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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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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.mp3Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1750
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- November 7, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for their annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row (l to r) are: A. Bockus, C. Bate, T. Williams, W. D. Jewett, W. Stobbart, J. E. Rabbit, W. Morton, P. Pamphlet, C. Ross, K. Lo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for their annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row (l to r) are: A. Bockus, C. Bate, T. Williams, W. D. Jewett, W. Stobbart, J. E. Rabbit, W. Morton, P. Pamphlet, C. Ross, K. Logan, J. Cook, T. Walker, W. White, E. Smith, W. Jones, A. Daly, B. Mills, J. Buckthorp, E. Parker, R. Baylis, T. Nield, J. Wilson, J. S. Prescott, H. Minshall and J. Hughes. Kneeling (or sitting in chairs in the middle row are: A. Pruden, C. Stromnes, H. B. Vicars, H. Daly, Mrs. D. White, J. Swan, J. Koss, R. Long, W. Fyvie, E. Trubin and E. Westover. Sitting in the front row are: H. Preston, J. McStay, T. Duncan, T. Bate, J. Jagger, E. Cockriell, R. Smith, J. Bennett, W. Whyte, J. Twardaloski, A. Lucas and R. Strachan.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Bockus, Archie C.
- Bate, C.
- Williams, Tom G.
- Jewett, W. G.
- Stobbart, W. M
- Rabbit, J. E.
- Morton, C. W.
- Pamphlet, J. Piercy
- Ross, Clair
- Logan, K.
- Cook, J.
- Walker,T. A.
- White, W.
- Smith, E.
- Jones, W. C. "Bill"
- Daly, J. Art
- Mills, B. L.
- Buckthorp, Jack
- Parker, E.
- Baylis, R. H. "Bob"
- Nield, T.
- Wilson, Jack
- Prescott, John S
- Minshall, Harry H.
- Hughes, John Malcolm
- Pruden, G. Arthur
- Stromnes, C.
- Vicars, H. B. "Bert"
- Daly, L. Harry
- White, Doris E.
- Swan, Jim C.
- Koss, J.
- Long, R.
- Fyvie, W. J. "Bill"
- Trubin, E.
- Westover, E.B.
- Preston, H.
- McStay, Jack
- Duncan, Tommy J.
- Bate, Tom D.
- Jagger, Jim
- Cockriell, S. Eddie
- Smith, Ralph
- Bennett, J.
- Whyte, W.
- Twardaloski, J.
- Lucas, A.
- Strachan, Robert "Bob"
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- November 7, 1964
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Nov. 7/ 1964
- Printed caption glued to verso reads: "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED Twenty-Five Year Club Banquet - Nov. 7. 1964 / BACK ROW A. Bockus, C. Bate, T. Williams, W. D. Jewett, W. Stobbart, J. E. Rabbit, W. Morton, P. Pamphlet, C. Ross, K. Logan, J. Cook, T. Walker, W. White, E. Smith, W. Jones, A. Daly, B. Mills, J. Buckthorp, E. Parker, R. Baylis, T. Nield, J. Wilson, J. S. Prescott, H. Minshall, J. Hughes/ SECOND ROW A. Pruden, C. Stromnes, H. B. Vicars, H. Daly, Mrs. D. White, J. Swan, J. Koss, R. Long, W. Fyvie, E. Trubin, E. Westover/ SEATED H. Preston, J. McStay, T. Duncan, T. Bate, J. Jagger, E. Cockriell, R. Smith, J. Bennett, W. Whyte, J. Twardaloski, A. Lucas, R. Strachan"
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Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1752
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- November 6, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourteenth annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are: Clair Ross, Bill Jones, T. Carter, J. Britton, B. Morton, J. Wilson, E. Black, K. Logan, T. Nield, H. Preston, B…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourteenth annual Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are: Clair Ross, Bill Jones, T. Carter, J. Britton, B. Morton, J. Wilson, E. Black, K. Logan, T. Nield, H. Preston, B. Mills, T. Walker, J. Swan, A. Walker, J. Cook, W. M. Stobbart, C. Stromnes, R. Baylis, J. Buckthorp, J. Stewart, J. Rabbit, J. Daly, T. Williams, H. Minshall and J. Prescott. Kneeling (or sitting on chairs) in the middle row are: H. Daly, B. White, B. Vicars, G. Pruden, J. Koss, Doris White, J. Twardaloski, W. Doran, A. Stoddart, H. Mitchell, J. Hughes, T. Bate. Sitting on the floor in the front row are: W. Whyte, P. Pamphlet, E. Smith, W. Pruden, J. Cockriell, R. Smith, R. Long, J. Jagger, A. Lucas, J. Bennett and R. Strachan.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Ross, Clair
- Jones, W. C. "Bill"
- Carter, Tommy A.
- Britton, J.
- Morton, B.
- Wilson, Jack
- Black, E.
- Logan, K.
- Nield, T.
- Preston, H.
- Mills, B. L.
- Walker, T.
- Swan, Jim C.
- Walker, A.
- Cook, J.
- Stobbart, W. M
- Stromnes, C.
- Baylis, R. H. "Bob"
- Buckthorp, Jack
- Stewart, Jim W.
- Rabbit, J. E.
- Daly, J. Art
- Williams, Tom G.
- Minshall, Harry H.
- Prescott, John S
- Daly, L. Harry
- White, B.
- Vicars, H. B. "Bert"
- Pruden, G. Arthur
- Koss, J.
- White, Doris E.
- Twardaloski, J.
- Doran, W.
- Stoddart, A.
- Mitchell, H.
- Hughes, John Malcolm
- Bate, Tom D.
- Whyte, W.
- Pamphlet, J. Piercy
- Smith, E.
- Pruden, W.
- Cockriell, J.
- Smith, Ralph
- Long, R.
- Jagger, Jim
- Lucas, A.
- Bennett, J.
- Strachan, Robert "Bob"
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.19
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- November 6, 1965
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- George Allen Aerial Photos Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typed caption taped to verso of photograph reads: "MEMBERSHIP ATTENDING THE/ 14TH AVVNUAL DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY/ 25 YEAR CLUB BANQUET/ BACK ROW: CLAIR ROSS, BILL JONES, T. CARTER, J. BRITTON, B. MORTON, J. WILSON, E. BLACK, K. LOGAN,/ T. NIELD, H. PRESTON, B. MILLS, T. WALKER, J. SWAN, A. WALKER, J. COOK, WM. STOBBART,/ C. STROMNES, R. BAYLIS, J. BUCKTHORP, J. STEWART, J. RABBIT, J. DALY, T. WILLIAMS,/ H. MINSHALL, J. PRESCOTT./ SECOND ROW:/ H. DALY, B. WHITE, B. VICARS, G. PRUDEN, J. KOSS, MRS. D. WHITE, J. TWARDOLOSKI, W. DORAN,/ A. STODDART, H. MITCHELL, J. HUGHES, T. BATE./ FRONT ROW:/ W. WHYTE, P. PAMPHLET, E. SMITH, W. PRUDEN, J. COCKRIELL, R. SMITH, R. LONG,/ J. JAGGER, A. LUCAS, J. BENNETT, R. STRACHAN"
- Photographer's mark stamped to verso of photograph reads: "George Allen Aerial Photos [address + date]"
- Photographer identifies photograph as no. 3094
- Note in blue felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "Nov. 6, 1965"