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Notes: Text, photographs, and etchings describe the many chores, activities, and hardships involved in pioneer farming. Includes glossary.; Includes index.

Elementary agriculture and nature study

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brittain, John, 1849-1913

Publication Date: 1909

Call Number: 372.357 BRI Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV973.134.2

Call Number: 372.357 BRI Copy 1

Author: Brittain, John, 1849-1913

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: The Educational Book Co., Limited

Publication Date: 1909

Physical Description: viii, 298 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "The property of the school district of Burnaby..." -- stickered on endpaper (front). "Annie Slight Moodie / East Burnaby / Number of book 24 / 29 (day) 8 (month) 10 (year)" -- handwritten in pen on sticker. "26" -- handwritten and crossed-out on sticker. "Annie Slight Moodie 17 Avenue 2 street, East Burnaby B.C" -- handwritten in pencil, coloured pencil, and ink on flyleaf.

Library Subject (LOC): Nature study; Agriculture

Subjects: Agriculture

Notes: "Prescribed for use in the Schools of British Columbia."; "The Physics of some common tools." by Carleton J. Lynde.; "Fruit Raising" by Martin Burrell.; "Irrigation" by H. W. E. Canavan.; Includes index.; Copy 1 of 2.

Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:39 min)

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording is a discussion between Elsie and Jim as they walk around the ground floor of the Love farmhouse. They go through the hallway, living room and dining room discussing the furnishings and their arrangement, wall and floor treatments, decoration, accessories, sto…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:39 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Elsie Hughes Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse Interview Date: May 1, 1989 Total Number of Tracks: 4 Total length of all Tracks: 45:03

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording is a discussion between Elsie and Jim as they walk around the ground floor of the Love farmhouse. They go through the hallway, living room and dining room discussing the furnishings and their arrangement, wall and floor treatments, decoration, accessories, stoves and closets. Elsie also talks about the windows.

History: Recording of an interview with Elsie Hughes (nee Parker) that was conducted by Jim Wolf in the Love farmhouse on site at the Burnaby Village Museum on May 1, 1989. Jim Wolf walks through the Love Farmhouse with Elsie Hughes after it was moved onto the site of the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988. Elsie Hughes is the daughter of William and Sarah Parker and granddaughter of Jesse and Martha Love. Elsie married John Malcolm Hughes at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby on April 9, 1942. Elsie and Jim discuss the furnishings, decoration and amenities of the house at the time she moved into it in 1925 with her family. Elsie’s recollections were to be used as a resource for redecorating and refurnishing the house as it was in 1925 for its use as an exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. An unidentified man is also present, and sometimes contributes to the conversation.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker; Wolf, Jim; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Hughes, John Malcolm; Parker, William Michael; Parker, Sarah Maria Love

Accession Code: BV018.41.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Media Type: Sound Recording

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 18-Mar-19

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on content of file

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Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 1, [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0041_0049_001.mp3

Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:09:38 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the rooms on the upper floor of the house. Elsie describes the allocation of the bedrooms. Jim remarks on the alteration of the stairs and the creation of the bathroom. They discuss the fixtures Elsie remembers from that time, and talk about the de…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:09:38 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Elsie Hughes Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse Interview Date: May 1, 1989 Total Number of Tracks: 4 Total length of all Tracks: 45:03

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the rooms on the upper floor of the house. Elsie describes the allocation of the bedrooms. Jim remarks on the alteration of the stairs and the creation of the bathroom. They discuss the fixtures Elsie remembers from that time, and talk about the decoration, furnishings, flooring and closets. Elsie establishes the year her family moved to the house.

History: Recording of an interview with Elsie Hughes (nee Parker) that was conducted by Jim Wolf in the Love farmhouse on site at the Burnaby Village Museum on May 1, 1989. Jim Wolf walks through the Love Farmhouse with Elsie Hughes after it was moved onto the site of the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988. Elsie Hughes is the daughter of William and Sarah Parker and granddaughter of Jesse and Martha Love. Elsie married John Malcolm Hughes at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby on April 9, 1942. Elsie and Jim discuss the furnishings, decoration and amenities of the house at the time she moved into it in 1925 with her family. Elsie’s recollections were to be used as a resource for redecorating and refurnishing the house as it was in 1925 for its use as an exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. An unidentified man is also present, and sometimes contributes to the conversation.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker; Wolf, Jim; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Hughes, John Malcolm; Parker, William Michael; Parker, Sarah Maria Love

Accession Code: BV018.41.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file

