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Soldiers sitting on a gun barrel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1010
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two soldiers sitting on a large gun barrel, and another soldier with arms folded, leaning against the gun. There is another solider who is standing in front of the gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats.The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Material Details
- Stamped on verso (HV973.110.24) "5-11"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two soldiers sitting on a large gun barrel, and another soldier with arms folded, leaning against the gun. There is another solider who is standing in front of the gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats.The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Armament - Munitions
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.24
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of some of the soldiers on the same gun barrel, see photograph HV973.110.25
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Soldiers sitting on a gun barrel, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0024_001.jpg)
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Soldiers sitting on a gun barrel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1011
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five soldiers sitting side by side on a large gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Material Details
- stamped on verso, "5-11"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of five soldiers sitting side by side on a large gun barrel. They are all wearing Stetson hats. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Armament - Munitions
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of some of the soldiers on the same gun barrel, see photograph HV973.110.24
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Soldiers sitting on a gun barrel, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0025_001.jpg)
![Soldier standing by a gun, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0026_001.jpg?width=280)
Soldier standing by a gun
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1012
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Armament - Munitions
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.26
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- The unidentified soldier in the photograph is shown again in photograph HV973.110.27
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Soldier standing by a gun, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0026_001.jpg)
![Soldier standing by a gun, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0027_001.jpg?width=280)
Soldier standing by a gun
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1013
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. He is holding a rotary wheel on the gun/machine. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing by a large gun inside a brick walled barricade. He is wearing a canvas hat. He is holding a rotary wheel on the gun/machine. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Armament - Munitions
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.27
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- The unidentified soldier in the photograph is shown again in photograph HV973.110.26
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Soldier standing by a gun, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0027_001.jpg)
Goat onboard the HMS New Zealand
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38868
- 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 goat looking through a life preserver on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, which was in Vancouver Harbour.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- 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.
- 477-187
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a goat looking through a life preserver on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, which was in Vancouver Harbour.
- Names
- H.M.S. New Zealand
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Monkey aboard a ship
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38870
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.2 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sailor, a woman and a monkey on the deck of 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
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.2 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-189
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sailor, a woman and a monkey on the deck of the H.M.S. New Zealand, while it was in Vancouver Harbour.
- Names
- H.M.S. New Zealand
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Family and political photograph album
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3654
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1914-1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 85 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Winch, Linda Marian Hendy
- Winch, Grace
- Winch, Eileen
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Winch, Eric
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
- New Democratic Party
- Douglas, Tommy
- MacInnis, Grace
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.11
- Date
- 1914-1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- A selection of photographs from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV013.12.36 to BV015.35.117)
Images
Documents
Bert and Herbert Price
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35947
- 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 Price son and father, (left to right) Bert and Herbert Price at the Price Raspberry Farm, Royal Oak Road standing beside a mule deer that has been shot, and is now tied to their front porch, hanging upside down. Their english foxhound is sitting beside the deer, at Herbert's feet, an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-807
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Price son and father, (left to right) Bert and Herbert Price at the Price Raspberry Farm, Royal Oak Road standing beside a mule deer that has been shot, and is now tied to their front porch, hanging upside down. Their english foxhound is sitting beside the deer, at Herbert's feet, and Bert is holding a shotgun.
- Names
- Price, Bert
- Price, Herbert
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
![Search and Rescue at Burnaby Lake, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2496-2.jpg?width=280)
Search and Rescue at Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96941
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs relating to the search and rescue for a man missing in Burnaby Lake after a boat accident. Photographs depict unidentified family members at the pavilion and Burnaby RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue workers in a boat on Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2496
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs relating to the search and rescue for a man missing in Burnaby Lake after a boat accident. Photographs depict unidentified family members at the pavilion and Burnaby RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue workers in a boat on Burnaby Lake.
- Subjects
- Emergency Services - Ambulance Services
- Public Services - Policing
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2496-1: "The family of a New Westminster man missing in Burnaby Lake keep a vigil at the boat pavillion as RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue scour the water and shoreline."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2496-2: "Burnaby RCMP and Coquitlam Search and Rescue launch a search on Burnaby Lake for a New Westminster man reported missing after a boat mishap early Sunday."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Search and Rescue at Burnaby Lake, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2496-2.jpg)
![Police dog, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2656-1.jpg?width=280)
Police dog
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97248
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a police dog in training, with two unidentified police officers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2656
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a police dog in training, with two unidentified police officers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
![Police dog, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2656-1.jpg)
![Police dog training demonstration, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2819-1.jpg?width=280)
Police dog training demonstration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97480
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby RCMP officers Joel LeBlanc and Luc Rettie with police dog Bart during a training demonstration at Burnaby Lake Fields.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2819
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Burnaby RCMP officers Joel LeBlanc and Luc Rettie with police dog Bart during a training demonstration at Burnaby Lake Fields.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2819-1: "Joel LeBlanc, of the Burnaby RCMP dog squad, plays with his parnter, Bart."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2819-2: "Luc Rettie, of the Burnaby RCMP, is on the business end of apprehension by Bart, of the dog squad, during a training demonstration at Burnaby Lake Fields."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Police dog training demonstration, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2819-1.jpg)
![RCMP explosive detector dog, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1942.jpg?width=280)
RCMP explosive detector dog
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96259
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby RCMP Sgt. Rick Chaulk reflected in the window of a police cruiser. Inside the car is Jack, an explosive detector dog.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1942
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby RCMP Sgt. Rick Chaulk reflected in the window of a police cruiser. Inside the car is Jack, an explosive detector dog.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Medig, Kari
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Sgt. Rick Chaulk poses with Jack, a potential explosive detector dog in training, next to a police cruiser at the Burnaby RCMP detachment Monday afternoon."
