"Vancouver" found 198 records

Putting jumping gears in place

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14932

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers Norm Sandercock (right), Keith Jamieson (centre) and Doug Wills (with back to camera) during the installation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum. They are putting the jumping gears in place, attached a metal cage th…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers Norm Sandercock (right), Keith Jamieson (centre) and Doug Wills (with back to camera) during the installation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum. They are putting the jumping gears in place, attached a metal cage that surrounds the centre pole, just above the bevel gear.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Sandercock, Norman; Jamieson, Keith; Wills, Douglas "Doug"

Accession Code: BV003.44.18

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Arrangement by Faye Diamond

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 26-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on content of photograph ; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

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Putting jumping gears in place

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14933

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteer Doug Wills during the installation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum. He is putting the jumping gears in place, attached a metal cage that surrounds the centre pole, just above the bevel gear.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteer Doug Wills during the installation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum. He is putting the jumping gears in place, attached a metal cage that surrounds the centre pole, just above the bevel gear.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Wills, Douglas "Doug"

Accession Code: BV003.44.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Arrangement by Faye Diamond

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 26-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on content of photograph ; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

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Section of floor platform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14939

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers carrying a section of floor platform to be installed on the C.W. Parker 119 Carousel.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers carrying a section of floor platform to be installed on the C.W. Parker 119 Carousel.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Accession Code: BV003.44.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Arrangement by Faye Diamond

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 26-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on content of photograph ; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

Images

Section of floor platform, [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993] thumbnail

Stripping paint from a carousel horse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4977

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1990-1993]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : colour ; 12.7 cm x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Keith Jamieson stripping paint from one of the C.W. Parker carouselhorses during restoration. A jug of paint stripping product is visible in the photograph.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : colour ; 12.7 cm x 12.5 cm

Material Details: Handwritten text in black marker on front of photograph reads: "313". Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "3M - Safest Stripper".

Scope and Content: Photograph of Keith Jamieson stripping paint from one of the C.W. Parker carouselhorses during restoration. A jug of paint stripping product is visible in the photograph.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.12

Date: [1990-1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc" (BV015.41.2). The scrapbook included a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restoration, installation and ground breaking ceremony of the Parker Carousel #119 prior to its opening at the Burnaby Village Museum

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Stripping paint from a carousel horse, [1990-1993] thumbnail

Svend Robinson on the carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9657

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 10.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Svend Robinson Burnaby MP on the carousel. He is riding a white horse that is holding its head up high and wearing a brown bridle.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 10.5 x 10 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "SWEND[sic] ROBINSON (M.P.)".

Scope and Content: Svend Robinson Burnaby MP on the carousel. He is riding a white horse that is holding its head up high and wearing a brown bridle.

History: From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.100

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Svend Robinson on the carousel, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Texas Family wins Burnaby Hearts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9989

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1993

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min., 16 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Film compilation of the official opening and dedication of Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel at the Burnaby Village Museum, Don Wrigley Pavilion on March 27, 1993. Edited film footage of the ceremony is compiled with footage of the descendants of the carousel’s first owner, Fred K. Leggett during th…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Fred K. Leggett family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min., 16 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Film compilation of the official opening and dedication of Parker Carousel no. 119 carousel at the Burnaby Village Museum, Don Wrigley Pavilion on March 27, 1993. Edited film footage of the ceremony is compiled with footage of the descendants of the carousel’s first owner, Fred K. Leggett during their visit to Vancouver to attend the opening of the newly restored carousel. They are shown being interviewed, sightseeing, and being presented with a copy of the film “The Story of Parker no. 119”. BCTV news coverage of the opening ceremony is included along with clips of volunteers restoring and working on the carousel. Film locations include Burnaby, the Burnaby Village Museum and Vancouver. The film was dedicated to the hundreds of volunteers of the Friends of the Carousel.

