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The Congdon music primer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3857
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Congdon, C. H., 1856-1928
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Call Number
- 782 CON
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.55.12
- Call Number
- 782 CON
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- Author
- Congdon, C. H., 1856-1928
- Place of Publication
- Winnipeg, Man.
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 score (64 p.) ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- The Congdon Music Primer / Canadian Edition / Wm Balmer Regina Normal Room A
- "13, 17, 38, 39, 46, 53" - written in ink, endpapers (front)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's songs
- Notes
- Includes index.
- The author's full name and dates: Congdon, C. H. (Charles Harris), 1856-1928.
The hymnary of the United Church of Canada (with music)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6389
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3897.1
- Call Number
- 783.9 UNI Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- United Church Pub. House
- Publication Date
- c1930
- Printer
- United Church Pub. House
- Physical Description
- xiii, 851 ; music ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "Sanford Memorial United Church 3203 Dieppe Drive, Vancouver 12, B. C." [stamped on front pastedown, first page, and 3rd to last page in the middle]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- United Church of Canada
- Hymns
- Notes
- Authorized by the General Council
- Includes index.
- Includes music and lyrics in English. copy 1 of 3.
Image of British Columbia Music Festival Certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4108
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926] (date of original), copied [2016]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Copy scan of a certificate from the British Columbia Musical Festival. "This is to Certify that The Vancouver Scottish Orchestra / (Conductor, Thomas Shankie) / has been awarded First place in the competition for / Orchestras - Open - Holding the 'Gold Range' Challenge / Cup for 1926 / in the Briti…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Copy scan of a certificate from the British Columbia Musical Festival. "This is to Certify that The Vancouver Scottish Orchestra / (Conductor, Thomas Shankie) / has been awarded First place in the competition for / Orchestras - Open - Holding the 'Gold Range' Challenge / Cup for 1926 / in the British Columbia Musical Competition Festival, 1926."
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Accession Code
- BV016.43.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1926] (date of original), copied [2016]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- 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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The new Canadian hymnal: a collection of hymns and music for sunday schools, young people's societies, prayer & praise meetings, family circles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary367
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.9.43
- Call Number
- 783.9 SHE
- Contributor
- Sherlock, J. M.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Halifax, [N.S.]
- Publisher
- S. W. Fallis
- F. W. Mosher
- Publication Date
- c1916
- 1921
- Physical Description
- 409 p. : 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "I think when I read...." and "Ethel Anderson" written in pencil, endpapers (front) and "Ethel Anderson" written again in ink, endpapers (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- United Church of Canada
- Methodist Church
- Hymns
- Notes
- Edited by J.M. Sherlock.
- Includes index.
Rose Mould, Music Teacher
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35781
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Miss Rose Mould, long-time Kingsway West School music teacher with shields won in musical competitions.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-639
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Miss Rose Mould, long-time Kingsway West School music teacher with shields won in musical competitions.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4800 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Toronto Conservatory of Music 1928-1929.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5988
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3681
- Call Number
- 780.7 TOR
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Toronto Conservatory of Music
- Publication Date
- c1928
- Physical Description
- [iv], 142 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Conservatories of music
- Music--Instruction and study
Feist dance folio no. 9 : thirty of the latest song hits arranged as fox trots, waltzes, blues, etc. : piano solo (all with ukulele accompaniment)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3502
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Breen, May Singhi
- Publication Date
- c1925
- Call Number
- 786 BRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.5.79
- Call Number
- 786 BRE
- Author
- Breen, May Singhi
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Leo Feist, Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1925
- Series
- Feist Dance Folio, no. 9
- Physical Description
- 61 p. : 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Piano music, Arranged
- Dance music
- Popular music
- Waltzes
- Foxtrots
- United States
- Piano music
- Piano
- Music
- Notes
- "Endorsed by Paul Whiteman, the world famous dance director" -- Cover
- "Arranged by May Singhi Breen" -- Title page
The gem dance folio for 1922 : selected from the season's most popular song successes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3500
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.5.77
- Call Number
- 786 BRI
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Series
- The Gem Dance Folio
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Piano music, Arranged
- Piano music
- Music
- Piano
- Dance music
- Popular instrumental music
- Foxtrots
- Waltzes
- Notes
- "Compiled by George F. Briegel" -- Title page
- "Arranged in dance form as fox trots, one steps, blues, waltzes" -- Cover
- "Piano solo only" -- Cover
- Author's full name and date: Briegel, George F. (George Frederick), 1890-
The gem dance folio for 1924 : selected from the season's most popular song successes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3501
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.5.78
- Call Number
- 786 GEM
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1923
- Series
- The Gem Dance Folio
- Physical Description
- 63 p. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "John O'Connor" [Handwritten twice in black ink on title page] "The art music co., ltd. 10141 - 101st street Edmonton, Alberta" [Stamped in purple ink on front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Piano music, Arranged
- Popular music
- Foxtrots
- Waltzes
- Musicals--Excerpts
- Dance music
- United States
- Music
- Notes
- "Arranged in dance from as fox trots, one steps, waltzes" -- Cover
- "Piano solo only" -- Cover
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark579
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Cemetery site.
