters. Back then life was what you made of it, with the help of your neighbours. Local self-reliance meant gathering and growing food, rowing and walking to get around, and generally having a great deal of practical knowledge and skills. And making your own entertainment. But that doesn’t mean life was dull. Not at all.Vintage Vignettes, a joint project of Cortes Community Radio and Cortes Island Museum and Archives, brings you “radio snapshots” of local life in simpler times. We focus on colourful characters and memorable events, from winter sledding to major earthquakes. These brief episodes feature dramatized voices from the past with archive recordings of music from the “Old Timers”, a dance band that played locally for several decades.Cortes Radio and Cortes Museum and Archives thanks the whol

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Episodes

  1. Episode #18

    A Cortes Christmas story from 1932, as told by Rachel Houghton-Brown when she was 95 years old.

  2. Episode #17

    New Years Dance. Penned by Peggy Pyner, reporting for the Manson's Landing Mirror on January 5th, 1958

  3. Episode #16

    Nude lineman above! Larry Borland has this story about being on call for the phone crew in most unfortunate weather.

  4. Episode #15

    Winter! Ron Forrest, Shirley Cole, Fred Reedel, and Elaine McKenzie remember the days of snow on Cortes.

  5. Episode #14

    Frozen pipes. From the delightful memoirs of Violet Herrewig.

  6. Episode #13

    Loggers moonshine. Mary McMillan tells this story about Joe Gregson, a real Cortes Old-Timer

  7. Mouse Pie

    Mouse pie! Now introducing Peter Police, the man, the myth, the legend.

  8. Episode #11

    A lively dance!. Penned by Peggy Pyner, reporting for the Manson's Landing Mirror in 1955.

  9. Episode #10

    Chores Now that's a load of chores! From an interview with Larry Borland, resident of 821 Sutil Point Rd from 1948-1968

  10. Steamship

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  11. Post Office

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  12. Women Loggers

    Barbara Thompson looks back on her days of being a logger in Carrington Bay

  13. Overland Route

    The first overland drive the length of Cortes Island; a True Tale of Travel and Adventure as told by Frank Hayes.

  14. Earthquake

    When an earthquake hit the islands in 1946, it left the islanders a little shaken up. Reverend RM Boas reports.

  15. Cow

    Moving a cow to Cortes. From the typewriter of Mary Ward, reporting for the Cortes Grapevine 1964

  16. Escape the Anthill

    Ruminations from retired logger Elton Anderson, questioning the soundness of his decision to move away from Cortes Island and take up residence on the Vancouver anthill.

  17. Wharf Out

    The wharf is out. Penned by Peg Pyner, reporting for the Manson's Landing Mirror, Nov. 5, 1954

  18. Lost Teeth

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Have you ever wondered what life was like in a small island community in simpler times? Imagine: no ferries, no electricity, few roads or cars, no medical services, ambulance or firefighters. Back then life was what you made of it, with the help of your neighbours. Local self-reliance meant gathering and growing food, rowing and walking to get around, and generally having a great deal of practical knowledge and skills. And making your own entertainment. But that doesn’t mean life was dull. Not at all.Vintage Vignettes, a joint project of Cortes Community Radio and Cortes Island Museum and Archives, brings you “radio snapshots” of local life in simpler times. We focus on colourful characters and memorable events, from winter sledding to major earthquakes. These brief episodes feature dramatized voices from the past with archive recordings of music from the “Old Timers”, a dance band that played locally for several decades.Cortes Radio and Cortes Museum and Archives thanks the whol

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Have you ever wondered what life was like in a small island community in simpler times? Imagine: no ferries, no electricity, few roads or cars, no medical services, ambulance or firefighters. Back then life was what you made of it, with the help of your neighbours. Local self-reliance meant...

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