Creator: Wilson, Nelda

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Brunson, Bebe; Brunson, Bryant; Copeland, William J.; Cosgrove, Ed; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Frame, Norvie Leggett; Hope, Deborah; Ironside, Gordon; Jamieson, Keith; Johnston, Dan; Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Rippy, Jane; Robinson, Red; Robinson, Svend; Sawicki, Joan; Stevens, Colin; Sumner, Harry; McIlhiney, Marie; Morgan, Brian; Wilson, Nelda; Wrigley, Donald "Don"

Accession Code: BV004.94.1

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1993

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on content of file; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view film content. Reproductions are restricted by copyright holder; Opening credits: "Starring / Norvie Frame / Janet Rippy / Nelda Wilson / Bebe Brunson / Bryant Brunson / and / Venus Solano / Supporting Cast / Many Friends / of the / Carousel"; Label on videocassette reads: "Mrs Novie Frame / & Family Visit to / Carousel Opening / Uncut - 29 Min / March 26/27 1993"

Images

Texas Family wins Burnaby Hearts, 1993 thumbnail

Venus Solano on the carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9651

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Venus Solano is on the carousel. She is riding a white horse with a grey mane. Horse has a red bridle. The saddle blanket is blue with three white stars. Breast decoration has flower with four white petals.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 12.5 x 10 cm

Material Details: Printed label in scrapbook next to photograph read: "VENUS SOLANO".

Scope and Content: Venus Solano is on the carousel. She is riding a white horse with a grey mane. Horse has a red bridle. The saddle blanket is blue with three white stars. Breast decoration has flower with four white petals.

History: From Scrapbook vol III The Story in Photographs Continues. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Other Title Information: title based on contents of photograph

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith; Jamieson, Pat; Pacific National Exhibition (PNE); C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.94

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.

Images

Venus Solano on the carousel, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Volunteers installing the cover on the C.W. Parker 119 carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14954

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of C.W. Parker 119 Carousel volunteers installing the cover on the carousel.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of C.W. Parker 119 Carousel volunteers installing the cover on the carousel.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Accession Code: BV003.44.40

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Arrangement by Faye Diamond

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 26-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on content of photograph ; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

Images

Volunteers installing the cover on the C.W. Parker 119 carousel, [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993] thumbnail

Volunteers installing the ring gear

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14926

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers installing the ring gear for C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel during its installation at the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum. Project Manager Keith Jamieson is on the left.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers installing the ring gear for C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel during its installation at the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum. Project Manager Keith Jamieson is on the left.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Jamieson, Keith

Accession Code: BV003.44.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Arrangement by Faye Diamond

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 26-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on content of photograph ; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

Images

Volunteers installing the ring gear, [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993] thumbnail

Volunteers working on carousel horses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15025

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers working on carousel horses at an information booth.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteers working on carousel horses at an information booth.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Accession Code: BV003.44.85

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Arrangement: Arrangement by Faye Diamond

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 02-Feb-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on content of photograph ; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

Images

Volunteers working on carousel horses, [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993] thumbnail

Women painting carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9610

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women painting carousel decorative panel.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Keith Jamieson fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified women painting carousel decorative panel.

History: From Scrapbook vol II Carousel Restoration. In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV015.41.52

Date: [between 1989 and 1999]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 17-Sep-18

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc" (BV015.41.2). The scrapbook included a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restoration, installation and ground breaking ceremony of the Parker Carousel #119 prior to its opening at the Burnaby Village Museum.

Images

Women painting carousel, [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail

Working on the floor of the C.W. Parker 119 carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14943

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteeers working on the floor platforms of the C.W. Parker 119 Carousel. Bob Watts (left, in striped shirt) appears to be installing a drop rod. Project manager Keith Jamieson is wearing a blue baseball cap on the right.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Faye Diamond fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of volunteeers working on the floor platforms of the C.W. Parker 119 Carousel. Bob Watts (left, in striped shirt) appears to be installing a drop rod. Project manager Keith Jamieson is wearing a blue baseball cap on the right.

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; Watts, Bob; Jamieson, Keith

Accession Code: BV003.44.29

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993]

Media Type: Photograph

Arrangement: Arrangement by Faye Diamond

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: 26-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Photographer: Diamond, Faye Stebner

Notes: Title based on content of photograph ; 1 col. copy negative accompanying

Images

Working on the floor of the C.W. Parker 119 carousel, [betweeen Feb. 20 and Mar. 26, 1993] thumbnail

Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2887

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1998 and 2011]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurba…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm

Material Details: Inkjet print of a digital image on white photocopy paper.

