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Ancient Willow Bed & Breakfast sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96513
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leah-Anne Arbers posing in front of her bed and breakfast, Ancient Willow, with a sign that was broken by vandals. Arbers' cousin Olga Shevchenko stands behind her, holding part of the broken sign, which reads: "BED."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2137
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leah-Anne Arbers posing in front of her bed and breakfast, Ancient Willow, with a sign that was broken by vandals. Arbers' cousin Olga Shevchenko stands behind her, holding part of the broken sign, which reads: "BED."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Crimes
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Leah-Anne Arbers, and her cousin, Olga Shevchenko, who helps her run her Parker St. bed and breakfast, with pieces of the sign destroyed by teenage vandals."
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Burnaby Unemployed Action Association strike
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1641
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b& w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people in winter coats picketing inbetween cars in front of an unidentified building. A man holds a sign that reads, "BURNABY UNEMPLOYED ACTION ASSN."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b& w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people in winter coats picketing inbetween cars in front of an unidentified building. A man holds a sign that reads, "BURNABY UNEMPLOYED ACTION ASSN."
- Accession Code
- BV002.50.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Village Museum strawberry patch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97345
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew Hildred, a historical interpreter at the Burnaby Village Museum. Hildred, dressed in a period costume, is harvesting strawberries from the garden at the Museum's Jesse & Martha Love Farmhouse, which is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2735
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew Hildred, a historical interpreter at the Burnaby Village Museum. Hildred, dressed in a period costume, is harvesting strawberries from the garden at the Museum's Jesse & Martha Love Farmhouse, which is visible in the background.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Andrew Hildred, a historical interpreter at Burnaby Village Museum, picks strawberries from one of the Museum's heritage gardens, at the Jessie Love Farmhouse. The Museum will be hosting its annual Fall Fair, Sept. 8 and 9."
- Street Address
- 4900 Deer Lake Avenue
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Caila Anderson with traffic signs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97015
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Caila Anderson, an employee of International SPFX, standing with her arms crossed next to two traffic signs on Greenwood Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2547
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Caila Anderson, an employee of International SPFX, standing with her arms crossed next to two traffic signs on Greenwood Street.
- Subjects
- Planning - City Planning
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Caila Anderson, of International SPFX, says new traffic regulations on Greenwood St. have made it really inconvenient for employees at the movie special effects company to get to and from their production offices. Residents on the street say the regulations haven't gone far enough."
- Geographic Access
- Greenwood Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Canadian Pacific Railway emblem
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3241
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the sign on the back of train a car gate. The sign is circular in shape with a "Canadian Pacific Railway Lines" emblem in the center bordered by the words " - Chinook - Calgary -Edmonton."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the sign on the back of train a car gate. The sign is circular in shape with a "Canadian Pacific Railway Lines" emblem in the center bordered by the words " - Chinook - Calgary -Edmonton."
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "831"
Images
Cascade Drive-In Theatre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37880
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1949] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Cascade Drive-In Theatre at 4050 Grandview Highway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1949] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.1 x 26.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-468
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Cascade Drive-In Theatre at 4050 Grandview Highway.
- Names
- Cascade Drive-In Theatre
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Van Dyke Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Grandview Highway
- Street Address
- 4050 Grandview Highway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Condominiums
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97530
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of two condominium buildings. One building has a sign that reads: "Final Sell Out," and towers are visible behind the complex in the other photograph.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2869
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of two condominium buildings. One building has a sign that reads: "Final Sell Out," and towers are visible behind the complex in the other photograph.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Condominiums
- Buildings - Residential
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
Contractors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34150
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 20, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign indexing contractors and their phone numbers. The top of the sign reads: "Whitsell Construction Co. Ltd., General Contractors, Glen. 1434-1435." Others contractors listed are: Clearing and excavating: Holmes & Wilson, BA.0098; Concrete: J. Marcovitch; Brickwork: Selkirk Sadler…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 20, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Alfred Bingham subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 010-067
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign indexing contractors and their phone numbers. The top of the sign reads: "Whitsell Construction Co. Ltd., General Contractors, Glen. 1434-1435." Others contractors listed are: Clearing and excavating: Holmes & Wilson, BA.0098; Concrete: J. Marcovitch; Brickwork: Selkirk Sadler & Son, KE.1458; Electrical: L.J. McKinnon, PA.2471; Millwork: R.F. Tait Woodworkers, BA.6491; Painting: E. Olsson & Sons Ltd., GL.1434; Plumbing: F. Fenk, DE.3071; Plastering: Turner Bros., FA.2572-4982R; Roofing and strapping: Ray Shaw, FR.4720; Floors: Dunbar Hardwood Floor Ltd., KE.3646; Septic tanks: N. Cosco, BA.4987; Tiling: Darlington Haskins Co. 1943 Ltd., BA.4829. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
- Names
- Darlington Haskins Company
- Dunbar Hardwood Floor Limited
- E. Olsson and Sons Limited
- F. Fenk
- Holmes and Wilson Trucking Company Limited
- L.J. McKinnon
- Cosco, N.
- Ray Shaw
- R.F. Tait Woodworkers
- Selkirk Sadler and Son
- Turner Brothers
- Whitsell Construction Company Limited
- Marcovitch, J.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Dismantling the Eaton Centre sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97562
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a construction worker dismantling the Eaton Centre sign at the new Metropolis at Metrotown mall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2901
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a construction worker dismantling the Eaton Centre sign at the new Metropolis at Metrotown mall.
