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House at Buena Vista, Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription247
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.4 x 7.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch area. The house looks like it was renovated with a window put in on the second floor, The stairs, patio and the lawn in front are covered in snow. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 192…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.4 x 7.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch area. The house looks like it was renovated with a window put in on the second floor, The stairs, patio and the lawn in front are covered in snow. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Accession Code
HV984.51.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
To see another photograph of the house, see HV984.51.17 and .29
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Wearing snow shoes and a velvet dress

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription253
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing on a snow covered field. There appears to be the woods in the background. The woman is wearing a hat, thick fur lined winter coat over a velvet dress, and is wearing "snow shoes." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Winnie has her snow shoes on and ve…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing on a snow covered field. There appears to be the woods in the background. The woman is wearing a hat, thick fur lined winter coat over a velvet dress, and is wearing "snow shoes." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Winnie has her snow shoes on and velvet dress." According to the accession register, the location is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Accession Code
HV984.51.25
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
For another print of this image, see HV984.51.26 and .27
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Woman standing on tree stump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19641
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 a woman holding an axe and standing on a tree stump next to a large felled tree. The ground and branches of trees are covered with a blanket of snow.
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 a woman holding an axe and standing on a tree stump next to a large felled tree. The ground and branches of trees are covered with a blanket of snow.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Plants - Trees
Geographic Features - Forests
Accession Code
BV022.32.63
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

Students on steps of school

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19797
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of students seated on the steps of a school. The teacher is standing at the doors at the top of the stairs. The children are seated in five rows. Esther (Love) Stanley is identified seated in the fourth row, second from left.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of students seated on the steps of a school. The teacher is standing at the doors at the top of the stairs. The children are seated in five rows. Esther (Love) Stanley is identified seated in the fourth row, second from left.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Persons - Students
Names
Stanley, Esther Love
Accession Code
BV022.32.219
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Less detail

Boy in front of a wire fence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1438
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy standing in front of a wire fence. There is barbed wire along the top of the fence. The season appears to be winter, because the tree have no leaves and the boy is wearing a cap and a winter coat. Location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, c. "185"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy standing in front of a wire fence. There is barbed wire along the top of the fence. The season appears to be winter, because the tree have no leaves and the boy is wearing a cap and a winter coat. Location is not identified.
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Persons - Children
Accession Code
BV985.5813.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
The boy and the fence in the photograph resembles the boy depicted in front of wire fence gate in photograph BV985.5822.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Dot Brandrith with three children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19778
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 Martha Dorothy "Dot" Brandrith standing with three children outside of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road.
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 Martha Dorothy "Dot" Brandrith standing with three children outside of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
Love Family
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
7651 Cumberland Street
Accession Code
BV022.32.200
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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

Frances Waplington

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5084
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Frances Waplington at age 21 months. Frances is wearing a hat and standing against a wall or fence. Frances is the eldest daughter of Jack and Sarah Waplington.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of young Frances Waplington at age 21 months. Frances is wearing a hat and standing against a wall or fence. Frances is the eldest daughter of Jack and Sarah Waplington.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Accession Code
BV016.46.57
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-01-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten text on back of photograph reads: "Fa [illegible] Waplington / 21 mos. May 24th/15."
Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
Less detail

Group of children and adults

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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 ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified group of five children with two adult men standing together outside. Trees are visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified group of five children with two adult men standing together outside. Trees are visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Accession Code
BV022.32.230
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Less detail

Large group of children in field

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19796
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of children standing together in a field of tall grass. Electrical poles, picket fences and a house are visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of children standing together in a field of tall grass. Electrical poles, picket fences and a house are visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Accession Code
BV022.32.218
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-18
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Less detail

Love grandchildren with Girlie Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19897
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 Hannah Victoria "Girlie" (Love) Barnes is standing together with grandchildren of her parents, Jesse and Martha Love. The group are gathered together in front of a blossoming cherry tree on the grounds of the Love family farmhouse. Girle Love is identified standing third from the left…
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 Hannah Victoria "Girlie" (Love) Barnes is standing together with grandchildren of her parents, Jesse and Martha Love. The group are gathered together in front of a blossoming cherry tree on the grounds of the Love family farmhouse. Girle Love is identified standing third from the left and her neice Edith Whiting is holding a young child.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Barnes, Hannah Victoria "Girlie" Love
Love Family
Whiting Family
Clayton, Edith Annie Whiting
Accession Code
BV022.32.319
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Less detail

