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Alice Sparman Sanders and Gerald Sanders cutting wedding cake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9885
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 8 Mar. 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm (sight) in mat 25.5 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of Alice V. Sparman Sanders and Gerald F. Sanders on their wedding day, cutting their wedding cake.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm (sight) in mat 25.5 x 18 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph is mounted in cardboard folder.
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of Alice V. Sparman Sanders and Gerald F. Sanders on their wedding day, cutting their wedding cake.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV018.34.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 8 Mar. 1948
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Bride and groom, [1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/244-007.jpg?width=280)
Bride and groom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36323
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bride and groom standing in a doorway. The bride is wearing a lace gown with puff sleeves and a train. Her veil has been lifted, and she is holding a bouquet of white flowers. The groom is wearing a tuxedo.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Andrew Johnson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 244-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-10
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a bride and groom standing in a doorway. The bride is wearing a lace gown with puff sleeves and a train. Her veil has been lifted, and she is holding a bouquet of white flowers. The groom is wearing a tuxedo.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Bride and groom, [1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/244-007.jpg)
![Bridesmaids Joyce and Mary, [1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0446_001.jpg?width=280)
Bridesmaids Joyce and Mary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20024
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Joyce (Stanley) Warner (left) and Mary (Stanley) Pearson dressed as bridesmaids. The sisters are dressed in long dresses and holding boquets of flowers. (ocassion could be their sister Ina Stanley's wedding)
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Joyce (Stanley) Warner (left) and Mary (Stanley) Pearson dressed as bridesmaids. The sisters are dressed in long dresses and holding boquets of flowers. (ocassion could be their sister Ina Stanley's wedding)
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.446
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1947]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-27
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "Joyce & Mary"
Images
![Bridesmaids Joyce and Mary, [1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0446_001.jpg)
Congratulatory certificate to Mr. and Mrs. Corsbie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20317
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 14 Apr. 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : col. ; handpainted on cardstock 38.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a hand painted congratulatory certificate with original signatures which reads: "Best Wishes to Mr. J.H. Corsbie, M.L.A. and Mrs. Corsbie, on the occasion of their marriage, from the Members of the British Columbia Legislature" dated 14th April 1948.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : col. ; handpainted on cardstock 38.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a hand painted congratulatory certificate with original signatures which reads: "Best Wishes to Mr. J.H. Corsbie, M.L.A. and Mrs. Corsbie, on the occasion of their marriage, from the Members of the British Columbia Legislature" dated 14th April 1948.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.40
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 14 Apr. 1948
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 19-09-2023
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
![Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens, [between 1940 and 1944] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-14.jpg?width=280)
Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85251
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 12 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 14. The film opens in with the Digney family in their yard and garden and Grandma Swan's funeral (Royal Oak Cemetery). The remainder of the footage provides views of the gardens surrounding the Oak Theatre and includes footage of a wedding,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 12 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 14. The film opens in with the Digney family in their yard and garden and Grandma Swan's funeral (Royal Oak Cemetery). The remainder of the footage provides views of the gardens surrounding the Oak Theatre and includes footage of a wedding, family pets at play, men and women playing badminton, views of both the interior and exterior of the Oak Theatre including female ushers. The film then moves on to a War Bond Drive and parade along Kingsway followed by more views of the Oak Theatre gardens.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens, [between 1940 and 1944] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-14.jpg)
Video
Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens, [between 1940 and 1944]
Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens, [between 1940 and 1944]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-14.m4v
Doris Hockley and Jean Macdonald-Taylor
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37801
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 4, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 2.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Doris Hockley and Jean Macdonald-Taylor, in wedding attire and holding bouquets, at the back of 3424 Olive Avenue (later renumbered 5827 Olive Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 4, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 2.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-389
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Doris Hockley and Jean Macdonald-Taylor, in wedding attire and holding bouquets, at the back of 3424 Olive Avenue (later renumbered 5827 Olive Avenue).