Scope and Content: Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurban trams on the line between Science World and Granville Island. These tracks were formerly used as a frieght railway right-of-way.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV012.18.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1998 and 2011]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 13-Mar-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island, [between 1998 and 2011] thumbnail

1892 Burnaby Centennial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8704

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1992]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : blueline print ; 71 cm x 119 cm

Scope and Content: A birds eye view map of Burnaby, drawn by Mark Lewis, Parks staff, as a Parks-Maintenance Centennial Project for the 1892 - 1992 Burnaby Centennial. It features wildlife found in Burnaby and highlights civic buildings, parks and other prominent structures of the time. This is not a scale map.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : blueline print ; 71 cm x 119 cm

Material Details: "1892 BURNABY/ CENTENNIAL 1992" printed in a banner across the top of the map Burnaby Centennial logo is located in the lower right side. "ALL WILDLIFE SHOWN CAN STILL / BE FOUND IN THE BURNABY AREA" printed in lower right corner "DRAWN BY / MARK LEWIS / A PARKS-MAINTENANCE / CENTENNIAL PROJECT" printed in the very lower right corner.; The map is dark blue ink, there is no colour.

Scope and Content: A birds eye view map of Burnaby, drawn by Mark Lewis, Parks staff, as a Parks-Maintenance Centennial Project for the 1892 - 1992 Burnaby Centennial. It features wildlife found in Burnaby and highlights civic buildings, parks and other prominent structures of the time. This is not a scale map.

History: Drawn by Mark Lewis of the Parks-Maintenance Dept for the 1882 - 1992 Centennial of Burnaby. Mark always loved birds-eye maps, and showed this map to his supervisors while the work was still in progress. They suggested the map could be a Parks Maintenance Centennial Project. Mark agreed, and completed the map, including Burnaby landmarks and sketches of wildlife. Several copies of the map were given to schools so students could colour them.

Creator: Lewis, Mark

Accession Code: BV013.8.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1992]

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 05-Jun-2013

Scale: 96

Notes: Transcribed title

Images

1892 Burnaby Centennial, [1992] thumbnail

Mount Hermon Lodge No. 7 B.C.R. : 125 years, 1869 - 1994,

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1271

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1995

Call Number: 366.1 MOU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 366.1 MOU

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, B.C.?]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 150 p. : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Freemasons--Mount Hermon Lodge, No. 7 (Vancouver, B.C.); Freemasons--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Freemasons--British Columbia--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 150).

Interview with Jenny Siormanolakis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19635

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1960-2023] (interview content), interviewed 26 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (87 min.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (86 min., 51 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Jenny (Eugenia) Siormanolakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks on July 26 2023. 00:00-12:02 Interview opens with introductions. Jenny Siormanolakis shares details about her parents Eugene and Europe Siormanola…

1 document 1 audio

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: 2 sound recordings (wav) (87 min.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (86 min., 51 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: James Binks Interviewee: Jenny (Eugenia) Siormanolakis Location of Interview: Prado Cafe, 4321 Still Creek Dr., Burnaby Interview Date: July 26, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:26:60 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Ambient sound from cafe in background of interview

