Laurie Jones was born in 1953. She moved to B.C. from California in 1967 and was hired by former Tahsis mayor Tom McCrae to produce Tahsis, Passage to the Past (Village of Tahsis, 1985), which was followed by Local History, Local Knowledge: Westcoast Themes in the History of Tahsis (Village of Tahsis, 1986). These led to Nootka Sound Explored (Campbell River: Ptarmigan Press, 1991), a regional history about the people and industries of Tahsis, Zeballos, Gold River and Kyuquot. IBSN 0-919537-24-3.

[BCBW 2004] "Local History"