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Burnaby Municipal Council

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the eight members of Burnaby's Municipal Council standing in an office, each holding a piece of paper. Written across the bottom of the photograph is the caption: "Burnaby Council 1946 Reeve Morrison". Reeve George Morrison can be seen to the far right. Third from the right is Willi…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Charles MacSorley fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 486-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2005-14

Scope and Content: Photograph of the eight members of Burnaby's Municipal Council standing in an office, each holding a piece of paper. Written across the bottom of the photograph is the caption: "Burnaby Council 1946 Reeve Morrison". Reeve George Morrison can be seen to the far right. Third from the right is William Beamish, fifth from the right is Charles MacSorley and at the far left is Joseph Gartlan. The rest are unidentified although the remaining members of the 1946 Council were James West, William Philps, John Jones and Harry Ball.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Morrison, George; MacSorley, Charles W.; Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"; West, James G.; Philps, William P.; Jones, John S.R.; Gartlan, Joseph P.; Ball, Harry

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Vancouver Sun

Notes: Title based on caption; Photorgapher's stamp on verso

Images

Burnaby Municipal Council, 1946 thumbnail

Byrne family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1907] (date of original), copied 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Byrne family seated and standing in two rows. Margaret is in the middle of the back row, standing between her twin sisters; Mary and Norah. Utan is standing in the front row beside his mother Priscilla who is seated with baby Elizabeth in her hands. Peter is on his wife's other si…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1907] (date of original), copied 1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Byrne family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 316-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1995-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Byrne family seated and standing in two rows. Margaret is in the middle of the back row, standing between her twin sisters; Mary and Norah. Utan is standing in the front row beside his mother Priscilla who is seated with baby Elizabeth in her hands. Peter is on his wife's other side, with Kathleen beside him. Peter Byrne served as a member of Council from 1894 to 1895 and from 1898 to 1906. He was Reeve of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Officials - Alderman and Councillors

Names: Byrne, Peter; Byrne, Priscilla Amelia Rowling; Cyr, Elizabeth Laura Byrne; Byrne, Margaret "Maggie"; Byrne, Mary; Byrne, Norah; Byrne, Ultan Patrick "Pat"; Byrne, Kathleen

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Byrne family, [1907] (date of original), copied 1995 thumbnail

Charles F. Sprott

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904 or 1905] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 12.0 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of Charles Frederick Sprott, Reeve of Burnaby from 1904 to 1905. He was also a member of Council from 1895 to 1904 and in 1907.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904 or 1905] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 12.0 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 126-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of Charles Frederick Sprott, Reeve of Burnaby from 1904 to 1905. He was also a member of Council from 1895 to 1904 and in 1907.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Sprott, Charles Frederick

Media Type: Photograph

Images

Charles F. Sprott, [1904 or 1905] (date of original), copied [1995] thumbnail

Charles Sprott

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10.8 cm mounted on 10.5 x 13.8 cm page.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles Frederick Sprott, Burnaby Reeve 1904-1905 and council member from 1895-1904 and again in 1907. A note accompanying the photograph reads: "Charles F. Sprott, Reeve for 1904 and 5. Councillor for nine years previously. Retired undefeated in any election."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1904]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: New Westminster Public Library subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10.8 cm mounted on 10.5 x 13.8 cm page.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 459-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2003-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles Frederick Sprott, Burnaby Reeve 1904-1905 and council member from 1895-1904 and again in 1907. A note accompanying the photograph reads: "Charles F. Sprott, Reeve for 1904 and 5. Councillor for nine years previously. Retired undefeated in any election."