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Jenny (Eugenia) Siormanolakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks on July 26 2023. 00:00-12:02 Interview opens with introductions. Jenny Siormanolakis shares details about her parents Eugene and Europe Siormanolakis who were both born in Greece and immigrated to Vancouver. Jenny provides details about the history of Romana Pizza restaurant including; the restaurant partners, the various locations, her father’s work ethics of running the restaurant and the staff who worked there. Jenny provides details about her father's life, his ancestral background and family relations which lead him to immigrate to Vancouver. Jenny shares childhood memories of helping out in her parents’ restaurant and later working there. 12:03 – 26:41 Jenny describes various food dishes that have been on the menu of Romana Pizza and Steak House and Romana Pizza, how they've evolved over time, how her father learned to cook traditional Greek food and develop his own recipes and where he sourced his restaurant food supplies. Jenny conveys how they used social media to advertise the restaurant, describes the election pizza poll that Romana Pizza held during the federal and provincial elections and a baby poll that was held at the restaurant to guess the weight of her and her sister’s babies. 26:42 – 31:47 Jenny talks about her marriage and recollects how she got married in a civil ceremony at Romana Pizza. Jenny talks about her family life while her family was running the restaurant, their decision to sell the restaurant and describes the last days of running the restaurant. 31:48 – 46:33 Jenny conveys the background story of her business “Granpa J’s”. Jenny describes how her uncle Jimmy Voulides, created his own seasoning salt product and after he died in 2003, Jenny and her sister Nora purchased the business. Jenny describes how they developed their business, created new products, their struggles and how they became successful. Jenny describes how their products have been developed from family recipes and recalls how the actor Ryan Reynold’s helped their products become even more successful overnight. 46:34 – 55:38 Jenny talks about different community festivals and events that she’s been involved with including; Greek Day on Broadway (Vancouver) and the Hats Off Day event in North Burnaby. Jenny shares the background history of Greek Day in Vancouver and information about other Greek community events. Jenny talks about the importance of bringing the community together and the importance of knowing the history of your ancestors and where they came from. 55:39 - 1:04:35 Jenny talks about her involvement with the Greek community newspaper “Gnome” and provides details about; the former creator and editor Kostas Karatsikis, the newspaper's content, it's importance in the Greek community and the distribution. Jenny describes some of the articles that she’s written for the Gnome newspaper. 1:04:36 - 1:14:12 Jenny describes some pivotal moments that occurred over the years at Romana Pizza including; placing second in the Vancouver Sun newspaper contest for Best Pizza (1986) and having members of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team frequent their restaurant. Jenny conveys how the restaurant benefited from having a website and using social media as a marketing tools. 1:14:13 - 1:22:42 Jenny talks about her involvement with Kolanki Group West, Euro Find foods and her passion for Greek food and other European foods. Jenny describes some traditional Greek recipes, family recipes, talks about marketing Grandpa J's products and reflects on the menu of Romana Pizza. 1:22:43 - 1:26:51 Jenny reflects on the role of the Greek community, how food plays a roll, the future of the Greek community in Vancouver and Burnaby and the importance of engaging the younger generation. In closing Jenny provides a quote from an article that she wrote “Forgive the mistakes of the past, let it go and realize that we are all equals...”.

History: Interviewee biography: Eugenia "Jenny" Siormanolakis is the daughter of Eugene and Europe Siormanolakis. Jenny’s father, Eugene Siormanolakis immigrated to Canada from Greece in the late 1960’s and her mother Europe Siormanolakis immigrated in 1973. In April 1973, her father and five partners opened the restaurant “Romana Pizza and Steak House” (later renamed "Romana Pizza") located at 4660 Hastings Street in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood. Jenny and her sister Eleanora Iliakis spent much of their childhood in the family owned restaurant and also worked at the restaurant as they become older. Jenny’s parents continued to own and operate the restaurant until 2014 when they decided to retire from the business. In 2004, an opportunity arose for Jenny and her sister Eleanora to buy their recently deceased uncle’s business Grandpa J’s Seasoning Inc. They launched their business of “Grandpa J’s” seasoning first selling to local restaurants and eventually adapted their product line to include other Greek seasoning products which they developed from their own recipes. They expanded their clientele to include retail outlets and in 2020, they got a boost to their sales when actor Ryan Reynolds promoted their seasoing product "Vancity Grind" on Instagram. Since launching their business they have been featured in many culinary and business publications and were nominated in 2022 as finalists for Product of the Year by BC Food and Beverage. Jenny is extremely passionate about food, her Greek heritage and is an advocate for food security for children and seniors and mental health. Interviewer biography: 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: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants; Businesses; Elections; Foods; Migration; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Persons - Greek Canadians

Names: Gnome Publications; Iliakis, Eleonara Siormanolakis; Karatsikis, Kostas "George"; Siormanolakis, Eugenia "Jenny"; Nikolaidis, "Eleni"; Nikolaidis, Stelios; Romana Pizza; Siormanolakis, Eugene; Siormanolakis, Europe; Voulides, Demetrios "Jimmy"

