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Bertha and Ramsay Shankie on porch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4109
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[June 1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a one story house and garden. House has been identified as the Shankie family home located at 3718 Barker Avenue (address after 1960: 5515 Barker Avenue). Bertha Shankie is standing on the front porch of the house and Ramsay Shankie is standing in the garden. Ramsay is wearing shorts …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten date at bottom of photograph reads: "June 1923".
Scope and Content
Photograph of a one story house and garden. House has been identified as the Shankie family home located at 3718 Barker Avenue (address after 1960: 5515 Barker Avenue). Bertha Shankie is standing on the front porch of the house and Ramsay Shankie is standing in the garden. Ramsay is wearing shorts and a white hat. A neighbouring house can be glimpsed on the right side of the photograph.
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[June 1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
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Bertha, Janet and Ramsay Shankie

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young Ramsay Shankie walking towards the camera on a sidewalk in front of a house's front porch. Behind him is Bertha Shankie standing, holding a baby Janet Shankie. House is identified as being the Shankie house on Barker Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in black on front of photograph [illegible]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young Ramsay Shankie walking towards the camera on a sidewalk in front of a house's front porch. Behind him is Bertha Shankie standing, holding a baby Janet Shankie. House is identified as being the Shankie house on Barker Avenue.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha, Janet and Ramsay Shankie with cat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4119
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie seated on a lawn, holding a cat. Seated on a large cushion in front of Bertha is Ramsay Shankie and baby Janet Shankie. Bertha and Janet are both wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a light coloured short sleeve shirt. The group is seated in a garden, besi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: " (illegible) 1923".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie seated on a lawn, holding a cat. Seated on a large cushion in front of Bertha is Ramsay Shankie and baby Janet Shankie. Bertha and Janet are both wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a light coloured short sleeve shirt. The group is seated in a garden, beside the Shankie's Barker Avenue home.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Cats
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha, Ramsay and Janet Shankie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4118
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie holding a baby Janet Shankie, with a young Ramsay Shankie standing in front of her. Bertha and Janet are both wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a light coloured collared shirt and bib overall shorts. The group is standing in a garden, beside the Shankie'…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in black ink on front of photograph reads: " (illegible) 7 1923".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie holding a baby Janet Shankie, with a young Ramsay Shankie standing in front of her. Bertha and Janet are both wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a light coloured collared shirt and bib overall shorts. The group is standing in a garden, beside the Shankie's Barker Avenue home. There is topiary vegetation and a picket fence behind them.
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie Family
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha, Ramsay and Janet Shankie with cat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4121
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[8 June 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie standing with two young children, Ramsay and Janet Shankie. A cat is sitting at her feet. Ramsay is standing in front of Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a long sleeved dar…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "8th June 1924".
Image taken at the same time as BV016.43.26.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie standing with two young children, Ramsay and Janet Shankie. A cat is sitting at her feet. Ramsay is standing in front of Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a long sleeved dark coloured shirt and shorts. They are standing on a wooden sidewalk, in front of a picket fence and topiary vegetation. Bertha and Thomas Shankie's home on Barker Avenue is partially visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[8 June 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha Shankie with children Ramsay and Janet Shankie and cat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4126
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
8 Jun. 1924 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie kneeling behind two young children, Janet and Ramsay Shankie. A cat is walking in front of the group. Ramsay Shankie is standing beside Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a l…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "8th June 1924".