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Sprott, Charles Frederick

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Charles Sprott

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-] (date of original), copied 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles Sprott as an elderly man. He is wearing a suit, with a vest and tie, glasses, and hat. He was Reeve of Burnaby from 1904 to 1905. He was also a member of Council from 1895 to 1904 and in 1907.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles Sprott as an elderly man. He is wearing a suit, with a vest and tie, glasses, and hat. He was Reeve of Burnaby from 1904 to 1905. He was also a member of Council from 1895 to 1904 and in 1907.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Sprott, Charles Frederick

Accession Code: HV978.1.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [194-] (date of original), copied 1978

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-01

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Charles Sprott, [194-] (date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail

George A. Morrison

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.1 x 12.0 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of George A. Morrison, Reeve of Burnaby from 1945 to 1949 and Council member in 1944.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.1 x 12.0 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 126-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of George A. Morrison, Reeve of Burnaby from 1945 to 1949 and Council member in 1944.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Morrison, George

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

George A. Morrison

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of George A. Morrison, Reeve of Burnaby from 1945 to 1949 and Council member in 1944.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1949]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-716

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of George A. Morrison, Reeve of Burnaby from 1945 to 1949 and Council member in 1944.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Morrison, George

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Sprott family on the porch

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-](date of original), copied 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people on the porch of a house. There are six men, three women and three girls standing on the top step of the porch. A catalogue record from 1978 identifies some of the people standing on the porch, however, not very precisely. Standing to the left of the group is Charle…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people on the porch of a house. There are six men, three women and three girls standing on the top step of the porch. A catalogue record from 1978 identifies some of the people standing on the porch, however, not very precisely. Standing to the left of the group is Charles Sprott. Beside him are Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sprott. Depicted to the right of the picture, there are Charles's wife Lucy Schou Sprott, Muriel Sprott, Kitty Hill [?], and Helen Sprott [?]. Charles Sprott was Reeve of Burnaby from 1904 to 1905. He was also a member of Council from 1895 to 1904 and in 1907.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"; Sprott, Charles Frederick; Sprott, Louis "Edgar"; Sprott, Helen Fanny; Sprott, Helen Louise Faith Nicholls; Sprott, Muriel; Sprott, Lucy Christine Schou

Accession Code: HV978.1.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-](date of original), copied 1978

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-01

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Sprott family on the porch, [190-](date of original), copied 1978 thumbnail

William Willson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1943] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 11.9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of William T. Willson, Reeve of Burnaby from 1943 to 1944 and Council member in 1927.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1943] (date of original), copied [1995]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.0 x 11.9 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 126-015

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of William T. Willson, Reeve of Burnaby from 1943 to 1944 and Council member in 1927.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Willson, William T.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

William Willson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1943]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of William Tate Willson, Burnaby Reeve for 1943 and1944 and councillor in 1927.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1943]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: New Westminster Public Library subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 459-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2003-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of William Tate Willson, Burnaby Reeve for 1943 and1944 and councillor in 1927.

Subjects: Officials - Alderman and Councillors; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Willson, William T.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Colonel Thomas O. Townley

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.1 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Colonel Thomas O. Townley in dress uniform, taken in a photographic studio. He is leaning against a leather chair on which a helmet with a crest is resting. He is holding a staff with his left hand, and wearing leather gloves. Colonel Townley was a member of the the Duke of Connaught'…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.1 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Colonel Thomas O. Townley in dress uniform, taken in a photographic studio. He is leaning against a leather chair on which a helmet with a crest is resting. He is holding a staff with his left hand, and wearing leather gloves. Colonel Townley was a member of the the Duke of Connaught's own Rifles, and became the mayor of Vancouver in 1901. In 1912, he built the Deerholme house designed by his architect son, Fred Laughton Townley.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves; Clothing - Military Uniforms; Occupations - Military Personnel

Names: Townley, Thomas O

Accession Code: HV979.33.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-?] (date of original), copied 1979

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-09-12

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Colonel Thomas O. Townley, [190-?] (date of original), copied 1979 thumbnail

Maude and Harriet Woodward's cottage

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1906

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.2 x 8.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people in front of Maude and Harriet Woodward's cottage. This house was a prefabricated cottage erected in 1904. The cottages were designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and were manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company. Maude Wo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1906

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.2 x 8.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-889

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of people in front of Maude and Harriet Woodward's cottage. This house was a prefabricated cottage erected in 1904. The cottages were designed by J.J. Mahoney and architect Joseph Bowman and were manufactured in Vancouver by the B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company. Maude Woodward established a post-office here which was operated by her sister, Harriet. Harriet also began a small private school here, the first in Burnaby Lake. The cottage was enlarged with several additions until 1912 when the Woodwards built a new house. Shown here are (l t r): Charles Frederick Sprott, Frances Schou, Lucy Christine Sprott (nee Schou), Harriet Woodward, Kitty Hill, Maude Woodward and Annie Hill.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Cabins; Transportation - Horses; Transportation - Wagons; Occupations - Teachers; Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"; Schou, Frances; Sprott, Lucy Christine Schou; Sprott, Charles Frederick; Woodward, Harriet; Woodward, Maude

