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Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory266
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1891-1955
Length
0:05:35
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
Date Range
1891-1955
Length
0:05:35
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Interview Date
September 22, 1971
Scope and Content
Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
Biographical Notes
Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:24:19
Interviewee Name
Jones, Lillian May Davies
Wilson, Elsie
Porter, Lillie Lewis
Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of recording of Pioneer Days interviews

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Practical orthodontics

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3875
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Dewey, Martin, 1881-1933
Edition
7th ed.
Publication Date
1948
Call Number
617.681 DEW
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV005.19.2
Call Number
617.681 DEW
Edition
7th ed.
Author
Dewey, Martin, 1881-1933
Contributor
Anderson, George M. (George McCullough), 1897-
Place of Publication
St. Louis, Mo.
Publisher
C. V. Mosby Co.
Publication Date
1948
Physical Description
556 p.: ill.; 26 cm.
Inscription
"S. Booth/Dentistry" handwritten in ink on inside cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Teeth--Abnormalities
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Object History
The donor inherited the artifact from his mother-in-law, Mrs. V. Tinsley.
Notes
"Original Text by the Late Martin Dewey"
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Primary progress card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18997
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1946
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a British Columbia Public Schools Primary Progress Card for Edith Fleming, Grade two, Douglas Road School. Progress card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming and her teacher, H. Lenheiser.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a British Columbia Public Schools Primary Progress Card for Edith Fleming, Grade two, Douglas Road School. Progress card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming and her teacher, H. Lenheiser.
Accession Code
BV016.46.158
Date
1946
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-01-06
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Item is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
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Recording of John Burton - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory211
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1959
Length
0:09:54
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of how various presses work, and their use by daily and weekly papers. He describes a press shop, most likely at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of how various presses work, and their use by daily and weekly papers. He describes a press shop, most likely at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Date Range
1920-1959
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:09:54
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Printing Tools and Equipment
Scope and Content
Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:18
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Recording of John Burton - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory212
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1885-1959
Length
0:09:56
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine and how it functions.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine and how it functions.
Date Range
1885-1959
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:09:56
Subjects
Printing Tools and Equipment
Scope and Content
Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:18
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Recording of John Burton - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory213
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1850-1950
Length
0:09:14
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
Date Range
1850-1950
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:09:14
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Printing Tools and Equipment
Scope and Content
Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:18
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Rinsing the wash

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37217
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen rinsing the wash in the Burrard Inlet with their mother, Aune Rintanen. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Trudi Tuomi subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
337-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of sisters; Trudi and Aili Rintanen rinsing the wash in the Burrard Inlet with their mother, Aune Rintanen. The Rintanen family lived on the Burrard Inlet squatters' site known as Crabtown.
Subjects
Persons - Residents - Squatters
Names
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Tuomi, Trudi Rintanen
Rintanen, Aune
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note on verso of print
Print is a colour copy of a sepia original
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Crabtown
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Robert Mathew "Bob" Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20381
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of baby Robert Mathew "Bob" Love with his mother Margaret Love. Baby Bob is dressed in a christening gown holding hands and seated on his mother's lap inside the home of his grandparents John Leonard and Jenny Love.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert and Margaret Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of baby Robert Mathew "Bob" Love with his mother Margaret Love. Baby Bob is dressed in a christening gown holding hands and seated on his mother's lap inside the home of his grandparents John Leonard and Jenny Love.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Love, Robert Mathew "Bob"
Love, Margaret Iona Giles
Accession Code
BV023.24.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1949
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-05
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Bob Love / @ / Grandma's 1949"
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Sanders family personal papers series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18837
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945-1948
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a journal written by Alice Sparman Sanders documenting her wedding day and honeymoon and a letter written by Gerald F. Sanders to his mother Harriett Sanders while he was stationed overseas during WWII.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Series
Sanders family personal papers series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a journal written by Alice Sparman Sanders documenting her wedding day and honeymoon and a letter written by Gerald F. Sanders to his mother Harriett Sanders while he was stationed overseas during WWII.
