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Burnaby Pioneer medallion presentation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2146
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby pioneers gathered together with acting Burnaby Mayor, Hugh G. Ladner and Centennial '71 Committee chair, James A. Barrington during the Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby pioneers gathered together with acting Burnaby Mayor, Hugh G. Ladner and Centennial '71 Committee chair, James A. Barrington during the Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.194
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Jul-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso: "Crown copyright credit / 'by courtesy / D.V.A. Shaughnessy Hospital / Vancouver, B.C.'"
Images
Burnaby pioneer receiving pioneer medallion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2147
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner presenting a pioneer medallion to a Burnaby pioneer while others look on. Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner presenting a pioneer medallion to a Burnaby pioneer while others look on. Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.195
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso: "Crown copyright credit 'by courtesy D.V.A. Shaughnessy Hospital Vancouver, B.C.'"
- Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "#5"
Images
Burnaby pioneer receiving pioneer medallion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13206
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner presenting a pioneer medallion to a Burnaby pioneer while others look on. Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner presenting a pioneer medallion to a Burnaby pioneer while others look on. Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.196
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso: "Crown copyright credit / 'by courtesy / D.V.A. Shaughnessy Hospital / Vancouver, B.C.'"
- Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "#7"
Images
Burnaby pioneer receiving pioneer medallion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13207
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner presenting a pioneer medallion to a Burnaby pioneer while others look on. Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of acting-mayor Hugh G. Ladner presenting a pioneer medallion to a Burnaby pioneer while others look on. Burnaby Pioneer Medallion Presentations took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.198
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso: "Crown copyright credit / 'by courtesy / D.V.A. Shaughnessy Hospital / Vancouver, B.C.'"
- Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "#4"
Images
Burnaby Pioneers' cake and medallions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2145
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cake "Congratulations Centennial Burnaby Pioneers" and pioneer medallions. The cake was part of the Pioneer Medallion Presentations which took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cake "Congratulations Centennial Burnaby Pioneers" and pioneer medallions. The cake was part of the Pioneer Medallion Presentations which took place at Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School on May 9, 1971.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.193
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 9 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Jul-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso: "Crown copyright credit 'by courtesy D.V.A. Shaughnessy Hospital Vancouver, B.C.'"
Images
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 13
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory662
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1965-2015
- Length
- 0:16:00
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her, and how green space benefits people, especially giving them the freedom and safety she remembers from her childhood. She talks about her concern about the construction of Unive…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her, and how green space benefits people, especially giving them the freedom and safety she remembers from her childhood. She talks about her concern about the construction of UniverCity and its impact on erosion and water drainage from the mountain. She tells a story about flooding from overflowing ditches on Curtis Street in the 1970s.
- Date Range
- 1965-2015
- Length
- 0:16:00
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- 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 thirteen of interview with Reidun Seim
Track thirteen of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_13.mp3