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Avaries and fish pond

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88397
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014
Collection/Fonds
James Massey family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014
Collection/Fonds
James Massey family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
581-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2014-34
Scope and Content
Photograph of two avaries which held canaries and a fish pond in Robert Burnaby Park. James Massey was the caretaker of the park and built the fish pond in 1939 and three avaries where he raised canaries.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
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Bird aviary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88399
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014
Collection/Fonds
James Massey family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bird aviary in Robert Burnaby Park. The bird aviary was built for raisng canaries by James Massey who was the caretaker of the park from 1933 until 1947.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2014
Collection/Fonds
James Massey family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
581-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2014-34
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bird aviary in Robert Burnaby Park. The bird aviary was built for raisng canaries by James Massey who was the caretaker of the park from 1933 until 1947.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Geographic Features - Parks
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Less detail

Bird in cage onboard HMS New Zealand

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38869
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bird inside a cage, onboard the H.M.S. New Zealand while it was in Vancouver Harbour.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-188
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a bird inside a cage, onboard the H.M.S. New Zealand while it was in Vancouver Harbour.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Names
H.M.S. New Zealand
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Bob on boat with dead fowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19724
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thomas Robert (Bob) Love and another man with two dogs standing on a small boat. The men are holding rifles. The boat is floating in the water alongside piles and a dock. Dead water fowl and pheasants are hanging off the side of Bob's boat "Burnaby Kid".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Thomas Robert (Bob) Love and another man with two dogs standing on a small boat. The men are holding rifles. The boat is floating in the water alongside piles and a dock. Dead water fowl and pheasants are hanging off the side of Bob's boat "Burnaby Kid".
Subjects
Transportation - Boats
Animals - Birds
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Names
Love, Thomas "Bob" Robert
Accession Code
BV022.32.146
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)
Images
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Book of birds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4819
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
598 BOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.6170.1
Call Number
598 BOO
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Ernest Nister
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. : 27 cm.
Inscription
"Ma___ Burd from Nancy Bompa Xmas 1914" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Birds
Juvenile literature
Children's literature
Animals
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Images
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Charles Deacon with dead water fowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19725
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charles Deacon holding a rifle, standing with a dog at his feet and dead ducks hanging from a fence on either side of him. (may be outside of the Whiting family home)
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charles Deacon holding a rifle, standing with a dog at his feet and dead ducks hanging from a fence on either side of him. (may be outside of the Whiting family home)
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Names
Deacon, Charles
Accession Code
BV022.32.147
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)
Images
Less detail

Charlotte Vidal, Dorothy Vidal, and Kitty Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82486
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of three women identified from left to right as Charlotte Vidal, Dorothy Vidal and Kitty Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-071
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of three women identified from left to right as Charlotte Vidal, Dorothy Vidal and Kitty Hill.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Loomis, Dorothy Kate Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Charlotte, Dorothy Vidal / Kitty Hill"
Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Char Vidal / Dor Vidal / Kitty Hill"
Images
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Charlotte Vidal, Lousia Vidal and Kitty Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82481
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of three women identified from left to right as Charlotte Vidal, Louisa Vidal and Kitty Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 6.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-070
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of three women identified from left to right as Charlotte Vidal, Louisa Vidal and Kitty Hill.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Vidal, Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Charlotte, Louisa Vidal / Kitty Hill"
Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Aunt Kitty / Gan / Mom"
Images
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Dead waterfowl suspended from stick

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19337
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of dead waterfowl suspended from stick after being shot. The dead waterfowl that are tied to and suspended from the stick by their necks.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of dead waterfowl suspended from stick after being shot. The dead waterfowl that are tied to and suspended from the stick by their necks.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Animals - Birds
Accession Code
BV022.32.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[c. 1915]
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)
Images
Less detail

Esther Love Stanley and woman in garden with fruit trees

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19866
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Esther Love Stanley standing with an unidentified woman in a garden with blossoming fruit trees. Location could be the Love family farm on Cumberland Street. The woman could be a friend or sister of Esther Love.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Esther Love Stanley standing with an unidentified woman in a garden with blossoming fruit trees. Location could be the Love family farm on Cumberland Street. The woman could be a friend or sister of Esther Love.
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Names
Stanley, Esther Love
Accession Code
BV022.32.288
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Less detail

Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85241
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay where the family goes ashore. This footage is followed with a dark segment of footage of a paegant at the Oak Theatre in 1941 and the gardens of the Oak Theatre. The film has a break and continues with footage of the Digney family travels to the Calgary Breweries, Calgary Zoo, and the Calgary Stampede parade and fairgrounds, Alberta, closing with footage of the Rockies and Rogers Pass.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Events - Parades
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Digney, Alice
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Video

Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary, [between 1939 and 1941]

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Grouse and foliage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19726
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a grouse on mossy ground with foliage.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a grouse on mossy ground with foliage.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Accession Code
BV022.32.148
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)
Images
Less detail

Hummingbird in a tree

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38737
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a hummingbird sitting in its nest on a tree limb. A caption written around the outside frame reads: "This is very good I think of the young humming bird in nest. I will enlarge when I have time. Ask Daddy if he would like a print of this 'His Bird.'" The caption was most likely writ…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-056
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a hummingbird sitting in its nest on a tree limb. A caption written around the outside frame reads: "This is very good I think of the young humming bird in nest. I will enlarge when I have time. Ask Daddy if he would like a print of this 'His Bird.'" The caption was most likely written by Kitty Hill (later Kitty Peers).
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory41
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1899-1919
Length
0:07:22
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.
Date Range
1899-1919
Photo Info
Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002
Length
0:07:22
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
10-Jun-75
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:24:01
Interviewee Name
Eagles, Dr. Blythe
Eagles, Dr. Violet
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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles

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Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory42
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1896-1912
Length
0:04:13
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' thoughts on the Boom years, the houses and development at Deer Lake and the south slope of Vancouver and developments in transportation.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' thoughts on the Boom years, the houses and development at Deer Lake and the south slope of Vancouver and developments in transportation.
Date Range
1896-1912
Photo Info
Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002
Length
0:04:13
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
10-Jun-75
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:24:01
Interviewee Name
Eagles, Dr. Blythe
Eagles, Dr. Violet
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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles

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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory10
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1898-1917
Length
0:06:11
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.
Date Range
1898-1917
Photo Info
Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
Length
0:06:11
Names
Woodward, Harriet
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July 2, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
Biographical Notes
Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:47:57
Interviewee Name
Godwin, Florence Hart
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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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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Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Jesse Love spraying fruit trees

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19877
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jesse Love spraying fruit trees in his orchard on the Love family farm on Cumberland Street. Jesse Love is standing in the orchard holding a sprayer hose.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jesse Love spraying fruit trees in his orchard on the Love family farm on Cumberland Street. Jesse Love is standing in the orchard holding a sprayer hose.
Subjects
Agriculture - Orchards
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Names
Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
Accession Code
BV022.32.299
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also BV018.41.178 for similar photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
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Knight family photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64501
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
Scope and Content
Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Knight family subseries
Physical Description
49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
Description Level
File
Record No.
510-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1992-53
Scope and Content
Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals - Dogs
Occupations - Veterinarians
Names
Knight, Virginia
Knight, Milton
Lakeview Aviaries
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Stamp on verso of 510-001 reads: "Woodward's Advertising Photography"
Note on verso of 510-003 reads: "Taken at San Juan Capistrano. The minute you enter the place these pigeons light all over you and they sell you small bags of wheat to feed them." Other notes and date stamp on verso.
Note on verso of 510-010 reads: "Virgie + Sheila Joan (Easton) Mulliner / New Year's Eve / 1970-71"
510-008, 510-009, 510-011, 510-012: Date stamp on verso reads "Jan 12, 1962"
Note on verso of 510-022 reads: "My little Saw-Whet Owl who was one of my patients. Fully recovered and hand tame."
510-024 is five small photographs glued to a black paper album page
Handwritten notes on recto of 510-032, describing the clocks in the photograph.
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Street Address
5255 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Lillian and Jenny at Stanley Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79395
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 23, 1949
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko holding a bird in her hands while standing next to her mother Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 23, 1949
Collection/Fonds
Yanko family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Material Details
Secured to album page with photo corners
Description Level
Item
Record No.
545-174
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2012-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko holding a bird in her hands while standing next to her mother Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Names
Nagy, Eugenia "Jenny" Haresomovych Carman
Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mum + I / Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC Oct. 23/10 "
Note written on album page reads: "Stanley Park / 23 October 1949" and "'Mom + I'"
1 duplicate photograph accompanying
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Martin family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66708
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Martin family picking raspberries on their property. From left are Barbara (in a sun hat), Nita and their mother, Ellen Martin.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
525-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Martin family picking raspberries on their property. From left are Barbara (in a sun hat), Nita and their mother, Ellen Martin.
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Names
Martin, Ellen Ward
Punnett, Barbara Martin
Safarik, Juanita "Nita" Martin
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Martin, William
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Spruce Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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