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Accent on the archives- Burnaby history and camp
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4607
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 2002 and 2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 1 photograph : col. + laser copies
- Scope and Content
- File consists of master copies of articles which were created by Paulene Hall for the newsletter "Guidelines Burnaby Royal Area" - "Accent on the Archives". Burnaby Guide archival materials were compiled from scrapbooks, photographs, newspapers, biographies and research to create articles for th…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 1 photograph : col. + laser copies
- Scope and Content
- File consists of master copies of articles which were created by Paulene Hall for the newsletter "Guidelines Burnaby Royal Area" - "Accent on the Archives". Burnaby Guide archival materials were compiled from scrapbooks, photographs, newspapers, biographies and research to create articles for the newsletter. Subject matter within these master copies is about the history of Burnaby Girl Guides and camp.
- Creator
- Hall, Paulene
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.91
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 2002 and 2004]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
![Snow in Burnaby Mountain Park, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2935-3.jpg?width=280)
Snow in Burnaby Mountain Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97636
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of snowy landscapes and people enjoying the snow in Burnaby Mountain Park. Photographs depict people walking underneath snowy trees, tobogganing, building snowballs, and close-up photographs of snow on vegetation and objects.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2935
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of snowy landscapes and people enjoying the snow in Burnaby Mountain Park. Photographs depict people walking underneath snowy trees, tobogganing, building snowballs, and close-up photographs of snow on vegetation and objects.
- Names
- Burnaby Mountain Park
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2935-3: "Colin Streiling, and his son, Ashton, 7, discover the hard way that what goes down, must come up, on the toboggan hill at Burnaby Mountain Park."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2935-6: "Erik Nenzen, 2, needs a little help from his dad, Tor, as he tries out skis for only the second time in his young life, at Burnaby Mountain Park."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2935-7: "Colin Streiling prepares to try a slide down the toboggan hill at Burnaby Mountain Park."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2935-8: "Dave Kent adds to the giant snowball he's building in the winter wonderland at Burnaby Mountain Park."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2935-9: "Liz Palk takes in the spectacular wintery view from Burnaby Mountain Park, near Horizons Restaurant."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2935-10: "Hikers on the Trans Canada Trail atop Burnaby Mountain are surrounded by a winter wonderland."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Snow in Burnaby Mountain Park, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2935-3.jpg)
![March for Hunger at Swangard Stadium, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2098.jpg?width=280)
March for Hunger at Swangard Stadium
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96437
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Scouts and Guides from Burnaby and Vancouver walking around the track at Swangard Stadium as part of their eighth annual March for Hunger. Some of the children wear their uniforms and some people carry flags.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2098
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Scouts and Guides from Burnaby and Vancouver walking around the track at Swangard Stadium as part of their eighth annual March for Hunger. Some of the children wear their uniforms and some people carry flags.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Events - Fundraising
- Buildings - Recreational - Stadiums
- Names
- Swangard Stadium
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Scouts and Guides from Burnaby and Vancouver hiked around Swangard Stadium and Central Park in their eighth annual March for Hunger, to raise donations for the Food Bank."
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![March for Hunger at Swangard Stadium, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2098.jpg)
![Central Park snow, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1626.jpg?width=280)
Central Park snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95794
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two people dressed in winter clothing in Central Park. They are walking down a snow-covered path by the pond; it is snowing and the trees and ground are covered in snow. Many ducks are visible in the pond.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1626
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two people dressed in winter clothing in Central Park. They are walking down a snow-covered path by the pond; it is snowing and the trees and ground are covered in snow. Many ducks are visible in the pond.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Thursday's snowfall creates a winter wonderland around the duck pond in Burnaby's Central Park."
