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Capitol Hill Auxiliary of Victorian Order of Nurses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35366
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929] (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 women of the Capitol Hill auxiliary of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). Identified are: (front row, 3rd from left) Annie Eshelby and (front) Grace Eshelby. The Auxiliary raised money through teas, concerts and canvassing to help fund VON work. Annie Eshelby served as vice-p…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929] (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.
204-223
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the women of the Capitol Hill auxiliary of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). Identified are: (front row, 3rd from left) Annie Eshelby and (front) Grace Eshelby. The Auxiliary raised money through teas, concerts and canvassing to help fund VON work. Annie Eshelby served as vice-president and secretary-treasurer over the years.
Subjects
Organizations - Charities
Names
Eshelby, Annie Perrey
Eshelby, Grace
Victorian Order of Nurses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1922-1942
Length
0:09:04
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's volunteer work with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) with Nurse Woodward and the Well Baby Clinic.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's volunteer work with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) with Nurse Woodward and the Well Baby Clinic.
Date Range
1922-1942
Photo Info
Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
Length
0:09:04
Names
Victorian Order of Nurses
Woodward, Maude
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July 2, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
Biographical Notes
Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:47:57
Interviewee Name
Godwin, Florence Hart
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track four of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Interview with James Haddon, Jean Haddon, Amy Wright and Logan Wright June 27, 1975 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory107
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1929-1938
Length
0:10:02
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Logan and Amy Wright's thoughts on why Burnaby went into receivership, the (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and their family's politics. Amy also touches on her mother's involvement with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Logan and Amy Wright's thoughts on why Burnaby went into receivership, the (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and their family's politics. Amy also touches on her mother's involvement with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON).
Date Range
1929-1938
Length
0:10:02
Names
Victorian Order of Nurses
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 27, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with James "Jim" Haddon, Jean Haddon, Amy Wright and Logan Wright by Simon Fraser University student Bettina Bradbury, June 27, 1975. Major theme discussed is: the Depression. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
James "Jim", "Jimmy" Haddon was born in 1914 at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. Jim's father used to hunt in Burnaby as a boy and liked it so much that when he grew up, he built a house at Government Road and Piper Avenue and moved his young family there. Jim's father was a logger and contractor with a team of two horses. Jim began his schooling at Sperling Avenue School in 1921. He attended Sperling for one year, then switched to Seaforth School from 1922 on. Jim's older brother Art hauled gravel for the municipality while Jim was at Seaforth. In 1929, at sixteen years old, Jim left school to work for his father driving the truck, helping to haul logs, wood and gravel. Throughout the 1930s, he did contracting for the municipality. Jim Haddon met his wife Jean when her family moved into the neighbourhood in the 1930s. Jean Haddon was born in Saskatchewan in 1914. Her father's work had gone into receivership and so the family of nine packed up and drove out west in a Dodge Touring car. With two brothers and four sisters, Jean was the oldest. The family settled on Government Road and Phillips Avenue. Jean and her husband Jim Haddon were at a dance together at Cultus Lake when the war broke out. Logan Wright was born in 1915 and moved with his family from Mount Pleasant to Burnaby in 1923 to Phillips Avenue and Greenwood. The Wright family had five acres of land that held one hundred and twenty fruit trees. His father worked for BC Electric in Vancouver, and faced a ten dollar a month cut in pay during the Depression. Logan began at Sperling Avenue School in 1923, then Seaforth School in 1924. He attended Seaforth until 1932 when he left to begin working, first as a farmer, then a gold miner, and a construction worker before securing a job at BC Electric. Amy Wright was born in 1920. Her family lived at the 4300 block of Cambridge Street in the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood of North Burnaby, moving there just a year before she was born. Her father worked at Mac and Mack's in downtown Vancouver five and a half days a week. On the weekends, her family took the Union Steamship to Gibson's. Amy's mother was an active member of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). Amy graduated high school in 1938 and went on to University. Logan Wright met his wife Amy in 1946 through Logan's sister Francis, who invited her neighbour Amy to dinner.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:16:28
Interviewee Name
Haddon, James "Jimmy"
Haddon, Jean
Wright, Amy
Wright, Logan
Interview Location
Gibsons, British Columbia
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with James Haddon, Jean Haddon, Amy Wright and Logan Wright

Track five of interview with James Haddon, Jean Haddon, Amy Wright and Logan Wright

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-15/100-13-15_Track_5.mp3
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Lady Byng's visit to Burnaby Well Babies Clinic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription240
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
24 Jul. 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lady Byng (holding flowers in centre) and Lady Margaret Boscawen (second from left) with members of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), women and mother's with babies gathered together on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmonds. The event took place during Lady Byng's inspecti…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Material Details
embossed on the original print, recto, l.r. "LEONARD FRANK/ VANCOUVER, B.C."