Accession Code
BV018.34
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1945-1948
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Steve Jensen fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58368
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944-2009
Collection/Fonds
Steve Jensen fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of one image depicting the Naud house in 2009 and one image of Steve Jensen's mother and her family ca. 1944.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944-2009
Collection/Fonds
Steve Jensen fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs.
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2009-03
Scope and Content
Collection consists of one image depicting the Naud house in 2009 and one image of Steve Jensen's mother and her family ca. 1944.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Jensen, Steve
Notes
Photo catalogue 494
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Vera Jackson papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58352
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists mainly of photocopied newspaper articles pertaining to the McKay branch of the Royal Bank armed robberies of 1946 and 1948 which Vera Jackson (later Pel) witnessed while she was working there as a clerk. Also included in the file are photocopies of photographs of her and her mother Fl…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Vera Jackson Pel subseries
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS069-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-04
Scope and Content
File consists mainly of photocopied newspaper articles pertaining to the McKay branch of the Royal Bank armed robberies of 1946 and 1948 which Vera Jackson (later Pel) witnessed while she was working there as a clerk. Also included in the file are photocopies of photographs of her and her mother Florence and younger brother Ron (along with captions and identifying marks) along with various papers (mostly photocopies) pertaining to the history of the Royal Bank.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Wedding portrait of John and Elsie Hughes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10324
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
9 Apr. 1942 (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Full-length studio portrait of John Malcolm Hughes and Elsie Roberta Hughes (nee Parker) on their wedding day in Edmonds, April 9, 1942. John Hughes stands on the left and Elsie Hughes on the right. Bride carries bouquet of lilies.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Full-length studio portrait of John Malcolm Hughes and Elsie Roberta Hughes (nee Parker) on their wedding day in Edmonds, April 9, 1942. John Hughes stands on the left and Elsie Hughes on the right. Bride carries bouquet of lilies.
History
Photograph is from the Love farmhouse. The house was lived in by generations of the Love family. Jesse and Martha Love's daughter, Sarah Love married William Parker and their daughter, Elsie (later Hughes) is the donor's mother. The objects were in the house when the donor lived in the house.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Names
Hughes, John Malcolm
Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker
Accession Code
BV019.8.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
9 Apr. 1942 (date of original), copied [1998]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
18-Mar-19
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Westerman family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13679
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1917-1959]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
17 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his lat…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
17 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his later years outside of his home in Burnaby.
History
Walter "Wally" William Westerman was born in London, Ontario in 1916. A few years later he moved with his parents to Vancouver. Around 1921 his parents, Albert Edwin and Louisa (nee Williams) Westerman bought a double lot at 4797 Georgia Street in District Lot 122 in Burnaby. On the lot they built a house and bowling green. Wally's father Albert worked as a proof reader for the Daily Province newspaper and retired in 1938. Walter attended Gilmore Avenue school and North Burnaby High School. After graduating from highschool he enrolled in engineering school in Glendale, California. Wally was married to Margot Florence Patry from 1943 to 1952. When World War II began, Wally joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Wally suffered from arthritis and after being declared unfit for combat he was discharged. He returned to Burnaby and became a foreman in the engineering department of Boeing Aircraft of Canada. In 1944, while employed by Boeing, Wally was recoginized with awards for his ingenuity of "Jig Design for Bomb Torpedo Adaptors" and "Bomb Release Scissors". When Wally's father Albert became ill and had to have his leg amputated, Wally attended to his needs and sold the family's Georgia Street house to a buy a house at 5277 Spencer Street in Vancouver. Wally's father died in 1944 and his mother died in 1966. Following his first marriage, Wally met Gwendolyn "Gwen" Brocklesby and they developed a long term relationship eventually marrying in 1969. Gwen had a daughter named Barbara from her first marriage and Wally became her step father. Between 1960 and 1963, Wally was admitted to membership in the Canadian Power Squadrons with qualifications in seamanship, engine maintenance and weather and Gwen was awarded a certificate of qualification in piloting and seamanship. In 1969 Gwen, Wally and Barbara moved to a brand new home at 2171 Duthie Avenue in Burnaby which was within walking distance to Lenkurt Electric on Lougheed Highway where Wally worked. Wally was a machinist and foreman of the sheet metal shop at Lenkurt and later at Microtel. Walter Westerman died in Burnaby in 2000 and his wife Gwen died in Burnaby in 2016.
