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British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Fall 2011, vol. 44, no. 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6510
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1710-7881
- 1710-792X
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BRI v. 44, no. 3
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Fall 2012, vol. 45, no. 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6512
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1710-7881
- 1710-792X
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BRI v. 45, no. 3
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Spring 2012, vol. 45, no. 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6511
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1710-7881
- 1710-792X
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BRI v. 45, no. 1
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Winter 2012, vol. 45, no. 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6513
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1710-7881
- 1710-792X
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BRI v. 45, no. 4
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
34th Danish Canadian Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21 - May 24, 2015
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 305.83981 DAN
- Contributor
- Kuhlman, Ed
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Contributor: "Editors of the Annual Heritage Book Vancouver 2015 Ed Kuhlman"
A history and geography of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3864
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.91.3
- Call Number
- 971.1 LAW Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- 1906
- Series
- Gage's 20th century series
- Physical Description
- 148 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "A.B. Peebles" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "B. Peebles P.N.S. 1917" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "B. Peebles" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Miss B. Peebles New Westminster B.C." [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Allen Peebles Mary Peebles Brownie Peebles" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper] "H. Morey & Co Booksellers and Stationers New Westminster B.C." [stamped in red ink on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Notes
- "For use in public schools" --t.p.
- "History --by Maria Lawson" --t.p.
- "Geography --by Rosalind Watson Young" --t.p.
- Copy 1 of 3
- Alternate version version call no. 971.1 LAW 1914
Childhood, travel, and British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3394
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Johnson, John
- Publication Date
- 1907
- Call Number
- 971.108 JOH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.12.4
- Call Number
- 971.108 JOH
- Author
- Johnson, John
- Place of Publication
- [Abertillery, Mon.]
- Publisher
- [P. Wilson Raffan & Co, printers]
- Publication Date
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 349 p., [39] leaves of plates : ports. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Notes
- "With 40 illustrations"--t.p.
Course of study for the public and high schools of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2384
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.116.13
- Call Number
- 371.2 WOL
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- Richard Wolfenden
- Publication Date
- 1905
- Printer
- Richard Wolfenden
- Physical Description
- 29 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Public schools
Elementary history of Canada : with British Columbia supplement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.4
- Call Number
- 971 GAM Copy 1
- Contributor
- Colby, Charles W. (Charles William), 1867-1955
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1907
- Physical Description
- vii, 319 p. : ill., ports. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Inside the front cover: "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label with following filled in] "Norman Scott" [handwritten in black] "Douglas Roa_ [Road]" [handwritten in black] "3" [handwritten in black]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- History--Historical texts
- Canada--Study and teaching--Historical texts
- Notes
- with an introduction by C.W. Colby
- Copy 1 of 2.
Hand-book of British Columbia, Canada : its position, advantages, resources, climate, mining, lumbering, fishing, farming, ranching and fruit growing, no. 23
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2782
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.26.37
- Call Number
- 971.1 BRI
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Bureau of Provincial Information
- Publication Date
- 1909
- Printer
- Richard Wolfenden
- Physical Description
- 79 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Notes
- "Printed by authority of the Legislative Assembly" --T.p.
Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia : the first five years
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6730
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Heritage Legacy Fund B.C.
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER
- Author
- Heritage Legacy Fund B.C.
- Contributor
- Heritage BC
- Land Conservancy of British Columbia
- Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia Society
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Heritage Legacy Fund
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- [12] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 x 28 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Conservation and restoration
- Notes
- The Heritage Legacy Fund is an initiative of Heritage BC and the Land Conservancy. Programs are administered by the Heritage Legacy Fund of British Columbia Society. -- summary
The history of the northern interior of British Columbia, formerly New Caledonia (1660-1880)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3737
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.14.4
- Call Number
- 971.1 MOR
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Publication Date
- 1904
- Physical Description
- xi, 349 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "P. Peebles" [handwritten in pencil on front fly-leaf]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Names
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Notes
- "Authorities quoted or consulted": p. 341-342.
