![Child in the yard, [1934] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-029.jpg?width=280)
Child in the yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76909
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1934] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified child standing next to a wheelbarrow, with a house in the background. These are the original owners of the lot at Hardwick Street that was later bought by Tony Fabian.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1934] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified child standing next to a wheelbarrow, with a house in the background. These are the original owners of the lot at Hardwick Street that was later bought by Tony Fabian.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hardwick Street
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Child in the yard, [1934] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-029.jpg)
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory655
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue and the public tap available there for residents living on Burnaby Mountain. She talks about the City of Vancouver cemetery property. She describes the families and people who live…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue and the public tap available there for residents living on Burnaby Mountain. She talks about the City of Vancouver cemetery property. She describes the families and people who lived on Burnwood (2nd Ave), and the mushroom farm that operated next door to the Seim farm.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Burnwood Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with Reidun Seim
Track six of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_6.mp3![Sitting together on a felled tree, [1930] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-027.jpg?width=280)
Sitting together on a felled tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76907
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of and unidentified man sitting on a large felled tree, with his arm around the legs of a young boy (also unidentified), standing next to him. A border collie is sitting next to them, facing away from the camera. These are the original owners of the lot at Harwick Street that was later b…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-027
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of and unidentified man sitting on a large felled tree, with his arm around the legs of a young boy (also unidentified), standing next to him. A border collie is sitting next to them, facing away from the camera. These are the original owners of the lot at Harwick Street that was later bought by Tony Fabian.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hardwick Street
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Sitting together on a felled tree, [1930] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-027.jpg)
![Woman milking a goat, [1932] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-028.jpg?width=280)
Woman milking a goat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76908
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1932] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting at a wooden bench, milking a Saanen goat. A young child (also unidentified) is beside her on the bench. These are the original owners of the lot at Hardwick Street that was later bought by Tony Fabian.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1932] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-028
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting at a wooden bench, milking a Saanen goat. A young child (also unidentified) is beside her on the bench. These are the original owners of the lot at Hardwick Street that was later bought by Tony Fabian.
- Subjects
- Animals - Goats
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hardwick Street
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Woman milking a goat, [1932] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-028.jpg)