Responsibility
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1917-1959]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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What A Ride We Had

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58374
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1944]
Collection/Fonds
Steve Jensen fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph shows nine people posing on or near a car. The photograph was taken facing north off Beresford Street, half a block east of Royal Oak Avenue. Identified in the photograph are Molly Jensen (nee Carpenter) who is sitting in the back seat wearing glasses; Ernie Carpenter Jr. in the driver's…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1944]
Collection/Fonds
Steve Jensen fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
494-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows nine people posing on or near a car. The photograph was taken facing north off Beresford Street, half a block east of Royal Oak Avenue. Identified in the photograph are Molly Jensen (nee Carpenter) who is sitting in the back seat wearing glasses; Ernie Carpenter Jr. in the driver's seat; and their mother Edith Carpenter sitting on the bonnet with her hand on the windshield. The rest are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Carpenter, Ernie Jr.
Carpenter, Edith
Jensen, Molly Carpenter
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Jensen, Steve
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Beresford Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
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Whitechurch Hardware building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1250
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Maurice (Maury) Whitechurch standing at the door of Whitechurch Hardware Store with his mother in-law's springer spaniel, Peggy. Whitechurch Hardware was located at 1316 Sixth Street (later, 7685 Sixth Street) and in operation between 1937 and 1973. The building formerly housed Bell's…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Border of photograph has scalloped edges
Scope and Content
Photograph of Maurice (Maury) Whitechurch standing at the door of Whitechurch Hardware Store with his mother in-law's springer spaniel, Peggy. Whitechurch Hardware was located at 1316 Sixth Street (later, 7685 Sixth Street) and in operation between 1937 and 1973. The building formerly housed Bell's Dry Goods store until 1937 (with address 1314 Sixth Street) when it was moved slightly north to make room for a two storey building that was built on the corner, maintaining the address of 1314 Sixth Street. In 1974, this building was relocated to Burnaby Village Museum and restored to the former Bell's Dry Goods store.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
Names
Whitechurch Hardware
Geographic Access
6th Street
Street Address
7685 6th Street
7695 6th Street
Accession Code
BV995.29.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-05-22
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "early 1940's"
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William Randolph Beamish fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription100653
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1861-2009
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3.5 cm. of textual records; 17 small b&w prints; 10 med. prints; and 6 large b&w prints.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of materials related to both Ran's personal life and his professional life as Reeve of Burnaby. Included in the materials are records related to his biological family as well as his adopted family, including records related to his reunion with his birth mother. Notable among his prof…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1861-2009
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Physical Description
3.5 cm. of textual records; 17 small b&w prints; 10 med. prints; and 6 large b&w prints.
Description Level
Fonds
Record No.
66671
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-08
2023-03
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of materials related to both Ran's personal life and his professional life as Reeve of Burnaby. Included in the materials are records related to his biological family as well as his adopted family, including records related to his reunion with his birth mother. Notable among his professional records are photographs and newspaper clippings documenting his meeting with Queen Elizabeth II during an official visit prior to her coronation.
