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Interview with Rick Sporns by Kathy Bossort October 30, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory606
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1900-2015
Length
0:17:11
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s discussion of the value of natural areas to Burnaby, the city’s history of protecting green spaces, and the complementary role the Pavilion area plays in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He talks about how the rose garden and “Playground of…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Rick Sporn’s discussion of the value of natural areas to Burnaby, the city’s history of protecting green spaces, and the complementary role the Pavilion area plays in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. He talks about how the rose garden and “Playground of the Gods” sculptures (Kamui Mintara) help Pavilion area visitors more fully appreciate the mountain setting. He also talks about the history of the construction of the Kamui Mintara sculptures.
Date Range
1900-2015
Length
0:17:11
Names
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
Kamui Mintara
Central Park
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Planning
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 30, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Rick Sporns conducted by Kathy Bossort. Rick Sporns was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Rick Sporn’s description of the history and design of Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden and the significance of the Centennial Pavilion area in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Rick Sporns also talks about his career with the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, management of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, and the value of natural areas to Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Richard Sporns was born in 1957 in Daly Municipality, Manitoba, to Ulrich and Charlotte Sporns. The family moved to the Burquitlam Area of Burnaby in about 1965. Rick Sporns obtained his BSc degree in biology at SFU and a degree in landscape architecture at UBC. In 1985 he began his career in the City of Burnaby’s Park, Recreation and Cultural Services department where he currently is Assistant Manager - Parks Design. Rick was responsible for designing Burnaby Mountain Centennial Rose Garden, a legacy project proposed by Mark Stockdale to commemorate Burnaby’s 1992 Centennial. The rose garden opened to the public July 18, 1992.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:01:40
Interviewee Name
Sporns, Richard "Rick"
Interview Location
City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Track four of interview with Rick Sporns

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Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory353
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1931-1952
Length
0:10:41
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses the activities that he and his friends would take part in, including soapbox racing and skating. Bob mentions school teachers from his elementary school years, training to be an Army Cadet …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses the activities that he and his friends would take part in, including soapbox racing and skating. Bob mentions school teachers from his elementary school years, training to be an Army Cadet during the war years and his career after high school.
Date Range
1931-1952
Photo Info
Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
Length
0:10:41
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 5, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
Biographical Notes
Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:36:54
Interviewee Name
Lowe, Robert "Bob"
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Track one of recording of interview with Bob Lowe

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Interview with Shirley Cohn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. 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
Education
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Organizations
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Religions - Judaism
Social Issues - Racism
Social Issues
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
Cohn, Shirley
Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
Burquest
Hillel Jewish Students Association
Simon Fraser University
SFURA walking and hiking group
Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
Temple Shalom
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
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Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3
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Interview with Tony Fabian by Kathy Bossort October 29, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory599
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1860-1995
Length
0:15:57
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s description of the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain, the creation of the Pavilion area in 1957, the history of proposals for how Burnaby Mountain could be used, the land transfer to SFU in 1963, and difficulty accessing the m…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s description of the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain, the creation of the Pavilion area in 1957, the history of proposals for how Burnaby Mountain could be used, the land transfer to SFU in 1963, and difficulty accessing the mountain for recreation prior to 1965. He also talks about the dispute between SFU and the City of Burnaby over land ownership and control.
Date Range
1860-1995
Length
0:15:57
Names
Burnaby Mountain Centennial Park
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 29, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:43:22
Interviewee Name
Fabian, Tony S.
Interview Location
Tony Fabian's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Track four of interview with Tony Fabian

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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory442
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1893-1944
Length
00:05:35
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s parents’ history (Ethel Leer and Alfred Lewarne) and growing up in South Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s parents’ history (Ethel Leer and Alfred Lewarne) and growing up in South Burnaby.
Date Range
1893-1944
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:05:35
Names
Lewarne, Ethel Leer
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Persons - Children
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Track two of interview with Bill Lewarne

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Keeping cool in a tub of water

