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The Catholic girl's guide : counsels and devotions for girls in the ordinary walks of life and in particular for the Children of Mary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2166
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.11
- Call Number
- 240 LAS
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Benziger Brothers
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 679 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.
- Inscription
- "Norah Byrne / 1020 - 5 Avenue New Westminster, B.C." -- handwritten in pencil on first page. "A Square Deal for Ireland Trade Mark Registered" -- sticker on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Religious education
- Religion
- Subjects
- Religions
- Religions - Christianity
- Notes
- Includes index.
Dundonald School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1368
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1906
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm, mounted on card 18 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class of eleven girls and two boys standing outside with their teacher Miss Annie Forrest at the Dundonald School. The students pictured in the photograph are; Maggie Byrne, Annie Thrussell, Nellie Woollard, Gussie Woollard, Elwood Bent and Tommy Brawnlie, Blanche Woollard, [first n…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm, mounted on card 18 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a class of eleven girls and two boys standing outside with their teacher Miss Annie Forrest at the Dundonald School. The students pictured in the photograph are; Maggie Byrne, Annie Thrussell, Nellie Woollard, Gussie Woollard, Elwood Bent and Tommy Brawnlie, Blanche Woollard, [first name unknown] Brawnlie, Ethel Thrussell, Norah Byrne, Mary Byrne, Bessie Woollard and Alice Woollard. Later called Fraser Arm School, Dundonald School was the fourth school built in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Dundonald School
- Forrest, Annie Theresa
- Byrne, Margaret "Maggie"
- Thrussell, Annie
- Woollard, Nellie
- Woollard, Gussie
- Bent, Elwood
- Brawnlie, Tommy
- Woollard, Blanche
- Thrussell, Ethel
- Descoteau, Norah Irene Byrne
- Byrne, Mary
- Woollard, Bessie
- Woollard, Alice
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 5787 Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV999.2.58
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1906
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
- Related Material
- For a copy print from BC archives of the same image, but cropped differently, see HV976.40.3
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Dundonald School. 1906 Left to Right. Maggie Byrne, Annie Thrussell, Nellie Wollard, Gussie Woollard, Elwood Bent, Tommy Brawnlie, Blanche Woollard, Brawnlie, Ethel Thrussell, Nora Byrne, Mary Byrne Bessie Woollard, Alice Woollard."
- Note in pencil on recto of photograph reads: "1906"
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Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory289
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Length
- 0:07:05
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early years of marriage while also a member of the work force. She talks about her own children; their early years spent in South Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early years of marriage while also a member of the work force. She talks about her own children; their early years spent in South Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Photo Info
- Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
- Length
- 0:07:05
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 18, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
- Biographical Notes
- Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 33:02
- Interviewee Name
- Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
Track three of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_3.mp3