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Olive Avenue
- Street Address
- 5827 Olive Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Frank Battersby and his bride
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1824
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 6, 1942 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby, dressed in a Seaforth Highlander regalia standing next to his bride, who is wearing a wedding dress and a heart shaped pendant around her neck. She is also holding a bouquet of lilies.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w photocopy ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby, dressed in a Seaforth Highlander regalia standing next to his bride, who is wearing a wedding dress and a heart shaped pendant around her neck. She is also holding a bouquet of lilies.
- Names
- Battersby, Frank
- Accession Code
- BV004.104.113
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- June 6, 1942 (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typed on recto of photocopy: "June 6, 1942"
Images
![George Pearson and Mary Stanley wedding party, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0693_001.jpg?width=280)
George Pearson and Mary Stanley wedding party
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20271
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of groom, George Pearson (second from left) and bride, Mary Stanley (second from right) with best man Cal (far left) and maid of honour, Joyce (Stanley) Warner (far right).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of groom, George Pearson (second from left) and bride, Mary Stanley (second from right) with best man Cal (far left) and maid of honour, Joyce (Stanley) Warner (far right).
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.693
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-05
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "CAL_GEORGE PEARSON_MARY E_JOYCE / STANLEY"
Images
![George Pearson and Mary Stanley wedding party, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0693_001.jpg)
Group at Marion Root's wedding shower
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16577
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; sepia laminated ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of guests gathered at Marion Root's wedding shower taking place at 2805 Ardingley Avenue. The group is identified from left to right as; Tom Irvine; Del Root (behind); Nellie Dineen; Paddy O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien; Ray Root (behind) and Ralph Rink (in front).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; sepia laminated ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of guests gathered at Marion Root's wedding shower taking place at 2805 Ardingley Avenue. The group is identified from left to right as; Tom Irvine; Del Root (behind); Nellie Dineen; Paddy O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien; Ray Root (behind) and Ralph Rink (in front).
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Names
- Dineen, Daniel Stanley "Stan"
- Dineen, Marion Ethel Root
- Root, Adelbert Sherman "Del"
- Root, Raymond "Ray"
- Rink, Ralph
- Dineen, Ellen "Nellie" Cambridge
- O'Brien, Patrick "Paddy"
- Geographic Access
- Ardingley Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV998.67.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1945
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 02-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads:"Mr Irwin_Del Root_Ray Root / Nellie Dineen / Ralph Rink / Paddy O'Brien / Mrs. Obrien / Ardingley Ave / Marion's Wedding Shower"
Images
Harry and Gertrude O'Brien's wedding day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36650
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 12, 1940 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken on the wedding day of Harry and Gertrude O'Brien.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 12, 1940 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken on the wedding day of Harry and Gertrude O'Brien.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory569
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1906-1950
- Length
- 0:09:08
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Av…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Avenue in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on Burnaby Mountain.
- Date Range
- 1906-1950
- Length
- 0:09:08
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 14, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
- Biographical Notes
- Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:19:04
- Interviewee Name
- Olofson, B. Maureen
- Interview Location
- Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
- 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 Maureen Olofson
Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_1.mp3Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory570
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1952
- Length
- 0:14:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
- Date Range
- 1942-1952
- Length
- 0:14:54
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 14, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
- Biographical Notes
- Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:19:04
- Interviewee Name
- Olofson, B. Maureen
- Interview Location
- Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
- 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 Maureen Olofson
Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_2.mp3Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory571
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1980
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vanco…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vancouver.
- Date Range
- 1942-1980
- Length
- 0:06:55
- Names
- Olofson, Axel
- GAK Fur Farm
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 14, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
- Biographical Notes
- Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:19:04
- Interviewee Name
- Olofson, B. Maureen
- Interview Location
- Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
- 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 Maureen Olofson
Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_3.mp3Interview with Tony Fabian by Kathy Bossort October 29, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory596
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1934-1955
- Length
- 0:20:52
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s memories of his childhood and growing up in Saskatchewan and Richmond, BC. He tells about being taken from his family at an early age and being placed with an immigrant farming family; how hard life was as a child working on a farm; and the often…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s memories of his childhood and growing up in Saskatchewan and Richmond, BC. He tells about being taken from his family at an early age and being placed with an immigrant farming family; how hard life was as a child working on a farm; and the often abusive ways he saw people treat farmland and animals. He relates how his experiences developed his land ethic and love of nature.
