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Knight family photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64501
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Knight family subseries
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 510-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-53
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Stamp on verso of 510-001 reads: "Woodward's Advertising Photography"
- Note on verso of 510-003 reads: "Taken at San Juan Capistrano. The minute you enter the place these pigeons light all over you and they sell you small bags of wheat to feed them." Other notes and date stamp on verso.
- Note on verso of 510-010 reads: "Virgie + Sheila Joan (Easton) Mulliner / New Year's Eve / 1970-71"
- 510-008, 510-009, 510-011, 510-012: Date stamp on verso reads "Jan 12, 1962"
- Note on verso of 510-022 reads: "My little Saw-Whet Owl who was one of my patients. Fully recovered and hand tame."
- 510-024 is five small photographs glued to a black paper album page
- Handwritten notes on recto of 510-032, describing the clocks in the photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5255 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Lubbock's farm yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36518
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lubbock's farm yard and riding stable. Three horses are tied to the paddock fence, partially tacked up. Another horse is still inside the paddock, and in the background three people are standing around a horse just outside one of the three barns visible on the property. In the foregou…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Lubbock family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 289-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-24
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lubbock's farm yard and riding stable. Three horses are tied to the paddock fence, partially tacked up. Another horse is still inside the paddock, and in the background three people are standing around a horse just outside one of the three barns visible on the property. In the foregound, one dog is following another as they crawl under a car. Both the Burnaby Lake Riding Academy and the Burnaby Lake Saddle Club operated out of the Lubbock farm.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Grandview Highway
- Canada Way
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7803 Burris Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
M. G. Hill and unidentified guests
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82685
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950-1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a man, three women, a fawn, and a dog. The man is identified as Minard Hill. The others are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950-1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-238
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a man, three women, a fawn, and a dog. The man is identified as Minard Hill. The others are unidentified.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Animals - Deer
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "M G Hill, Guests, Fawn (Y P)"
Images
6664 Deer Lake Avenue garage and shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95607
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the garage and shop at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue (formerly the F.J. Hart Estate "Avalon"; now Hart House). This photograph was taken prior to the City of Burnaby’s purchase of the home in 1979. The photograph shows a building with three roof peaks from across a grass lawn. A dog sits on t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 625-035
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2021-10
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the garage and shop at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue (formerly the F.J. Hart Estate "Avalon"; now Hart House). This photograph was taken prior to the City of Burnaby’s purchase of the home in 1979. The photograph shows a building with three roof peaks from across a grass lawn. A dog sits on the edge of the grass in front of the garage.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Caption was added during digitization.
- Street Address
- 6664 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Clearing Deer Lake frontage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39523
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1891]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.3 cm on page 21.5 x 8 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man and his dog sitting on a large felled tree along the shore of Deer Lake. The man is most likely Claude Hill, and early resident of the Deer Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1891]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 14.3 cm on page 21.5 x 8 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-842
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man and his dog sitting on a large felled tree along the shore of Deer Lake. The man is most likely Claude Hill, and early resident of the Deer Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Deer Lake lumberjacks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35339
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1899 (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 lumberjacks standing outside a wooden building at Deer Lake. Robert Pontifex is pictured 4th from right. Robert Pontifex came to Burnaby in 1898 and would later marry Beatrix Bond. He and his wife had seven children: Vivien, Helen, Bob, Audrey, Barbara, Basil and Hugh.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1899 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-196
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of lumberjacks standing outside a wooden building at Deer Lake. Robert Pontifex is pictured 4th from right. Robert Pontifex came to Burnaby in 1898 and would later marry Beatrix Bond. He and his wife had seven children: Vivien, Helen, Bob, Audrey, Barbara, Basil and Hugh.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Names
- Pontifex, Robert
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Father Raymond de Coccola
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46076
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Father Raymond de Coccola sitting with one arm around his sled dog, and the book "Ayorama" that he wrote about the life of the Eskimos of the Central Arctic. He spent 12 years among the Eskimos during the 1940s and 50s as an Oblate missionary.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-964
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Father Raymond de Coccola sitting with one arm around his sled dog, and the book "Ayorama" that he wrote about the life of the Eskimos of the Central Arctic. He spent 12 years among the Eskimos during the 1940s and 50s as an Oblate missionary.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Clergy
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Frederick Thrussell and Peter Byrne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36471
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick Thrussell in a three-piece suit and hat, standing in front of a large stump. A small dog stands in front of him, and a crosscut saw is to his left, propped up vertically against the stump. Peter Byrne stands on a spring board protruding from the stump, and holds on to the en…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Thrussell family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 275-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frederick Thrussell in a three-piece suit and hat, standing in front of a large stump. A small dog stands in front of him, and a crosscut saw is to his left, propped up vertically against the stump. Peter Byrne stands on a spring board protruding from the stump, and holds on to the end of a second crosscut saw. On the other side of the stump, a man balances on a second spring board while holding on to the opposite end of the horizontal crosscut saw with this right hand. Peter Byrne went on to serve as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895 and from 1898 to 1906, and was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Industries - Forestry
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Animals - Dogs
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
House at 6590 Randolph Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78972
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16,1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a house at 6590 Randolph Avenue. The McLeod family dog, Fluffy, is lying on the front steps.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 16,1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-057
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a house at 6590 Randolph Avenue. The McLeod family dog, Fluffy, is lying on the front steps.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Norton, Paul
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- Second sentence created from information provided in comments feature
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Randolph Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
John Reynolds, Bruce Johnson, Keith Sheedy and Heidi
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46352
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Reynolds smiling as he gets a kiss from a canine picketer; a St. Bernard named Heidi. Strikers Bruce Johnson and Union Local President Keith Sheedy (holding Heidi's leash) discussed the distillery dispute with their Member of Parliament for the Burnaby-Richmond-Delta riding John …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1240
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Reynolds smiling as he gets a kiss from a canine picketer; a St. Bernard named Heidi. Strikers Bruce Johnson and Union Local President Keith Sheedy (holding Heidi's leash) discussed the distillery dispute with their Member of Parliament for the Burnaby-Richmond-Delta riding John Reynolds.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Canine picket Heidi, wearing a Please Don't Buy sign on her keg, welcomes MP John Reynolds. At left are Bruce Johnson and union local president Keith Sheedy. Mr. Reynolds discussed the distillery dispute with the strikers."
