"Burnaby Historical Society" found 25 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class of approximately fifty-three children and two teachers outside the newly built Broadview area school. This was the first class photograph at the Broadview School. This shool was later replaced by the Schou Street School and the building was used as a community centre.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Margaret McCallum subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.2 cm on 24.5 x 29.5 cm backing

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 375-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-42

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class of approximately fifty-three children and two teachers outside the newly built Broadview area school. This was the first class photograph at the Broadview School. This shool was later replaced by the Schou Street School and the building was used as a community centre.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers; Buildings - Schools

Names: Schou Street School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue; Grandview Highway; Canada Way

Street Address: 4054 Norfolk Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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Burnaby Lake residents

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 003-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench: [first name unknown] Clayton (1st from left), Robert Pontifex (2nd from left), Mr. Clay (4th from left), and Frank Hill (6th from left). Sitting on ground: Claude Hill (1st from left) and Percy Boyer Brown (2nd from left).

Names: Brown, Percy Boyer; Every-Clayton, George; Dunlop, Rev. D.; Hill, Bernard R.; Hill, Frank; Brown, Alex; Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"; Pontifex, Robert; Ramsay, Harry; Sprott, Louis "Edgar"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Identification key accompanying in the envelope for photo 003-001 (labeled BHS 3.1)

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood); Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Burnaby Lake residents

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of female Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: Mrs. C.R. Gordon (5th from left, behind seated woman in black) and Mrs. F.J. Peers (7th from left). Sitting in middle: Miss K. Schou (1st from left), Mrs. Featherstonaugh [?] (3rd from…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12.1 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 003-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of female Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: Mrs. C.R. Gordon (5th from left, behind seated woman in black) and Mrs. F.J. Peers (7th from left). Sitting in middle: Miss K. Schou (1st from left), Mrs. Featherstonaugh [?] (3rd from left), Mrs. J. Woodward (4th from left, in black), and Mrs. Dunlop (5th from left). Seated on ground: P. Featherstonhaugh (2nd from left), F. Featherstonaugh (3rd from left), Phoebe Buker (4th from left), [Elizabeth?] Sprott (5th from left), and [first name unknown] Clayton (6th from left).

Names: Buker, Phoebe; Fetherstonhaugh, F.; Fetherstonhaugh, Phyllis; Peers, Francis J.; Sprott, Elizabeth; Woodward, Julia

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Identification key accompanying in the envelope for photo 003-001 (labeled BHS 3.1)

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Burnaby Lake Store

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1911] (date of original), copied ca. 2004

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 21 x 26 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified men standing outside the Burnaby Lake Store on Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (old street naming system, this portion of Douglas Road is now Canada Way).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1911] (date of original), copied ca. 2004

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 21 x 26 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 475-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2005-7

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified men standing outside the Burnaby Lake Store on Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (old street naming system, this portion of Douglas Road is now Canada Way).

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names: Burnaby Lake Store

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Canada Way; Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Burnaby Lake Store, [1911] (date of original), copied ca. 2004 thumbnail

Burnaby's first Public School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1894 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of school officials standing on the steps of the first public school in Burnaby, Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. Left to right: William McDermott (school trustee), Ethel Lepage (first teacher), Lancelot Grimmer (school trustee), and Bernard Hill (school board chairman and secretary). Th…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1894 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-740

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of school officials standing on the steps of the first public school in Burnaby, Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. Left to right: William McDermott (school trustee), Ethel Lepage (first teacher), Lancelot Grimmer (school trustee), and Bernard Hill (school board chairman and secretary). The school was called Burnaby School from 1894 to 1896, and then East Burnaby School from 1896 to 1907. The present day address of the site is 7376 Canada Way.