Responsibility: Binks, James

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Street Address: 4660 Hastings Street

Accession Code: BV023.16.13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1960-2023] (interview content), interviewed 26 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby

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Interview with Jenny Siormanolakis, [1960-2023] (interview content), interviewed 26 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0013_003.mp3

Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

’S I was born in North Vancouver on December 5, 1919. My father was a Canadian born in Toronto in 1886. My mother (nee Mary Adair) was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1897. I have three brothers - Wilmot (Bill) born in New Westminster in 1923; Eric, also born in New Westminster in 1925; and Halford born

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

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Follow that fire : the history of the Burnaby Fire Department

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5194

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Penn, Douglas H. (Douglas Harold), 1947-

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 363.378 PEN COPY 3

a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first lire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Se\ eral members saw the value in jotting down ecollections of their

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 363.378 PEN COPY 3

Author: Penn, Douglas H. (Douglas Harold), 1947-

Place of Publication: [Burnaby, B.C.]

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 160 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Fire departments; Fire fighters

Name Access: Burnaby Fire Department

Notes: Maps on lining papers.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

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Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5468

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wolf, Jim

Publication Date: c1998

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

the needs of agricultural produc- tion and the romantic architecture of Victorian homes. However, it was the wealthy men and women of Vancouver and New Westminster during the Edwardian era that spurred the devel- opment of the ultimate suburban retreat in the style of the English Countryside. From

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282834; 9780969282839

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

Author: Wolf, Jim

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: c1998

Physical Description: 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History; Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby; Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Notes: 2 copies held : copy 2.

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Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

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Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 32 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 32 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar conducted by interviewer Anushay Malik. The interview is conducted in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. During the interview Surjeet Kaur Parmar provides information on; her ancestral background, family relations in India and…

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Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