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lady Byng (holding flowers in centre) and Lady Margaret Boscawen (second from left) with members of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), women and mother's with babies gathered together on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmonds. The event took place during Lady Byng's inspection of Victorian Order Centres where she visited "Well Babies Clinics" in Burnaby and South Vancouver on July 24, 1922. There are two men, including Reeve Alexander McLean, standing among the women, to the right side of the photograph.
Names
Victorian Order of Nurses
Byng, Lady Marie Evelyn Moreton
Boscawen, Lady Margaret Florence Lucy Byng
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV985.3137.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
24 Jul. 1922
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Related Material
See also BV995.8.20 for similar photograph (original-cropped)1
See also BV995.8.55
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Photographer
Frank, Leonard
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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Lady Byng's visit to Burnaby Well Babies Clinic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20624
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
24 Jul. 1922
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lady Byng (second from right-holding flowers) and Lady Margaret Boscawen (second from left) with members of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), women and mother's with babies gathered together on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmonds. The event took place during Lady Byng's …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lady Byng (second from right-holding flowers) and Lady Margaret Boscawen (second from left) with members of the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), women and mother's with babies gathered together on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmonds. The event took place during Lady Byng's inspection of Victorian Order Centres where she visited ""Well Babies Clinics"" in Burnaby and South Vancouver. There are two men, including Reeve Alexander McLean, standing among the women, to the right side of the photograph.
Names
Victorian Order of Nurses
Byng, Lady Marie Evelyn Moreton
Boscawen, Lady Margaret Florence Lucy Byng
McLean, Alexander K.
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV995.8.55
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
24 Jul. 1922
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Related Material
See also: BV985.3137.10
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 19
Note in white ink on album page reads: "LADY BYNG VISITS BABIES CLINIC / AT / MUNICIPAL HALL BURNABY"
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Charlotte and David Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82595
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1921 or 1922]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of unidentified men and women standing outside of a building. The woman third from the left in the second row is identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1921 or 1922]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-161
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of unidentified men and women standing outside of a building. The woman third from the left in the second row is identified as Charlotte Hill holding David Hill.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Hill, David O. E. "Dave"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph and contents of photograph
Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Charlotte with David / (3rd from left - 2nd row)"
Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Leonard Frank / Photographic Artist / 553 Granville St / Sey 1029 Vancouver, BC"
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Diane Ouston

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46198
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1960 and 1979]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Diane Ouston, Public Health Nurse, and head of the home care project at the Simon Fraser Health Unit.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1960 and 1979]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1086
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Diane Ouston, Public Health Nurse, and head of the home care project at the Simon Fraser Health Unit.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Ouston, Diane
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Mrs. Diane Ouston,P.H.N., head, home care project, SFHU / SAVE PICTURE AND FILE!! / Mrs. Diane Oustin / 1 x 3" p.3 FRIDAY"
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Gilmore School staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription174