Image taken at the same time as BV016.43.22.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie kneeling behind two young children, Janet and Ramsay Shankie. A cat is walking in front of the group. Ramsay Shankie is standing beside Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a long sleeved dark coloured shirt and shorts. They are standing on a wooden sidewalk, in front of a picket fence and topiary vegetation. The family's Barker Avenue home is partially visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Cats
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.26
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
8 Jun. 1924 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha Shankie with Ramsay and baby Janet Shankie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4128
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie sitting on the porch of the family's Barker Avenue house. Next to her is Ramsay Shankie and they are holding baby Janet Shankie in between them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Image taken at the same time as BV016.43.30.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie sitting on the porch of the family's Barker Avenue house. Next to her is Ramsay Shankie and they are holding baby Janet Shankie in between them.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Related Material
See also BV016.43.30.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Berth Shankie with her two children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5607
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Group photograph of mother, Bertha Gray Shankie, with her two children, Thomas Ramsay Shankie aged about three years, and Janet Shankie Bower, in arms. Group is seated on front steps of their home at 3718 Barker Avenue (5515 Barker Avenue). Baby Janet is held between Ramsay on the left and Bertha o…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Group photograph of mother, Bertha Gray Shankie, with her two children, Thomas Ramsay Shankie aged about three years, and Janet Shankie Bower, in arms. Group is seated on front steps of their home at 3718 Barker Avenue (5515 Barker Avenue). Baby Janet is held between Ramsay on the left and Bertha on the right.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie Family
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV015.40.40
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
09-Sep-18
Notes
Title based on annotations on digital file name
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Clinker boat outside Shankie Family home on Barker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5595
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1920 and 1930] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of clinker boat beside exterior of house wall with cedar shakes and windows. Framing supports are attached to the wall. Vegetation in foreground. The house could be the Shankie family home on Barker Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of clinker boat beside exterior of house wall with cedar shakes and windows. Framing supports are attached to the wall. Vegetation in foreground. The house could be the Shankie family home on Barker Avenue.
Subjects
Transportation - Boats
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV015.40.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1920 and 1930] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
09-Sep-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Construction of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription903
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
March 19, 1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. The photograph is ta…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. The photograph is taken from the same angle as HV975.105.1. There is a freight wagon loaded with lumber, pulled by two horses on Douglas Road. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "March 19th 1929 / The first load of lumber taken for the construction of St St [sic] Therese [sic] Church on the Grandview Highway / Burnaby BC."
Subjects
Construction
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Wagons
Names
St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Laurel Street
Accession Code
HV975.105.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
March 19, 1929
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Information on the scope and content of the photograph is taken from an acquisition record from the time of the accession
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Eight Clergymen at Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription904
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of eight unidentified clergymen posed outside in front of a brick building. Four are standing and the other four are seated in front of the standing men. On the right side of the photo, there is a sign that reads, "In Your Prayers / Kindly Remember." The location has been identified as…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of eight unidentified clergymen posed outside in front of a brick building. Four are standing and the other four are seated in front of the standing men. On the right side of the photo, there is a sign that reads, "In Your Prayers / Kindly Remember." The location has been identified as Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. Built in 1929, it was torn down in 1974, and a new church, St.Theresa's Parish, was built across the street.
Subjects
Occupations - Clergy
Names
St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Laurel Street
Accession Code
HV975.105.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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House and garden with Thomas and Bertha Shankie and cat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4167
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thomas and Bertha Shankie standing in the front garden of the Shankie family home on Barker Avenue. The man is holding a cat. There is a sign on the house that reads "CAMPEND". A picket fence with a gate runs along the front of the property.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text on back reads: "Mom & Dad & Barker St. house / 1920".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thomas and Bertha Shankie standing in the front garden of the Shankie family home on Barker Avenue. The man is holding a cat. There is a sign on the house that reads "CAMPEND". A picket fence with a gate runs along the front of the property.
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Shankie, Thomas, 1872-1959
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.66
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1920 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 3, fruit illustrations on cover, "Family Tree Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
History
Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. 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
Education
Migration
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Grocers
Organizations
Organizations - Business Associations
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Toy, Christina
Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
Babey, Beverley
Canada Way Food Market
Fraser Merchants' Association
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4694 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV023.16.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3
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Janet and Ramsay Shankie in garden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4124
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[14 May 1926] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet and Ramsay Shankie standing in a garden. Janet is wearing a light coloured dress and is holding a small violin. Ramsay is wearing a white shirt, necktie, and dark shorts. The family's Barker Avenue home and yard is visible behind them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "14 may 1926".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet and Ramsay Shankie standing in a garden. Janet is wearing a light coloured dress and is holding a small violin. Ramsay is wearing a white shirt, necktie, and dark shorts. The family's Barker Avenue home and yard is visible behind them.
