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Alexander E. E. "Bill" Vidal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82399
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1903
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a boy identified as Alexander E. E. "Bill" Vidal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1903
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-033
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a boy identified as Alexander E. E. "Bill" Vidal.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "2 yrs 2 mos / Aug 1903 / Alexander Vidal"
- Note in black pen on verso reads: "2 yrs & 2 mos / Aug /03"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Uncle Bill"
Images
At the water's edge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64477
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.1 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children standing together with a dog at the water's edge in White Rock. They look to be members of the Bailey family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Bailey family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.1 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 508-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-55
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children standing together with a dog at the water's edge in White Rock. They look to be members of the Bailey family.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "125"
Images
Blanche Wilkinson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82374
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Blanche Wilkinson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-024
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Blanche Wilkinson.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Names
- Wilkinson, Blanche
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Blanche Wilkinson / 1890's"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Blanche Wilkinson / b. late 1890's"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "John Barron, / Photographer, / Sarnia."
Images
Charlotte and David Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82590
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Hill holding baby David Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-157
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of Charlotte Hill holding baby David Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Charlotte & David 1922"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Charlotte, David / 1921"
Images
Charlotte and David Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82591
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Charlotte Hill holding baby David Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-158
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Charlotte Hill holding baby David Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Charlotte & David 1922 / Burnaby 1922"
Images
Charlotte and David Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82595
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of unidentified men and women standing outside of a building. The woman third from the left in the second row is identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-161
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of unidentified men and women standing outside of a building. The woman third from the left in the second row is identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Occupations - Nurses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Charlotte with David / (3rd from left - 2nd row)"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Leonard Frank / Photographic Artist / 553 Granville St / Sey 1029 Vancouver, BC"
Images
Charlotte and David Hill on a train
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82596
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a woman identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill. She is standing on the steps of a train car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921 or 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-162
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a woman identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill. She is standing on the steps of a train car.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on album pagereads: "Charlotte & David on Burnaby Inter Urban"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Mom & Dave / Burnaby interurban"
Images
Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal Hill and Dorothy Kate Vidal Loomis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82401
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two girls identified as Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal Hill and Dorothy Kate Vidal Loomis
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-034
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two girls identified as Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal Hill and Dorothy Kate Vidal Loomis
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Charlotte & Dorothy Vidal"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Aunt Dor / Mum"
Images
Charlotte, M.G. Hill, and David
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82597
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows four men, two women, and a baby. The woman holding the baby is identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill. To the right of her is Minard G. Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-163
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows four men, two women, and a baby. The woman holding the baby is identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill. To the right of her is Minard G. Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "L Charlotte, David & Minard"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Charlotte, M G Hill, David / 1922"
Images
Charlotte Vidal and class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82427
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows a class portrait of girls. Identified fifth from the left in the back row is Charlotte Vidal.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows a class portrait of girls. Identified fifth from the left in the back row is Charlotte Vidal.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
- Note at top of album page in pencil reads: "Charlotte Vidal (back row 5th from left)"
Images
Dave and Lesley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82644
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl and a boy identfied as Lesley and David Hill, respectively.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-197
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl and a boy identfied as Lesley and David Hill, respectively.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "David and Lesley / Burnaby, BC 1927"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Dave & Lesley / Burnaby"
Images
David and Lesley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82645
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl and a boy identfied as Lesley and David Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-198
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a girl and a boy identfied as Lesley and David Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "David and Lesley / Burnaby, BC 1927"
Images
David and Lesley Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82654
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a boy and a girl, identified as David and Lesley Hill, standing outdoors.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-207
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a boy and a girl, identified as David and Lesley Hill, standing outdoors.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "David & Lesley 1928 / Burnaby, BC"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "David & Lesley"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "1928"
Images
David Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82599
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a boy identified as David Hill, standing on a porch.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-165
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a boy identified as David Hill, standing on a porch.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Names
- Hill, David O. E. "Dave"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "David Hill / 1924"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "1924"
Images
David Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82651
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a boy, identified as David Hill, sitting on a deck.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-204
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a boy, identified as David Hill, sitting on a deck.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Names
- Hill, David O. E. "Dave"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "David"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "1928?"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave"
Images
Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85309
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (13 min., 10 sec.) : digital,col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 15. Film footage opens with Andy and Alice Digney in the yard of the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue and their son Ernest Frank (Dig) and his wife Dorothy (Dot) with thier infant son Paul at age 6 months and later as a toddler wi…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (13 min., 10 sec.) : digital,col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 15. Film footage opens with Andy and Alice Digney in the yard of the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue and their son Ernest Frank (Dig) and his wife Dorothy (Dot) with thier infant son Paul at age 6 months and later as a toddler with a variety of family members. Footage also includes a view of Prince George, family members with Elephants and ponies from the Bible Brothers Circus, the Crystal Pool and Butchart Gardens in Victoria. The film closes with Paul, grandpa Dig and the family dog, Nero back in the yard of their home on Bonsor Avenue.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Video
Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings, [between 1946 and 1947]
Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings, [between 1946 and 1947]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-15.m4vDorothy and Alexander Vidal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82429
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a boy and a girl identified as Alexander Vidal and Dorothy Vidal, respectively.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1908 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-049
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a boy and a girl identified as Alexander Vidal and Dorothy Vidal, respectively.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note on album page in pencil reads: "Dorothy and Alex Vidal / Ioco, BC"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Aunt Dor / Uncle Bill / Ioco"
Images
Five children and a dog
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82563
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of three unidentified boys, two unidentified girls and a dog sitting on logs in a clearing of a forest.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-134
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of three unidentified boys, two unidentified girls and a dog sitting on logs in a clearing of a forest.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hazel Peterson photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62794
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880-2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- ca. 60 photographs : b&w and col. -- 2 prints : col. illustrations
- Scope and Content
- File consists of loose photographs of Hazel Peterson (nee Erickson), as well as photographs of her family and parents, Charles and Amanda Erickson, and her husband, Edwin Peterson. Photographs are from all stages of Hazel Peterson's life, including infancy and childhood and later years of her life,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880-2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Hazel Peterson subseries
- Physical Description
- ca. 60 photographs : b&w and col. -- 2 prints : col. illustrations
- Material Details
- Some photographs remain in frames or paper covers.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 504-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-08
- Scope and Content
- File consists of loose photographs of Hazel Peterson (nee Erickson), as well as photographs of her family and parents, Charles and Amanda Erickson, and her husband, Edwin Peterson. Photographs are from all stages of Hazel Peterson's life, including infancy and childhood and later years of her life, including a trip to Hawaii in 1982. File includes studio portraits, cartes de visites, postcards, and some illustrations.
- Subjects
- Travel
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
- Note on verso of 504-022 reads: "This was taken several years ago / Your niece / Hazel Petersen (at left)"
- Note on verso of 504-027 reads: "Hazel Erickson Peterson"
- Note on verso of 504-028 reads: "all of us except Ethel" and identifies the siblings in the photo
- Note on verso of 504-029 reads: "not such a bad picture considering" and identifies the people in the photo.
- Note on verso of 504-030 reads: "Agnus McDonald" and "Touch up outline of deer"
- Note on envelope for 504-039:504-041 reads: "Hazel Petersen resided at Dania Home, Burnaby, for 20 years before her death shortly before her 100th birthday."
Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory570
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1952
- Length
- 0:14:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
- Date Range
- 1942-1952
- Length
- 0:14:54
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge 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 two of interview with Maureen Olofson
Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_2.mp3