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Map of Burnaby Municipality
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8693
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, ms. annotations and hand col. on linen ; 83.5 x 57.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Map of "BURNABY / MUNICIPALITY". "COMPILED & PUBLISHED / BY / DOMINION BLUEPRINT & MAP CO. / 576 SEYMOUR STREET / PHONE SEY. 4670 / VANCOUVER, B.C." The map also includes a handwritten title in ink above which reads: "Townplanning Maps in T.135." District lots, subdivisions, wards, blocks, schools…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, ms. annotations and hand col. on linen ; 83.5 x 57.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1666]
- Scope and Content
- Map of "BURNABY / MUNICIPALITY". "COMPILED & PUBLISHED / BY / DOMINION BLUEPRINT & MAP CO. / 576 SEYMOUR STREET / PHONE SEY. 4670 / VANCOUVER, B.C." The map also includes a handwritten title in ink above which reads: "Townplanning Maps in T.135." District lots, subdivisions, wards, blocks, schools, names, roads, railways are identified in black ink along with water ways and municipal borders. Additions have been added on top of original map print which include: red dashed lines in ink; green, blue, red lines in pencil crayon; purple, brown and red watercolour on some lots along with a bridge across the Fraser R. in red ink; pencilled Standard, Shell and Union Oil properties; pencilled numbers, arrows, natural features, notes; one line is "Gas 1930", "April 1924" next to a lot notation.
- Publisher
- Compiled and Published by Dominion Blueprint & Map Co.
- Responsibility
- Hill and Barnett Land Surveyors
- Accession Code
- BV994.34.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1921]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Scale is measured in inches to feet
Agreement for sale of land - George Richard Love and William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10078
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Oct. 31, 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Document consists of a Land title transfer agreement between George Richard Love (No. 1365 Newcombe Street, Burnaby) and William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Parker in relation to a portion of the southerly 12.687 acres of Block 1, of the easterly portion of District Lot 25, according to Map No. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Material Details
- "This agreement, made in duplicate this Thirty-first / day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty eight / Between / George Richard Love . . . . . / AND / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER . . ./ And SARA MARIA PARKER . . . " printed and typed on the top of the first page.
- Scope and Content
- Document consists of a Land title transfer agreement between George Richard Love (No. 1365 Newcombe Street, Burnaby) and William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Parker in relation to a portion of the southerly 12.687 acres of Block 1, of the easterly portion of District Lot 25, according to Map No. 813.
- History
- See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV012.31.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Oct. 31, 1928
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Agreement for sale of land - George Richard Love and William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10079
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Land title transfer agreement between George Richard Love (No. 1365 Newcombe Street, Burnaby) and William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Parker in relation to a portion of the southerly 12.687 acres of Block 1, of the easterly portion of District Lot 25, according to Map No. 813.…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Material Details
- "This agreement, made in duplicate this Thirty-first / day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty eight / Between / George Richard Love . . . . . / AND / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER . . ./ And SARA MARIA PARKER . . . " printed and typed on the top of the first page.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Land title transfer agreement between George Richard Love (No. 1365 Newcombe Street, Burnaby) and William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Parker in relation to a portion of the southerly 12.687 acres of Block 1, of the easterly portion of District Lot 25, according to Map No. 813.This document is a copy in blue ink of the the original document (BV012.31.10) but is notarized with J.J. Johnston's seal under the bottom section "FOR MAKER (INCLUDING MARRIED WOMAN)" and signed on November 7, 1928.
- History
- See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV012.31.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1928
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Allanson family clearing land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35793
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923 (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 the Allanson family clearing the land at 12 Warwick Avenue bought by Malcolm and Mabel Allanson. Left to right: William Allanson, Mabel Allanson, Malcolm Allanson, and Jessie Allanson. William and Jessie Allanson are the parents of Malcolm. Mabel and Malcolm Allanson are married.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923 (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.
- 204-651
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Allanson family clearing the land at 12 Warwick Avenue bought by Malcolm and Mabel Allanson. Left to right: William Allanson, Mabel Allanson, Malcolm Allanson, and Jessie Allanson. William and Jessie Allanson are the parents of Malcolm. Mabel and Malcolm Allanson are married.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Plants - Trees
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Warwick Avenue
- Street Address
- 12 Warwick Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Ernie Carpenter clearing land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35789
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923 (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 Ernie Carpenter clearing a lot at 3336 Beresford Street (later renumbered 5268 Beresford Street) near Royal Oak Avenue. Mr. Carpenter built a house here, and then cultivated an English garden and prize-winning onions and flowers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923 (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.