History
William Randolph "Ran" Beamish was born in Warren, Ontario, on November 11, 1908. He was the child of Gertrude Applegate (nee Pearce) and Randolph Applegate, but when he was put in an orphanage at birth, he was adopted by William Beamish and Agnes Crabbe and raised as their only son. Agnes Crabbe was the daughter of James Crabbe and Emily Widger; Emily Widger was the daughter of Henry Widger and Agnes Oldridge. When Agnes Oldridge passed away, Henry Widger remarried Jessie (maiden name unknown) and had Gertrude, who later went on to give birth to Ran, meaning he was eventually adopted and raised by his first cousins. Ran married Marjorie Davies and had two children, Joanne Beamish and Donna Beamish. Ran served as the Reeve of Burnaby from 1950 to 1953. He died on January 2, 1965, in New Westminster at the age of 56.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Winter family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36781
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January, 1941 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 7.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Winter family. Back row, left to right: Margaret, George (father), Ina (mother), and Barbara. Front row, left to right: Mary and Teresa. This photo was taken at the family home at 3793 Frances Street in January, 1941.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January, 1941 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 7.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-138
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Winter family. Back row, left to right: Margaret, George (father), Ina (mother), and Barbara. Front row, left to right: Mary and Teresa. This photo was taken at the family home at 3793 Frances Street in January, 1941.
Names
Buckley, Barbara Winter
Cooper, Teresa "Terry" Winter
Cuthbert, Margaret Amy Winter
Kelly, Mary Winter
Winter, George
Winter, Ina
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Frances Street
Street Address
3793 Frances Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Small family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91819
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922-2016
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
75 photographs : b&w & col. + 1 plan
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs documenting the transformation of the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby, B.C. from semi-rural in the 1920s to urbanized in 2016. Photographs depict the land and houses located on the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street as the property was rezoned and its density quad…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922-2016
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
75 photographs : b&w & col. + 1 plan
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Open access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs documenting the transformation of the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby, B.C. from semi-rural in the 1920s to urbanized in 2016. Photographs depict the land and houses located on the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street as the property was rezoned and its density quadrupled. Fonds also includes photographs of the Small family house being moved to 5496 Dominion Street and the original landscape plan for 5118 Douglas Road.
History
In 1915, John W. Roberts and his wife Mary Allen Roberts moved from the United States to Canada along with their daughter, Lauretta. On first moving to Canada, the family lived in a rented house in Vancouver and John worked as a movie projectionist in the city. The couple had three more children, all sons: John A., Edward, and Roland. Circa 1921, John purchased a large parcel of land at the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street in Burnaby. This parcel encompassed the equivalent of at least six 66-foot lots along the south side of Dominion Street and the same along the north side of Norfolk Street. On their property, a barn and small living quarters were built. The family moved in, raising goats and growing potatoes to supplement their income. They also planted cherry, apple, and pear trees; hazelnut and walnut trees; raspberries; and a large vegetable garden, the fruits of which Mary preserved for year-round use. At this time, agricultural activities were common for families in the area: the Roberts' neighbours kept chickens for personal use and for selling eggs; grew mushrooms for commercial sale; and sold manure from an old buckboard drawn by Clydesdale horses. John built a new house in the middle of the Roberts’ lots on the southwest corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street. The house faced Douglas Road and overlooked a large, well-landscaped front yard to the east and a full-sized, clay tennis court to the north. The family moved into this new house in 1925. When the Roberts ceased raising goats, the barn and original living quarters were reduced to a double-car garage with storage space plus a sawdust-insulated “root cellar”. John also built a house on the northwest corner of the lot at Douglas Road and Dominion Street (3093 Douglas Road), which was purchased by the Hardy family. In 1957, part of this property (3071 Douglas Road) was sold to the Brocklebanks who built a house and lived there. In addition, John built a house at the northwest corner of Douglas Road and Norfolk Street (5106 Douglas Road). The