Margaret Mary Hulme

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3019
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
14 Dec. 1911
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.4 x 8.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a woman seated beside a side table, and holding a baby sitting on a cushion on the side table. The woman is in a white high neck blouse wih long dark skirt. The baby is wearing a lace trimmed skirt and dark coloured shoes. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.4 x 8.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a woman seated beside a side table, and holding a baby sitting on a cushion on the side table. The woman is in a white high neck blouse wih long dark skirt. The baby is wearing a lace trimmed skirt and dark coloured shoes. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Margaret Mary Hulme, age 5 months / photo taken December 14th 1911 / With all Best Wishes for 1912." Printed on the back of the postcard paper: "C. F. Wiggins, 63 Talbot Rd., Blackpool."
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Hulme, Margaret Mary
Accession Code
HV984.51.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
14 Dec. 1911
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Photographer
Wiggins, C.F.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Men and children in automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19343
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men with two young girls seated in a Model T Ford automobile parked outside of a house. Man seated in the rear of the car is identified as Jesse Love.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men with two young girls seated in a Model T Ford automobile parked outside of a house. Man seated in the rear of the car is identified as Jesse Love.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Persons - Children
Names
Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
Accession Code
BV022.32.60
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

Sarah Love Parker holding baby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19880
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sarah Maria (Love) Parker holding a baby and standing on a walkway in front of a house. The baby could be one of her children or one of her neices or nephews.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sarah Maria (Love) Parker holding a baby and standing on a walkway in front of a house. The baby could be one of her children or one of her neices or nephews.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Parker, Sarah Maria Love
Accession Code
BV022.32.302
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)
Note in white ink on album page reads: "SARAH"
Images
Less detail

Sarah Love with baby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19750
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sarah Love supporting a baby that is standing at her feet. Sarah is seated on a chair in a garden with house in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sarah Love supporting a baby that is standing at her feet. Sarah is seated on a chair in a garden with house in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Parker, Sarah Maria Love
Accession Code
BV022.32.172
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in white ink on album page reads: "SARAH"
Images
Less detail

Three babies

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1437
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 ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified babies in a row, lying down or sitting up on blankets laid out on grass. There are pillows and toys near the babies. Visible in the background are windows on the side of a building.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, c. "14"
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified babies in a row, lying down or sitting up on blankets laid out on grass. There are pillows and toys near the babies. Visible in the background are windows on the side of a building.
Subjects
Toys
Persons - Children
Accession Code
BV985.5812.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1910 and 1920]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Two boys in sailor suits

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1511
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified young boys in sailor suits and caps taken in a photographic studio.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 13 cm
Material Details
inscribed in black ink, verso, l.r. "Mothers/ +/ Fathers"
The photograph is printed on a postcard paper
Scope and Content
Photograph of two unidentified young boys in sailor suits and caps taken in a photographic studio.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Accession Code
BV985.5887.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1900 and 1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Whiting children on porch of Love farmhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19775
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 six children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting standing together on the porch of the Love family farmhouse. Edith (Whiting) Clayton is holding one of her young siblings.
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 six children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting standing together on the porch of the Love family farmhouse. Edith (Whiting) Clayton is holding one of her young siblings.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Whiting Family
Clayton, Edith Annie Whiting
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
7651 Cumberland Street
Accession Code
BV022.32.197
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
See also BV022.32.164
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

Women and children on top of rock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19316
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1910]
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 two women and three children seated on top of a large rock covered with moss. The rock is located in a clearing of a forested area. Many of trees surrounding the rock are without branches and appear to be damaged by a forest fire.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph is over exposed, washing out some of the detail
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and three children seated on top of a large rock covered with moss. The rock is located in a clearing of a forested area. Many of trees surrounding the rock are without branches and appear to be damaged by a forest fire.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rock Formations
Geographic Features - Rocks
Persons - Children
Accession Code
BV022.32.33
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[c. 1910]
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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Interview with Norman Dowad

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
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) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
History
Interviewee biography: Normam Dowad was born and rasied in Burnaby. Norm graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School, Simon Fraser University for one year, and obtained his law degree from York University. Norman began practicing law in 1974 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver as of 2023. 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
Agriculture - Farms
Education
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Migration
Sports
Sports - Football
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Douglas Road School
W. Dowad Limited
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Deer Lake
Street Address
5533 Buckingham Avenue
Accession Code
BV023.16.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
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Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3
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East Burnaby Public School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4033
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.3 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic postcard of a class from East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School) taken outside the school building. There are nineteen boys and seventeen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher standing in the centre at the back. Six of the boys seated at the front…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.3 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photographic postcard of a class from East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School) taken outside the school building. There are nineteen boys and seventeen girls sitting and standing in three rows, with their teacher standing in the centre at the back. Six of the boys seated at the front are holding lacrosse sticks. Female student on far left of back row is identified as either Ethel or Stella Buskins.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Sports - Lacrosse
Persons - Black Canadians
Persons - Students
Names
Edmonds Community School
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Accession Code
BV017.17.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1910
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01/09/2017
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
The postcard is stamped on the front in red ink, "East BURNABY. PUBLIC SCHOOL".
The postcard is inscribed on the front in printing, in ink, "1910"
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