12 records – page 1 of 1.

Auvache family home

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Auvache family home at 7264 Arcola Street in the snow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-090
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Auvache family home at 7264 Arcola Street in the snow.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Street Address
7264 Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Auvache family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37521
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1942] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Auvache family home at 1536 Inverness Street (later 7264 Arcola Street).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1942] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-109
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Auvache family home at 1536 Inverness Street (later 7264 Arcola Street).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Street Address
7264 Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Auvache-Murley family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37500
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Auvache-Murley family in the garden of the family home at 1995 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed as 6905 Arcola Street). Left to right: Lorraine Auvache, Grandmother Murley, and Lorne Auvache.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-088
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Auvache-Murley family in the garden of the family home at 1995 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed as 6905 Arcola Street). Left to right: Lorraine Auvache, Grandmother Murley, and Lorne Auvache.
Names
Auvache, Lorne
Auvache, Lorraine
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Street Address
6905 Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Bill Ettinger and friends on the Flying Ace

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38402
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Ettinger (second from left) and two unidentified friends playing on a wagon, on Arcola Street. The phrase "Flying Ace" is painted along the side of the wagon.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ettinger family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
428-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2002-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Ettinger (second from left) and two unidentified friends playing on a wagon, on Arcola Street. The phrase "Flying Ace" is painted along the side of the wagon.
Subjects
Toys
Transportation - Wagons
Names
Ettinger, Bill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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First house on Twelfth Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38195
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first house on 12th Avenue, at 160 12th Avenue (later renumbered 8142 12th Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-?] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-782
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first house on 12th Avenue, at 160 12th Avenue (later renumbered 8142 12th Avenue).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Street Address
8142 12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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Harold Smith

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37501
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harold Smith, in a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) uniform, at the side of the Auvache family home at 1995 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed as 6905 Arcola Street). The unform that Harold is wearing has been identified as that of a Sgt. Pilot - note the full wings above …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 1942 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-089
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Harold Smith, in a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) uniform, at the side of the Auvache family home at 1995 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed as 6905 Arcola Street). The unform that Harold is wearing has been identified as that of a Sgt. Pilot - note the full wings above the breast pocket.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Smith, Harold
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Street Address
6905 Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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House construction on 12th Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38201
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the forms for a house under construction at 12th Avenue and 1st Street. A woman is standing at the centre, and a man is at the back left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1946 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-788
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the forms for a house under construction at 12th Avenue and 1st Street. A woman is standing at the centre, and a man is at the back left.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
1st Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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John Burton family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36068
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the John Burton family home at 661 12th Avenue. It has been renamed 7835 12th Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
John Burton subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
216-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of the John Burton family home at 661 12th Avenue. It has been renamed 7835 12th Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy negative accompanying
Accompanying materials state that item no. 216-001 and no. 397-001 are of the same address as this item
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Street Address
7835 12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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Lorne Auvache

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37499
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorne Auvache, eighteen months old, on the porch of the family home at 1995 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed as 6905 Arcola Street).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-087
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorne Auvache, eighteen months old, on the porch of the family home at 1995 Inverness Street (later renumbered and renamed as 6905 Arcola Street).
Names
Auvache, Lorne
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Street Address
6905 Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Lorne Auvache

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37503
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1940 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorne Auvache wearing a hat and mittens on the 7200 block of Arcola Street. A young boy is on a tricycle, and another young boy is standing beside him in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 1940 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-091
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorne Auvache wearing a hat and mittens on the 7200 block of Arcola Street. A young boy is on a tricycle, and another young boy is standing beside him in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Bicycles
Geographic Features - Roads
Names
Auvache, Lorne
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Piece missing from photograph on contact sheet
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Lorraine Auvache

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37489
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorraine Auvache, six years old, in the yard of 1536 Inverness Street (later 7264 Arcola Street). Arcola Street is in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1947] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 2.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-077
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorraine Auvache, six years old, in the yard of 1536 Inverness Street (later 7264 Arcola Street). Arcola Street is in the background.
Names
Auvache, Lorraine
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Arcola Street
Street Address
7264 Arcola Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Pioneer 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
Names
George Leaf General Store
Columbian newspaper
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
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.
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of Pioneer Days interviews

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