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Street Address: 5141 Sperling Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Maude and Harriet Woodward's cottage, 1906 thumbnail

Nicolai C. Schou

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1903] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of Nicolai C. Schou who served as Reeve of Burnaby from 1893 to 1903.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1903] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 126-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph (mounted and titled) of Nicolai C. Schou who served as Reeve of Burnaby from 1893 to 1903.

Subjects: Officials - Mayors and Reeves

Names: Schou, Nicolai

Media Type: Photograph

Images

Nicolai C. Schou, [1903] (date of original) thumbnail

Interview with Richard Liu

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Richard Liu Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: September 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:33:33 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together into one track and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced out by the communist regime in the early ‘50s and their experiences immigrating to Hong Kong, Europe and Canada. 00:26:40 - 00:32:59 Richard talks about his parents’ experiences living in Toronto, Victoria and Burnaby and shares some of his father’s business accomplishments including establishing the first direct flight to Beijing in 1987 and the first sister city between China and Canada. 00:33:00 – 01:13:59 Richard talks about living in Burnaby and his educational experiences at Thomas More Collegiate. He recalls his experience of travelling to North Korea in 1988 and being a student at Peking University in Beijing during the student-led demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. 01:14:00 – 01:26:16 Richard talks about his education and reflects on how his experiences in Beijing influenced his education and career choices including working in the Prime Minister’s office on trade missions to China and talks about the importance of leaning French. 01:26:17 – 01:48:35 Richard shares his memories and experiences of; being on the Canadian Paralympic Committee during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in China, supporting Rick Hansen during his visit to China for the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour and working with Team Canada in China for the 2022 Olympic Games. 01:48:36 – 01:52:22 Richard talks about his life in Burnaby after moving back from China in 2014 and the changes he’s noticed since being away. Richard talks about his involvement with St. John Ambulance, his role as the Honorary Brigade Division President and his role as Heritage Commissioner for the City of Burnaby. 02:14:32 – 02:29:27 Richard talks about his investiture to the Order of Saint John in 2023 and reflects on the accomplishments of his great uncle Dr. Shin-Shu Liu (China’s first Ambassador to Canada). 02:29:28 – 02:32:59 In closing Richard imparts some words of wisdom for future generations.

History: Interviewee biography: Richard N. Liu was born in 1970 in Toronto and raised in British Columbia. Richard's family has distinguished Canada-China ties for three generations. His Great-Uncle, Dr. Liu Shih-shun, was China's first Ambassador to Canada in 1942 and his father, Dr. Liu Dun-ren, built relations in education, culture and tourism for three decades including establishing the first Twin Sister City between Canada and China with Victoria and Suzhou in 1980. Richard's maternal great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Han-chi (1872-1913) played an active role in uprisings that shaped the future of modern China, was an elected member of the lower house of the first formal parliament in 1913 and was assassinated on political grounds. Dr. Wu's daughter, Dr. Wu Chi-mei served Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was elected as a Guangzhou City Councillor and visited Vancouver in 1929 and 1932. After graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Vancouver, Richard Liu moved to China to begin his studies at Peking University but in 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre, he was evacuated from China and returned to Canada. While back in Canada, Liu completed a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia and in 1993, he returned to China to continue his Chinese studies at Peking University and continued to live in China for twenty years. In 2008, Richard worked as Team Canada’s Attaché for the Paralympic Summer Games that took place in Beijing. In 2014, Liu returned to Canada and made his home in Burnaby with his wife and two children. In 2022, Liu returned to Beijing to serve as Mission Staff member for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. Richard has also played a leading role with the Terry Fox Run, Special Olympics and Rick Hansen's visit to Beijing in 2011. Liu’s areas of expertize include; public relations, diplomacy, major events organization and education. Liu works as an advisor in East Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and is a MA Candidate at Peking University. Richard founded the Canadian Alumni Network that connects over 16,000 alumni in China who’ve attended Canada's post-secondary institutions. Liu has been a commissioner with the City of Burnaby’s Heritage Commission (2018-2023) and sits on various boards advising companies and organizations on a variety of sectors pertaining to Asia. In 2019, Liu was appointed the Honorary Brigade Division President for St. John Ambulance and was among 13 UBC Alumni to be recognized and awarded the 2018-2019 UBC Alumni Builder Award “For his service, dedication, and contribution to UBC and its alumni community. For his long record of service fostering connections with alumni and students in Beijing and Asia as well as dedication to mentoring students in the Faculty of Arts.” On June 24 2023, Richard was formally invested into the Order of St. John, one of five national orders in the Canadian Honours System. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Migration; Officials; Education; Protests and Demonstrations; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Sports; Travel; Religions - Christianity