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Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 32 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 32 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Anushay Malik Interviewee: Surjeet Kaur Parmar Language of Interview: Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi Location of Interview: home of Surjeet Kaur Parmar in Burnaby Interview Date: December 6, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of tracks: (1:15:32) 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 Surjeet Kaur Parmar conducted by interviewer Anushay Malik. The interview is conducted in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. During the interview Surjeet Kaur Parmar provides information on; her ancestral background, family relations in India and Canada, her personal experiences and her ancestors’ stories as South Asian immigrants, reflections on and personal experiences of racial discrimination as a South Asian immigrant, her places of residence, her employment background, her cultural practices and traditions including food, clothing and craft. The interview begins with introductions from interviewer Anushay Mailik. Surjeet Kaur Parmar imparts her own family’s migration story beginning with her very first elders that immigrated to Canada from India. A relative (unnamed) immigrated to Canada first and a few years later (around 1905) returned to India and brought back three cousins that included; Ginaya Singh (Ghania Singh Manhas) and Doman Singh . Mayo Singh (Ghania Singh’s younger brother) came in 1906 on his own to join them. Surjeet’s grandfather (Shair/Sher Singh Manhas) also wanted to immigrate at this time, but he was too young and weak to manage such a long trip. Surjeet conveys that while living in British Columbia, Mayo and Ginaya Singh worked together at saw mills. With their knowledge and understanding of mill work they ended up owning and operating a mill in Paldi near Duncan on Vancouver Island. At this time, most of the men from Surjeet’s family region in Punjab were abroad and with no men living at home. Mayo Singh’s father (Bhulla Singh) looked after her father (Lashman Singh Manhas) and paternal uncle (Kashmir Singh Manhas) back in Punjab. When Mayo’s father died, Mayo Singh adopted her paternal uncle (Kashmir Singh) and brought him to Canada in 1926. Surjeet describes her ancestors’ immigration journey from India to Canada. They all travelled by ship and if someone ran out of money en route, they could work on the ship. Surjeet explains that both Mayo and Ginaya Singh are Surjeet’s grandfather’s first cousins and her father’s second cousins. Surjeet recollects her grandfather (Shair/Sher Singh Manhas) saying “now that you’ve arrived there, take one cousin from each side with you”. Surjeet explains that the cousins were all from the same village in Punjab and her great grandfather wanted someone to go abroad, so he sent a few and had them bring more as the years went on. Surjeet says that she’s uncertain as to why they chose Canada rather than America but thinks that they did some form of research and determined that it was a good place to come to. Surjeet admits that she doesn’t know the name of her paternal grandfather or other elders since she never met them. Surjeet shares that it was a traditional practice to mark pots and pans with family names and imparts that she discovered her father’s name “Lashman Singh” written on the bottom of a glass. Surjeet expresses that she’s marked her own pots and pans with her name to identify which ones are hers when she gets together with family or does catering. Surjeet refers to a kohl bottle that she has and how she’d like to offer it to the museum. She explains how the kohl bottle is no longer in use but was used by her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas) and daughter and her grandchildren. Surjeet describes a blanket that she made called a “phulkari”, now on display in a small museum in Coquitlam, a wedding shawl, that her daughter now owns and a silk sari with embroidery. Surjeet and Anushay discuss the possibility of donating the kohl bottle and the sari to the museum. Surjeet explains how the kohl is used and how her mother used to make kohl. She describes how you rub the kohl with your hands, put cardamom in it, one or two other ingredients and fill the kohl bottle up with water. Surjeet says that she used kohl as eyeliner when living in India. The interviewer asks Surjeet more about Ginaya Singh. Surjeet conveys that Ginaya Singh ended up leaving the mill on Vancouver Island and moved to Vancouver. After Ginaya Singh died from a heart attack (in 1953) his family moved from Vancouver to Burnaby. Surjeet recalls that following the death of Ginaya Singh’s youngest son, her family didn’t celebrate “Lohri” (a winter festival celebrating newborns and newly married people) for three years. She shares that she was very young at this time but remembers there being beautiful photographs of young children all dressed up and displayed in her family home. She expresses that dressing up for photos has changed over time and adds that suits didn’t really come into fashion until after the 1970s or 1980s. Surjeet conveys that her uncle named Kashmira Singh first worked at the mill in Paldi near Duncan then moved to Vancouver and opened up his own mill in North Vancouver. Surjeet’s father, Lashman Singh Manhas arrived in 1953. Surjeet expresses that Kapoor Singh was educated and worked as a manager at the mill on Vancouver Island. Surjeet recollects meeting Mayo Singh, his wife and eldest son in 1952 when they travelled to India for a cousin’s wedding. Surjeet remembers that Mayo Singh’s family had a very large house in India. She describes the house as a very opulent two story house with indoor plumbing for a bathtub, a kitchen with a woodstove, coloured mirrors, bejeweled curtains, a motor room to park cars, a buffalo and more. Surjeet refers to Nand Singh, a younger brother of Mayo Singh, who travelled from India to San Franciso and spent a year wandering around before deciding to return to India. She describes him as living in Bombay with his wife Vishan Kaur and having a transport business. Nand had two kids that came to Canada. Surjeet recollects the tragic death of Ganda Singh (Ginaya Singh) who died of a heart attack on someone’s doorstep, they thought that he was drunk so didn’t open the door. Surjeet conveys that Mayo Singh’s wife, Mission Kaur (Saradani Bishan Kaur) died while visiting India (in 1952) and that some of Mayo’s sons were married in Canada and one in India. Surjeet expresses that it was hard for Mayo’s sons to have one of their parents die in India and one die in Canada (Mayo Singh died in B.C. in 1955). Surjeet describes the hospital that Mayo built in the village of Paldi. She mentions that there were festivals and functions that took place there, there were many nurses and doctors. She recalls there being a school where their land was. She recalls that if they got headaches they were treated with medicine and that it didn’t cost much, only a six pence. Surjeet talks about her arranged marriage to Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar. Surjeet explains that her father and brother immigrated to British Columbia first (1953) and after a few months they brought Surjeet and her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas). She recollects that when she was in Grade 10 and around 17 years of age, her family made plans to travel to