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Central Park snow, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1626.jpg)
![Archer and snowmen at Burnaby Lake, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1734.jpg?width=280)
Archer and snowmen at Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95984
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Shawn Hunter holding up a bow and arrow at the Burnaby Lake Archery Range. Hunter is surrounded by snowmen and the ground is also covered in snow.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1734
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Shawn Hunter holding up a bow and arrow at the Burnaby Lake Archery Range. Hunter is surrounded by snowmen and the ground is also covered in snow.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Shawn Hunter takes careful aim under the icy gaze of some of the 14 snowman sentries that had been built by members of the Burnaby Archers between rounds of their first competition of the season, held on Jan. 1 at Burnaby Lake."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
- Kensington Avenue
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Archer and snowmen at Burnaby Lake, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1734.jpg)
![Burnaby Mountain driving range in snow, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1964.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Mountain driving range in snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96281
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Brian Jae preparing a swing at the Burnaby Mountain Golf Club driving range. The grass is covered in snow.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1964
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Brian Jae preparing a swing at the Burnaby Mountain Golf Club driving range. The grass is covered in snow.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Brian Jae doesn't let the fresh snow keep him from honing his golf swing at the driving range at Burnaby Mountain Golf Club. He says he uses balls with a red stripe on them so he can spot them against the white ground."
- Geographic Access
- Halifax Street
- Street Address
- 7600 Halifax Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
![Burnaby Mountain driving range in snow, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1964.jpg)
![Snow day on Burnaby Mountain, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3065.jpg?width=280)
Snow day on Burnaby Mountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97939
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified teenagers tubing in the snow at Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3065
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified teenagers tubing in the snow at Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Names
- Burnaby Mountain Park
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Eventhough Sunday night's snow melted quickly on Monday morning, enough of it stuck around on Burnaby Mountain to bring out the tobogganers and tubers to the slopes at Burnaby Mountain Park."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Snow day on Burnaby Mountain, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3065.jpg)
![Lotus Sports Club, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1862.jpg?width=280)
Lotus Sports Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96165
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Lotus Sports Club carrying their outrigger canoe across snowy ground at Barnet Marine Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1862
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Lotus Sports Club carrying their outrigger canoe across snowy ground at Barnet Marine Park.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Canoeing
- Recreational Activities
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Hardy paddlers roll their outrigger through the snow to the Lotus Sports Club's appropriately-named Icebreaker races at Barnet Marine Park on Saturday. More than 192 paddlers from Chilliwack to Vancouver Island competed in the first outrigger races of the season."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Marine Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Lotus Sports Club, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1862.jpg)
![Radio-controlled boating at Deer Lake, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2375.jpg?width=280)
Radio-controlled boating at Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96817
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Cooper placing his radio-controlled trimaran boat into Deer Lake from a dock. Deer Lake Beach is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2375
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Cooper placing his radio-controlled trimaran boat into Deer Lake from a dock. Deer Lake Beach is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Beaches
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ray Cooper struggles to launch his 6-foot tall radio-controlled trimiran from the dock at Deer Lake."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Radio-controlled boating at Deer Lake, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2375.jpg)
![Anne Grainger, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3068.jpg?width=280)
Anne Grainger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97942
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Grainger cross-country skiing in the snow in Richmond Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3068
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Anne Grainger cross-country skiing in the snow in Richmond Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Anne Grainger takes her cross-country skis out for a spin in Richmond Park."
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Park
- Edmonds Street
- Street Address
- 7435 Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
![Anne Grainger, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3068.jpg)
![Carlos Almengor in Central Park, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2932.jpg?width=280)
Carlos Almengor in Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97633
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Carlos Almengor playing soccer in the snow in Central Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2932
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Carlos Almengor playing soccer in the snow in Central Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Carlos Almengor isn't about to let a few inches of snow keep him from getting in a few kicks at the soccer ball in Burnaby's Central Park. He's originally from Panama, and he says the biggest challenge is getting hit foot under the ball after it has sunk into the snow."
