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Burnaby's Central Park Tramline Walking Tour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56653
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Booklet provides a guide to a self-guided tour along the historic sites of Burnaby's BC Parkway and Highland Park Line.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 40079
- Accession Number
- 2008-16
- Scope and Content
- Booklet provides a guide to a self-guided tour along the historic sites of Burnaby's BC Parkway and Highland Park Line.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby Schools Day at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35084
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Schools Day held at Central Park. Children are dancing on a field. A water tower can be seen in the distance.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Davies family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 190-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-41
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Schools Day held at Central Park. Children are dancing on a field. A water tower can be seen in the distance.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Central Park Interurban trams
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35512
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (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 Central Park Interurban trams at Royal Oak Station. Jimmy Strachan, the motorman, is not visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-370
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Central Park Interurban trams at Royal Oak Station. Jimmy Strachan, the motorman, is not visible.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62891
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928-1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club). Minute book includes financial balance sheets.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928-1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS102-003
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club). Minute book includes financial balance sheets.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62892
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club). Minute book includes rosters of membership.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS102-004
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club). Minute book includes rosters of membership.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Central Park Lawn Bowling Club treasurer's book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62893
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club treasurer's book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS102-005
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club treasurer's book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Dedication of flag at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 6, 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ;12 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph identified as "Dedication of the flag at Central Park" at the May Day celebration "May 6th, 1935". An unidentified Boy Scout and Girl Guide leader dressed in uniforms stand at the centre of the photograph under a large log arch while a small group of people look on and a large group of…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ;12 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph identified as "Dedication of the flag at Central Park" at the May Day celebration "May 6th, 1935". An unidentified Boy Scout and Girl Guide leader dressed in uniforms stand at the centre of the photograph under a large log arch while a small group of people look on and a large group of Girl Guides in uniforms are gathered in a line in the background.
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.250
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 6, 1935
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- January 5, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park"
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "May Day Celebration / Burnaby, BC, May 6, 1935 / Stride Studios Photos"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "May 6 1935 / Dedicating of flag at Central Pk."
- Photograph is a part of page 37 of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
Images
Dedication of flag at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4893
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 6, 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ;12 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph identified as the dedication of the flag at the May Day celebration at Central Park, May 6th, 1935. An unidentified Girl Guide leader is standing near the centre of a stage and presented with a certificate or award by former Burnaby Reeve Thomas F. Sanderson. There is an unidentifed ma…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ;12 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph identified as the dedication of the flag at the May Day celebration at Central Park, May 6th, 1935. An unidentified Girl Guide leader is standing near the centre of a stage and presented with a certificate or award by former Burnaby Reeve Thomas F. Sanderson. There is an unidentifed man standing at a microphone in the centre of the stage surrounded by onlookers and the May Queen and her suite.
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.251
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 6, 1935
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- January 5, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park"
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "May Day Celebration / Burnaby, BC, May 6, 1935 / Stride Studios Photos"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "May 6 1935 / Dedicating of flag at Central Pk."
- Photograph is a part of page 37 of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
Images
Kingsway at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36540
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 11.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men driving horse-drawn carriages down Kingsway, east of Boundary Road. The Central Park Presbyterian Church is visible on the left, with Central Park on the right.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- John DeForest subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 11.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 293-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men driving horse-drawn carriages down Kingsway, east of Boundary Road. The Central Park Presbyterian Church is visible on the left, with Central Park on the right.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
May Day at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86559
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children dancing around a may pole during the Burnaby May Day celebrations at Central Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Richard Hardy family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 570-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2014-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children dancing around a may pole during the Burnaby May Day celebrations at Central Park.