India to attend a family wedding. During this time, her father suggested that it would be a good opportunity to take Surjeet with them to find her a husband in India to marry. After meeting and marrying Nadeem Parmar in India, Surjeet and Nadeem moved to England. Surjeet recollects that in order to immigrate to Canada, each family member had to pass a medical exam and how difficult it was. Her two sisters, mother and brother all had to take the test in Delhi. Surjeet recalls living in England with Nadeem. While living in England, Nadeem worked during the day and studied engineering at college in the evening. Surjeet expresses that she liked living in England and was sad to leave. While living there, they enjoyed a close knit Punjabi community and they all lived in the same area. Surjeet states later in her interview that living in Canada was different from living in England. In England, family and friends lived closer together whereas in Canada places were further apart. Surjeet says that while living in England she could walk to do her shopping. While living in England, after her children were a bit older, she worked as a seamstress in a shirt factory for a few years before coming to Canada. Surjeet imparts that her father (Lashman Singh Manhas) died of a heart attack in 1970 and her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas) died in 1998. Her father and her family first lived in North Vancouver and then her parents bought a house on Eton Street in Burnaby, near the Ocean. After her father died, her brother and mother bought a house and moved to the Capitol Hill neighbourhood in Burnaby. In 1973, Surjeet, Nadeem and their two children immigrated to Canada and moved in with her brother and mother. Surjeet includes that her paternal aunt (Koshali Kaur Manhas) and cousins also moved to Burnaby and that her aunt and some of her cousins were sponsored by her son who came earlier. Surjeet recalls that after arriving in Canada she got work sewing in a factory located on Water Street in Gastown. Surjeet recollects travelling to her job by bus. Surjeet shares that she brought saris and quilted blankets “rijai”, not household items, in her suitcase when she came to Canada from England. Surjeet explains that the “rijai” (quilted blankets) were made from cotton from her home village in India. The blankets were made by women and then brought back to her to quilt on her sewing machine. Surjeet recalls that when she returned to Canada (in 1973 with her husband and children) they first lived with her mother and brother on Capitol Hill in Burnaby before moving to a house on Fell Avenue and then to their current home in 1982. In 1981, she worked at “Canadian Window Covering” factory making window coverings. The factory was located in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. Surjeet recalls how the factory became unionized and of how she left the factory and found union work at the Labatt’s brewery (Winery and Distillery Workers Local 300). Surjeet describes the work that she did while working at Labatt’s brewery which was located next to the Royal Columbian Hospital in Burnaby. Around 1995, when the Labatt’s factory closed down in Burnaby, she got union work as a bottle sorter for BDL Brewers Distributor Limited, where bottles were gathered for distribution at Braid Station. Surjeet left this job in 2000. Surjeet talks about traditional foods like bindi, sabji, aam and karela and where she’s shopped to find traditional ingredients for South Asian cuisine. She recollects how at first she could only find traditional ingredients at stores in Gastown, Chinatown and on Main Street in Vancouver but now they are more readily available at major grocery stores. Surjeet expresses that traditional spices and dry goods have been hard to find, apart from stores like, Famous Foods and Patels when it was located on Commercial Drive. Surjeet talks about using ingredients such as green pea flour and Besan flour to make pakoras and kahdri. Surjeet states that many immigrants didn’t wear their traditional clothing until she came later. She expresses that many South Asian immigrants didn’t wear their clothes “because there were no rights, we had to try to become like them”. Surjeet conveys that even though some were able to purchase property (she provides an example of family members in Duncan who faced discrimination by the owner/seller of a piece of property they were purchasing) that they had very little rights and they were all living in fear. She expresses that she herself didn’t experience this but in the beginning when people settled here (in B.C.) that it was very difficult. Surjeet says that when she goes to the Gurdwara and to work, she wears a sari and conveys that while working at the factory, she was encouraged to wear a sari, it was accepted then. She brought printed saris to work and her co workers said that they’d wear them to parties. Surjeet reflects on her own experiences of racism and discrimination and expresses that her generation “has learned how to stand up in front, then they got scared of saying anything”. “The people who came here first were afraid because they were alone, they had to settle down here and make a home from scratch, but the ones who came after had everything already built and made”. She explains how they helped one another when they came (to British Columbia). She describes how the Gurdwara was located on 2nd Street and all of the ships went there (new immigrants?), people would gather, get water, help one another and there would be a place for all people. Surjeet shares a personal experience of helping members of her husband’s family to immigrate to Canada. She tells of the complications of some being left behind in India and that some came to Canada as refugees that she and her husband sponsored. Surjeet expresses their struggles with raising a family, working and trying to pay for their own house while also trying to assist and support family members. Surjeet describes in detail how her husband Nadeem went back to India after his mother died to help his father, sister and her family immigrate. She explains that the immigration process took about four years and his father had to apply as a refugee. Nadeem’s sister came with her children but had to return to India so Surjeet and her family had to look after Nadeem’s sister’s child/children. Surjeet expresses that during this time she continued to work at Canadian Window Coverings, working an afternoon shift and sometimes taking her son with her. She expresses that this as a very hectic time, working the whole day, making food for everyone, grocery shopping, looking after a her sister in law’s younger child at night and getting no rest. Surjeet describes the time when she was working and her children were attending the local school. She expresses the challenges of working long days and often arriving home after her children. She recollects a time when there was a snow storm and how she was worried about her children making it home and being alone while she was at work, there were no cell phones in those days but they had phone numbers of her brother and sister. Surjeet tells of how they tried to help the rest of the Nadeem’s family immigrate including his brother who was a soccer player in India. They were able to buy a house for the whole family to live but expresses after several months Nadeem’s brother decided to stay in India. Surjeet expresses the complications and frustrations of trying to bring all family members to Canada.