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Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 2, [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0041_0049_002.mp3

Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:06:02 min)

Scope and Content: Track 3: This portion of the interview occurs while Elsie and Jim look at the ground floor bedroom of the Love farmhouse, which was used by Jesse Love when her family lived in the house. They discuss the arrangement and decor and Jim asks Elsie about her memories of her grandparents. He also asks h…

1 image 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:06:02 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Elsie Hughes Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse Interview Date: May 1, 1989 Total Number of Tracks: 4 Total length of all Tracks: 45:03

Scope and Content: Track 3: This portion of the interview occurs while Elsie and Jim look at the ground floor bedroom of the Love farmhouse, which was used by Jesse Love when her family lived in the house. They discuss the arrangement and decor and Jim asks Elsie about her memories of her grandparents. He also asks her about the sounds she remembers in the house, such as clocks.

History: Recording of an interview with Elsie Hughes (nee Parker) that was conducted by Jim Wolf in the Love farmhouse on site at the Burnaby Village Museum on May 1, 1989. Jim Wolf walks through the Love Farmhouse with Elsie Hughes after it was moved onto the site of the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988. Elsie Hughes is the daughter of William and Sarah Parker and granddaughter of Jesse and Martha Love. Elsie married John Malcolm Hughes at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby on April 9, 1942. Elsie and Jim discuss the furnishings, decoration and amenities of the house at the time she moved into it in 1925 with her family. Elsie’s recollections were to be used as a resource for redecorating and refurnishing the house as it was in 1925 for its use as an exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. An unidentified man is also present, and sometimes contributes to the conversation.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker; Wolf, Jim; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Hughes, John Malcolm; Parker, William Michael; Parker, Sarah Maria Love

Accession Code: BV018.41.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file

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Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 3, [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0041_0049_003.mp3

Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10390

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:44 min)

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the interview takes place in the Love farmhouse kitchen. Elsie recalls the layout and uses of the room’s furnishings and fixtures. She and Jim also discuss the garden. Elsie relates an anecdote about a bullet being accidentally fired into the ceiling, making a hole which ha…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:44 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Elsie Hughes Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse Interview Date: May 1, 1989 Total Number of Tracks: 4 Total length of all Tracks: 45:03

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the interview takes place in the Love farmhouse kitchen. Elsie recalls the layout and uses of the room’s furnishings and fixtures. She and Jim also discuss the garden. Elsie relates an anecdote about a bullet being accidentally fired into the ceiling, making a hole which had to be patched. They talk about the use of the sink, which was the only one in the house for many years, and the lighting. Jim asks Elsie about the bathroom and the pantry. This track ends abruptly.

History: Recording of an interview with Elsie Hughes (nee Parker) that was conducted by Jim Wolf in the Love farmhouse on site at the Burnaby Village Museum on May 1, 1989. Jim Wolf walks through the Love Farmhouse with Elsie Hughes after it was moved onto the site of the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988. Elsie Hughes who was the daughter of William and Sarah Parker and granddaughter of Jesse and Martha Love. Elsie married John Malcolm Hughes at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby on April 9, 1942. Elsie and Jim discuss the furnishings, decoration and amenities of the house at the time she moved into it in 1925 with her family. Elsie’s recollections were to be used as a resource for redecorating and refurnishing the house as it was in 1925 for its use as an exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. An unidentified man is also present, and sometimes contributes to the conversation.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker; Wolf, Jim; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Hughes, John Malcolm; Parker, William Michael; Parker, Sarah Maria Love

Accession Code: BV018.41.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file

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Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 4, [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0041_0049_004.mp3