Subjects: Officials; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Burnaby School; Grimmer, Lancelot; Hill, Bernard R.; Lepage, Ethel; McDermott, William

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 7376 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Burnaby's first Public School, February 1894 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Deer Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1914] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Deer Lake as seen through the trees.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1914] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-571

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Deer Lake as seen through the trees.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

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Deer Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1918 and 1920] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Deer Lake with the shoreline reflected in the water. Houses and trees are visible on the opposite side of the lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1918 and 1920] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 4.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-572

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Deer Lake with the shoreline reflected in the water. Houses and trees are visible on the opposite side of the lake.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Deer Lake, [between 1918 and 1920] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Douglas Road, Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1908]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard taken looking northwest along Douglas Road (now Canada Way) near Stanley Street. Two unidentified people are standing next to a wooden fence running alongside the road (above Lubbock's Creek) and a number of houses (including the Sprott house) are visible in the background. To…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1908]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.8 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 449-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard taken looking northwest along Douglas Road (now Canada Way) near Stanley Street. Two unidentified people are standing next to a wooden fence running alongside the road (above Lubbock's Creek) and a number of houses (including the Sprott house) are visible in the background. To the right is Burnaby Lake. Stamped at the top of the postcard is "Douglas Road, Burnaby / New Westminster BC."

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Documentary Artifacts - Postcards; Geographic Features - Roads

Media Type: Photograph

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Stanley Street; Canada Way; Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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Douglas Road School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1911 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Douglas Road School, taken from a distance, and including the two large trees in the front playing field.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1911 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Disney family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 325-037

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1996-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Douglas Road School, taken from a distance, and including the two large trees in the front playing field.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Douglas Road School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Disney, John Harold "Jack"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4861 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Douglas Road School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1911 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back of Douglas Road School, and the back field.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1911 and 1919]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Disney family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 325-038

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1996-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the back of Douglas Road School, and the back field.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Names: Douglas Road School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Disney, John Harold "Jack"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4861 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Hart family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hart family children. Left to right: Edwyna, Florence and Jack.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-786

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hart family children. Left to right: Edwyna, Florence and Jack.

Names: Godwin, Florence Hart; Peers, Edwyna Hart; Hart, Frederick John "Jack"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Hill boys and friends

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1911] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hill family boys and friends swimming in Deer Lake. Gerry Hill is seated cross-legged in front.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1911] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-788

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hill family boys and friends swimming in Deer Lake. Gerry Hill is seated cross-legged in front.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Sports - Swimming

Names: Hill, A Claude; Hill, Frank; Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Hill boys and friends, [1911] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Hill family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [189-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bernard Hill (centre) and Gerry Hill (right) on the Bernard Hill family veranda. The three women are unidentified.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [189-] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-794

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bernard Hill (centre) and Gerry Hill (right) on the Bernard Hill family veranda. The three women are unidentified.

Names: Hill, Bernard R.; Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4990 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Hill family, [189-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill November 7, 1977 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1892-1905

Length: 0:09:33

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. He tells stories of the antics he got into with his brothers. Claude's wife, Marion Hill speaks encouraging words.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. He tells stories of the antics he got into with his brothers. Claude's wife, Marion Hill speaks encouraging words.

Date Range: 1892-1905

Photo Info: Claude Hill, the son of Bernard and Marian Hill, [1888]. Item no. 477-933

Length: 0:09:33

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: November 7, 1977

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with A. Claude Hill and his wife Marion Hill, conducted by Colin Stevens, November 7, 1977. Major themes discussed are: Christmas traditions and his Deer Lake neighbourhood.

Biographical Notes: Claude Hill was born in England about 1885, the eldest son of Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard R. Hill. His younger sibling were Frank, Winnie and Minard Gerald “Gerry.” Claude Hill was named after Bernard’s older brother, Louis Claude Hill. Claude's father, Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Uncle Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. His oldest child, Claude was seven years old at the time and his first years of school in Burnaby were at Douglas Road. Later, Claude rode a horse and buggy with his younger brother to travel to school in New Westminster. A.Claude Hill married Marion "Mamie" in his early twenties.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:00

Interviewee Name: Hill, Claude; Hill, Marion

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Images

Claude Hill, the son of Bernard and Marian Hill, [1888]. Item no. 477-933 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill

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Interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill November 7, 1977 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1892-1905

Length: 0:04:58

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of how his father cleared land to build a house, including the equipment that was used.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of how his father cleared land to build a house, including the equipment that was used.