Names: Canadian Paralympic Committee; Chak, Dr. Po Tin; Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC; Liu, Richard N.; Liu, Dr. Dun-ren; Liu, Dr. Shih-Shun; Gigli, Beniamino; Hansen, Richard Marvin "Rick"; Olympic Games; Paralympic Games; Peking University; St. John Ambulance; St. Thomas More Collegiate; Tiananmen Square; University of British Columbia

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Accession Code: BV023.16.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0017_006

Audio Tracks

Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0017_004.mp3

21st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1945 and 1948]

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 28 x 39 cm mounted on matt board 30.5 x 41 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "21st Legislative Assembly" portraits, 1945-1948. Members are identified in the top row left to right: J. Mowat; W.T. Straith K.C.; E.E. Winch; R.H. Carson; J.J. Gillis M.D.,C.M.; T. Uphill; T. King; L.Le Bourdais; S. Guthrie; L.H. Eyres; T.A. Love; second row left to right: Hon. …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 28 x 39 cm mounted on matt board 30.5 x 41 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "21st Legislative Assembly" portraits, 1945-1948. Members are identified in the top row left to right: J. Mowat; W.T. Straith K.C.; E.E. Winch; R.H. Carson; J.J. Gillis M.D.,C.M.; T. Uphill; T. King; L.Le Bourdais; S. Guthrie; L.H. Eyres; T.A. Love; second row left to right: Hon. E.C. Carson; Hon. F. Putnam; Hon. G.S. Pearson; Hon. r.L Maitland K.C.; Hon. H. Hart Premier; H.E. Winch Leader of the Opposition; Hon. E.T. Kenney; Hon. H. Anscomb; Hon. G.M. Weir M.A.,d.Paed.; third row left to right: G.S. Wismer K.C.; H. Gargrave; F.W. Green M.D., C.M.; W.A.C. Bennett; Mrs. N. Hodges; Hon. N.w. Whittaker K.C.; Mrs. T.J. Rolston; R.C. MacDonald; A.J. Turner; B.I. Johnson; H.J. Welch; fourth row, left to right: J.H. Corsbie; W.D. Smith; E.F.Rowland; McIntyre E.C. (Law Clerk); W.R. Webster Capt. (Sgt.at arms); R.S. Yates (Clerk of House); A.J. McDonell; D.C. Brown; A.C. Hope; bottom row left to right: C.W. Morrow; R. Harding; A.B. Ritchie; C.T. Beard; R.R. Laird M.D., C.M.; J. McInnis; W.J. Johnson; J.H. Cates; J.L. Webster; W.H. Brett.

Subjects: Officials - Premiers; Officials - Elected Officials

Accession Code: BV020.31.41

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1945 and 1948]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 19-09-2023

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Signature of photographer in lower left corner of matt reads: "Philip Fort"

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21st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, [between 1945 and 1948] thumbnail

Christmas greeting card from Colin Fox

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 23 Oct. 1944

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (double sided and folded)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Christmas greeting card from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. Card r…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: E.W. Bateman family fonds

Series: Bateman family World War II letters series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 card (double sided and folded)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a Christmas greeting card from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. Card reads "Christmas Greetings, Third Canadian Infantry Division" and includes an illustration of a windmill and a soldier handing something to a child. Card is signed by Colin Fox.

