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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.
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
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Back and side of the Britton house

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of back and side of the Britton house taken from ground level during the Britton house moving project, while the house was up on stilts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Britton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
303-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1992-44
Scope and Content
Photograph of back and side of the Britton house taken from ground level during the Britton house moving project, while the house was up on stilts.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7505 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Back and side of the Britton house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36589
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of back and side of the Britton house taken from ground level during the Britton house moving project, while the house was up on stilts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Britton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
303-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1992-44
Scope and Content
Photograph of back and side of the Britton house taken from ground level during the Britton house moving project, while the house was up on stilts.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7505 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Back of the Britton house

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back of the Britton house up on stilts and its surrounding yard during the Britton house moving project.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Britton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
303-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1992-44
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back of the Britton house up on stilts and its surrounding yard during the Britton house moving project.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7505 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Bottom of the Britton house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36584
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bottom of the Britton house during the Britton house moving project. A large pooling of water is visible at the bottom of the house as well as a wheelbarrow on the lower left side.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Britton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
303-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1992-44
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bottom of the Britton house during the Britton house moving project. A large pooling of water is visible at the bottom of the house as well as a wheelbarrow on the lower left side.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7505 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Britton house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36579
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back door of the Britton house while the house is up on stilts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Britton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
303-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1992-44
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back door of the Britton house while the house is up on stilts.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7505 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Britton house from across the street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36582
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of the Britton house during the Britton house moving project, taken across the street from the house.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Britton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
303-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1992-44
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of the Britton house during the Britton house moving project, taken across the street from the house.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7505 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Burnaby Council

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34065
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's first Council members on the steps of Sample's Boarding House, 6850 Beresford Street, near Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 9 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
008-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby's first Council members on the steps of Sample's Boarding House, 6850 Beresford Street, near Griffiths Avenue and Kingsway. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Brenchley, William
Haszard, Arthur de Windt
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
McDermott, William
Philip, Alex
Shaw, Charles R. "Chas"
Woolard, John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Beresford Street
Street Address
6850 Beresford Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Burnaby's First Municipal Council

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first meeting of Burnaby Council, taken at the Sample Boarding House. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 13.8 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-901
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first meeting of Burnaby Council, taken at the Sample Boarding House. Left to right: L.C. Hill, William Brenchley, Alex Philip (clerk), Charles R. Shaw (Reeve), William McDermott, John Woolard, and Arthur de Windt Haszard.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Occupations - City Clerks
Names
Brenchley, William
Haszard, Arthur de Windt
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
McDermott, William
Philip, Alex
Shaw, Charles R. "Chas"
Woolard, John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Burnaby's first Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37100
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1899 and 1911] (date of original), copied 1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Byrne family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
316-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1995-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of council members and others sitting and standing on the steps of Burnaby's first Municipal Hall.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Burnaby's first Public School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35881
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…
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 South High School Alumni Tea

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36734
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 18, 1992 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of four women at the Burnaby South High School Alumni Tea; Verna Potkins Campbell, Vera Jackson Pel, Barbara McLean Kirk, and Francis Phillips Stefanini.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 18, 1992 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-089
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of four women at the Burnaby South High School Alumni Tea; Verna Potkins Campbell, Vera Jackson Pel, Barbara McLean Kirk, and Francis Phillips Stefanini.
Subjects
Celebrations
Names
Burnaby South High School
Potkins, Verna Campbell
Pel, Vera Rose Jackson
Kirk, Barbara McLean
Stefanini, Francis Phillips
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Southoaks Crescent
Street Address
6650 Southoaks Crescent
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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Byrne Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91705
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 25, 1993
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Byrne Creek. The photographs depict the creek prior to clean-up with the water and paths littered with debris. Also included in the file are photographs of an unidentified man pulling a dead fish from the creek.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 25, 1993
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Byrne Creek. The photographs depict the creek prior to clean-up with the water and paths littered with debris. Also included in the file are photographs of an unidentified man pulling a dead fish from the creek.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Geographic Features - Creeks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Glover, Ken
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from label on slide sheets
Note in black ink on recto of slide frames 618-023-11, 618-023-12, 618-023-14, 618-023-33, and 618-023-40 reads: "Ken Glover / BOB"
Geographic Access
Byrne Creek
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Clinton Elementary School students releasing salmon in Byrne Creek

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98088
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Clinton Elementary School students releasing salmon fingerlings into Byrne Creek.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3168
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Clinton Elementary School students releasing salmon fingerlings into Byrne Creek.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Fish
Geographic Features - Creeks
Names
Clinton Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-3168-1: "Chantalle Pike, Matthew Jowit and Tyler Seymour, from Clinton Elementary School, release some of the 5,000 year-old Coho salmon into Byrne Creek. The fingerlings, each weighing about 20 grams, were raised at the Bell-Irving Hatchery in Maple Ridge and they will spend a short time in the creek before making their way out to sea."
Geographic Access
Byrne Creek
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Demolition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98079
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified construction workers surrounded by debris and a piece of construction machinery during a demolition at Edmonds and Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3159
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified construction workers surrounded by debris and a piece of construction machinery during a demolition at Edmonds and Kingsway.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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Edison Road Power House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36086
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied November 26, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edison Road Power House, of the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Ltd., the first electric interurban street railway in North America. This power house stood between Vancouver Road (Kingsway) and the line to Vancouver. (Edison Road is now Griffiths Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied November 26, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Columbian Newspaper subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
222-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-19
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edison Road Power House, of the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Ltd., the first electric interurban street railway in North America. This power house stood between Vancouver Road (Kingsway) and the line to Vancouver. (Edison Road is now Griffiths Avenue).
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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Fire fighters with burned car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98074
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters with a burned-up car that they pushed from a garage of a home at the 7300 block of 10th Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3154
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters with a burned-up car that they pushed from a garage of a home at the 7300 block of 10th Avenue.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby firefighters averted a bigger catastrophe when they managed to push a burning Valiant from a garage in the 7300 block of 10th Ave. Damage was restricted to the car, and some smoke in the garage."
Geographic Access
10th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Front entrance of the Britton house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36583
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front entrance of the Britton house during the Britton house moving project. The verandah and stain glass windows are still intact though the house is raised up on stilts. Tall, thin hedges surround the area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Britton family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
303-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1992-44
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front entrance of the Britton house during the Britton house moving project. The verandah and stain glass windows are still intact though the house is raised up on stilts. Tall, thin hedges surround the area.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7505 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Gilley Brothers Logging team

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a team of horses crossing a plank bridge with cleared trees and forest in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 35.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
461-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a team of horses crossing a plank bridge with cleared trees and forest in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Industries - Forestry
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Gilley Brothers Logging Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
A note on the back of item no. 379-001 (the copy print to this original reads: "Logging operation at Kingsway and Gilley Avenue carried on by Gilley Brothers before the turn of the century."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Gilley Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory537
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1943-1990
Length
00:05:37
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s parents moving to Burnaby where he completed Grade 11 at South Burnaby School, the later careers of people he met at school, and his memories of the Kingsway neighbourhood in the 1940s and 1950s.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s parents moving to Burnaby where he completed Grade 11 at South Burnaby School, the later careers of people he met at school, and his memories of the Kingsway neighbourhood in the 1940s and 1950s.
Date Range
1943-1990
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:05:37
Subjects
Education
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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