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Interview with Maninder Arora
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19351
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (67 min., 25 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (66 min., 45 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Maninder Arora conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Museum Registrar James Binks. 0:00 – 07:33 Interview opens with introductions. Maninder Arora shares her immigration story and how she came to emigrate from India to Canada…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (67 min., 25 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (66 min., 45 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Anushay Malik Co interviewer: James Binks Interviewee: Maninder Arora Location of Interview: In Burnaby at the home of Maninder Arora Interview Date: December 7, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: (01:07:25) Digital master recordings (wav) were edited into one recording and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Maninder Arora conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Museum Registrar James Binks. 0:00 – 07:33 Interview opens with introductions. Maninder Arora shares her immigration story and how she came to emigrate from India to Canada at 16 years of age with her mother, her older sister (18 yrs) and her younger brother (11 yrs) in 1974. Maninder explains how her sister immigrated first after marrying a South Asian Canadian and subsequently was able to sponsor members of her family to immigrate about one year later. Arora describes what life was like for her and her family in the northern part of Punjab in India prior to immigration to Canada. Arora describes her family composition with her being the second youngest of eight children and how at the time of immigrating, four of her elder siblings (three sisters and one brother) stayed behind. 07:34 – 16:23 As a new immigrant to Canada at the age of 16 years of age, Maninder Arora recalls the many challenges that she faced. Maninder describes how she attended Vancouver Technical School and then worked at a restaurant on Friday nights and weekends. She recollects how she got her first job through the Sikh community from the Akali Singh Sikh Gurdwara on Fraser Street. Maninder recalls that during the first five months in Canada, Maninder, her mother, sister and brother lived with her elder sister, her husband and child before finding a place of their own. Arora recalls where her family shopped for traditional Indian spices and foods. 16:24 – 25:50 Maninder Arora describes the next home that her family moved to and how she and her brother attended David Thompson Secondary School. Maninder explains that she dropped out of school in Grade 12 to go to work full time to help her family repay the debt that they owed for their immigration expenses. Around 1981, her mother was able to purchase a house at Marine Drive and Ross Street and her mother got work at the same restaurant that Maninder was working. Maninder shares and reflects on a disturbing encounter of racism that she and her older sister faced while taking local transit. 25:51 – 34:17 Maninder Arora talks about her past work experience. Maninder describes how with the help of her sister, she began working as a nurses' aide at care homes and private hospitals. Maninder reflects on how she intended to get a job in a unionized care home where she can make a better living wage. Maninder describes some of the places that she worked before obtaining certification as a nurse’s aide from Kwantlen College. 34;18 – 51:15 Maninder Arora describes the events that led to her marrying her future husband in 1986 and how it wasn’t an easy decision for her. Maninder describes where she and her family lived after her marriage and how her hard work led her to obtaining full time employment as a nurses' aide in Richmond. 51:16 - 56:16 Maninder Arora tells of how she decided to move to Burnaby where her sister and extended family were living. Maninder recalls what lead to her decision to move from Surrey to Burnaby in 1992. 56:17 - 1:04:23 Maninder Arora shares some experiences of her life in Burnaby. Maninder further reflects on her decisions for moving to Burnaby including providing what she thought would be a safer environment and education for her children. Maninder conveys how racism is still very much prevalent in society and recounts a personal encounter that she experienced while shopping for shoes at Metrotown. 1:04:24 – 1:06:45 The interviewer asks Maninder Arora what she would like to see conveyed as a message for younger people in an upcoming exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum on South Asian history. Maninder conveys that she would like all Canadian citizens living in Burnaby to make the environment better by not littering, living peacefully together and not causing people grief or struggle for nothing, “Be kind to each other”. In closing Arora shares the transportation route she took when emigrating from India to Canada.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Maninder Arora was born in the northern part of Punjab, India. Her sister immigrated to Canada in 1974 after marrying a South Asian Canadian. In 1975, after her father died, her sister was able to bring her mother, her 11 year old brother and Maninder at 16 years of age. After arriving in British Columbia, they first lived with her sister and family before finding a place of their own. Maninder attended Vancouver Technical School and later David Thompson Secondary School and worked in a restaurant on weekends to help her family out. Maninder and her family were members of the Sikh community and attended Akali Singh Sikh Gurdwara on Fraser Street. Maninder left school in Grade 12 to work full time to help her family repay the debt that they owed for their immigration expenses. In the early 1980’s Maninder’s family moved to a house near Marine Drive and Ross Street that her mother was able to purchase. With the help of her sister, Maninder got work as a nurses’ aide at care homes and private hospitals which eventually led her to obtaining certification from Kwantlen College. Maninder married in 1986 and had two children while living in Richmond. Around 1992, she moved from Surrey to Burnaby to be closer to her sister and to provide as safer environment for her children. Interviewers' biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Occupations
- Occupations - Nurses
- Migration
- Names
- Arora, Maninder
- Responsibility
- Malik, Anushay
- Binks, James
- Accession Code
- BV022.29.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
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Interview with Maninder Arora, [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