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Carlos Almengor in Central Park, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2932.jpg)
![Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures, [between 1970 and 2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/600/618-020-9.jpg?width=280)
Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91702
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1970 and 2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-020
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists photographs of a snow-covered Burnaby Lake and a snowy owl perched on a large tree stump.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Animals - Birds
- Plants - Trees
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from negative envelope
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Snow Owl / Burnaby Lake Snow Pictures, [between 1970 and 2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/600/618-020-9.jpg)
![Walk in the snow, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3056.jpg?width=280)
Walk in the snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97930
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified people walking over a bridge in a park, surrounded by snow and trees.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3056
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified people walking over a bridge in a park, surrounded by snow and trees.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of the photograph
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Walk in the snow, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3056.jpg)
![Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_001.JPG?width=280)
Interview with Shirley Cohn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_001.JPG)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3![Mike Achilles at Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3009.jpg?width=280)
Mike Achilles at Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97735
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mike Achilles flying a radio-controlled electric jet at the Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club's flying area at Burnaby Lake Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mike Achilles flying a radio-controlled electric jet at the Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club's flying area at Burnaby Lake Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Mike Achilles takes advantage of the turn in the weather to launch his Pico radio-controlled electric jet, at the Burnaby Lake Hoods-Up Club's flying area at Burnaby Lake Park. The club has more than 130 members, making it one of the largest in Western Canada."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Mike Achilles at Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3009.jpg)
Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory616
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:09:21
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the lan…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby would have on biking in the new conservation area. He also talks about forming the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association in 2000, its goals, fund raising, and members.
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:09:21
- Names
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
- Simon Fraser University
- Burnaby Mountain Biking Association
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Features - Trails
- Sports - Cycling
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Persons - Volunteers
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- November 16, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Ron Burton conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Burton was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding, goals, and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association as told by one of the founders and President of the club, Ron Burton, and about the development of mountain biking and trail construction on Burnaby Mountain, both prior to and after the creation of the conservation area in 1995/96. Ron Burton also talks about his childhood, his work as a Burnaby school trustee, and the sports and recreational activities he has enjoyed on the mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Ron Burton was born in Burnaby in 1954 to Fred and Shirley Burton. He grew up in East Vancouver and attended Hastings Elementary and Gladstone Secondary schools. He worked on the waterfront for Viterra, became a member of the Grain Workers Union and joined the NDP in 1972. He and his wife moved to Burnaby’s Vancouver Heights in 1982 and Forest Grove in 1988. He has served as a Board of Education Trustee in the Burnaby School District since first being elected in 1987, currently serving as Board Chair. Ron is founder and President of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and an active rider on Burnaby Mountain since 1988. The Association was founded in 2000, registering as a society in 2005, with the goals to build sustainable trails on Burnaby Mountain, to provide education about trail riding, and to advocate for and improve the image of mountain biking. Under Ron’s leadership the Association has successfully recruited members and formed a cooperative relationship with Burnaby’s Parks staff and with other park trail users.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 1:01:32
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, Ronald C. "Ron"
- Interview Location
- Meeting room at the Burnaby School District office
- 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 two of interview with Ron Burton
Track two of interview with Ron Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_2.mp3Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory617
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 2000-2015
- Length
- 0:11:04
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of how volunteers participate in maintaining trails on Burnaby Mountain in cooperation with City staff, which are organized as four Trail Days per year. He talks about the relationship between Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of how volunteers participate in maintaining trails on Burnaby Mountain in cooperation with City staff, which are organized as four Trail Days per year. He talks about the relationship between Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and the Parks department, the role the BMBA plays in educating its members, and the challenge biking’s “extreme” image has presented.
