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Cliff Avenue playoffs

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 5, 1988 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Cliff Avenue soccer playoffs. The Aztecs team are shown at half time: Liam, Adam, Jason F., Marvin, Josh, Morgan, and Jonathan. Leanne F. and Jim Owen are in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 5, 1988 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.6 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-792

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Cliff Avenue soccer playoffs. The Aztecs team are shown at half time: Liam, Adam, Jason F., Marvin, Josh, Morgan, and Jonathan. Leanne F. and Jim Owen are in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Athletic fields; Sports - Soccer; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Owen, Jim

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Copied from col. photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Cliff Avenue playoffs, March 5, 1988 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Soccer game at Capitol Hill

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 26, 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of children playing the first soccer game of the season at Capitol Hill, the Aztecs (in white shirts) vs. the Timbers. Left to right: Ryan, Jonathan, Marvin, Tiffany, Jason Foxon, and Morgan. The coach is Chris Foxon. Cars can be seen in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 26, 1987 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-791

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of children playing the first soccer game of the season at Capitol Hill, the Aztecs (in white shirts) vs. the Timbers. Left to right: Ryan, Jonathan, Marvin, Tiffany, Jason Foxon, and Morgan. The coach is Chris Foxon. Cars can be seen in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Athletic fields; Sports - Soccer; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Foxon, Chris; Foxon, Jason

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Copied from col. photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Soccer game at Capitol Hill, September 26, 1987 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Canada geese in the park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a flock of Canada geese on a grassy field in a park.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1452

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a flock of Canada geese on a grassy field in a park.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Fields; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Geographic Features - Parks; Animals - Birds

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "page 4 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"

Images

Canada geese in the park, ca.1983 thumbnail

Man in the park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man in a suit next to an empty lot or park. He is standing on a plank bridge over a ditch by the road that is filled with water and reviewing a book or report.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1402

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man in a suit next to an empty lot or park. He is standing on a plank bridge over a ditch by the road that is filled with water and reviewing a book or report.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Ditches; Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Fields

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Battistoni, Peter

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso; Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page A-3 / Burnaby Today"

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John Yanko in Kelliher

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12 x 17.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Ivan Yanko standing alone in a field in Kelliher, Saskatchewan.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12 x 17.5 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-245

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of John Ivan Yanko standing alone in a field in Kelliher, Saskatchewan.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Fields

Names: Yanko, John Ivan

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "Kelliher"

Images

John Yanko in Kelliher, [198-] thumbnail

Kitty in front of Broadview

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.6 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kitty Hill standing in the field in front of her family home, known as Broadview on Buckingham Avenue. This was the second Hill family home in the Burnaby Lake area and it was built around 1907. The first Hill home, Brookfield was on Deer Lake Avenue.

1 image

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 ; 7.6 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-875

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kitty Hill standing in the field in front of her family home, known as Broadview on Buckingham Avenue. This was the second Hill family home in the Burnaby Lake area and it was built around 1907. The first Hill home, Brookfield was on Deer Lake Avenue.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Fields; Toys - Dolls; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue

Street Address: 5730 Buckingham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Kitty in front of Broadview, 1910 thumbnail

Interview with Ron Burton by Kathy Bossort November 16, 2015 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1980-2015

Length: 0:09:21

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the lan…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Ron Burton’s description of mountain biking on Burnaby Mountain in the 1980’s and 1990’s and trail building on SFU lands prior to the land transfer in 1995/96. He talks about the guidelines used for trail building, and the uncertainty about what impact the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby would have on biking in the new conservation area. He also talks about forming the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association in 2000, its goals, fund raising, and members.

Date Range: 1980-2015

Length: 0:09:21

Names: City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services; Simon Fraser University; Burnaby Mountain Biking Association

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Geographic Features - Trails; Sports - Cycling; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Volunteers

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: November 16, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Ron Burton conducted by Kathy Bossort. Ron Burton was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the founding, goals, and activities of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association as told by one of the founders and President of the club, Ron Burton, and about the development of mountain biking and trail construction on Burnaby Mountain, both prior to and after the creation of the conservation area in 1995/96. Ron Burton also talks about his childhood, his work as a Burnaby school trustee, and the sports and recreational activities he has enjoyed on the mountain.