original purchaser of this house is unknown, but in 1949, it was bought by the Meyers family. In 1952 or 1953, the Meyers sold part of this property and the Manahans built a house on it, facing Douglas Road. Several other lots that John owned were also sold off over the years. By the 1950s, John owned only five 66-foot lots from Douglas Road west, along the south side Dominion Street. In 1954, John sold the lot furthest from Douglas Road (5486 Dominion Street) to a builder who built a “ranch-style” house and put it up for sale. John retired from his career as a movie projectionist in the 1950s. He, Mary, and Lauretta retained their US citizenship all their lives, although they never returned to the USA except for brief visits. John A., Edward, and Roland who, as children of US citizens, also had US citizenship, eventually moved to the US, where they remained for the rest of their lives. In 1945, Lauretta married Frederick Small. The couple lived in a rented house in Vancouver for a few years before moving in with John and Mary in Burnaby. The couple had four children: Elizabeth, Kathryn, Charles, and Martin. In 1955, Frederick purchased the rancher at 5486 Dominion Street and the family moved in. The Small children grew up enjoying the freedom of having their grandparent’s large property in addition to their parent’s yard to play in. The back lane that ran between Dominion Street and Norfolk Street was filled with trees and bushes, creating a narrow bit of “forest” to explore. In 1957, John died. Mary died in 1969, as did Frederick. Lauretta was executor for her mother’s and husband’s estates. After much consideration, she decided to sell the house at 5486 Dominion Street and move back into her childhood home. By doing so, she was able to settle her mother’s estate to the satisfaction of her brothers. Elizabeth married and moved away. Over the next few years, the “Roberts” house was home to Lauretta, Kathryn, Charles, and Martin, with the three grown children moving in and out several times during the 1970s. In 1981, Lauretta died. Her children discussed at length how to divide up the property, which consisted of four 66-foot lots, according to her will. None of her children wanted to see the old family house destroyed but the house straddled two lots. They finally decided that if one of them wanted to pay to move the house to sit on one of the lots, the “value” of the house would not enter into the settlement of the estate. Kathryn chose to do this. In 1982, the old house was moved to 5496 Dominion Street and Kathryn continued to live in it. Martin died in 1982. Elizabeth and Charles each inherited one lot and the last lot, which would have gone to Martin, was sold, the funds divided equally between Elizabeth, Kathryn, and Charles. The three lots between 5496 Dominion Street and Douglas Road were subdivided into 33-foot lots and six new houses were built. In 1993, the Meyers property and the Manahan property were subdivided into 33-foot lots facing Norfolk Street and the old houses were torn down and four new houses were built.
Media Type
Photograph
Technical Drawing
Creator
Small family
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Application of the Burnaby Medical Association for Increase in Per Capita Allowance for Indigents, Mother's Allowance and Old Age Pensioners Cases

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48884
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49156
Meeting Date
15-Dec-1947
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
49156
Meeting Date
15-Dec-1947
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Christmas lunch for staff of Columbia and Stride studios

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1457
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1945 and 1951]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the staff of Columbia and Stride Studios seated and standing around a table set for their Christmas lunch. Both studios were owned by Charles Edgar Stride. Sitting at the table (from left) are; Helga Schankowitz, unidentified, Doris Park, Mrs. Reeves, an unidentified woman who worked …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the staff of Columbia and Stride Studios seated and standing around a table set for their Christmas lunch. Both studios were owned by Charles Edgar Stride. Sitting at the table (from left) are; Helga Schankowitz, unidentified, Doris Park, Mrs. Reeves, an unidentified woman who worked at Columbia studio, Charles Stride, Muriel Kirkwood, Kate Myers and Pauline Mahony. Standing behind are; the manager of Columbia studio Mr. Reeves, May Pallon, Lyla Ettinger, Eva Digby, Ethel Mulven and Mrs. Palmer.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Names
Stride, Charles Edgar
Park, Doris
Reeves, Mrs
Kirkwood, Muriel
Myers, Kate
Mahony, Pauline
Reeves, Mr
Pallon, May
Ettinger, Lyla
Mulven, Ethel
Palmer, Mrs
Digby, Evelina "Eva" Ettinger
Schankowitz, Helga
Accession Code
BV999.52.2
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1945 and 1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying : see BV999.52.3
Note taken from an interview with Muriel Kirkwood, former Stride studio employee, in the accession file, identifies the people in the photograph
Helga Schankowitz identified from the on-line image by David Krygsveld (entropy@nd.sympatico) "The girl at the left is Helga Schankowitz, my mother's first cousin" 27 Mar 2017
Images
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