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All round cord ceremony

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Girl Guide, Sandy Hyslop and mother Pauline Hyslop. Sandy is being awarded her "All Round Cord" award in a ceremony. Sandy is dressed in uniform and holding her three right fingers up in a Girl Guide salute while shaking hands with her mother, Pauline Hyslop. The "All Round Cord" awar…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Girl Guide, Sandy Hyslop and mother Pauline Hyslop. Sandy is being awarded her "All Round Cord" award in a ceremony. Sandy is dressed in uniform and holding her three right fingers up in a Girl Guide salute while shaking hands with her mother, Pauline Hyslop. The "All Round Cord" award also known as the "All Around Cord" award was in place between 1910 and 1993.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Hyslop, Pauline
Hyslop, Sandy
Accession Code
BV015.35.312
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Photograph was found loose in scrapbook BV015.35.159
See also photographs BV016.49.122 and BV016.49.123
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"All Round Cord" recipient

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kathyrn "Kathy" Raadsheer (nee Hardy) receiving her "All-Round Cord" from Commissioner Mrs. Winnie James. Kathyrn Hardy is dressed in uniform with her right arm raised in a girl guide salute to the presenting Commissioner. Kathy Hardy was a member 19th Company Central Park Division Gu…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kathyrn "Kathy" Raadsheer (nee Hardy) receiving her "All-Round Cord" from Commissioner Mrs. Winnie James. Kathyrn Hardy is dressed in uniform with her right arm raised in a girl guide salute to the presenting Commissioner. Kathy Hardy was a member 19th Company Central Park Division Guides. The "All Round Cord" award also known as the "All Around Cord" award was in place between 1910 and 1993.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Raadsheer, Kathryn Hardy
James, Winnie
Accession Code
BV015.36.116
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Photographs and slides were arranged by Kathyrn Raadsheer (nee Hardy)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 10, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of scrapbook (page 7/10) BV015.36.82.
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Bruce Northorp and Robert Prittie

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1969 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff-sergeant Bruce Northorp in uniform, shaking hands with Burnaby Mayor Robert Prittie, as the Mayor presents him with the RCMP's 20-year long-service metal at a ceremony at city hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1969 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1098
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff-sergeant Bruce Northorp in uniform, shaking hands with Burnaby Mayor Robert Prittie, as the Mayor presents him with the RCMP's 20-year long-service metal at a ceremony at city hall.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Public Services - Policing
Ceremonies - Awards
Personal Symbols - Certificates
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Northorp, Bruce
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Burnaby Long Service Awards

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 3 men and 1 woman standing inside the Gai Paree Supper Club. The photograph was taken at the Burnaby Long Service Awards ceremony in 1964. From left to right they are Jim Martin (35 years with the City), John Shaw (30 years with the City), Lillian Stone (35 years with the City), and L…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Civil Service series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-070
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of 3 men and 1 woman standing inside the Gai Paree Supper Club. The photograph was taken at the Burnaby Long Service Awards ceremony in 1964. From left to right they are Jim Martin (35 years with the City), John Shaw (30 years with the City), Lillian Stone (35 years with the City), and Les Francis (35 years with the City).
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Gai Paree Supper Club
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Martin, Jim
Stone, Lillian
Francis, Les
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "Long Service Awards - Burnaby / Held at Gai Paree Supper Club - 1964" and identifies the people and their years of service.
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
6669 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Girl Guide ceremony

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified Girl Guides who may be receiving their "All Round Cord" awards in a ceremony. Both Girl Guides are dressed in uniforms and one of the guides is shaking hands with an unidentified woman. . The "All Round Cord" award also known as the "All Around Cord" award was in plac…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified Girl Guides who may be receiving their "All Round Cord" awards in a ceremony. Both Girl Guides are dressed in uniforms and one of the guides is shaking hands with an unidentified woman. . The "All Round Cord" award also known as the "All Around Cord" award was in place between 1910 and 1993.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV016.49.122
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
See also photographs BV016.49.123 and BV015.35.312
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Girl Guide ceremony

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified Girl Guides who may be receiving their "All Round Cord" awards in a ceremony. The "All Round Cord" award also known as the "All Around Cord" award was in place between 1910 and 1993. Both Girl Guides are dressed in uniforms and are standing alongside an unidentifed G…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified Girl Guides who may be receiving their "All Round Cord" awards in a ceremony. The "All Round Cord" award also known as the "All Around Cord" award was in place between 1910 and 1993. Both Girl Guides are dressed in uniforms and are standing alongside an unidentifed Girl Guide leader. Both Girl Guides are wearing the new two piece uniforms which were a change from the older one piece version. The bottom of the guide uniform appears at first glance to be a skirt but in reality is a pair of full colottes.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV016.49.123
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
See also photographs BV016.49.122 and BV015.35.312
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Gold Cord recipients