- Subjects
- Events - May Day
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Bby May Day / 1932 / Cent. Park?"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Occurrence Book Central Park District
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57783
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930-1933
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a notebook containing a handwritten Patrol Reports written by Constable George Jeffery while on patrol in the Central Park District.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1930-1933
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS013-027
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a notebook containing a handwritten Patrol Reports written by Constable George Jeffery while on patrol in the Central Park District.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on title page of notebook
- Continuation of title: "... June 1930 / Geo. Jeffery. Constable 1/c"
Reconstructed Central Park Bandstand
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58424
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photographic postcard : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the reconstructed Central Park Bandstand used to promote its official opening taking place May 29, 1996 (to be described).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pixie McGeachie subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photographic postcard : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 332-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-16
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the reconstructed Central Park Bandstand used to promote its official opening taking place May 29, 1996 (to be described).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Reconstructed Central Park Bandstand
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58425
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photographic postcard : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the reconstructed Central Park Bandstand used to promote its official opening taking place May 29, 1996.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pixie McGeachie subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photographic postcard : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 332-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-16
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the reconstructed Central Park Bandstand used to promote its official opening taking place May 29, 1996.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Topping a tree near Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37280
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1904
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 21 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man "topping" a large tree in the area near Central Park and Boundary Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1904
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Norah Code subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia toned ; 21 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 345-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man "topping" a large tree in the area near Central Park and Boundary Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Code, Norah
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper. A note with the file indicates that the man in the tree may be Ms. Code's father but his name is not provided.
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Annual Exhibition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1170
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- September 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 15.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of fruit displays at the Central Park Annual Exhibition which took place from September 17 to 18, 1908. The fruits in crates or plates are displayed on tables. Also visible in other sections of the room are floral displays and baked goods. Some of the wooden crates on the table in the fo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 15.5 cm mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of fruit displays at the Central Park Annual Exhibition which took place from September 17 to 18, 1908. The fruits in crates or plates are displayed on tables. Also visible in other sections of the room are floral displays and baked goods. Some of the wooden crates on the table in the foreground of the photograph include insignia: "Grown & Packed by F.R. Stewart & Co. Central Park B.C.".
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Accession Code
- BV993.45.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- September 1908
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another print of the same image, see BV998.30.1
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-23
- Photographer
- Bullen, Harry Elder
- Notes
- Continuation of title: "... CENTRAL PARK/ SEPT 17-18. '08."
- Photographer's annotation reads: "BULLEN PHOTO"
Images
Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory577
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:12:40
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s overview of her education and her career with City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services beginning in 1986. She tells a delightful story about Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the opening ceremony of the Variety Playground in …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s overview of her education and her career with City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services beginning in 1986. She tells a delightful story about Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the opening ceremony of the Variety Playground in Central Park.
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:12:40
- Subjects
- Education
- Occupations
- Events - Royal Visits
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 16, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Alekxos Sarter conducted by Kathy Bossort. Alekxos Sarter was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain from Alekxos Sarter’s perspective and experience as employee in the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The interview provides an excellent explanation of the history and function of kinds of park dedications used by the City of Burnaby; an overview of issues around including the Trans Mountain tank farm in the conservation area; and the background to the land use and ownership disagreement between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, its resolution, and the subsequent development of SFU’s UniverCity. Alekxos Sarter talks about Richard Bolton, Burnaby’s Acting-Commissioner who was responsible for dedicating the first park on Burnaby Mountain in 1942, and the creation of a park named after him in UniverCity.
- Biographical Notes
- Alekxos Sarter was born in Vancouver in 1961, to Daine and Kasandra Sarter. She grew up in North Vancouver and since 1994 has lived on a sailboat in False Creek. After attending UBC where she studied landscape architecture, she was hired by the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1986. Working first in parks design, Alekxos quickly moved into parks planning, her preferred career. As Research Officer she covers research, planning, public consultation, parks and facility inventory, parkland acquisition, among other duties.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 2:20:47
- Interviewee Name
- Sarter, Alekxos T.
- Interview Location
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
- 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 one of interview with Alekxos Sarter
Track one of interview with Alekxos Sarter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-005/MSS196-005_Track_1.mp3Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18947
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:37 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interview…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:37 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interviewer asks about the types of activities she was involved while growing up. Cice recalls being a member of the school choir at Kingsway West, the music teacher and winning a competition. Cice talks about attending Burnaby South highschool at the start of World War II, her involvement with cadets as well as the "Hi-Y" club and playing outside in the Central Park neighbourhood.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Organizations - Adolescents' Societies and Clubs
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Organizations - Choirs
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_001.mp3Interview with Rick Sporns by Kathy Bossort October 30, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory603
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:06:29
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s thirty year career with the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, his education, and what has kept him interested in his work. Rick Sporns is currently Assistant Manager of Parks Design.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s thirty year career with the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, his education, and what has kept him interested in his work. Rick Sporns is currently Assistant Manager of Parks Design.
