"Kingsway West School" found 2 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in four rows on the front steps of the school building. The students are: top row (l to r); Harold Coburn, Warren Simpson, Robert Gibson, Jimmy Kirkpatrick and Manwell James. In the second row are; Jean Bruce, Alice Goss, Jean MacDo…

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class at Kingsway West School sitting and standing in four rows on the front steps of the school building. The students are: top row (l to r); Harold Coburn, Warren Simpson, Robert Gibson, Jimmy Kirkpatrick and Manwell James. In the second row are; Jean Bruce, Alice Goss, Jean MacDonald, Annabelle Johnson, Cyril Ridal, Howard McDaniel, Gilbert Laird, Harry [illegible], Robert Beck and [illegible] Gray. In the second row are; Terry Kirkpatrick, Sheila McAdam, Lillian Chapman, Lorna Greenwood, Iris Daxbury, Mary Tait, Kathleen Westley, Sabine Stibbs, Margaret Hawthorne and Grace Sutherland. Seated in the front row are; Buddy McCann, Billy Robertson, Stanley Long, Buddy [illegible] and Gordon Blanchard.

Names: Kingsway West School; Coburn, Harold; Simpson, Warren; Gibson, Robert; Kirkpatrick, Jimmy; Bruce, Jean; Goss, Alice; MacDonald, Jean; Johnson, Annabelle; Ridal, Cyril; McDaniel, Howard; Laird, Gilbert; Beck, Robert; Kirkpatrick, Terry; McAdam, Shelia; Chapman, Lillian; Greenwood, Lorna; Daxbury, Iris; Tait, Mary; Westley, Kathleen; Stibbs, Sabine; Hawthorne, Margaret; Sutherland, Grace; McCann, Buddy; Robertson, Billy; Long, Stanley; Blanchard, Gordon

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1936 + 7."; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Lt to rt. Top. Harold Coburn, Warren Simpson, Robert Gibson, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, [illegible] James / 2nd Jean Bruce, Alice Goss, Jean McDonald, Annabelle Johnson, Cyril Ridal, Howard McDaniel, Gilbert Laird, Harry [illegible], Robert Beck, [illegible] Gray,/ 3rd, Terry Kirkpatrick, Sheila McAdam, Lillian Chapman, Lorna Greenwood, Iris Daxbury, Mary Tait, Kathleen Westley, Sabine Stibbs, Margaret Hawthorne, Grace Sutherland / 4th Buddy McCann, Billy Robertson, Stanley Long, Buddy [illegible] Gordon Blanchard"

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interview…

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interviewer asks about the types of activities she was involved while growing up. Cice recalls being a member of the school choir at Kingsway West, the music teacher and winning a competition. Cice talks about attending Burnaby South highschool at the start of World War II, her involvement with cadets as well as the "Hi-Y" club and playing outside in the Central Park neighbourhood.

History: Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.