"Burnaby Historical Society" found 12 records

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of oil storage tanks on Burnaby Mountain, possibly those of Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Co. at the top of Underhill Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.2 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 109-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of oil storage tanks on Burnaby Mountain, possibly those of Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Co. at the top of Underhill Avenue.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Buildings - Industrial - Refineries

Names: Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area; Shellmont Street; Underhill Avenue

Planning Study Area: Lake City Area

Images

Burnaby Mountain Oil Storage, [1960] thumbnail

Interview with Kathleen Rose July 14, 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory146

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1897-1934

Length: 0:10:37

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Kathleen Rose's first memories of coming to North Burnaby as well as of her husband's employment. She discusses quilt-making among families experiencing economic hardship.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Kathleen Rose's first memories of coming to North Burnaby as well as of her husband's employment. She discusses quilt-making among families experiencing economic hardship.

Date Range: 1897-1934

Length: 0:10:37

Subjects: Buildings - Residences - Houses

Geographic Access: Albert Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: July 14, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Kathleen Rose by SFU (Simon Fraser University) student Bettina Bradbury, July 14, 1975. Major theme discussed is: the Depression.

Biographical Notes: Kathleen Rose was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1897 and immigrated to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 1907 with her family. Kathleen lived on the Prairie for eighteen years before getting married in 1923 and moving to Burnaby to be with her husband. The couple moved to the 4600 block of Albert Street in North Burnaby, where Kathleen’s husband cleared all of the land by hand. The Roses had help putting in the foundation but otherwise built their house themselves. Kathleen’s husband was a longshoreman at that time. They had a son, born in 1925, who suffered from rheumatic fever during the Depression.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:35:42

Interviewee Name: Rose, Kathleen

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

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.

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Kathleen Rose

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-21/100-13-21_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory188

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1920-1978

Length: 0:09:03

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).

Date Range: 1920-1978

Photo Info: Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1

Length: 0:09:03

Subjects: Buildings - Residences - Houses

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: February 22, 1978

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Marianne May "May" Bateman conducted by Colin Stevens, February 22, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Elworth.

Biographical Notes: May Bateman was born in 1894 in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba to Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and Cassie (Dale) Bateman. May's father, Edwin Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie (McWilliams) born in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901.Cassie (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale, born 1865, and moved his six children to Vancouver. The Bateman family first lived at 7th and Balsam in a large new house. It wasn’t until 1920 that they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived here for seventeen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Bateman died July 5, 1935. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman died on November 25, 1957 at the age of ninety-seven. Marianne May Bateman died in 1990.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:44

Interviewee Name: Bateman, Marianne May

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.

Images

Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with May Bateman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-014-1/MSS137-014-1_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory189

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1920-1978

Length: 0:09:40

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).

Date Range: 1920-1978

Photo Info: Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1

Length: 0:09:40

Subjects: Buildings - Residences - Houses

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: February 22, 1978

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Marianne May "May" Bateman conducted by Colin Stevens, February 22, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Elworth.

Biographical Notes: May Bateman was born in 1894 in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba to Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and Cassie (Dale) Bateman. May's father, Edwin Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie (McWilliams) born in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901.Cassie (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale, born 1865, and moved his six children to Vancouver. The Bateman family first lived at 7th and Balsam in a large new house. It wasn’t until 1920 that they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived here for seventeen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Bateman died July 5, 1935. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman died on November 25, 1957 at the age of ninety-seven. Marianne May Bateman died in 1990.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:44

Interviewee Name: Bateman, Marianne May

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.

Images

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with May Bateman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-014-1/MSS137-014-1_Track_2.mp3

Kingsway and Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34658

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19.4 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Kingsway and Central Park.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 083-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Kingsway and Central Park.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Roads

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Central Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Kingsway and Central Park, [196-] thumbnail

Lake City Industrial Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34703

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1962]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.2 x 19.6 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Lake City Industrial Park.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1962]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.2 x 19.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 108-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Lake City Industrial Park.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Buildings - Industrial

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Planning Study Area: Lake City Area

Images

Lake City Industrial Park, [1962] thumbnail

Orchard Shopping Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34634

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 20.4 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre on Kingsway.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 20.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 069-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre on Kingsway.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Buildings - Commercial - Malls

Names: Old Orchard Shopping Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4469 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Orchard Shopping Centre, [196-] thumbnail

Sidney Roofing and Paper Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34676

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.7 cm mounted on cardboard

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Sidney Roofing and Paper Company located in South Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.7 cm mounted on cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 091-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Sidney Roofing and Paper Company located in South Burnaby.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Buildings - Industrial

Names: Sidney Roofing and Paper Company Limited

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Graphic Industries Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Bottom of photo has the "Sidney Products" logo and reads, "Sidney Roofing & Paper Co. Ltd."; Printed on back of cardboard "GIL: Graphic Industries Ltd. / Vancouver's Largest Commercial Photographers / 1201 Melville St., Vancouver 1, B.C. / Phone MUtual 1-4174 File No: 4601 3"; Annotation on back of photograph reads, "[illegible of Sid R. in Burnaby looking N/W / June 5 '58"

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Images

Sidney Roofing and Paper Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34679

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Sidney Roofing and Paper Company, South Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 091-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Aerial photograph of Sidney Roofing and Paper Company, South Burnaby.

Subjects: Aerial Photographs; Buildings - Industrial - Mills

Names: Sidney Roofing and Paper Company Limited

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Graphic Industries Limited

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Bottom of photo has the "Sidney Products" logo and reads, "Sidney Roofing & Paper Co. Ltd."; Stamped on back of photograph: "Photo by: Graphic Industries Ltd. / File No. 3921-2 / Vancouver, Canada / PAcific 4174"