Interview with Maninder Arora, [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0006_003.mp3![Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members and guests at a party, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0627_001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members and guests at a party
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13826
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members and guests dancing at a party.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members and guests dancing at a party.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.627
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 24-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members and guests at a party, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0627_001.jpg)
Governor General Roland Michener and officials at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13570
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington is speaking from a microphone. Mayor Bob Prittie and Governor General Roland Michener are standing to the right. A man is holding a televisio…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington is speaking from a microphone. Mayor Bob Prittie and Governor General Roland Michener are standing to the right. A man is holding a television camera on his shoulder and filming the event.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Televisions
- Photographic Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.462
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener and officials at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13571
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie is speaking from the microphone. Members of the Centennial '71 Committee including James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) are standing behind…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie is speaking from the microphone. Members of the Centennial '71 Committee including James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) are standing behind him along with Governor General Roland Michener.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.463
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener and officials at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13572
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Governor General Roland Michener is speaking from the microphone. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) and Burnaby Mayor Bo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Governor General Roland Michener is speaking from the microphone. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) and Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie are standing behind him.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.464
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener and officials at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13573
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Governor General Roland Michener is speaking from the microphone. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) and Burnaby Mayor Bo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Governor General Roland Michener is speaking from the microphone. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) and Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie are standing behind him.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.465
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener and officials at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13574
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Governor General Roland Michener is speaking from the microphone. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) and Burnaby Mayor Bo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials and attendees at the opening ceremony for Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Governor General Roland Michener is speaking from the microphone. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members James Barrington and Sandy Stewart (in yellow jackets) and Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie are standing behind him.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.466
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener and officials at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13778
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials standing outside of the Heritage Village Blacksmith shop at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. Officials are identified from left to right; Governor General Roland Michener; RCMP officer; BC Centennial chair Lawrie Wall…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of officials standing outside of the Heritage Village Blacksmith shop at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. Officials are identified from left to right; Governor General Roland Michener; RCMP officer; BC Centennial chair Lawrie Wallace; Burnaby Centennial '71 committee chair James Barrington and Mayor Bob Prittie.
- Names
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Lawrie, Wallace
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.583
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 18, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener and others at Astor Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor-General Roland Michener (in black suit), members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and others attending a civic luncheon that was held at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor-General Roland Michener (in black suit), members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and others attending a civic luncheon that was held at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village.
- Names
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, Elizabeth "Yvonne" Miller
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.383
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 4-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener and others at Astor Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13364
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor-General Roland Michener (in black suit) and his wife Norah Willis along with members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee attending a civic luncheon that was held at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor-General Roland Michener (in black suit) and his wife Norah Willis along with members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee attending a civic luncheon that was held at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village.