- Associated Dates
- 1935
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1935
- Description
- Cemetery site.
- Heritage Value
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park was founded and designed by Albert F. Arnold, who wanted to design a memorial park “which would be a place of perpetual beauty and which would banish the ‘graveyard’ taint from such places forever.” The 145 acres of Forest Lawn were designed as a garden, which overlooks Vancouver and has a magnificent view of the mountains. Called “God’s Acres,” with white-shelled walks and piped sacred music, the design allowed a natural setting to offer solace to grieve. Bronze memorial plaques were used rather than headstones, which would have marred the garden effect. Arnold acted as a consultant to memorial parks all over Canada and the United States and many of his innovations have become standard practice in North American cemeteries. Equipped with its own greenhouses, the park has more than a million plants of all types. The chapel, which sits on the lower southern slopes, is a sophisticated modernist structure that was designed by renowned local architects McCarter & Nairne.
- Locality
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Architect
- Albert F. Arnold McCarter & Nairne
- Area
- 449910.00
- Contributing Resource
- Landscape Feature
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 3789 Royal Oak Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Fifty piano pieces without octaves for beginners : op.70
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3092
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Berens, Hermann, 1826-1880
- Publication Date
- 1898
- Call Number
- 781.3 BER
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.38
- Call Number
- 781.3 BER
- Author
- Berens, Hermann, 1826-1880
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- G. Schirmer
- Publication Date
- 1898
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Piano--Studies and exercises
- Piano
- Piano music
- Music
- Composition (Music)
- Notes
- "Complete in one volume and in three books" -- Title page
A Canadian song book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5048
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.3
- Call Number
- 784.8 MAC
- Contributor
- MacMillan, Ernest, 1893-1973
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- London
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- xii, 180 p.: music; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "With Mother's love/To Hazel/May 28, 1929./From Victoria/National Convention I.O.D.E." and "E. Fountain - 1957" written in pencil, endpapers (front). "B. Geosits 1" written in ink, endpapers (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Songs, English
- United Church of Canada
- Hymns
- Methodist Church
- Notes
- "Edited by Ernest MacMillan"
- "Published under the auspices of the National Council of Education" -- Title page verso
- "'The exercise of singing is delightful to nature, and good to preserve the health of Man.' William Byrd" -- Title page
- Includes index.
The marriage of Nannette : a comic opera in three acts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4921
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Peterson, Agnes Emelie
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Call Number
- 782.7 PET
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.34.4
- Call Number
- 782.7 PET
- Author
- Peterson, Agnes Emelie
- Contributor
- Curtis, Louis Woodson, 1885-
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Publisher
- Theodore Presser Co.
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 vocal score (203 p). ; 32 cm.
- Inscription
- Front cover: "(1931-1932.) Elsie B. Wilson Pianist Edmonds, West Burnaby + North Burnaby Choral Societies" [written in black ink] Throughout book: Performance notes written in pencil.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Operas--Vocal scores with piano
- Subjects
- Music
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Names
- Wilson, Elsie
- Object History
- Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
- Notes
- Vocal score with piano.
- book and lyrics by Agnes Emelie Peterson
- music by Louis Woodson Curtis
Crowning glory no. 1 : a choice collection of gospel hymns ; Crowning glory no. 2 : a collection of gospel hymns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6390
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.89.4
- Call Number
- 783.9 BIL
- Contributor
- Beirly, Alfred
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- P. Bilhorn
- Publication Date
- c1891
- Printer
- W. B Conkey Co.