Images
Julia "Jue" Jones Owens, Charlotte Vidal and Dorothy Vidal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82413
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1898 and 1890]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows two girls identified as Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal Hill and Dorothy Kate Vidal Loomis and a woman, identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens feeding a dog.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1898 and 1890]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-037
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows two girls identified as Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal Hill and Dorothy Kate Vidal Loomis and a woman, identified as Julia "Jue" Jones Owens feeding a dog.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Aunt Julia / Charlotte (L) / Dorothy Vidal (R)"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Aunt Julia / Mom / Aunt Dor / Chicago"
Images
Ray Loewen with his family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45939
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1975 and 1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Loewen sitting on a couch in his living room with his wife Ann sitting beside him and his son, daughter, and the family dog sitting on the carpet in front of them. Each family member is looking at the family dog and smiling. Ray Loewen represented the provincial constituency of Bu…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1975 and 1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-833
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ray Loewen sitting on a couch in his living room with his wife Ann sitting beside him and his son, daughter, and the family dog sitting on the carpet in front of them. Each family member is looking at the family dog and smiling. Ray Loewen represented the provincial constituency of Burnaby-Edmonds from 1975 to 1979, and was at one time listed as the 17th wealthiest person in Canada.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Croton Studio Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Lake Show / originals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91683
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle, muskrat, Canadian goose, beaver, wood duck, bullrushes, yellow and white waterlilies, yellow iris, and loosestrife. Also included in the slideshow are photographs of the BC Wildlife rescue and fisherman working in the Brunette River.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Animals - Birds
- Animals
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from sheets slides
- Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Burnaby Lake slide show
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91684
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1976-1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a v…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1976-1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 618-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a variety of scenic photographs of the Burnaby Lake shoreline with mountains and the Metrotown skyline in distance. Also included in file are photographs of people canoeing, kayaking, feeding geese, and participating in conservation activities including fencing trees and testing water levels. Photographs also depict the pipeline leading into Burnaby Lake, lake dredging equipment, and an oil slick.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Animals - Birds
- Animals
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-1 : 618-002-9 originally housed in read: "Burnby Lake Slideshow"
- Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-10 : 608-002-19 originally housed in read: "Burnaby Lake / Rejects (My Fav!)"
- Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Illustrated natural history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3483
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.19
- Call Number
- 590 WOO
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus
- Publication Date
- c1897
- Physical Description
- 244, 16 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "With Best Wishes / to [Birtie] From Wilford / xmas 1909" -handwritten in pencil on cover page. Mistakenly wrote "1908" then wrote "9"over the "8".
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Mammals
- Animals
- Birds
- Natural history
- Juvenile literature
- Subjects
- Animals - Birds
- Animals
- Notes
- Author's given name and dates: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Interview 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.mp36664 Deer Lake Avenue lake frontage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the lake frontage at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue (formerly the F.J. Hart Estate "Avalon"; now Hart House). This photograph was taken prior to the City of Burnaby’s purchase of the home in 1979. Canada geese sit on a grassy lawn beneath trees on the edge of Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 625-034
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2021-10
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the lake frontage at 6664 Deer Lake Avenue (formerly the F.J. Hart Estate "Avalon"; now Hart House). This photograph was taken prior to the City of Burnaby’s purchase of the home in 1979. Canada geese sit on a grassy lawn beneath trees on the edge of Deer Lake.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Animals - Birds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Caption was added during digitization.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 6664 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Blue Heron
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79878
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a blue heron near the shore of Burnaby Lake - one of the more than 180 species of bird and animal life that have been identified in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-480
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a blue heron near the shore of Burnaby Lake - one of the more than 180 species of bird and animal life that have been identified in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Animals - Birds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Salmon, Stu
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79877
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a view of Burnaby Lake with ducks in the foreground.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-479
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a view of Burnaby Lake with ducks in the foreground.
- Subjects
- Animals - Birds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Salmon, Stu
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Cattle at Canada Way
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36524
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cattle grazing on the grass, taken from Burris Street, looking towards Canada Way.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Lubbock family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 289-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-24
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cattle grazing on the grass, taken from Burris Street, looking towards Canada Way.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cows
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Burris Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area