- Names
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, Elizabeth "Yvonne" Miller
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Michener, Norah Willis
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.384
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 4-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener at civic luncheon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13587
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener, officials and members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 committee seated at the head table during the civic luncheon held at the Astor Hotel following the opening of the Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Centennial '71 Committee chair Jame…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener, officials and members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 committee seated at the head table during the civic luncheon held at the Astor Hotel following the opening of the Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum). Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington is seated at the far left and the Governor General's wife Norah Willis and Mayor Bob Priittie are seated to the right of him.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Michener, Norah Willis
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.479
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener speaking at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2542
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener, giving speech at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James A. Barrington, Mayor Bob Prittie, and Centennial Subcommittee chair Sandy Stewart are standing b…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener, giving speech at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James A. Barrington, Mayor Bob Prittie, and Centennial Subcommittee chair Sandy Stewart are standing behind him to the right.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.591
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 18-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Governor General Roland Michener speaking at Heritage Village opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13791
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener, giving speech at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James A. Barrington, Mayor Bob Prittie, and Centennial Subcommittee chair Sandy Stewart are standing b…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener, giving speech at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James A. Barrington, Mayor Bob Prittie, and Centennial Subcommittee chair Sandy Stewart are standing behind him to the right.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.592
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 18-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Holding a bell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12905
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three people holding a bell. Burnaby Parks Commissioner and former chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, James A. Barrington is identified on the left and Burnaby Mayor Tom Constable is identified on the right.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three people holding a bell. Burnaby Parks Commissioner and former chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, James A. Barrington is identified on the left and Burnaby Mayor Tom Constable is identified on the right.
- Subjects
- Events - Anniversaries
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.582
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 9-Apr-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![J. A. Barrington at Century Park Museum Association election, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0441_001.jpg?width=280)
J. A. Barrington at Century Park Museum Association election
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2395
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington writing on chalk board at the election of the original board for the Century Park Museum Association. Listed names on chalk board include: "Mr. D. Copan / Mrs. G. Killip / Mr. E. Russell / Mr. C. Killip / Mrs. E. Blace..."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair, James Barrington writing on chalk board at the election of the original board for the Century Park Museum Association. Listed names on chalk board include: "Mr. D. Copan / Mrs. G. Killip / Mr. E. Russell / Mr. C. Killip / Mrs. E. Blace..."
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.441
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![J. A. Barrington at Century Park Museum Association election, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0441_001.jpg)
James and Yvonne Barrington and others at Astor Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13363
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington, his wife Yvonnne and two others attending the civic luncheon at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington, his wife Yvonnne and two others attending the civic luncheon at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village.
- Names
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Barrington, Elizabeth "Yvonne" Miller
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.385
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 4-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
James Barrington and guest at reception
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13612
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 5 August 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington standing with an unidentified guest while attending a reception held at Heritage Village Museum's Elworth house. A man is standing at a bar behind them. Two receptions were held at Heritage Village on August 5, 1971, one for the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington standing with an unidentified guest while attending a reception held at Heritage Village Museum's Elworth house. A man is standing at a bar behind them. Two receptions were held at Heritage Village on August 5, 1971, one for the press and one for those associated with the construction and development of the village.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.507
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 5 August 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![James Barrington cleaning exterior of Elworth House, Heritage Village, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0553_001.jpg?width=280)
James Barrington cleaning exterior of Elworth House, Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13654
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington cleaning exterior of Elworth House, Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) in preparation for opening weekend.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington cleaning exterior of Elworth House, Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) in preparation for opening weekend.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.553
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 18, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![James Barrington cleaning exterior of Elworth House, Heritage Village, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0553_001.jpg)
James Barrington presenting a commemorative gift to Governor General Roland Michener
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13585
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington presenting a gift on behalf of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee to Governor General Roland Michener on the occasion of the opening of Heritage Village. Norah Willis Michener is seated in front of the Governor General. The eve…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington presenting a gift on behalf of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee to Governor General Roland Michener on the occasion of the opening of Heritage Village. Norah Willis Michener is seated in front of the Governor General. The event took place during a civic luncheon at the Astor Hotel following the opening of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Michener, Norah Willis
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.477
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
James Barrington presenting a commemorative gift to Governor General Roland Michener
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13586
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington presenting a gift of handmade silver salad tongs on behalf of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee to Governor General Roland Michener on the occasion of the opening of Heritage Village. Norah Willis Michener is seated in front o…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee chair James Barrington presenting a gift of handmade silver salad tongs on behalf of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee to Governor General Roland Michener on the occasion of the opening of Heritage Village. Norah Willis Michener is seated in front of the Governor General. The event took place during a civic luncheon at the Astor Hotel following the opening of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
- Michener, Norah Willis
- Barrington, James Alfred "Jim"
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.478
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