Subjects: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Documentary Artifacts - Cards; Holidays - Christmas

Names: Fox, Colin Rhodes; Bateman, Marianne May

Accession Code: BV020.27.30

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 23 Oct. 1944

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 10-Feb-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Cover of card is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Depot / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"; Circular postmark stamp reads: "FIELD OFICE / _?/ 103 / NO 21 /44"; Stamp in bottom left corner of cover of card reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"; Return address on verso of card reads: "K19022 Sgt. C.R.Fox"

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Christmas lunch for staff of Columbia and Stride studios

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1945 and 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff of Columbia and Stride Studios seated and standing around a table set for their Christmas lunch. Both studios were owned by Charles Edgar Stride. Sitting at the table (from left) are; Helga Schankowitz, unidentified, Doris Park, Mrs. Reeves, an unidentified woman who worked …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff of Columbia and Stride Studios seated and standing around a table set for their Christmas lunch. Both studios were owned by Charles Edgar Stride. Sitting at the table (from left) are; Helga Schankowitz, unidentified, Doris Park, Mrs. Reeves, an unidentified woman who worked at Columbia studio, Charles Stride, Muriel Kirkwood, Kate Myers and Pauline Mahony. Standing behind are; the manager of Columbia studio Mr. Reeves, May Pallon, Lyla Ettinger, Eva Digby, Ethel Mulven and Mrs. Palmer.

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Names: Stride, Charles Edgar; Park, Doris; Reeves, Mrs; Kirkwood, Muriel; Myers, Kate; Mahony, Pauline; Reeves, Mr; Pallon, May; Ettinger, Lyla; Mulven, Ethel; Palmer, Mrs; Digby, Evelina "Eva" Ettinger; Schankowitz, Helga

Accession Code: BV999.52.2

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1945 and 1951]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying : see BV999.52.3; Note taken from an interview with Muriel Kirkwood, former Stride studio employee, in the accession file, identifies the people in the photograph; Helga Schankowitz identified from the on-line image by David Krygsveld (entropy@nd.sympatico) "The girl at the left is Helga Schankowitz, my mother's first cousin" 27 Mar 2017

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Deer Lake BC

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photogravure on paper ; 10.0 x 12.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the north side of Deer Lake, including the Hart family's "Avalon" estate (which later became Hart House restaurant). The photograph was likely taken from a hill on Sperling Avenue. The photogravure has been made into a greeting card. Printed on the bottom front of the card: "Deer Lak…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w photogravure on paper ; 10.0 x 12.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the north side of Deer Lake, including the Hart family's "Avalon" estate (which later became Hart House restaurant). The photograph was likely taken from a hill on Sperling Avenue. The photogravure has been made into a greeting card. Printed on the bottom front of the card: "Deer Lake B.C. / May your Christmas be a Merry One / And the New Year full of Happiness." An annotation on the back of the back of the card reads, "Looking NNE. / probably from hill on Sperling Ave."

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Holidays - Christmas

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue; Deer Lake

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code: HV976.139.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [190-?]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-20

Notes: Transcribed title

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Digney family in Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by interspersed footage of the family's pet dog Nero and puppies along with some brief glimpses of the Royal visit (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and cavilicade in 1939 along Kingsway. The film then switches to footage of Digney family Christmas festivities, a cat playing with a fish in a bowl and summer time at Pelican Lake in the 1940s and ends with a dog playing with a ball.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Animals - Dogs; Holidays - Christmas; Animals - Cats

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Bruce; Digney, Paul

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Digney family in Burnaby, [between 1939 and 1959]

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Edie Fleming

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1949

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edith (Edie) Fleming seated on a rock outside the Waplington/Fleming home located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue. Edith is dressed in white with a floral crown for church on Easter Sunday.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Edith (Edie) Fleming seated on a rock outside the Waplington/Fleming home located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue. Edith is dressed in white with a floral crown for church on Easter Sunday.

Subjects: Holidays - Easter

Names: Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 3813 Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code: BV016.46.109

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1949

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on information from photograph album; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Taken by Ray / Edith / Easter 1949"; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52

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