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Interview with John Ferguson July 3, 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory180
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1900-1939
Length
0:08:23
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's memories of first coming to Burnaby in 1931. He describes the neighbourhood of Vancouver Heights and the people that lived there. He also describes the types of goods he sold at his Vancouver Heights Hardware Store.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's memories of first coming to Burnaby in 1931. He describes the neighbourhood of Vancouver Heights and the people that lived there. He also describes the types of goods he sold at his Vancouver Heights Hardware Store.
Date Range
1900-1939
Length
0:08:23
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
McLeod, Ross S.
Interview Date
July 3, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Ferguson by history student Ross S. McLeod, July 3, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
Biographical Notes
John Ferguson was born in Glasgow in 1900. He came to Canada with his family in 1910, and settled on Vancouver Island. In 1931 John Ferguson purchased the hardware store on the 3900 block of Hastings Street.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:32:21
Interviewee Name
Ferguson, John
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.
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Track one of interview with John Ferguson

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Car Parked Near Exhibition Grounds after Fire, 1929

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34429
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile parked alongside the debris left by a fire at the New Westminster Exhibition grounds in 1929. Smoke or dust can be seen rising in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.8 x 11.1 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-136
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile parked alongside the debris left by a fire at the New Westminster Exhibition grounds in 1929. Smoke or dust can be seen rising in the background.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Exhibition Grounds after Fire, 1929

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34428
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Exhibition Grounds at Queen's Park in New Westminster after a fire that destroyed the buildings. Dust or smoke can be seen rising in the background and the ground is covered by debris.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.8 cm on page 17.5 x 26 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-135
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Exhibition Grounds at Queen's Park in New Westminster after a fire that destroyed the buildings. Dust or smoke can be seen rising in the background and the ground is covered by debris.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Interview with Alfred Bingham June 10, 1975 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory59
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1919-1920
Length
0:08:28
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of the fires in Burnaby during his first year of marriage to Ada.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of the fires in Burnaby during his first year of marriage to Ada.
Date Range
1919-1920
Photo Info
Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
Length
0:08:28
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake Interurban line
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 10, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Alfred Bingham by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, Pioneers, and the Co-operative Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:57:27
Interviewee Name
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
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.
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Track two of interview with Alfred Bingham

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Interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens 1988 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory216
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1928-1929
Length
0:10:16
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of a raid at the hotel bar next door.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of working for Cowan's Music Store as a teenager. He tells the story of a raid at the hotel bar next door.
Date Range
1928-1929
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:10:16
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Interviewer
Stevens, Colin
Interview Date
1988
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Burton conducted by Colin Stevens inside the Music Shop at Burnaby Village Museum, 1988. John Burton discusses his experiences working in music shops in New Westminster in the 1920s. Major themes discussed are: sales, displays, popular culture.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
3
Total Length
0:30:14
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
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.
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Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with John Burton by Colin Stevens

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Allanson family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35794
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (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 Allanson family home, 12 Warwick Avenue, Capitol Hill, North Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (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.
204-652
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Allanson family home, 12 Warwick Avenue, Capitol Hill, North Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Warwick Avenue
Street Address
12 Warwick Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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Boberg family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35771
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (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 first Boberg family home after a heavy snowfall, on Douglas Road in the Still Creek lowlands where the creek flows into Burnaby Lake. The Bobergs moved here in 1920.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (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.
204-629
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Boberg family home after a heavy snowfall, on Douglas Road in the Still Creek lowlands where the creek flows into Burnaby Lake. The Bobergs moved here in 1920.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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Bob Peers shovelling snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38999
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers shovelling snow outside of house. His son Robert is standing to the right, wearing winter coat and hat. This photograph was likely taken at the home of Claude and Annie Hill, parents of Bob's wife Kitty.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-318
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers shovelling snow outside of house. His son Robert is standing to the right, wearing winter coat and hat. This photograph was likely taken at the home of Claude and Annie Hill, parents of Bob's wife Kitty.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Peers, Robert C.K.
Peers, William John "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6570 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Butler family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35477
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (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 Butler family home at 7790 Buller Avenue in the snow. This was the home of Edwin Butler, his wife Margaret Butler, and their children.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (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.
204-335
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Butler family home at 7790 Buller Avenue in the snow. This was the home of Edwin Butler, his wife Margaret Butler, and their children.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Buller Avenue
Street Address
7790 Buller Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
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Hardie family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35494
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (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 Hardie family home in wintertime. The house was located at 2930 McKee Street (later renumbered 5850 McKee Street) and was the home of Archie and Marie Hardie and their children: Sabra, Helen, Fred, Ella, Evelyn, and Bea.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (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.
204-352
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hardie family home in wintertime. The house was located at 2930 McKee Street (later renumbered 5850 McKee Street) and was the home of Archie and Marie Hardie and their children: Sabra, Helen, Fred, Ella, Evelyn, and Bea.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
McKee Street
Street Address
5850 McKee Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
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House at 5040 Sperling Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39320
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9.8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house covered with snow. This house was built on the property formerly owned by early Burnaby Lake resident, Bernard Hill. Bernard's brother Claude Hill lived here with his family during the 1920s.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9.8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-639
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house covered with snow. This house was built on the property formerly owned by early Burnaby Lake resident, Bernard Hill. Bernard's brother Claude Hill lived here with his family during the 1920s.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
5040 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Patience family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35574
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921 (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 Patience family home, 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue), East Burnaby. This photograph was taken during the family's first winter in Burnaby. John Patience (father) had bought an empty house in disrepair and refurbished it little by little. The house had been bui…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921 (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.
204-432
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Patience family home, 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue), East Burnaby. This photograph was taken during the family's first winter in Burnaby. John Patience (father) had bought an empty house in disrepair and refurbished it little by little. The house had been built in 1910.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
15th Avenue
Street Address
8078 15th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
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Robert in the snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38998
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers standing in the snow in front of what appears to be the home of his grandparents, Claude and Annie Hill on Deer Lake Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-317
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers standing in the snow in front of what appears to be the home of his grandparents, Claude and Annie Hill on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Peers Family
Peers, Robert C.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6570 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Tierney's Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34469
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.3 cm on page 17.4 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a cabin under construction in a location identified as Emory Creek. The caption accompanying the photograph indicates that cabin belonged to a Mr. Tierney, but no other identification is provided. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the F…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12.3 cm on page 17.4 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-176
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a cabin under construction in a location identified as Emory Creek. The caption accompanying the photograph indicates that cabin belonged to a Mr. Tierney, but no other identification is provided. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Forster family house and store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34972
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1924] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilson Forster's plumbing and electrical business and the Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (later renumbered 6208 McKay Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1924] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Forster family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
168-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-17
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wilson Forster's plumbing and electrical business and the Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (later renumbered 6208 McKay Avenue).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Street Address
6208 McKay Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Forster House and Business