- 204-647
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernie Carpenter clearing a lot at 3336 Beresford Street (later renumbered 5268 Beresford Street) near Royal Oak Avenue. Mr. Carpenter built a house here, and then cultivated an English garden and prize-winning onions and flowers.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Plants - Trees
- Names
- Carpenter, Ernie
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Beresford Street
- Street Address
- 5268 Beresford Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Land being cleared for Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription902
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men standing on Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and L…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.7 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men standing on Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way) with Laurel Street in the background on the left and the site of Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church as a lot with blackened stumps. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. According to an accompanying note located with the photograph, the first church building burned to the ground the night before it was to be blessed. Insurance for the church had been arranged for by Colonel Dorrell only hours before it was burned and even though signatures had not been affixed to the policy, the insurance company honoured the claim. The second building was smaller and had no basement. Father Trainer was the first priest. This church was torn down in 1974 and a new church building was erected across the road on Canada Way.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Canada Way
- Laurel Street
- Accession Code
- HV975.105.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1929
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Information on the scope and content of the photograph is taken from an acquisition record from the time of the accession
Images
Land Registry document re title no. 4130 K
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18803
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a document from the Government of British Columbia Land Registry Office re indefeasible title no. 4130 K signed by Arthur G. Smith, District Registrar of Titles.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a document from the Government of British Columbia Land Registry Office re indefeasible title no. 4130 K signed by Arthur G. Smith, District Registrar of Titles.
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.23
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Document, buff paper with blue letterhead and blue carbon typing; B.C. coat of arms at top with motto; "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA", then headed "LAND REGISTRY OFFICE, Vancouver, B.C."; "Sir: I have the honour to enclose herewith Certificate of Indefeasible Title No.", and dotted line with "4130 K" in black ink; "Under the Act, all original documents, including your deed, must remain on deposit in this office when registered. Your attention is called to the fact that the enclosed is a valuable document and that you cannot deal with your property without its production. If you desire and return the Certificate it will be kept in this office for you free of charge. Kindly acknowledge receipt. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, "ARTHUR G. SMITH, District Registrar of titles, per" and dotted line with illegible black ink initials; "Registered mail."; at bottom, "Received Certificate of Title No." "4130K" "this", blank line, "day of", blank line, ", 192--"; at bottom, "(Signed)", blank line; at bottom left, "1M-1224-8313"; watermark "PROGRESS BOND" "MADE IN CANADA"
Land Sales series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription151
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Legal Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created during the land sale process coordinated by the City of Burnaby’s Legal Department. Records include: correspondence, memos, agreements, proposals, tenders, bids, reports, receipts for fees paid, registration of sale agreements, Land Title forms, surveys, appraisal…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Legal Department fonds
- Series
- Land Sales series
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created during the land sale process coordinated by the City of Burnaby’s Legal Department. Records include: correspondence, memos, agreements, proposals, tenders, bids, reports, receipts for fees paid, registration of sale agreements, Land Title forms, surveys, appraisals, estimates, legal opinions, as well as maps and other cartographic material.
- History
- In 2017, responsibility for City land sales was transferred to Realty and Lands.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Love and Leonard land records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18838
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1893-1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 plans + 8 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of land deeds, land sale agreements, documents regarding payment and survey and subdivision plans. Records refer to the Love family property in District Lot 25, the Leonard family property in District Lot 352 and other lots in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 plans + 8 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of land deeds, land sale agreements, documents regarding payment and survey and subdivision plans. Records refer to the Love family property in District Lot 25, the Leonard family property in District Lot 352 and other lots in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV992.26
- BV012.31
- Date
- 1893-1962
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory252
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1919-1955
- Length
- 0:06:06
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's memories of constructing a mill for Simpson & Giberson and of working on homes for himself, Angus McLean and Percy Little in the Lochdale area. He discusses the strike at Barnet mill and reads an essay written by Grace E. Carpenter. Land clear…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's memories of constructing a mill for Simpson & Giberson and of working on homes for himself, Angus McLean and Percy Little in the Lochdale area. He discusses the strike at Barnet mill and reads an essay written by Grace E. Carpenter. Land clearing is described in detail. Alfred also relates a story from 1920 involving early settlers E. Powell and J. Amos.