Images
![RCMP explosive detector dog, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1942.jpg)
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19604
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…
- 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
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.
- History
- Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Events - Festivals
- Government
- Government - Federal Government
- Migration
- Occupations
- Organizations - Political Parties
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Religions
- Religions - Christianity
- Religions - Hinduism
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Names
- Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"
- Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"
- Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC)
- Westminster Bible Chapel
- Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)
- Responsibility
- Binks, James
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Audio Tracks
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0008_003.mp3
Munitions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39155
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table loaded with munitions. The factory was located in New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-474
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a table loaded with munitions. The factory was located in New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39153
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing near a pile of debris at a railway yard identified by the caption as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-472
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing near a pile of debris at a railway yard identified by the caption as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
![Audrey Colin-Johnstone, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2343-1.jpg?width=280)
Audrey Colin-Johnstone
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96744
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains of Audrey Colin-Johnstone, an emergency services volunteer in Burnaby. Photographs depict Colin-Johnstone with the contents of an emergency kit in her home, and standing with her emergency preparedness materials on her balcony.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2343
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains of Audrey Colin-Johnstone, an emergency services volunteer in Burnaby. Photographs depict Colin-Johnstone with the contents of an emergency kit in her home, and standing with her emergency preparedness materials on her balcony.
- Subjects
- Emergency Measures
- Persons - Volunteers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2343-1: "Audrey Colin-Johnstone checks the contents of her emergency kit, which includes a change of clothing, first aid and personal supplies, a flashlight, energy food and bottled water. She's an emergency services volunteer, and she'll need the kit if she's called upon to help out in an emergency."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2343-2: "In case of a disaster, Audrey Colin Johnstone, an emergency services volunteer, would likely report to Alpha Secondary School, right behind her home. There, she could be assigned any number of duties, including registering evacuees, finding shelter for displaced victims, or caring for their pets."
Images
![Audrey Colin-Johnstone, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2343-1.jpg)
![Six soliders with their rifles, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0029_001.jpg?width=280)
Six soliders with their rifles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1015
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six unidentified soldiers with their rifles, at attention in front of a shelter building at a camp. Three of the soldiers are kneeling on their right knees, and the other three are standing in formation behind them. They are wearing Stetson style hats. The acquisition record identifie…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six unidentified soldiers with their rifles, at attention in front of a shelter building at a camp. Three of the soldiers are kneeling on their right knees, and the other three are standing in formation behind them. They are wearing Stetson style hats. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Armament
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.29
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Six soliders with their rifles, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0029_001.jpg)
![Soldiers in a comic act, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0022_001.jpg?width=280)
Soldiers in a comic act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1008
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified soliders with pipes in their mouths. Two of them holding a rifle over their shoulders, and one of them holding a wooden sword. They are watched by other soldiers and a man in civilian clothing. Behind them are tents, and a building with a sign that is half-covered, …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia
- Material Details
- inscribed in pencil, verso, "5-11"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified soliders with pipes in their mouths. Two of them holding a rifle over their shoulders, and one of them holding a wooden sword. They are watched by other soldiers and a man in civilian clothing. Behind them are tents, and a building with a sign that is half-covered, and reads, "CORN…" The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Structures - Tents
- Armament
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.22
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- The camp appears to be the same camp depicted in photograph HV973.110.23 For another photograph of these three soldiers in their comic act, see photograph HV973.110.35
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Soldiers in a comic act, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0022_001.jpg)
![Soldiers in a comic act, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0023_001.jpg?width=280)
Soldiers in a comic act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1009
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified soliders with pipes in their mouths face an officer who is pointing the rifle at himself. There are some men mounted on horseback in the background. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- 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, "5-11"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified soliders with pipes in their mouths face an officer who is pointing the rifle at himself. There are some men mounted on horseback in the background. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Structures - Tents
- Armament
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.23
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Soldiers in a comic act, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0023_001.jpg)
![Soldiers in a comic act, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0035_001.jpg?width=280)
Soldiers in a comic act
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1021
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified soliders standing with corn cob pipes in their mouths. Two of them have rifles by their sides, and one of them has a wooden sword by his side. They are wearing canvas hats. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- 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, "5-11"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified soliders standing with corn cob pipes in their mouths. Two of them have rifles by their sides, and one of them has a wooden sword by his side. They are wearing canvas hats. The acquisition record identifies this photograph as from World War One.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Military Personnel
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Armament
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.35
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For another photograph of these three soldiers in their comic act, see photograph HV973.110.22
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-30
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Soldiers in a comic act, [between 1914 and 1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0110_0035_001.jpg)