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Honourable Raj Chouhan Location of Interview: Residence of Honourable Raj Chouhan Interview Date: December 2, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (00:49:21) Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant and the organizations that he became involved with. Honourable Raj Chouhan recalls how he arrived in Burnaby with his family in 1973 and that his family worked in farming. Chouhan imparts his first hand experiences as a new immigrant working as a labourer in the farming industry and describes the unsafe and unfair working conditions that he and migrant workers faced. Chouhan conveys how this experience lead him to become an activist for better working conditions for migrant workers. This lead Chouhan and others to form the Canadian Farm Workers Union in 1980. Chouhan recollects his experiences flying from India to Canada with his wife, his first impressions after arriving in Vancouver and driving to Burnaby and what he brought with him. Chouhan explains his connections to Burnaby. Members of Chouhan's wife's family immgrated to Canada in 1957 and his wife and her three brothers joined them in 1970. Chouhan's father in law, Hardial Singh Grewal immigrated in 1957 and became president of the Sikh temple in New Westminster. Hardial Singh Grewal worked in a lumber mill in Vancouver and eventually bought a house in Burnaby. Chouhan married to his wife at the Sikh temple in New Westminster and lived in Burnaby for a period before moving to New Westminster where they could find more affordable housing. Chouhan shares that he first worked as a farm labourer in Abbotsford and then found a job in the sawmill which paid more. Chouhan describes the extreme racism and discrimination that he and other immigrants faced which lead to the formation of the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism under the leadership of Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma. Chouhan describes this organization that he was a part of and the Canadian Farm Workers Union that were both formed in Burnaby. Chouhan shares that he moved to Victoria in 1988 to serve on the Hospital Employee's Union and moved back to the mainland in 1993 and returned to Burnaby in 2001. Chouhan reflects on the history of South Asian immigration in Canada, how many of the migrants settled in the lower mainland including Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver establishing temples in Vancouver and New Westminster which became the centre for the South Asian community. He conveys how earlier occupations were limited to farming and millwork and how over time employment opportunities and education have broadened but there is still work to do. He imparts how second generation Canadians’ experiences differ from first generations providing examples of his own daughters’ and the occupations that they are working in. Chouhan provides his insights into the South Asian Canadian experience imparting “We make history every day and that history needs to be recorded and learned from.."... “People from different communities, different backgrounds who lived in Burnaby have contributed so much and South Asians are just like another community and participated in all aspects of social life, cultural, religious, economy. I'm so proud of our community, our forefathers who had that vision to fight for our rights. I'm inspired by people who struggled so much to gain basic rights, like the right to vote". Chouhan refers to these first immigrants as “Gadri Babbas” “revolutionary old people” who were also the main motivation that lead to India becoming a free country in 1947 and for fighting for basic rights here in Canada and how they made their contributions for future generations. Chouhan expresses what he imparts to students “Do not forget your past... if you remember your past then you are much more knowledgeable. Then we know what we need for the future. If we don't know the past, we don't know what the future is going to be like. To make a better future, you have to learn from the past and improve".

History: Interviewee biography: Honourable Raj Chouhan was born in the city of Ludhiana in the Province of Punjab in India and immigrated to Canada in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Raj's family settled in Burnaby. Raj grew up in Burnaby and attended schoool. Honourable Raj Chouhan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on December 7, 2020. Honourable Chouhan is the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers Union and the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism and has served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union, the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. Honourable Chouhan has also served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003 and has taught courses in Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and Collective Bargaining since 1987. Interviewer biography: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - South Asian Canadians; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Occupations - Agricultural Labourers; Migration; Organizations - Unions; Rights; Rights - Human Rights; Agriculture; Agriculture - Farms; Government - Provincial Government; Government

Names: Chouhan, Raj; British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism; Sharma, Dr. Hari Prakash; Grewal, Hardial Singh; Canadian Farmworkers Union; Hospital Employees Union; Khalsa Diwan Society

Responsibility: Petrusa, Kate

Accession Code: BV022.29.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby

Documents

2022_0029_0004_003

Audio Tracks

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0004_002.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1906-1950

Length: 0:09:08

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Av…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Avenue in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on Burnaby Mountain.

Date Range: 1906-1950

Length: 0:09:08

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm; Skofteby, Gus; Ericksson, Karin

Subjects: Agriculture

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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_1.mp3

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…

1 audio

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

Subjects: Agriculture; Animals - Livestock; Animals - Bears

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

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_3.mp3

Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:10 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Albert’s family background and how his family came to live in the Love house. He mentions the house on Newcombe Street where he was born and recalls that his family moved to the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road in Burnaby to live with his g…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:10 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Albert’s family background and how his family came to live in the Love house. He mentions the house on Newcombe Street where he was born and recalls that his family moved to the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road in Burnaby to live with his grandfather after his grandmother’s death. Albert notes that his family purchased the house and property after Jesse Love’s death and continued living in it. He describes the house’s amenities and changes which were made to it. He and Jim Wolf discuss the locations and appearances of the various outbuildings on the property.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: Photograph of William, Sarah and Albert Parker, [ca. 1917]. Item no. BV018.41.174