- Date Range
- 1934-1955
- Length
- 0:20:52
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Persons - Children
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 29, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:43:22
- Interviewee Name
- Fabian, Tony S.
- Interview Location
- Tony Fabian's home in Burnaby
- 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 Tony Fabian
Track one of interview with Tony Fabian
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-007/MSS196-007_Track_1.mp3
Jean Macdonald Taylor a in wedding dress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37799
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 4, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) William Macdonald, Jean Macdonald-Taylor and Clara Macdonald at the back of 3424 Olive Avenue (later renumbered 5827 Olive Avenue). Jean Macdonald-Taylor is wearing a wedding dress and holding a bouquet.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 4, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-387
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) William Macdonald, Jean Macdonald-Taylor and Clara Macdonald at the back of 3424 Olive Avenue (later renumbered 5827 Olive Avenue). Jean Macdonald-Taylor is wearing a wedding dress and holding a bouquet.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Olive Avenue
- Street Address
- 5827 Olive Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Jean Macdonald-Taylor in a wedding dress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37800
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 4, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jean MacDonald-Taylor, wearing a wedding dress and holding a bouquet, at the back of 3424 Olive Avenue (later renumbered 5827 Olive Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 4, 1943 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-388
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jean MacDonald-Taylor, wearing a wedding dress and holding a bouquet, at the back of 3424 Olive Avenue (later renumbered 5827 Olive Avenue).
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Names
- Taylor, Jean Macdonald
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Olive Avenue
- Street Address
- 5827 Olive Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Jessie Brandrith and Leonard Robertson, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0525_001.jpg?width=280)
Jessie Brandrith and Leonard Robertson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20103
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jessie Brandrith and her husband Morris Leonard Robertson. Leonard is dressed in a World War II military uniform. The couple were married in 1944. The couple are standing in front of french doors.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jessie Brandrith and her husband Morris Leonard Robertson. Leonard is dressed in a World War II military uniform. The couple were married in 1944. The couple are standing in front of french doors.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.525
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1944]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-25
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "LEN_JESSIE / BRANDRITH"
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "LEONARD & JESSIE"
Images
![Jessie Brandrith and Leonard Robertson, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0525_001.jpg)
Joyce and Mary Stanley as bridesmaids
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20255
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jul. 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sisters, Joyce (Stanley) Warner (left) and Mary (Stanley) Pearson standing side by side alongside a house. The sisters are dressed in bridesmaid dresses and holding floral bouquets on the occasion of the wedding of their sister, Ina Stanley to Thomas "Ramsay" Shankie on July 26, 1947.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sisters, Joyce (Stanley) Warner (left) and Mary (Stanley) Pearson standing side by side alongside a house. The sisters are dressed in bridesmaid dresses and holding floral bouquets on the occasion of the wedding of their sister, Ina Stanley to Thomas "Ramsay" Shankie on July 26, 1947.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.677
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jul. 1947
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-09-05
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mary & Joyce / Ina's wedding"
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "JOYCE + MARY / INA + RAM'S WEDDING DAY"
Images
Lillian and John
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77774
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 2, 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman (later Yanko) standing under a fruit tree with their arms around each other. This photograph was taken at Alice and George Pommier's wedding where Lillian served as one of Alice's bridesmaids.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 2, 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-039
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman (later Yanko) standing under a fruit tree with their arms around each other. This photograph was taken at Alice and George Pommier's wedding where Lillian served as one of Alice's bridesmaids.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title (from verso of photograph)
- Note written on album page reads: "August 21 1948 'Lillian + John taken at Alice's + George's wedding"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Aug 21 1948 / Lillian + John taken at Alice's + George's wedding"
- Item no. 545-087 is a duplicate to this photograph (it should not have been given a separate no.) note on verso of 545-087 reads: "I was bridesmaid at my girl friend's wedding. John and I had this taken there. Aug 2, 1948, Nelson"
Images
Lillian and John cutting the cake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79234
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of newlyweds Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and John Ivan Yanko cutting the cake at their wedding reception.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-129
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of newlyweds Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and John Ivan Yanko cutting the cake at their wedding reception.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stevenson, Alice
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