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1970 or 1971]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1970-1971. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Brenda Granger, Mrs. Marylou Leung, unidentified woman, Miss Bev Cowie, Miss Pam Box, unidentified woman, Miss Kathy Coles, and Mrs. Doreen Welt…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1970-1971. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Brenda Granger, Mrs. Marylou Leung, unidentified woman, Miss Bev Cowie, Miss Pam Box, unidentified woman, Miss Kathy Coles, and Mrs. Doreen Weltens. Row 2: Mrs. Lydia Derkson, Miss Michi Lee, unidentified woman, Mrs. Ruth Calder, Miss Betty Manring, Mrs. Stella Peterson, Miss Tracy Wilson, and Mrs. Kitty Warren. Row 3: Mrs. Queenie Scargill, Mrs. Wendy Matthison, Mrs. Ruth MacKenzie, Mrs. Ruth Cross, Mrs. Gladys Heshedahl, Miss Ann Malcolm (school nurse), Miss Ruth Carrington, Mrs. Eileen Duthie (Steno), and Mrs. Ingrid ?. Row 4: Mrs. Evelyn Boyle, Mr. Harry Mazur (Vice Principal), Mr. Robert Thomson (principal / donor), Mr. Ron Henderson, Mr. Art Robinson, Mr. Nick Calderone, and Mrs. Dorothy Raines. Annotations on the back of the photo read: "70/71" and "Harry Mazur 2nd from left / back row."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Box, Pam
Boyle, Evelyn
Calder, Ruth
Calderone, Nick
Carrington, Ruth
Coles, Kathy
Cowie, Bev
Cross, Ruth
Derkson, Lydia
Duthie, Eileen
Gilmore Avenue School
Granger, Brenda
Henderson, Ron
Heshedahl, Gladys
Lee, Michi
Leung, Marylou
Malcolm, Ann
Manring, Betty
Mazur, Harry
Peterson, Stella
Raines, Dorothy
Robinson, Art
Scargill, Queenie
Thomson, Robert
Warren, Kitty
Weltens, Doreen
Wilson, Tracy
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.87.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1970 or 1971]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Photographer
Croton Studio Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Godwin, Florence - V.O.N.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58870
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Florence Godwin, who was part of the Victorian Order of Nurses.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1330
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Florence Godwin, who was part of the Victorian Order of Nurses.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "2x6" WMS p. 9 TUES Mrs. Florence Godwin"
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Godwin, Florence - V.O.N.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58871
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Florence Godwin, who was part of the Victorian Order of Nurses. She was awarded Burnaby Citizen of the Year.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1331
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Florence Godwin, who was part of the Victorian Order of Nurses. She was awarded Burnaby Citizen of the Year.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "Mrs. H. W. (Florence) Godwin Bby. Citizen of the Year / p 3 1 x 4"
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Health Minister Dennis Cocke with Vera Curtis and W.M. Reid

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45347
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973, published February 17, 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Health Minister Dennis Cocke sitting in a combination bath-wheelchair with supervisor Vera Curtis in a nurse's uniform, and director of nursing W.M. Reid standing in front in a black suit during the opening of the then new extended health care wing. Cocke was a provincial minister of …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973, published February 17, 1973
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-242
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Health Minister Dennis Cocke sitting in a combination bath-wheelchair with supervisor Vera Curtis in a nurse's uniform, and director of nursing W.M. Reid standing in front in a black suit during the opening of the then new extended health care wing. Cocke was a provincial minister of health in Dave Barrett's New Democratic Party government, which ran the province from 1972 to 1975, and was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing New Westminster from 1969 to 1986.
Subjects
Officials - Elected Officials
Occupations - Nurses
Transportation - Wheelchairs
Names
Burnaby General Hospital
New Democratic Party
Cocke, Dennis
Curtis, Vera
Reid, W.M.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Symonds, John
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Health Minister Dennis Cocke took a load off his feet for a moment Sunday. At Burnaby General Hospital to open the new extended care wing, he tried out a combination bath-wheelchair. Supervisor Mrs. Vera Curtis, centre, and director of nursing Mrs. W.M. Reid look on."
Geographic Access
Kincaid Street
Street Address
3935 Kincaid Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
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Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory38
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1929-1938
Length
0:09:54
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's memories of Burnaby during the Depression years including his sister's personal and work history.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's memories of Burnaby during the Depression years including his sister's personal and work history.
