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Panama Canal Convention

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34581
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.8 x 23.1 cm mounted on 30.0 x 35.0 cm cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of people, including Burnaby delegates, at the Panama Canal Convention held in Calgary, Alberta. Attendees are seated inside a hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.8 x 23.1 cm mounted on 30.0 x 35.0 cm cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
056-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of people, including Burnaby delegates, at the Panama Canal Convention held in Calgary, Alberta. Attendees are seated inside a hall.
Subjects
Events
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Alberta Photo Company
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamped on back of cardboard, "The Alberta Photo Co. / Press and Commerical Photography / 229 Eighth Avenue West / Phone 6727, Calgary Alta."
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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory541
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1913-1990
Length
00:01:47
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s parent’s origins in France and immigration to Canada, a somewhat confusing explanation of Sev Morin’s parentage, and his work with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh FN.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s parent’s origins in France and immigration to Canada, a somewhat confusing explanation of Sev Morin’s parentage, and his work with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh FN.
Date Range
1913-1990
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:01:47
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Calgary house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2811
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1917]
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of what looks to be 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of what looks to be 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
BV996.6.286
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1917]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-05-07
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Carrie in white hat and dress

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19779
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman named "Carrie" (Carrie Sommers) standing outside of a building on a farm in Alberta. The woman is dressed in white hat and dress and was a friend of Esther (Love) Stanley.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman named "Carrie" (Carrie Sommers) standing outside of a building on a farm in Alberta. The woman is dressed in white hat and dress and was a friend of Esther (Love) Stanley.
Names
Sommers, Caroline "Carrie" Potter
Accession Code
BV022.32.201
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in white ink on album page reads: "Carrie"
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Children on doorstep of schoolhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19914
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children standing on the doorstep of a schoolhouse in Alberta. Two small buildings are either side of schoolhouse are visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children standing on the doorstep of a schoolhouse in Alberta. Two small buildings are either side of schoolhouse are visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Students
Persons - Children
Names
Sommers Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.336
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
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Farm with snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19913
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1927 or 1928]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of farm house, farm buildings and windmill. The ground is covered with deep snow. The farm is located in Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of farm house, farm buildings and windmill. The ground is covered with deep snow. The farm is located in Alberta.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Accession Code
BV022.32.335
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1927 or 1928]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1927-28"
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Frank, Don, Joyce and Myrna with pony

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19918
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four children with pony (or minature horse). Frank Stanley and Don are standing next to the pony and Joyce Stanley and Myrna are seated on the back of the pony on a farm in Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four children with pony (or minature horse). Frank Stanley and Don are standing next to the pony and Joyce Stanley and Myrna are seated on the back of the pony on a farm in Alberta.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Horses
Names
Stanley, Frank Conquest
Warner, Joyce Stanley
Accession Code
BV022.32.340
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in white ink on album page reads: "Frank_Don_Joyce_Myrna"
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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory419
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:10:12
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:12
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory420
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:07:49
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:07:49
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Irene and the pigs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19915
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1927 or 1928]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young girl identified as Irene (Sommers) Cool standing with a passel of pigs. The ground is covered with snow. Wooden fences and farm buildings are visible in the background. Farm is located in Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young girl identified as Irene (Sommers) Cool standing with a passel of pigs. The ground is covered with snow. Wooden fences and farm buildings are visible in the background. Farm is located in Alberta.
Subjects
Animals - Pigs
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Cool, Irene Dorothy Rae Sommers
Accession Code
BV022.32.337
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1927 or 1928]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1928-27 / Last winter / Irene & the pigs"
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Madeline Cooper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35667
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (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 Madeline Clarke Cooper in an elevator operator's uniform working at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-525
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Madeline Clarke Cooper in an elevator operator's uniform working at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Banff Springs Hotel
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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McClean and Hawkshaw families

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2813
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the McClean and Hawkshaw families standing outside 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta. James Edward "Jack" Hawkshaw is standing in the front row on the far right. His wife is on his right, holding the shoulders of their two eldest children, Crichton and Dal Hawkshaw. The other ind…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 11 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the McClean and Hawkshaw families standing outside 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta. James Edward "Jack" Hawkshaw is standing in the front row on the far right. His wife is on his right, holding the shoulders of their two eldest children, Crichton and Dal Hawkshaw. The other individuals in the photograph have been identified only as the McClean family.
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Hawkshaw, Edward Delamere Burrington "Dal"
Hawkshaw, John Edward "Jack"
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
BV996.6.287
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1917
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-05-07
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "1917 / 2239 - 14th Street West - Calgary - [illegible]"
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