- Date Range
- 2000-2015
- Length
- 0:11:04
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Geographic Features - Trails
- Sports - Cycling
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- November 16, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Ron Burton conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Burton was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding, goals, and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association as told by one of the founders and President of the club, Ron Burton, and about the development of mountain biking and trail construction on Burnaby Mountain, both prior to and after the creation of the conservation area in 1995/96. Ron Burton also talks about his childhood, his work as a Burnaby school trustee, and the sports and recreational activities he has enjoyed on the mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Ron Burton was born in Burnaby in 1954 to Fred and Shirley Burton. He grew up in East Vancouver and attended Hastings Elementary and Gladstone Secondary schools. He worked on the waterfront for Viterra, became a member of the Grain Workers Union and joined the NDP in 1972. He and his wife moved to Burnaby’s Vancouver Heights in 1982 and Forest Grove in 1988. He has served as a Board of Education Trustee in the Burnaby School District since first being elected in 1987, currently serving as Board Chair. Ron is founder and President of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and an active rider on Burnaby Mountain since 1988. The Association was founded in 2000, registering as a society in 2005, with the goals to build sustainable trails on Burnaby Mountain, to provide education about trail riding, and to advocate for and improve the image of mountain biking. Under Ron’s leadership the Association has successfully recruited members and formed a cooperative relationship with Burnaby’s Parks staff and with other park trail users.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 1:01:32
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, Ronald C. "Ron"
- Interview Location
- Meeting room at the Burnaby School District office
- 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 three of interview with Ron Burton
Track three of interview with Ron Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_3.mp3![Shirley Fisher, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2109-1.jpg?width=280)
Shirley Fisher
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96485
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Shirley Fisher, who formerly ran the boat rental concession at the Deer Lake Park beach, preparing to cycle across Canada. Photographs depict Fisher posing with her bicycle on the beach at Deer Lake and looking at a photograph album in the canoe rental shed at Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2109
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Shirley Fisher, who formerly ran the boat rental concession at the Deer Lake Park beach, preparing to cycle across Canada. Photographs depict Fisher posing with her bicycle on the beach at Deer Lake and looking at a photograph album in the canoe rental shed at Deer Lake.
- Names
- Fisher, Shirley
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2109-1: "Shirley Fisher is preparing to cycle across Canada, after retiring from her job running the boat rental concession at Deer Lake."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2109-2: "Shirley Fisher leafs through a photo album of memories of her years running the canoe rental shed at Deer Lake. She's retiring to pursue her dream of cycling across Canada."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Shirley Fisher, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2109-1.jpg)
![Bookcrossing, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1810.jpg?width=280)
Bookcrossing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96061
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Alexander Martin, a member of bookcrossing.com, seated at an outdoor patio table. Several books sit on the table in front of him and one is labelled "Free Book!"
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1810
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Alexander Martin, a member of bookcrossing.com, seated at an outdoor patio table. Several books sit on the table in front of him and one is labelled "Free Book!"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ian Alexander Martin is a member of bookcrossing.com, a worldwide affiliation of book lovers who share literacy by leaving behind free books from their own collections in public places like cafes, park benches and bus stops. Members can then track where their books have gone through a website."
Images
![Bookcrossing, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1810.jpg)
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4494
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:11:02 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the earning and spending of money, household living arrangements, friends, and recreational activities. Bob describes his small businesses, and how he spent the money he earned. He shares his perspective that the self-sufficiency and practicality o…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:11:02 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the earning and spending of money, household living arrangements, friends, and recreational activities. Bob describes his small businesses, and how he spent the money he earned. He shares his perspective that the self-sufficiency and practicality of the people he knew at the time had their origin in the community’s experiences of the First World War. Bob discusses his family’s living arrangements, and how they moved as circumstances required, although they always remained in the same area. Bob recalls his school sporting activities, and the Army Cadets organized in his high school during World War II. He talks of his friends and how they played in the bush, at the millponds, and on Still Creek, and how they could skate on the frozen creek to Burnaby Lake. He describes the hunting and fishing, and the field and water trials for retrievers in the marsh.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Organizations - Boys Societies and Clubs
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Sports - Skating
- Names
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Still Creek
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 2, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 2, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_002.mp3