- Date Range
- 1980-2015
- Length
- 0:06:29
- Subjects
- Education
- Occupations
- Events - Royal Visits
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 30, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Rick Sporns conducted by Kathy Bossort. Rick Sporns was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Rick Sporn’s description of the history and design of Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden and the significance of the Centennial Pavilion area in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Rick Sporns also talks about his career with the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, management of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, and the value of natural areas to Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Richard Sporns was born in 1957 in Daly Municipality, Manitoba, to Ulrich and Charlotte Sporns. The family moved to the Burquitlam Area of Burnaby in about 1965. Rick Sporns obtained his BSc degree in biology at SFU and a degree in landscape architecture at UBC. In 1985 he began his career in the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services department where he currently is Assistant Manager - Parks Design. Rick was responsible for designing Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden, a legacy project proposed by Mark Stockdale to commemorate Burnaby’s 1992 Centennial. The rose garden opened to the public July 18, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 1:01:40
- Interviewee Name
- Sporns, Richard "Rick"
- Interview Location
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
- 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 one of interview with Rick Sporns
Track one of interview with Rick Sporns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-008/MSS196-008_Track_1.mp3Interview with Rick Sporns by Kathy Bossort October 30, 2015 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1900-2015
- Length
- 0:17:11
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s discussion of the value of natural areas to Burnaby, the city’s history of protecting green spaces, and the complementary role the Pavilion area plays in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He talks about how the rose garden and “Playground of…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s discussion of the value of natural areas to Burnaby, the city’s history of protecting green spaces, and the complementary role the Pavilion area plays in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He talks about how the rose garden and “Playground of the Gods” sculptures (Kamui Mintara) help Pavilion area visitors more fully appreciate the mountain setting. He also talks about the history of the construction of the Kamui Mintara sculptures.
- Date Range
- 1900-2015
- Length
- 0:17:11
- Names
- Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden
- Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
- Kamui Mintara
- Central Park
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 30, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Rick Sporns conducted by Kathy Bossort. Rick Sporns was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Rick Sporn’s description of the history and design of Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden and the significance of the Centennial Pavilion area in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Rick Sporns also talks about his career with the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, management of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, and the value of natural areas to Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Richard Sporns was born in 1957 in Daly Municipality, Manitoba, to Ulrich and Charlotte Sporns. The family moved to the Burquitlam Area of Burnaby in about 1965. Rick Sporns obtained his BSc degree in biology at SFU and a degree in landscape architecture at UBC. In 1985 he began his career in the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services department where he currently is Assistant Manager - Parks Design. Rick was responsible for designing Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden, a legacy project proposed by Mark Stockdale to commemorate Burnaby’s 1992 Centennial. The rose garden opened to the public July 18, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 1:01:40
- Interviewee Name
- Sporns, Richard "Rick"
- Interview Location
- City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
- 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 four of interview with Rick Sporns
Track four of interview with Rick Sporns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-008/MSS196-008_Track_4.mp3Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory19
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1932-1936
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's decision to join the Army of the Common Good and its Cooperative (CG Co-op) as well as the South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed. Harry discusses his father's work as caretaker at Central Park and helping to deal with wood cutting per…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's decision to join the Army of the Common Good and its Cooperative (CG Co-op) as well as the South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed. Harry discusses his father's work as caretaker at Central Park and helping to deal with wood cutting permits and land clearing by men who were on script.
- Date Range
- 1932-1936
- Photo Info
- Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Names
- Central Park
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July / August 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:17:56
- Interviewee Name
- O'Brien, Harry
- 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
- 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.
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Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with W.H.
Track two of interview with W.H.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-25/100-13-25_Track_2.mp3