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
21 Apr. 1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gold Cord Recipients gathered together for a group photograph outside of Government House, Victoria on Wednesday April 21, 1965. Sea Ranger Kathyrn Raadsheer (nee Hardy) was the recipient of her Gold Cord, Guiding's highest award. Another ceremony was held in Kathyrn "Kathy" Hardy's h…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gold Cord Recipients gathered together for a group photograph outside of Government House, Victoria on Wednesday April 21, 1965. Sea Ranger Kathyrn Raadsheer (nee Hardy) was the recipient of her Gold Cord, Guiding's highest award. Another ceremony was held in Kathyrn "Kathy" Hardy's honour at West Burnaby United Church Hall on October 14 with her parents Mr and Mrs. R.H. Hardy of 4337 Wildwood Crescent, her Ranger crew from S.R.S. Royal Oak and special guests.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Raadsheer, Kathryn Hardy
Geographic Access
Victoria
Accession Code
BV015.36.113
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
21 Apr. 1965
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Photographs and slides were arranged by Kathyrn Raadsheer (nee Hardy)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 10, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of scrapbook (page 3/10) BV015.36.82.
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Governor General presents the Silver Cross

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46308
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 3, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener presenting the Silver Cross for Gallantry to Boy Scout Randall Annett of Burnaby for his attempt to save his younger brother from a fire earlier that year. In the background is the Governor General's Aid-de-camp Brigadier General E. G. Eakins in unifor…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 3, 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1196
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Governor General Roland Michener presenting the Silver Cross for Gallantry to Boy Scout Randall Annett of Burnaby for his attempt to save his younger brother from a fire earlier that year. In the background is the Governor General's Aid-de-camp Brigadier General E. G. Eakins in uniform.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Officials - Governor Generals
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Michener, Daniel Roland "Roland"
Annett, Randall
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Governor-General Roland Michener presents the silver cross for gallantry to Boy Scout Randall Annett of Burnaby for his attempt to save his younger brother from a fire earlier this year. Randall broke down a door, dragged his brother from the house and extinguished his burning clothes. The award is made to scouts who show considerable courage. In background is the governor-general's aid-de-camp Brig.-Gen. E. G. Eakins. The presentation was made during the governor-general's visit to Burnaby on Monday afternoon."
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Harry Royale presenting Bowling awards

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1961]
Collection/Fonds
Harry Royle fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in matt 27.5 x 30.5 cm mounted in frame 31 x 34 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Henry "Harry" Royle presenting bowling trophies to five men at the Rose Bowl bowling alley which was owned and operated by Harry. The names of the five men receiving the trophies are identified from left to right as; Larry Jang, Spike Lee, Tom Eng, Bob Mah and Herman Wong.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harry Royle fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in matt 27.5 x 30.5 cm mounted in frame 31 x 34 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Henry "Harry" Royle presenting bowling trophies to five men at the Rose Bowl bowling alley which was owned and operated by Harry. The names of the five men receiving the trophies are identified from left to right as; Larry Jang, Spike Lee, Tom Eng, Bob Mah and Herman Wong.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Ceremonies - Awards
Sports - Bowling
Names
Royle, Henry "Harry" Cecil
Rose Bowl
Lee, Spike
Jang, Larry
Eng, Tom
Mah, Bob
Wong, Herman
Accession Code
BV006.39.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1960 and 1961]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
2024-01-08
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Khandwritten names on bottom of matt beneath photograph read: "Larry Jang / Spike Lee / Tom Eng / Bob Mah / Herman Wong".
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Receiving the United Way campaign award

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65512
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1966 or 1967]
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman accepting the United Way campaign award for outstanding citizenship on behalf of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch for their 1966 United Appeal.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1966 or 1967]
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
153-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman accepting the United Way campaign award for outstanding citizenship on behalf of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch for their 1966 United Appeal.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Victorian Order of Nurses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: “Bby VON”
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Sergeant Brue with Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1960 and 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue, Regimental Number 16419 engaged in a hand shake with Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis as the Sergeant receives his Twenty Year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. A number of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue, Regimental Number 16419 engaged in a hand shake with Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis as the Sergeant receives his Twenty Year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. A number of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers are visible standing against the wall behind the two men.
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Officials - Lieutenant Governors
Clothing - Uniforms
Ceremonies - Awards
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Brue, Theodore Olaf
Willis, Errick
Accession Code
BV001.25.7
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1960 and 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Sgt. Theodore Olaf Brue/ Regimental Number 16419/ receiving 20 year long/ service & good conduct/ medal in Winnipeg, Man./ from Lieutenant-Governor/ Eric [sic] Willis."
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Interview with Jenny Siormanolakis

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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…
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
Documents
Audio Tracks

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

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
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