- Names
- Metrotown
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Workers dismantle the Eaton Centre sign as the mall at Metrotown begins its new life as Metropolis at Metrotown."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4700 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Edna and Bill Maggs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37082
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of husband and wife, Bill and Edna Maggs, beside the Burnaby Shoe Hospital and Mr. Shewbrook's insurance office shortly after their wedding.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-545
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of husband and wife, Bill and Edna Maggs, beside the Burnaby Shoe Hospital and Mr. Shewbrook's insurance office shortly after their wedding.
- Names
- Maggs, Bill
- Trehearne, Edna Jean Mayhew Maggs
- Burnaby Shoe Hospital
- Shewbrooks Real Estate and Insurance
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4539 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Frank Battersby in Vernon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1827
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby in his Seaforth Highlander uniform walking by a sign post in Vernon, British Columbia. The sign post has five arrows (pointing to the same direction) which read, "LAKE LOUISE", "MORAINE LAKE", "YOHO", "FIELD" and "GOLDEN" respectively.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby in his Seaforth Highlander uniform walking by a sign post in Vernon, British Columbia. The sign post has five arrows (pointing to the same direction) which read, "LAKE LOUISE", "MORAINE LAKE", "YOHO", "FIELD" and "GOLDEN" respectively.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Names
- Battersby, Frank
- Accession Code
- BV004.104.122
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1944]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/12/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "FRANK BATTERSBY VERNON, BC"
Images
The Great Divide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3310
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign in the Canadian Rocky Mountains that reads "THE GREAT DIVIDE/ ALBERTA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ ALTITUDE 5332 FEET" taken from a train.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign in the Canadian Rocky Mountains that reads "THE GREAT DIVIDE/ ALBERTA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ ALTITUDE 5332 FEET" taken from a train.
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.83
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-26
Images
Hickman Family Store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35386
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (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 exterior of Hickmans Market. This store was owned and operated by Alf Hickman and was located on Patterson Avenue (later numbered 5932 Patterson Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (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.
- 204-243
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Hickmans Market. This store was owned and operated by Alf Hickman and was located on Patterson Avenue (later numbered 5932 Patterson Avenue).
- Names
- Hickman and Son Market
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Patterson Avenue
- Street Address
- 5932 Patterson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory654
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken feed.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Aubrey Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_5.mp3Martin family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66708
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Martin family picking raspberries on their property. From left are Barbara (in a sun hat), Nita and their mother, Ellen Martin.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 525-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Martin family picking raspberries on their property. From left are Barbara (in a sun hat), Nita and their mother, Ellen Martin.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Martin, William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Spruce Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Matheson and Sons Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35041
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.6 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of A. Matheson and Sons Market at 3576 Kingsway (later renumbered 4920 Kingsway) and Nelson Avenue. Signs on the building read, "A. Matheson & Sons Market," "Fresh Meats - Groceries," "Quality and Service," "Dexter 1372 1373," and "Free Delivery." Signs advertising pric…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Chamberlain family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.6 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 179-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-27
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of A. Matheson and Sons Market at 3576 Kingsway (later renumbered 4920 Kingsway) and Nelson Avenue. Signs on the building read, "A. Matheson & Sons Market," "Fresh Meats - Groceries," "Quality and Service," "Dexter 1372 1373," and "Free Delivery." Signs advertising prices are outside the store. A sign by the street lights reads, "Signals set for 29 mph." Cars can be seen. This store was previously owned and operated by Alexander MacKenzie.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Print made from col. slide
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4920 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Matheson and Sons Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35042
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of A. Matheson and Sons Market at 3576 Kingsway (later renumbered 4920 Kingsway) and Nelson Avenue. Signs on the building read, "A. Matheson & Sons Market," "Fresh Meats - Groceries," "Quality and Service," "Dexter 1372 1373," and "Free Delivery." Signs advertising pric…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Chamberlain family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 179-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-27
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of A. Matheson and Sons Market at 3576 Kingsway (later renumbered 4920 Kingsway) and Nelson Avenue. Signs on the building read, "A. Matheson & Sons Market," "Fresh Meats - Groceries," "Quality and Service," "Dexter 1372 1373," and "Free Delivery." Signs advertising prices are outside the store. A sign by the street lights reads, "Signals set for 29 mph." This store was previously owned and operated by Alexander MacKenzie.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Print made from col. slide
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4920 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Maywood Community School students with banners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96495
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Maywood Community School students Saulina Wong and Wendy Yang posing with next to a streetlight that features banners painted by Maywood students, in the neighbourhood around Bonsor Recreation Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2119
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Maywood Community School students Saulina Wong and Wendy Yang posing with next to a streetlight that features banners painted by Maywood students, in the neighbourhood around Bonsor Recreation Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Saulina Wong, 12, and Wendy Yang, 11, show their approval for the new banners, painted by students at Maywood Community School, that will be hung from light standards around Bonsor Recreation Centre."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Michelle Donders and Bullying Bites campaign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97364
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Michelle Donders in the Lougheed Mall, signing an anti-bullying pledge board that reads: "Bullying Bites!"
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2740
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Michelle Donders in the Lougheed Mall, signing an anti-bullying pledge board that reads: "Bullying Bites!"
- Names
- Lougheed Town Centre
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Michelle Donders signs an anti-bullying pledge board at the Lougheed Mall. The board was part of a community awareness campaign to help stop bullying. Similar boards from around the area will eventually be displayed at Parliament Hill, in an effort to get federal politicians to declare a national anti-bullying day."
- Geographic Access
- Austin Road
- Street Address
- 9855 Austin Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory244
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Length
- 0:09:00
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his fath…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his father's ranch of six acres, which grew mostly strawberries to sell in Vancouver.
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:00
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- 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.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
Track two of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-010/MSS137-010_Track_2.mp3