Salt Spring Island Archives
Donald Goodman, affectionately known as Goodie on Salt Spring, came to the island as one of Henry Bullock’s boys (see Henry Bullock collection for details).
In the early 1900’s, the Goodman family fell on hard times. An alcoholic father, an marital estrangement and the death of Mrs. Goodman to tuberculosis, found all four of the children placed in orphanages, two in Britain and two in B.C.
Goodie was brought to Salt Spring to work for Mr. Bullock. He worked on Bullock’s farm from 1922 to 1926 when he left to try his hand at other things. Goodie was a porter on the Island Princess, harvested wheat in the interior of B.C., worked for the Gulf Islands Trading Company, ran the Shell station until 1954 and, for many years, did the job for which he is most well known on the island, that of undertaker.
Donald Goodman married Isabel Howard in 1934 and they had three children.
Don & Isobel
Don Goodman, Goodie, Isabel, Laurie Goodman-Goodie's retirement 1882
Don, Barb Laurie-1940
Ganges
Ganges 1971-72
Goodie & Isobel
Goodie & Isobel's 50th
Goodie & Isobels' grandchildren
Goodie & great-great grandson Diego Jones
Goodie 94th birthdday
Goodie Goodman
Goodie Mason 1970
Goodie and Isobel
Goodman
Isobel & Goodie
Jennifer Mandy,Marilyn & Don Goodman, Jaden Mandy,Goodie and Lydia Purser
Laurie Goodman, Goodie, Barbara Imler , Don Goodman 1996
Lydia Purser & Goodie 1991
Lydia Purser, Grandson Jim Goodman & Goodie
Michael, Diego, Donna, Francisco Jones, Goodie, Doug Jones, Barb Imler, Gary,IanJones
Trudy, Laurie,Rick,Valerie. Joan,Sue, Goodie, Diane, Don -Grandson Don's wedding1992
goodie in suit 1992
Accession number: Don & Isobel
Accession number: Don Goodman, Goodie, Isabel, Laurie Goodman-Goodie's retirement 1882
Accession number: Don, Barb Laurie-1940
Accession number: Ganges
Accession number: Ganges 1971-72
Accession number: Goodie & Isobel
Accession number: Goodie & Isobel's 50th
Accession number: Goodie & Isobels' grandchildren
Accession number: Goodie & great-great grandson Diego Jones
Accession number: Goodie 94th birthdday
Accession number: Goodie Goodman
Accession number: Goodie Mason 1970.jpg
Accession number: Goodie and Isobel.jpg
Accession number: Goodman
Accession number: Isobel & Goodie
Accession number: Jennifer Mandy,Marilyn & Don Goodman, Jaden Mandy,Goodie and Lydia Purser
Accession number: Laurie Goodman, Goodie, Barbara Imler , Don Goodman 1996
Accession number: Lydia Purser & Goodie 1991
Accession number: Lydia Purser, Grandson Jim Goodman & Goodie
Accession number: Michael, Diego, Donna, Francisco Jones, Goodie, Doug Jones, Barb Imler, Gary,IanJones
Accession number: Trudy, Laurie,Rick,Valerie. Joan,Sue, Goodie, Diane, Don -Grandson Don's wedding1992
Accession number: goodie in suit 1992
