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Boating on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35924
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people boating on Deer Lake, possibly members of the Hill family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-784
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people boating on Deer Lake, possibly members of the Hill family.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Annotation at top of photograph reads, "1912"
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Burnaby Lake residents
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34058
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 003-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench: [first name unknown] Clayton (1st from left), Robert Pontifex (2nd from left), Mr. Clay (4th from left), and Frank Hill (6th from left). Sitting on ground: Claude Hill (1st from left) and Percy Boyer Brown (2nd from left).
- Names
- Brown, Percy Boyer
- Every-Clayton, George
- Dunlop, Rev. D.
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Hill, Frank
- Brown, Alex
- Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
- Pontifex, Robert
- Ramsay, Harry
- Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Identification key accompanying in the envelope for photo 003-001 (labeled BHS 3.1)
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Burnaby Lake residents
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34059
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of female Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: Mrs. C.R. Gordon (5th from left, behind seated woman in black) and Mrs. F.J. Peers (7th from left). Sitting in middle: Miss K. Schou (1st from left), Mrs. Featherstonaugh [?] (3rd from…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12.1 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 003-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of female Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: Mrs. C.R. Gordon (5th from left, behind seated woman in black) and Mrs. F.J. Peers (7th from left). Sitting in middle: Miss K. Schou (1st from left), Mrs. Featherstonaugh [?] (3rd from left), Mrs. J. Woodward (4th from left, in black), and Mrs. Dunlop (5th from left). Seated on ground: P. Featherstonhaugh (2nd from left), F. Featherstonaugh (3rd from left), Phoebe Buker (4th from left), [Elizabeth?] Sprott (5th from left), and [first name unknown] Clayton (6th from left).
- Names
- Buker, Phoebe
- Fetherstonhaugh, F.
- Fetherstonhaugh, Phyllis
- Peers, Francis J.
- Sprott, Elizabeth
- Woodward, Julia
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Identification key accompanying in the envelope for photo 003-001 (labeled BHS 3.1)
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37984
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1914] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake as seen through the trees.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1914] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-571
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake as seen through the trees.
- Subjects
- Plants - Trees
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37985
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1918 and 1920] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake with the shoreline reflected in the water. Houses and trees are visible on the opposite side of the lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1918 and 1920] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-572
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake with the shoreline reflected in the water. Houses and trees are visible on the opposite side of the lake.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Douglas Road, Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38514
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard taken looking northwest along Douglas Road (now Canada Way) near Stanley Street. Two unidentified people are standing next to a wooden fence running alongside the road (above Lubbock's Creek) and a number of houses (including the Sprott house) are visible in the background. To…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 449-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard taken looking northwest along Douglas Road (now Canada Way) near Stanley Street. Two unidentified people are standing next to a wooden fence running alongside the road (above Lubbock's Creek) and a number of houses (including the Sprott house) are visible in the background. To the right is Burnaby Lake. Stamped at the top of the postcard is "Douglas Road, Burnaby / New Westminster BC."
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Stanley Street
- Canada Way
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Hart family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35926
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hart family children. Left to right: Edwyna, Florence and Jack.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-786
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hart family children. Left to right: Edwyna, Florence and Jack.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6664 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Hill boys and friends
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35928
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hill family boys and friends swimming in Deer Lake. Gerry Hill is seated cross-legged in front.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-788
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hill family boys and friends swimming in Deer Lake. Gerry Hill is seated cross-legged in front.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory10
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1898-1917
- Length
- 0:06:11
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.
- Date Range
- 1898-1917
- Photo Info
- Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
- Length
- 0:06:11
- Names
- Woodward, Harriet
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July 2, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
- Biographical Notes
- Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:47:57
- Interviewee Name
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-17/100-13-17_Track_1.mp3Interview with John Burton by Jim Wolf - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory224
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1912-1933
- Length
- 0:09:07
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of first coming to Burnaby. He discusses his school years, his father's work and his own employment, including the two years he worked for his uncle at the Orangeville Sun in Ontario.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of first coming to Burnaby. He discusses his school years, his father's work and his own employment, including the two years he worked for his uncle at the Orangeville Sun in Ontario.
- Date Range
- 1912-1933
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:07
- Geographic Access
- 12th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Burton conducted by Jim Wolf on March 4, 1987 in New Westminster. Major themes include New Westminster businesses and his grandfather's newspaper.
- 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
- 0:45:27
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with John Burton by Jim Wolf
Track one of interview with John Burton by Jim Wolf
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-5/MSS137-001-5_Track_1.mp3Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory267
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1899-1905
- Length
- 0:06:43
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for the Columbian newspaper. Ada is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
- Date Range
- 1899-1905
- Length
- 0:06:43
- Geographic Access
- 12th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds 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
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
Track two of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-020/MSS137-020_Track_2.mp3Ramsey family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38301
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1916] (date of original), copied [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven members of the Ramsey family in the backyard of home at 12th Avenue and 4th Street. Identified are: standing (l to r): Eva Lillian Ramsey, Annie Ramsey (mother), and Queenie Ramsey. Seated (l to r): Dorothy Ramsey, Ernest Ramsey (twin to Dorothy), Gordon Ramsey and Jessie Ramse…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1916] (date of original), copied [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ramsey family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.3 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 399-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven members of the Ramsey family in the backyard of home at 12th Avenue and 4th Street. Identified are: standing (l to r): Eva Lillian Ramsey, Annie Ramsey (mother), and Queenie Ramsey. Seated (l to r): Dorothy Ramsey, Ernest Ramsey (twin to Dorothy), Gordon Ramsey and Jessie Ramsey.
- Names
- Ramsey, Annie
- Ramsey, Dorothy
- Ramsey, Ernest
- Ramsey, Eva Lillian
- Ramsey, Gordon
- Ramsey, Jessie
- Ramsey, Queenie
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- 4th Street
- 12th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
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Speech given by Florence Hart Godwin May 28, 1973 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory280
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1911-1917
- Length
- 0:07:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's memories of the neighbouring farms along Deer Lake, her family's boathouse and boat and the days spent in the waters of Deer Lake with her friends.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's memories of the neighbouring farms along Deer Lake, her family's boathouse and boat and the days spent in the waters of Deer Lake with her friends.
- Date Range
- 1911-1917
- Photo Info
- Arthur Morrow, Kingsley Hart, Florence Hart (later Godwin), and Katherine Maude "Kitty" Hill (later Peers) in the woods at the south side of Deer Lake photographed by W.T. Cooksley [1908]. Item no. HV976.139.3
- Length
- 0:07:04
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Burnaby Arts Council
- Interview Date
- May 28, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a speech given by Florence Hart Godwin at a Burnaby Arts Council meeting held May 28, 1973. Major themes discussed are: pioneer families and early residences in the Burnaby Lake District.
- Biographical Notes
- Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:33:50
- Interviewee Name
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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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Audio Tracks
Track three of speech given by Florence Hart Godwin
Track three of speech given by Florence Hart Godwin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-005-1/MSS137-005-1_Track_3.mp3Women outside tent
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37983
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1914] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women seated outside a tent by Deer Lake. Left to right: Mildred Herolz, L.A. Morrison, and an unidentified woman.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1914] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-570
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women seated outside a tent by Deer Lake. Left to right: Mildred Herolz, L.A. Morrison, and an unidentified woman.
- Subjects
- Structures - Tents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph on contact sheet is torn
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area