Biographical Notes: Ron Burton was born in Burnaby in 1954 to Fred and Shirley Burton. He grew up in East Vancouver and attended Hastings Elementary and Gladstone Secondary schools. He worked on the waterfront for Viterra, became a member of the Grain Workers Union and joined the NDP in 1972. He and his wife moved to Burnaby’s Vancouver Heights in 1982 and Forest Grove in 1988. He has served as a Board of Education Trustee in the Burnaby School District since first being elected in 1987, currently serving as Board Chair. Ron is founder and President of the Burnaby Mountain Biking Association and an active rider on Burnaby Mountain since 1988. The Association was founded in 2000, registering as a society in 2005, with the goals to build sustainable trails on Burnaby Mountain, to provide education about trail riding, and to advocate for and improve the image of mountain biking. Under Ron’s leadership the Association has successfully recruited members and formed a cooperative relationship with Burnaby’s Parks staff and with other park trail users.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 1:01:32

Interviewee Name: Burton, Ronald C. "Ron"

Interview Location: Meeting room at the Burnaby School District office

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Ron Burton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-010/MSS196-010_Track_2.mp3

Rushing water and forest

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph view of rushing water and forest.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph view of rushing water and forest.

Subjects: Geographic Features; Geographic Features - Forests; Geographic Features - Natural Waterways

Accession Code: BV022.32.99

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

Rushing water and forest, [191-] thumbnail

View of a Lake, City, and Mountains

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59024

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of a lake and residential neighbourhood, with the North Shore mountains in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: ca.1983

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1430

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of a lake and residential neighbourhood, with the North Shore mountains in the background.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

View of a Lake, City, and Mountains, ca.1983 thumbnail

Barnet Marine Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 6, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barnet Marine Park with five small sail boats and a motor boat towing a water skier.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: August 6, 1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 222-031

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of Barnet Marine Park with five small sail boats and a motor boat towing a water skier.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Transportation - Boats; Sports - Water skiing

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "Two ways of spending a summer day on the water are juxtaposed in photograph by Craig Hodge, who found this moment at Barnet Marine Park."; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "COLUMBIAN PHOTO BY CRAIG HODGE"

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet; Barnet Marine Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Barnet Marine Park, August 6, 1980 thumbnail

Charles and Minnie Bailey

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.4 x 12.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles and Minnie Bailey standing together at English Bay in Vancouver, BC in their bathing costumes. The couple married in 1914.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bailey family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.4 x 12.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 508-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-55

Scope and Content: Photograph of Charles and Minnie Bailey standing together at English Bay in Vancouver, BC in their bathing costumes. The couple married in 1914.

Subjects: Sports - Swimming; Geographic Features - Beaches

Names: Bailey, Charles; Bailey, Minnie

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Charles and Minnie Bailey, 1912 thumbnail

Group of swimmers at the beach

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits an…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits and caps standing behind them. Three young girls are standing with dress-like bathing suits just behind a group of five boys in bathing shirts and shorts. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. There are straw hats and a toy boat in front of the group.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming; Toys

Accession Code: BV985.5819.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5820.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Group of swimmers at the beach

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, childre…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Material Details: inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, children and woman in swimsuits are sitting on the sand. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. One of the boys is holding a toy boat in his hands, and another boy in swimming cap is lying down on his stomach in front of the group.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming

Accession Code: BV985.5820.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5819.1

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Group of swimmers at the beach, [between 1910 and 1920] thumbnail

Hill boys and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35928

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1911] (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 the Hill family boys and friends swimming in Deer Lake. Gerry Hill is seated cross-legged in front.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1911] (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.: 204-788

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hill family boys and friends swimming in Deer Lake. Gerry Hill is seated cross-legged in front.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Sports - Swimming

Names: Hill, A Claude; Hill, Frank; Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Hill boys and friends, [1911] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Horseshoe Bay

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1908 and 1911]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.4 x 9.9 cm mounted on paper 13.6 x 18.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Horeshoe Bay. People are walking on the beach, swimming, and boating.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.4 x 9.9 cm mounted on paper 13.6 x 18.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Horeshoe Bay. People are walking on the beach, swimming, and boating.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Bays; Sports - Swimming; Persons - Crowds

