Current ProjectsUpdated May 27/10
In rough order of priority/completion: Gabriola’s late-Pleistocene early-Holocene geology Striations in the bedrock indicating the passage of glaciers from the northwest and also possibly Howe Sound; deposits of both marine and non-marine glacial clay; evidence of an ice-cap on Gabriola in the Younger Dryas. It’s all a bit more complicated than I had imagined. Flea village in Desolation Sound Historical records and a (successful) search for the site.
Jose Cardero’s 1792 drawing of a fortified village
Historical records and maybe a successful search for the site in Desolation Sound.
Old Wharves on Gabriola
Before there were roads there were wharves. Most have since disappeared except for a few stumps.
Trace elements in Gabriola groundwater In conjunction with Vancouver Island University (Malaspina University-College) Departments.
Simon Gaviola y Zabala The island is likely named after him. Are there records of his career and personal life in the Spanish archives in Seville?
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