- Author's given name: Morice, A. G. (Adrien Gabriel), 1859-1938
Newsletter : British Columbia Historical Federation, no. 36 December 2011
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6722
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 1710-1433
- 1710-1441
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BCH v. 36
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 7 p. : ill ; 28 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- "Website: bchistory.ca" -- cover page
Newsletter : British Columbia Historical Federation, no. 41 March 2013
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6723
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 1710-1433
- 1710-1441
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BCH v. 41
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 7 p. : ill ; 28 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- "Website: bchistory.ca" -- cover page
On the Line : a history of the British Columbia labour movement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7445
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Mickleburgh, Rod
- Publication Date
- c2018
- Call Number
- 331.8097 MIC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781550178265
- Call Number
- 331.8097 MIC
- Author
- Mickleburgh, Rod
- Place of Publication
- Madeira Park, BC
- Publisher
- Harbour Pub.
- Publication Date
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 300 p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Labor movement--British Columbia--History--20th century
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Punjabis in British Columbia : location, labour, First Nations, and multiculturalism
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7612
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 305.891 NAY
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- xxi, 361 p. : ills. ; 23 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Ethnic relations
- British Columbia--Emigration and immigration--History
- Panjabis (South Asian people)--British Columbia
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-354) and index.
Sketch map of the Province of British Columbia showing mining divisions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18946
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1907
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print on paper ; 52 x 59 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Sketch map of the Province of / British Columbia / Showing Mining Divisions"; "Department of Mines, / Victoria, 1907". Map includes wagon roads and trails and geographic disticts.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print on paper ; 52 x 59 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not determinable
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Sketch map of the Province of / British Columbia / Showing Mining Divisions"; "Department of Mines, / Victoria, 1907". Map includes wagon roads and trails and geographic disticts.
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.172
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1907
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Stamp on verso of map reads: "Compliments of Vancouver Tourist Bureau"
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Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- First
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
specialty items.
səlisəyə spinning with a traditional
Coast Salish spindle in 1915.
səlisəyə was a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and
Musqueam ancestor. Royal British
Columbia Museum, #PN1165,
Photograph by C. F. Newcombe, 1915.
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Hundreds of years ago, there were more than 100,000 Coast Salish
people living in British
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.64.1
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
- Edition
- First
- Contributor
- Kwantlen First Nation
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh First Nation
- Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--History
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Societies, etc.
- Name Access
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Object History
- 2019 version of working document developed by Burnaby Village Museum in collaboration with a number of First Nations partners over the course of several years. We recognize that Burnaby falls within the shared, ancestral and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking people. We equally respect each of the Nations who share territory in Burnaby, and invite and welcome their ongoing participation in developing the contents of the Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide.
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Where rivers, mountains and people meet : Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Lil'wat Cultural Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 970.3 SQU
- Place of Publication
- Whistler, BC
- Publisher
- Spo7ez Cultural Centre & Community Society
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 162 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Social life and customs
- Notes
- Text in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Lilwat7ul & English
![Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0036_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Josephine Chow Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: February 7, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:43:19