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (unpaged) : music ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "isa 53=6 [written in pencil on first page] rom 3=23 ijoh 1=29 Hart 11=2-8 [crossed out] 18=3 John 6=37 Halt 11=28 luke 19=10 Act 8=29=31 John 5=24 ron 10=910"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Gospel music
- Hymns, English
- Notes
- "Assisted by A. Beirly."-- first title page
- Includes index.
- music and lyrics in English.
The psalms of David in metre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary30
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.6.13
- Call Number
- 223.2 OXF
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, Hampshire.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 1890
- Inscription
- "M.A. Yerill A Lmonte Ont March 20/90" -- handwritten in ink on the first page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Psalms (Music)
- Hymns, English
- Church of Scotland
- Notes
- "according to the Version approved by the Church of Scotland, and appointed to be used in Worship"
- Includes index.
The psalms of David in metre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2454
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.15.10
- Call Number
- 223.2 NAT
- Place of Publication
- [s.l]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 109 p. ; 10 cm.
- Inscription
- "8 net / Frances / December / 1912. / Military Hospital / S----- co---- / December / 1922 / Mr. Allan" -- handwritten in pencil on title page verso
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Psalms (Music)
- Hymns, English
- Church of Scotland
- Notes
- "according to the version approved by the Church of Scotland and appointed to be used in worship" -- title page
- Includes index.
Sousa album : a collection of twenty favorite marches and other compositions etc. for piano
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1073
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Carl Fischer ed.
- Publication Date
- c1890
- Call Number
- 786.4 SOU
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 786.4 SOU
- Edition
- Carl Fischer ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Carl Fischer
- Publication Date
- c1890
- Physical Description
- 72 p. of music
- Inscription
- "WESTERN MUSIC (B.C.) LIMITED / Music Exclusively / 570 Seymour Street / Vancouver, B.C." stamped on cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Piano music, Arranged
- Marches
- Notes
- Contents: The march past of the Corcoran Cadets -- The rifle-regiment march -- "Sound off" march -- The crusader march -- The gladiator march -- The high school cadets march -- The loyal legion march -- The march past of the National Fencibles -- Mother Hubbard march -- The occidental march -- Our flirtation march -- The picadore march -- Semper fidelis, march -- The thunderer, march -- Triumph of time, march -- The Washington post march -- La reine de la mer valses -- Nymphalin, reverie -- The coquette, characteristic dance -- The Presidential polonaise.
Interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens 1988 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory214
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1928-1929
- Length
- 0:09:55
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He discusses the layout of the store.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He discusses the layout of the store.
- Date Range
- 1928-1929
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:55
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Interviewer
- Stevens, Colin
- Interview Date
- 1988
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Burton conducted by Colin Stevens inside the Music Shop at Burnaby Village Museum, 1988. John Burton discusses his experiences working in music shops in New Westminster in the 1920s. Major themes discussed are: sales, displays, popular culture.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 3
- Total Length
- 0:30:14
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
Track one of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-3/MSS137-001-3_Track_1.mp3Interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens 1988 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory215
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1928-1929
- Length
- 0:10:04
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of an altercation at a downtown office building involving a gramophone and a gun. An unidentified woman is heard asking questions along with Colin Stevens.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of an altercation at a downtown office building involving a gramophone and a gun. An unidentified woman is heard asking questions along with Colin Stevens.
- Date Range
- 1928-1929
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:10:04
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Interviewer
- Stevens, Colin
- Interview Date
- 1988
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Burton conducted by Colin Stevens inside the Music Shop at Burnaby Village Museum, 1988. John Burton discusses his experiences working in music shops in New Westminster in the 1920s. Major themes discussed are: sales, displays, popular culture.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 3
- Total Length
- 0:30:14
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
Track two of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-3/MSS137-001-3_Track_2.mp3Interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens 1988 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory216
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1928-1929
- Length
- 0:10:16
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of a raid at the hotel bar next door.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of a raid at the hotel bar next door.
- Date Range
- 1928-1929
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:10:16
- Interviewer
- Stevens, Colin
- Interview Date
- 1988
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Burton conducted by Colin Stevens inside the Music Shop at Burnaby Village Museum, 1988. John Burton discusses his experiences working in music shops in New Westminster in the 1920s. Major themes discussed are: sales, displays, popular culture.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 3
- Total Length
- 0:30:14
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
Track three of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-3/MSS137-001-3_Track_3.mp3