History: Interviewee biography: Surjeet Kaur Parmar was born in Punjab, India in 1942 to parents Lashman Singh Manhas (1913-1970) and Budhan Kaur Manhas (1906-1998). Surjeet’s ancestors, Ghania Singh Manhas, Doman Singh and Mayo Singh immigrated to British Columbia in 1905 and 1906. The group got work in saw mills and soon began owning and operating their own saw mills, first in Chilliwack and Rosedale districts and later in 1920 on Vancouver Island near Duncan (Paldi) (known as the Mayo Lumber Company). In 1927, Surjeet’s paternal uncle, Kashmir Singh Manhas left Paldi, Punjab at the age of 18 years with Mayo Singh Manhas and after months of travel they arrived at Paldi on Vancouver Island. In 1953, Surjeet’s father, Lashman Singh Manhas and her two brothers immigrated to Canada and soon after brought her and her mother, Budhan Kaur Manhas. After immigrating, her father began working at “Kashmir Lumber Company” in North Vancouver which was owned by his brother Kashmira Singh Manhas. Surjeet, her parents and two brothers first made their home in North Vancouver and the 1960s they moved to 3824 Eton Street in Burnaby. In 1959, Surjeet and her family returned to India for her brother’s wedding. During this time a marriage was arranged for Surjeet to marry Nadeem Parmar and they were married in 1960. Following their marriage, Surjeet and Nadeem moved to England where they began raising their two children. While living in England, Surjeet worked as seamstress at a factory. In 1973, following the death of Surjeet’s father who died in 1970, Surjeet and Nadeem decided to immigrate to British Columbia. For the first few years, Surjeet, Nadeem and their two children lived with her mother and brother in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Burnaby before purchasing their own home on Fell Avenue. While living in Burnaby Surjeet has worked as a seamstress for Canadian Window Covering, Labatt's Brewery and BDL Brewers Distributor Limited which she left in 2000. In 1982, Surjeet and her family moved into a new home that they had built on Woodsworth Street where they still live today. Interviewer biography: 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”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial - Saw Mills; Clothing; Crafts; Employment; Migration; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Occupations - Labourers; Occupations - Millworkers; Persons - South Asian Canadians

Names: Parmar, Surjeet Kaur; Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"; Manhas, Ghania Singh; Singh, Mayo; Manhas, Kashmir Singh; Manhas, Sher Singh; Manhas, Budhan Kaur; Manhas, Lashman Singh

Accession Code: BV022.29.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: See also BV022.29.1 - interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription of interview translated to English from Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi to English created by Rajdeep; Transciption available on Heritage Burnaby; Spelling of "Ginaya Singh" found as "Ghania Singh Manhas" in obituary and death certificate

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Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar, [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

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