Subjects
Musical Instruments
Names
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[14 May 1926] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Land being cleared for Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing on Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and L…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing on Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. According to an accompanying note located with the photograph, the first church building burned to the ground the night before it was to be blessed. Insurance for the church had been arranged for by Colonel Dorrell only hours before it was burned and even though signatures had not been affixed to the policy, the insurance company honoured the claim. The second building was smaller and had no basement. Father Trainer was the first priest. This church was torn down in 1974 and a new church building was erected across the road on Canada Way.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Names
St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Laurel Street
Accession Code
HV975.105.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1929
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Information on the scope and content of the photograph is taken from an acquisition record from the time of the accession
Images
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Ramsay and Janet Shankie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5606
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1926 and 1930] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of young boy, Thomas Ramsay Shankie, and his sister, Janet Shankie Bower, pictured in the garden beside the family home on Barker Avenue. Ramsay is on the left and is playing the violin.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of young boy, Thomas Ramsay Shankie, and his sister, Janet Shankie Bower, pictured in the garden beside the family home on Barker Avenue. Ramsay is on the left and is playing the violin.
Subjects
Musical Instruments
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Bower, Janet Shankie
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV015.40.39
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1926 and 1930] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
09-Sep-18
Notes
Title based on annotations on digital file name
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Ramsay and Janet Shankie in a garden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4134
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2 Jul. 1928 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie in the yard of the family home on Barker Avenue. Ramsay is standing on a push scooter beside a bench. He wearing a light coloured shirt and dark shorts. A very blurry second child (identified as Janet Shankie) can be seen standing on a moving swing above Ramsa…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "2nd July 1928".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie in the yard of the family home on Barker Avenue. Ramsay is standing on a push scooter beside a bench. He wearing a light coloured shirt and dark shorts. A very blurry second child (identified as Janet Shankie) can be seen standing on a moving swing above Ramsay.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Swings
Names
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.34
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
2 Jul. 1928 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Ramsay and Janet Shankie standing in front of house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4174
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[Aug 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie standing on the sidewalk in front off the family home on Barker Avenue. A picket fence is visible behind them. Janet is wearing Scottish Highland Dress. Dated on the bottom of the image "11th Aug 1929". Handwritten on the back "Taken on day of Caledonian Games…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "11 Aug 1929".
Handwritten text on back of photograph reads: "Taken on day of Caledonian Games / at vancouver Exhibition.".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie standing on the sidewalk in front off the family home on Barker Avenue. A picket fence is visible behind them. Janet is wearing Scottish Highland Dress. Dated on the bottom of the image "11th Aug 1929". Handwritten on the back "Taken on day of Caledonian Games / at vancouver Exhibition".
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.73
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[Aug 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Ramsay Shankie standing on porch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4120
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[May 1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Ramsay Shankie standing on a porch. He is wearing a short, two button checked coat, shorts, white socks and black shoes. He is holding a white hat. Part of Bertha and Thomas Shankie's home on Barker Avenue is visible behind.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text on front of photograph reads: ""May 1923."
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Ramsay Shankie standing on a porch. He is wearing a short, two button checked coat, shorts, white socks and black shoes. He is holding a white hat. Part of Bertha and Thomas Shankie's home on Barker Avenue is visible behind.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.21
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[May 1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
Less detail

Ramsay Shankie wearing Scottish highland dress

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4131
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[Aug 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay Shankie wearing full Scottish Highland Dress and saluting. Ramsay is standing on a lawn in front of the family home on Barker Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "[ill.] Aug. 1924".
Handwritten text in pencil on front of photograph reads: "4th Birthday".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay Shankie wearing full Scottish Highland Dress and saluting. Ramsay is standing on a lawn in front of the family home on Barker Avenue.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.31
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[Aug 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
Less detail

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