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 1, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:07:49 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the Love family property and the house. Albert describes the various buildings on the lot and their purposes, and then he and Jim begin a walk through the house. Jim questions Albert about the appearance of the entrance hall and other rooms, and Al…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:07:49 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the Love family property and the house. Albert describes the various buildings on the lot and their purposes, and then he and Jim begin a walk through the house. Jim questions Albert about the appearance of the entrance hall and other rooms, and Albert recalls details about the decoration.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 2, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:44 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 3: This portion of the recording pertains to the living room, and the changes in function and appearance which Albert can recall from the time his family moved in.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:44 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 3: This portion of the recording pertains to the living room, and the changes in function and appearance which Albert can recall from the time his family moved in.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 3, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:02 mn) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to the dining room of the Love family farmhouse. Albert describes the décor and furnishings and Jim questions him about the stairs. Albert also discusses the heating system of the house and talks about Jesse Love’s bedroom.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:02 mn) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to the dining room of the Love family farmhouse. Albert describes the décor and furnishings and Jim questions him about the stairs. Albert also discusses the heating system of the house and talks about Jesse Love’s bedroom.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 4, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 5

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:51 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Jesse Love’s books, interests and habits. Jim also asks about some of the dining room furniture and Albert relates some anecdotes about family friends.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:51 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Jesse Love’s books, interests and habits. Jim also asks about some of the dining room furniture and Albert relates some anecdotes about family friends.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 5, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 6

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:11:00 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to the kitchen and the kitchen bathroom of the Love family farmhouse. Albert describes the furnishings and layout, and the changes he remembers.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:11:00 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to the kitchen and the kitchen bathroom of the Love family farmhouse. Albert describes the furnishings and layout, and the changes he remembers.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 6, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 7

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:06:44 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 7: This portion of the recording pertains to the Love family farmhouse pantry, and also to the laundry arrangements of the house. Albert describes the changes his father made.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:06:44 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 7: This portion of the recording pertains to the Love family farmhouse pantry, and also to the laundry arrangements of the house. Albert describes the changes his father made.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 7, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 8

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:05:55 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Track 8: This portion of the recording pertains to the upper floor of the Love family farmhouse. Albert talks about the bathroom his father installed and describes the bedrooms. Albert and Jim discuss the heating system.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:05:55 min) + 2 p. of textual records

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Albert Parker Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse, Burnaby Interview Date: May 9, 1988 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:11:15

Scope and Content: Track 8: This portion of the recording pertains to the upper floor of the Love family farmhouse. Albert talks about the bathroom his father installed and describes the bedrooms. Albert and Jim discuss the heating system.

History: Recording is an interview with Albert Parker about the Love family house, which was his family’s home and which has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum site as an exhibit. He also briefly discusses his parents, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, his siblings William and Elsie, and his grandfather Jesse Love.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Parker, Albert "Bert"; Wolf, Jim; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV018.41.48

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of file; 1 copy of audio cassette accompanying along with interview notes

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Oral history interview with Albert Parker - May 9, 1988 - Track 8, [between 1925 and 1930] (interview content), interviewed May 9 1988

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Oral history interview with Esther Stanley May 5, 1988 - Track 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1925 (interview content), interviewed May 5, 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:21 min)

Scope and Content: Track 1: Esther talks about the house as she remembers it from her childhood, describing the additions. Jim asks her about the furnishings of the hallway, parlour and kitchen and the contents of the pantry, and they discuss the house’s bathrooms.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:21 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Esther Stanley Location of Interview: not known Interview Date: May 5, 1988 Total Length of all Tracks: 36:21 Total Number of Tracks: 5

Scope and Content: Track 1: Esther talks about the house as she remembers it from her childhood, describing the additions. Jim asks her about the furnishings of the hallway, parlour and kitchen and the contents of the pantry, and they discuss the house’s bathrooms.

History: Jim Wolf talks about Love Farmhouse with Esther Stanley, daughter of Jesse and Martha Love. They discuss the property, and the furnishings, decoration and amenities of the house as she remembers them. Esther’s recollections were to be used as a resource for redecorating and refurnishing the house as it was in 1925 for its use as an exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. Esther’s daughters are also present at the interview.

Creator: Wolf, Jim

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Stanley, Esther Love; Wolf, Jim; Love, Jesse, 1849-1928; Love, Martha Leonard, 1858-1920

Accession Code: BV018.41.47

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1925 (interview content), interviewed May 5, 1988

Media Type: Sound Recording; Textual Record

Related Material: Wedding Portrait of Frank Charles Stanley and Esther Love Stanley, 1921. Item: BV015.40.41

Notes: Title based on content of file; 4 pages of interview notes accompanying oral history recording

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