Date Range
1929-1938
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:09:54
Names
McGeachie, Florence Mary
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Interview with Maninder Arora

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19351
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (67 min., 25 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (66 min., 45 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Maninder Arora conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Museum Registrar James Binks. 0:00 – 07:33 Interview opens with introductions. Maninder Arora shares her immigration story and how she came to emigrate from India to Canada…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (67 min., 25 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (66 min., 45 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewers: Anushay Malik Co interviewer: James Binks Interviewee: Maninder Arora Location of Interview: In Burnaby at the home of Maninder Arora Interview Date: December 7, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: (01:07:25) Digital master recordings (wav) were edited into one recording and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Maninder Arora conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Museum Registrar James Binks. 0:00 – 07:33 Interview opens with introductions. Maninder Arora shares her immigration story and how she came to emigrate from India to Canada at 16 years of age with her mother, her older sister (18 yrs) and her younger brother (11 yrs) in 1974. Maninder explains how her sister immigrated first after marrying a South Asian Canadian and subsequently was able to sponsor members of her family to immigrate about one year later. Arora describes what life was like for her and her family in the northern part of Punjab in India prior to immigration to Canada. Arora describes her family composition with her being the second youngest of eight children and how at the time of immigrating, four of her elder siblings (three sisters and one brother) stayed behind. 07:34 – 16:23 As a new immigrant to Canada at the age of 16 years of age, Maninder Arora recalls the many challenges that she faced. Maninder describes how she attended Vancouver Technical School and then worked at a restaurant on Friday nights and weekends. She recollects how she got her first job through the Sikh community from the Akali Singh Sikh Gurdwara on Fraser Street. Maninder recalls that during the first five months in Canada, Maninder, her mother, sister and brother lived with her elder sister, her husband and child before finding a place of their own. Arora recalls where her family shopped for traditional Indian spices and foods. 16:24 – 25:50 Maninder Arora describes the next home that her family moved to and how she and her brother attended David Thompson Secondary School. Maninder explains that she dropped out of school in Grade 12 to go to work full time to help her family repay the debt that they owed for their immigration expenses. Around 1981, her mother was able to purchase a house at Marine Drive and Ross Street and her mother got work at the same restaurant that Maninder was working. Maninder shares and reflects on a disturbing encounter of racism that she and her older sister faced while taking local transit. 25:51 – 34:17 Maninder Arora talks about her past work experience. Maninder describes how with the help of her sister, she began working as a nurses' aide at care homes and private hospitals. Maninder reflects on how she intended to get a job in a unionized care home where she can make a better living wage. Maninder describes some of the places that she worked before obtaining certification as a nurse’s aide from Kwantlen College. 34;18 – 51:15 Maninder Arora describes the events that led to her marrying her future husband in 1986 and how it wasn’t an easy decision for her. Maninder describes where she and her family lived after her marriage and how her hard work led her to obtaining full time employment as a nurses' aide in Richmond. 51:16 - 56:16 Maninder Arora tells of how she decided to move to Burnaby where her sister and extended family were living. Maninder recalls what lead to her decision to move from Surrey to Burnaby in 1992. 56:17 - 1:04:23 Maninder Arora shares some experiences of her life in Burnaby. Maninder further reflects on her decisions for moving to Burnaby including providing what she thought would be a safer environment and education for her children. Maninder conveys how racism is still very much prevalent in society and recounts a personal encounter that she experienced while shopping for shoes at Metrotown. 1:04:24 – 1:06:45 The interviewer asks Maninder Arora what she would like to see conveyed as a message for younger people in an upcoming exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum on South Asian history. Maninder conveys that she would like all Canadian citizens living in Burnaby to make the environment better by not littering, living peacefully together and not causing people grief or struggle for nothing, “Be kind to each other”. In closing Arora shares the transportation route she took when emigrating from India to Canada.