- Date Range
- 1919-1955
- Photo Info
- Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
- Length
- 0:06:06
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Total Tracks
- 12
- Total Length
- 1:38:06
- Interviewee Name
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
- 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 recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track two of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_2.mp3
Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory253
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1903-1940
- Length
- 0:09:46
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's descriptions of road construction in Burnaby, including the names of the settlers and logging companies involved in their construction. Alfred discusses the changes that took place during World War I, along with municipal Relief work that he t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's descriptions of road construction in Burnaby, including the names of the settlers and logging companies involved in their construction. Alfred discusses the changes that took place during World War I, along with municipal Relief work that he took part in at Burnaby Mountain. Alfred also discusses early schools and mentions his wife, Ada Bingham.
- Date Range
- 1903-1940
- Photo Info
- Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
- Length
- 0:09:46
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Total Tracks
- 12
- Total Length
- 1:38:06
- Interviewee Name
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
- 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 recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track three of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_3.mp3
Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory257
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1919-1939
- Length
- 0:09:44
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's continuation of reading his series of short stories. He reads "WHAT THE LOCHDALE DISTRICT LOOKED LIKE IN 1919-20-21-22" and "1st and SECOND SETTLERS IN THE LOCHDALE DISTRICT" both written in 1963.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's continuation of reading his series of short stories. He reads "WHAT THE LOCHDALE DISTRICT LOOKED LIKE IN 1919-20-21-22" and "1st and SECOND SETTLERS IN THE LOCHDALE DISTRICT" both written in 1963.
- Date Range
- 1919-1939
- Photo Info
- Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
- Length
- 0:09:44
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Total Tracks
- 12
- Total Length
- 1:38:06
- Interviewee Name
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
- 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.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track seven of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track seven of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_7.mp3
Annie Eshelby in front of a felled tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35363
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- 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 Mrs. Annie Eshelby in front of a felled tree measuring six feet in diameter. She is sitting on a chair with a black and white cat lying across her lap. This photograph was taken at the lot on Fell Avenue and Dundas Street, North Burnaby, which was cleared for the Eshelby family home. …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- 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.
- 204-220
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. Annie Eshelby in front of a felled tree measuring six feet in diameter. She is sitting on a chair with a black and white cat lying across her lap. This photograph was taken at the lot on Fell Avenue and Dundas Street, North Burnaby, which was cleared for the Eshelby family home. Annie Eshelby (nee Perrey) was married to Frank Eshelby. They settled in Burnaby after moving from England in 1922.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cats
- Land Clearing
- Plants - Trees
- Names
- Eshelby, Annie Perrey
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Fell Avenue
- Dundas Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Digging In
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34387
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam shovel digging into a hill. A horse team pulling a dump wagon stand next to it. The location is unknown. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway dur…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-094
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam shovel digging into a hill. A horse team pulling a dump wagon stand next to it. The location is unknown. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Occupations - Labourers
- Transportation - Horses
- Transportation - Wagons
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Dropping the load
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34388
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 6.3 x 11.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam shovel working in a cleared path through the woods. The location is unknown. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Peers family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 6.3 x 11.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 020-095
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steam shovel working in a cleared path through the woods. The location is unknown. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37049
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside an Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller used for clearing land.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-512
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside an Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller used for clearing land.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-513.jpg?width=280)
Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37050
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside an Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller used for clearing land. In the background another man is standing beside a pile of stumps.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-513
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing beside an Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller used for clearing land. In the background another man is standing beside a pile of stumps.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Occupations - Labourers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Easthope Gasoline Stump Puller, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-513.jpg)
![Gus Rintanen, [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-076.jpg?width=280)
Gus Rintanen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76945
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gus Rintanen clearing land with an unidentified man in either Oregon or Washington.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-076
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gus Rintanen clearing land with an unidentified man in either Oregon or Washington.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Names
- Rintanen, Gus
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Gus Rintanen, [192-] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-076.jpg)
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory287
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1910-1946
- Length
- 0:09:17
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
- Date Range
- 1910-1946
- Photo Info
- Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
- Length
- 0:09:17
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Geographic Access
- Napier Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- 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
Images
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_1.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory650
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two ro…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s immigration to the USA in 1904 at age 16, his return to Norway and marrying Martine, her parents emigration from Norway to Vancouver in 1930, her father’s purchase of an acre of land on Curtis Street and building a two room house for the family, Reidun’s birth in 1931, and the family’s move to Curtis Street in 1932. She talks about her childhood memories of playing on a big stump and cedar log in the yard.
- Date Range
- 1904-1940
- Length
- 0:11:22
- Names
- Seim, Sjur
- Seim, Martine
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Reidun Seim
Track one of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_1.mp3