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. The farm is situated in the Big Bend area along Marine Drive and is still in operation today. 0:00-08:45 Josephine Chow provides some historical background on the history of “Hop On Farm” and her family in British Columbia. She tells of how her grandfather Gay Tim Hong and three partners pooled money together to purchase twelve acres on Marine Drive in 1951. Prior to this, most of them farmed on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation Reserve for 20-30 years. It all began when her great grandfather Sui Wing Hong, first came to Canada from China and slowly brought over her grandfather, father and other members of the family. Her grandfather, Gay Tim Hong went back and forth between Canada and China at least four times since he and her grandmother had four children including her father, who was born in 1931. Her father came to Canada at 10 years of age to live with his father. Josephine’s great grandfather came to Vancouver from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). 8:46- 14:20 Josephine provides the names of her siblings from the eldest to the youngest; Pauline, Josephine (herself), Catherine, Noreen, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. She describes what life was like on the farm with her parents working from sunrise to sunset. The family farmed vegetable produce taking orders from local stores in the lower mainland. Often the children helped their parents with the orders starting at eight or nine years of age. Other workers on the farm travelled by bus from Vancouver’s Chinatown. She also tells of how her father was an animal lover and raised chickens, pigeons, geese, koy, goldfish and dogs. 14: 21 – 16:56 Josephine describes what Burnaby was like during the time that she grew up in the late 1950s. She explains that Burnaby was very quiet with nothing being open on Sundays. On the farm, she and her siblings would entertain themselves by playing games like soccer, baseball and kick ball or also by catching frogs, snails, caterpillars and ladybugs. There were neighbours living on Marine Drive and almost every house had someone who we went to the same elementary school. The neighbourhood children would often come to play with them on their farm. 16:56- 26:47 Josephine describes how when they were young there were farms all around them and how on Sunday drives with her father, they would go to feed horses or look at the cows. Josephine shares that her elder sister Pauline was the only one born in China and how when she first arrived that she lived on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations Reserve with their parents before they moved to Burnaby. Josephine recollects that most of her friends were farmer’s kids from the neighbourhood but while in school, she had more Caucasian friends. Josephine and her siblings attended Glenwood Elementary on Marine Drive and later Junior Secondary at McPherson Park (grades 8-10) and Burnaby South Senior Secondary (grades 11-12. ). She shares some of her experiences while attending school. She said that there were about a dozen Asians in school with her, mostly from farming families in the “Flats”. 26:48- 30:45 Josephine describes what life was like for her and her siblings after school. They often helped on the farm when they got home, usually taking care of orders for green onions. Her mother made dinner and did all of the cooking for family and workers on the farm as well as working in the fields. Her father did all of the grocery shopping in Vancouver’s Chinatown two or three times per week where he purchased meat and fish. She says that her grandfather, often travelled by bus every Saturday or Sunday to meet up with friends in Chinatown. Extracurricular activities for her and her siblings included volley ball and soccer as long as it didn’t interfere with their work schedule on the farm. 30:46- 37:03 Josephine describes what occurred while living at home, the food they ate, shopping and attending Chinese school. Her mother cooked only Chinese food, she didn’t know how to cook “Western food”. For school lunches, the kids made their own sandwiches. She tells of a Chinese language school arranged by Mrs. Joe [sic] who lived on Gilley Road and was Canadian born Chinese. Mrs. Joe [sic] also arranged an English class for farmer’s wives on Tuesday nights in which her mother attended. Josephine recollects learning Mandarin from Mrs. Joe [sic] a few days a week after her regular school. Chinese school took place at Riverway School on Meadow Avenue in Burnaby. Mrs. Joe also taught them a lot about Chinese culture including Kung Fu, Chinese Dance and Chinese brush painting. 37:04- 39:39 Josephine describes Medical Care for her and her family in the 1950s and 1960s. She tells of a female Chinese doctor in Vancouver, Dr. Madeline Chung. Dr. Chung was responsible for delivering a lot of Chinese babies including Josephine. The family also visited herbalists in Vancouver Chinatown. They would often buy herbs for colds etc. Josephine also tells of how her parents stayed in touch with family in China by writing letters. Her mother’s family, including her parents and siblings were still in China while most of her father’s family were here in Canada. 39:40- 43:19 – In closing, Josephine shares how life is much busier now and of how she misses the quietness of her days growing up. She briefly describes her life on the family farm now and how different it is from when her parents worked the farm. She explains how farming methods have changed and how they don’t have to work as hard as her parents did.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Josephine Chow (nee Hong) is the second eldest child of Chan Kow Hong and Sui Ha Hong. In 1925, Josephine's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong immigrated to Canada from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). In 1952, her father, Chan Kow Hong joined his father, Gay Tim Hong and by 1953, he established "Hop On Farms" in the Big Bend area of Burnaby near Marine Drive. Josephine grew up on the farm with her parents and six siblings; Pauline, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. In 1969, Josephine's elder sister Pauline and her husband Jack Chan took over the family farm and in 1972 their father and grandfather moved to Kamloops to open a restaurant. As an adult, Josephine worked in several different areas including owning and running her own Aesthetics business. Josephine eventually retired and returned to the farm to assist her siblings. The farm is still in operation. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Buildings - Schools
- First Nations reserves - British Columbia
- Names
- Chow, Josephine
- Glenwood Elementary School
- McPherson Park Junior Secondary School
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Byrne Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.6.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- See also BV017.36*
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12/3/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of interview
- Photograph info: Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery at Hop-On Farms [1969]. BV017.36.4
Images
![Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0036_0004_001.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0006_0001_001.mp3