History
Interviewee biography: Maninder Arora was born in the northern part of Punjab, India. Her sister immigrated to Canada in 1974 after marrying a South Asian Canadian. In 1975, after her father died, her sister was able to bring her mother, her 11 year old brother and Maninder at 16 years of age. After arriving in British Columbia, they first lived with her sister and family before finding a place of their own. Maninder attended Vancouver Technical School and later David Thompson Secondary School and worked in a restaurant on weekends to help her family out. Maninder and her family were members of the Sikh community and attended Akali Singh Sikh Gurdwara on Fraser Street. Maninder left school in Grade 12 to work full time to help her family repay the debt that they owed for their immigration expenses. In the early 1980’s Maninder’s family moved to a house near Marine Drive and Ross Street that her mother was able to purchase. With the help of her sister, Maninder got work as a nurses’ aide at care homes and private hospitals which eventually led her to obtaining certification from Kwantlen College. Maninder married in 1986 and had two children while living in Richmond. Around 1992, she moved from Surrey to Burnaby to be closer to her sister and to provide as safer environment for her children. Interviewers' biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. 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
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Occupations
Occupations - Nurses
Migration
Names
Arora, Maninder
Responsibility
Malik, Anushay
Binks, James
Accession Code
BV022.29.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Maninder Arora, [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022

Interview with Maninder Arora, [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0006_003.mp3
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Mary Ross

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46310
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1976, published May 31, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Health Department supervisor Mary Ross, retiring after thirty-three years of service.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1976, published May 31, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1198
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Health Department supervisor Mary Ross, retiring after thirty-three years of service.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Ross, Mary
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Mayor Tom Constable and Elizabeth Mitchell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45341
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 6, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mayor Tom Constable and nurse Elizabeth Mitchell looking over a model of the new Burnaby General Hospital complex during the contruction site's ground breaking ceremonies. The addition would nearly double the capacity of the then 237-bed hospital.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 6, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-236
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mayor Tom Constable and nurse Elizabeth Mitchell looking over a model of the new Burnaby General Hospital complex during the contruction site's ground breaking ceremonies. The addition would nearly double the capacity of the then 237-bed hospital.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Documentary Artifacts
Names
Burnaby General Hospital
Constable, Thomas W. "Tom"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BURNABY HOSPITAL BEGINS / Construction on a $29.4 million addition to Burnaby General Hospital is scheduled to start any day. At ground breaking ceremonies Monday, Mayor Tom Constable and nurse Elizabeth Mitchell look over a model of the new complex. The addition will nearly double capacity of the 237-bed hospital. Health Minister Dennis Cooke, right, piloted the bulldozer that broke the ground. Mr. Cooke said the addition is just part of a total of $194 million in hospital construction currently underway in the province.
Geographic Access
Kincaid Street
Street Address
3935 Kincaid Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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Nurse with pioneer woman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13275
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
20 July 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal staff dressed in pioneer costumes and standing outiside of Burnaby Municipal Hall. One woman is dressed as a nurse and the other in a long dress and bonnet. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hundred years of confederation.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal staff dressed in pioneer costumes and standing outiside of Burnaby Municipal Hall. One woman is dressed as a nurse and the other in a long dress and bonnet. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hundred years of confederation.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Clothing - Costumes
Occupations - Nurses
Accession Code
BV005.54.290
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
20 July 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Nurse with pioneer woman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13277
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
20 July 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. polaroid ; 8.5 x 10.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal staff dressed in pioneer costumes and standing outiside of Burnaby Municipal Hall. One woman is dressed as a nurse and the other in a long dress and bonnet. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hundred years of confederation.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. polaroid ; 8.5 x 10.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal staff dressed in pioneer costumes and standing outiside of Burnaby Municipal Hall. One woman is dressed as a nurse and the other in a long dress and bonnet. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hundred years of confederation.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Clothing - Costumes
Occupations - Nurses
Accession Code
BV005.54.292
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
20 July 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Nurse with pioneer woman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13280
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
20 July 1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. polaroid ; 8.5 x 10.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal staff dressed in pioneer costumes and standing outiside of Burnaby Municipal Hall. One woman is dressed as a nurse and the other in a long dress and bonnet. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hundred years of confederation.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. polaroid ; 8.5 x 10.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal staff dressed in pioneer costumes and standing outiside of Burnaby Municipal Hall. One woman is dressed as a nurse and the other in a long dress and bonnet. Staff dressed in pioneer costumes to mark British Columbia's one hundred years of confederation.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Clothing - Costumes
Occupations - Nurses
Accession Code
BV005.54.295
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
20 July 1971
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
July 23, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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William Lindsay and Marion Wood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45937
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Lindsay celebrating his 104th birthday with nursing aide Marion Wood, at the Felburn private hospital in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1970
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-831
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Lindsay celebrating his 104th birthday with nursing aide Marion Wood, at the Felburn private hospital in Burnaby.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Celebrations
Names
Lindsay, William
Wood, Marion
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Symonds, John
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
6050 Hastings Street
Planning Study Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
Images
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Winnie Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82558
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1900 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard is a portrait of Winnie Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1900 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-129
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard is a portrait of Winnie Hill.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Rowe, Winnifred L. "Winnie" Hill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Winnie Hill"
Note in blue pen on recto reads: "Aunt Winnie"
Photograph stamp on recto reads: "Briston. Worthing"
Images
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