Accession Code: HV972.50.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1908 and 1911]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Photographer: Dean, H.M.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Horseshoe Bay, [between 1908 and 1911] thumbnail

Interview with Joanne Smith

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19601

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (24 min., 55 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (24 min., 55 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Joanne Smith conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 0:00 - 04:04 Joanne Smith provides a brief overview of her immigration story and how she and her husband Stanis came to emigrate from South Africa t…

1 image 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: 1 sound recording (wav) (24 min., 55 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (24 min., 55 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Joanne Smith Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 24:55 Photograph information: Joanne and Stanis Smith cycling on the Salt Flats, Argentina Digital master recording (m4a) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Joanne Smith conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 0:00 - 04:04 Joanne Smith provides a brief overview of her immigration story and how she and her husband Stanis came to emigrate from South Africa to Canada in 1986. Joanne explains that they decided to leave South Africa during the Apartheid era and applied to several countries with Canada being their top choice. Joanne relates that they were accepted to Canada based on her professional skills as an occupational therapist. Joanne talks about what she liked about living in South Africa and how she especially loved walking in the game reserves. 04:05 - 11:44 Joanne provides background on her ancestors migration, her life in South Africa and details on her profession. Joanne imparts that her ancestors immigrated to South Africa from Latvia at the turn of the century to avoid conscription and for increased opportunities. Joanne provides a brief overview of her life in South Africa, places that she lived and her education. Joanne provides details and background regarding her practice as an occupational therapist. Joanne explains how she specializes in hand therapy but also works with animals and other varied treatments. 11:45 - 19:29 Joanne talks about her life in Burnaby. Joanne recollects how her family ended up living in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood and provides a brief overview of her community involvement including the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Community Advisory Committee. Joanne shares some of her interests including; riding her tandem bicycle with her husband Stanis, thier love of opera and the symphony, attending concerts in Deer Lake Park and visiting Confederation with her grandchild. Joanne conveys that they like to support the local arts and that they commissioned a twig sculpture for their garden from local artist, Nickie Lewis. 19:30 - 24:55 Joanne shares that ten years after immigrating that they were able to bring family relations including Stanis' parents and brother. Joanne describes the benefits of having Stanis' parents residing with them and provides details on Stanis' parents community involvement in Burnaby. Joanne reflects on her association with her Jewish heritage. Joanne conveys that they aren’t religious but have maintained a few cultural aspects of their Jewish heritage including celebrating bat mitzvahs for both of their daughters and the importance of the Yiddish language. Joanne reflects on what she likes about living in Burnaby and how it’s changed over the 30 years that she’s lived here.

History: Interviewee biography: Joanne was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1958 and also spent some time in Klerksdorp and Johannesburg. Her formal education led to a career in occupational therapy, specializing in hand therapy. Uncomfortable with the social and political climate of South Africa at the time, she and her husband Stanis left for Canada in 1986. They soon settled in North Burnaby, where Joanne had a long-time friend, to pursue their respective careers and raise a family. The Smiths brought Stanis’s parents to Burnaby about 1996 and together built a new home. Joanne has been involved in school and community activities, enjoys Burnaby’s parks, and supports local fine arts, particularly music and performing arts. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Jewish Canadians; Migration; Religions - Judaism; Geographic Features - Parks; Arts; Performances; Performances - Concerts; Sports - Cycling

Names: Smith, Joanne; Smith, Stanis

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Park; Confederation Park

Accession Code: BV023.16.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

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

Images

Interview with Joanne Smith, [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023 thumbnail

Documents

2023_0016_0005_002

Audio Tracks

Interview with Joanne Smith, [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0005_003.mp3

Skating on Deer Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37986

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1988 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of numerous people skating on Deer Lake.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1988 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-573

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of numerous people skating on Deer Lake.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Sports - Skating

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Copied from col. photograph

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Images

Skating on Deer Lake, 1988 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Vidal family at Lake Huron

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows two women and a man in the foreground. Behind them are six people in the water.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-048

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows two women and a man in the foreground. Behind them are six people in the water.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Clothing; Sports - Swimming

Names: Vidal, Herbert Penrose; Vidal, Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph; Note on album page in pencil reads: "Herbert Vidal / Louisa Vidal / Lake Huron"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Lake Huron / Grandad - Gan & the Aunts"