Date Range: 1892-1905

Photo Info: Claude Hill, the son of Bernard and Marian Hill, [1888]. Item no. 477-933

Length: 0:04:58

Names: Hill, Bernard R

Subjects: Land Clearing

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: November 7, 1977

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with A. Claude Hill and his wife Marion Hill, conducted by Colin Stevens, November 7, 1977. Major themes discussed are: Christmas traditions and his Deer Lake neighbourhood.

Biographical Notes: Claude Hill was born in England about 1885, the eldest son of Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard R. Hill. His younger sibling were Frank, Winnie and Minard Gerald “Gerry.” Claude Hill was named after Bernard’s older brother, Louis Claude Hill. Claude's father, Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Uncle Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. His oldest child, Claude was seven years old at the time and his first years of school in Burnaby were at Douglas Road. Later, Claude rode a horse and buggy with his younger brother to travel to school in New Westminster. A.Claude Hill married Marion "Mamie" in his early twenties.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:00

Interviewee Name: Hill, Claude; Hill, Marion

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

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Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill

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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1898-1917

Length: 0:06:11

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.

Date Range: 1898-1917

Photo Info: Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601

Length: 0:06:11

Names: Woodward, Harriet

Subjects: Agriculture - Fruit and Berries

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: July 2, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."

Biographical Notes: Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:47:57

Interviewee Name: Godwin, Florence Hart

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Images

Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-17/100-13-17_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Minard Hill February 9, 1978 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1880-1914

Length: 0:10:09

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Minard Gerald "Gerry" Hill's relatives in England, his father's early life as well as life on the strawberry farm in Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Minard Gerald "Gerry" Hill's relatives in England, his father's early life as well as life on the strawberry farm in Burnaby.

Date Range: 1880-1914

Photo Info: Minard Gerald Hill in uniform, 1914. Item no. 477-926

Length: 0:10:09

Names: Hill, Bernard R

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: February 9, 1978

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Minard Gerald "Gerry" Hill conducted by Colin Stevens, February 9, 1978. Major themes discussed are: the Burnaby Lake Neighbourhood, Gilley Brothers Logging Company and his father, Bernard Hill.

Biographical Notes: Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill was born in Burnaby on July 31, 1893 to Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard Richard Hill. He was the youngest child in the family with older siblings Frank, Claude and Winnie. Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Gerry attended Miss Harriet Woodward’s kindergarten class, and went on to Edmonds School with Miss Ellen Lister as his teacher. He later went to Central high school in New Westminster, often on horseback. Gerry served in World War I, signing his recruitment papers November 9, 1914. When he returned home, he worked felling trees, then as an apprentice surveyor and finally as a carpenter. Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill married Charlotte Elizabeth “Elizabeth” Vidal on September 28, 1920 and single-handedly built a house for him and his wife about a thousand feet from his parents’ home. He also bought property at Yellow Point, Vancouver Island around this time. By the early 1930s Gerry had moved to Yellow Point permanently and begun work building the lodge. Elizabeth and Gerry’s child, Richard Grant McEwan Hill was born at Ladysmith hospital. Charlotte Elizabeth “Elizabeth” (Vidal) Hill died February 11, 1984 at the age of eighty-seven. Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill died January 30, 1988 at the age of ninety-three.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:13:56

Interviewee Name: Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"

Interview Location: Yellow Point, Vancouver Island

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

Images

Minard Gerald Hill in uniform, 1914. Item no. 477-926 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Minard Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-018-1/MSS137-018-1_Track_3.mp3

Pontifex family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Robert Pontifex family home on Douglas Road. Robert and his wife, Beatrix Pontifex, had seven children: Vivien, Helen, Bob, Audrey, Barbara, Basil, and Hugh. Robert built this house with the help of Bernard Hill. The site of this house is now bounded by Century Park Way, Gilpin …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-200

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Robert Pontifex family home on Douglas Road. Robert and his wife, Beatrix Pontifex, had seven children: Vivien, Helen, Bob, Audrey, Barbara, Basil, and Hugh. Robert built this house with the help of Bernard Hill. The site of this house is now bounded by Century Park Way, Gilpin Street and Canada Way, and became the site of City Hall.