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Community day parade float

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Brownies on a large parade float going down a street in North Burnaby in the celebration of Community Day. The float is covered with lots of greenery, several union jack flags, a group of Brownies in uniform are seated at the rear and signage on the side of the float reads "5th Burnab…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
Material Details
Handwritten annotations below photograph read: "Float entered in the celebration of Community Day - won first place. 1949"
Scope and Content
Photograph of Brownies on a large parade float going down a street in North Burnaby in the celebration of Community Day. The float is covered with lots of greenery, several union jack flags, a group of Brownies in uniform are seated at the rear and signage on the side of the float reads "5th Burnaby Brownies". The parade float won first prize.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - Parades
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
5th Burnaby Brownie Pack
Accession Code
BV015.35.180
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1949
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Capitol Studios
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Capitol Studios / & Photo Services / 4164 Hastings St. / Vancouver, B.C."
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
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Winners of parade float

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of uniformed 5th Burnaby Brownies and their leaders gathered together with a trophy as first place winners for their float in the Community Day parade. Brownies and leaders are identified in the Back Row L to R: Dorothy Sloan, June Reimer, Betty Colelough, Patsy Coram, Barbara Bain, Marl…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Material Details
Handwritten annotations beside photograph read: "Winning Brownies at the 1949 float - with cup." Notes beside photograph read: "Back Row / L-R / Dorothy Sloan / June Reimer / Betty Colelough / Pasty Coram / Barbara Bain / Marlene Grant / Diane Homewood / Jacqueline Howcroft / Second Row / L-R / Mrs. Hebron (Brown) / Eleanor Barons / Dianne Smith / Maureen O'shea / Beverly Wright / Sandra Williams / Mrs. Reimer (Tawny / Front Row / L - R / Judy Beatty / Marilyn Cooper / June Walker / Bonnie Burke / Joane Pate."
Handwritten annotations below photograph read: "Winning Brownies at the 1949 float- with cup"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Capitol Studios / & Photo Services / 4164 Hastings St. / Vancouver, B.C."
Scope and Content
Photograph of uniformed 5th Burnaby Brownies and their leaders gathered together with a trophy as first place winners for their float in the Community Day parade. Brownies and leaders are identified in the Back Row L to R: Dorothy Sloan, June Reimer, Betty Colelough, Patsy Coram, Barbara Bain, Marlene Grant, Diane Homewood, Jacqueline Howcroft; Second Row L to R: Mrs. Hebron (Brown owl) , Eleanor Barons, Dianne Smith, Maureen O'Shea, Beverly Wright, Sandra Williams, Mrs. Reimer (Tawny owl); Front Row L to R: Judy Beatty, Marilyn Cooper, June Walker, Bonnie Burke and Joan Bate.
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of photograph
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - Parades
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
5th Burnaby Brownie Pack
Hebron, Kathleen Billingham
Beatty, Judy
Howecroft, Jacqueline
Steele, Lorna
Cooper, Marilyn
Walker, June
Reimer, June
Colelough, Betty
Bate, Joan
Sloan, Dorothy
Coram, Patsy
Bain, Barbara
Grant, Marlene
Homewood, Diane
Barons, Eleanor
Smith, Dianne
O'Shea, Maureen
Wright, Beverly
Williams, Sandra
Burke, Bonnie
Accession Code
BV015.35.181
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1949
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Capitol Studios
Notes
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
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My Story

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 21 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
This film chronicles that 2013 journey of Kehar Sing Aujla and his wife as they travelled to India on vacation. The visit included a trip to the town of Ledo in North-East India, where the Ledo Mine Rescue Centre is located. In the film, Aujla describes the trip and the work he oversaw at the Ledo …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Series
Elders Digital Storytelling project series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 21 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
This film chronicles that 2013 journey of Kehar Sing Aujla and his wife as they travelled to India on vacation. The visit included a trip to the town of Ledo in North-East India, where the Ledo Mine Rescue Centre is located. In the film, Aujla describes the trip and the work he oversaw at the Ledo Mine Rescue Centre when he was Superintendent of the Coal Mines Rescue Department in India. His visit with friends and trip to a local Sikh holy place is also included in the film.
History
Kehar Singh Aujla is originally from the Western part of India. He and his wife immigrated to Canada in 1996 to be closer to his son and his family in Burnaby. Aujla worked in the coal mining industry in India for 40 years starting in 1951. He passed his management exam in 1960, and spent 23 years working with a coal mine rescue organization. Since moving to Burnaby he has received recognition for his commitment to volunteer work, receiving eight awards between 2006 and 2016, including being selected as Burnaby's Citizen of the Year for 2011. His volunteering has included work with Volunteer Grandparents, Burnaby Citizen Support Services, Burnaby Village Museum, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, BMO Marathon, Breast Cancer Association, and at the Sukh Sagar Gurdwara. His awards include the Gerontology Award from SFU, 2011 Citizen of the year from the City of Burnaby, Top 25 Immigrant of 2012 by Canadian Immigrants and Royal Bank of Canada, The Life Time Sewa Award by Sukh Sagar Sikh Temple of New Westminster, Best Community Service Award by Vaisakhi Gala of Surrey, Best Community Service Award by Age Care and News Leader, Sovereign Medal by Governor General of Canada, Above and Beyond Award by Fraser Health, Early Bird Award by Volunteer Resources of Burnaby General Hospital.
Creator
Aujla, Kehar Singh
Other Title Information
title supplied by film maker
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Industries - Mining
Emergency Measures
Religions - Sikhism
Names
Aujla, Kehar Singh
Accession Code
BV016.37.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
2016
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Transcribed title
Images
Video
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