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36789
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (old street number) also housing Wilson Forster's plumbing and electrical business. A group of girls are sitting on the front steps.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-246
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (old street number) also housing Wilson Forster's plumbing and electrical business. A group of girls are sitting on the front steps.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Street Address
6208 McKay Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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East Hastings Street stores

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38675
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of storefronts along East Hastings Street. To the right, the sign for Kidd & Co. Hardware store can be seen while posters for the Western Glass Company are in the windows of the building featured in the centre of the photograph. An unidentified man is standing in the doorway of the store…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1929]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
476-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
Photograph of storefronts along East Hastings Street. To the right, the sign for Kidd & Co. Hardware store can be seen while posters for the Western Glass Company are in the windows of the building featured in the centre of the photograph. An unidentified man is standing in the doorway of the store and two cars are parked along the street.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
Kidd & Company Hardware Store
Western Glass Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
3736 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Eddie's Store

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34473
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 10.7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men sitting outside a small building that bears the sign "Cebarry - Tobacco, Candy, Soft drinks" in Yale, BC. One of the men is sitting in the doorway of the store while the other two are on a bench in front with three beverage bottles sitting between them. Another building ca…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 10.7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-180
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men sitting outside a small building that bears the sign "Cebarry - Tobacco, Candy, Soft drinks" in Yale, BC. One of the men is sitting in the doorway of the store while the other two are on a bench in front with three beverage bottles sitting between them. Another building can be seen to the right and a white fence is on the left. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Eddie's Store" and the men are identified as follows (l to r): E.R., AFP [Arthur Peers], and R.L.M. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - General Stores
Names
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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G.R. Heyworth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35071
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.7 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of G.R. Heyworth standing outside Jubilee Drug Store, Jubilee Avenue and Imperial Street (later the location of Bonsor Park, 6550 Bonsor Avenue). Signs read, "Jubilee Drug [Store] / G.R. [Heyworth]" and "Ask for Keystone Brand School Supplies." Magazines and school supplies are display…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Heyworth family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.7 x 8.9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
187-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-38
Scope and Content
Photograph of G.R. Heyworth standing outside Jubilee Drug Store, Jubilee Avenue and Imperial Street (later the location of Bonsor Park, 6550 Bonsor Avenue). Signs read, "Jubilee Drug [Store] / G.R. [Heyworth]" and "Ask for Keystone Brand School Supplies." Magazines and school supplies are displayed in the window. Note the dirt road.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Names
Heyworth, G.R.
Jubilee Drug Store
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "5580"
Geographic Access
Jubilee Avenue
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6550 Bonsor Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Interview with A.W. Dow by Larry R. Jensen November 11, 1974 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory160
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1928-1930
Length
0:09:18
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's purchase of the Lochdale General Store and the community members that became his customers. He mentions the closure of the Barnet Mill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to A.W. Dow's purchase of the Lochdale General Store and the community members that became his customers. He mentions the closure of the Barnet Mill.
Date Range
1928-1930
Photo Info
Dow General Store, [193-]. Item no. HV976.62.1
Length
0:09:18
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Jensen, Larry R.
Interview Date
November 11, 1974
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with A.W. Dow by history student Larry R. Jensen, November 11, 1974. This interview was created to gain information for a History 432 paper entitled: "The Lochdale Community: A Study of Depression Times (1929-1939)." Major themes discussed are: the Lochdale Community and the Depression.
Biographical Notes
A.W. Dow went to boarding school in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. A.W. Dow came to the Lochdale Community in 1928. He learnt of the Lochdale store being up for sale through his bride-to-be’s brother, bought it, and became the postmaster and Lochdale General Store owner from 1928 until 1937, renaming it Dow's General Store. In 1937, he and his wife left the store at Hastings Street, bought property and built a combination house and store at 599 Sperling Avenue. A.W. served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Rate Payers' Association. As well, he and his wife were charter members of the Lochdale Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
0:58:39
Interviewee Name
Dow, A.W.
Interview Location
599 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
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.
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