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36926
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 11.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of boys keeping cool by dunking their heads in a tub of water. Identified: (back, standing) Oliver Younger, (middle, standing) Gordon Morash, (front, left to right) Alfie Younger, Erin Lee and Ralph Morash. The boy with his head in the tub is unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (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 ; 7.7 x 11.2 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-384
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of boys keeping cool by dunking their heads in a tub of water. Identified: (back, standing) Oliver Younger, (middle, standing) Gordon Morash, (front, left to right) Alfie Younger, Erin Lee and Ralph Morash. The boy with his head in the tub is unidentified.
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Names
Lee, Erin
Morash, Gordon
Morash, Ralph
Younger, Alfie
Younger, Oliver
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Kitty and Robert playing croquet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39012
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.2 x 6.2 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Peers and her son Robert with croquet mallets. Robert is also holding a ball in his right hand. A tent can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.2 x 6.2 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-331
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Peers and her son Robert with croquet mallets. Robert is also holding a ball in his right hand. A tent can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Croquet
Structures - Tents
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Peers, Robert C.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Louise and Eleanor Irwin running with their uncle Fred

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15250
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1934] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Louise Irwin (left) and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) (middle) running with their Uncle Fred Taylor in their yard at the Barnet Mill.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Irwin family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Louise Irwin (left) and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) (middle) running with their Uncle Fred Taylor in their yard at the Barnet Mill.
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Persons - Children
Names
Barnet Mill
Barnet Lumber Company
Irwin, Louise
Nelson, Eleanor Irwin
Taylor, Frederick "Fred"
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV019.32.69
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1934] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
See page 53 of book, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Louise and Eleanor Irwin running with Uncle Fred Taylor, 1934"
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Mary, Ina and Frank swimming

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20198
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary (Stanley) Pearson (left), Ina (Stanley) Shankie (right) with their younger brother Frank Stanley swimming. The three are are dressed in bathing suits. Water is shoulder deep for Frank and waste deep for Mary and Ina.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary (Stanley) Pearson (left), Ina (Stanley) Shankie (right) with their younger brother Frank Stanley swimming. The three are are dressed in bathing suits. Water is shoulder deep for Frank and waste deep for Mary and Ina.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Recreational Activities - Swimming
Names
Stanley Family
Stanley, Frank Conquest
Shankie, Ina Esther Stanley
Pearson, Mary Frances Stanley
Accession Code
BV022.32.620
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1930]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-22
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 2 (BV032.22.431)
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads:"MARY, INA, FRANK / - 1930"
Note in white ink on album page reads: MARY, INA, FRANK"
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Maureen Eliott swimming golf club

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19486
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Apr. 1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Maureen Eliott playing golf at Stanley Park. The woman is standing on a wooden platform while swinging a golf club.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Maureen Eliott playing golf at Stanley Park. The woman is standing on a wooden platform while swinging a golf club.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Golf
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV996.6.192
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Apr. 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "Maureen / Eliott"
Caption on page of album reads: "STANLEY PARK / APRIL 18/37"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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May Day Celebration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription826
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 6, 1935
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.3 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in Burnaby in 1935. They are wearing white dresses with a white flower or ribbon in their hair, and strap shoes. There is a crowd of people gathered b…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.3 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of girls each holding a ribbon from the Maypole in her hands, getting ready for the Maypole dance at the May Day Celebration in Burnaby in 1935. They are wearing white dresses with a white flower or ribbon in their hair, and strap shoes. There is a crowd of people gathered behind them to watch the dance. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "May Day Celebration / Burnaby, B.C., May 6th, 1935 / Stride Studio Photos / #4."
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Accession Code
HV976.143.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 6, 1935
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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May Day Celebration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39858
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Maypole dancers at Burnaby May Day activities in Central Park. A group of costumed girls is standing beside a Maypole. A water tower can be seen behind them. Printed at the bottom of the photo: "May Day Celebration / Burnaby, B.C., May 26th, 1934 / Stride Studio Photo."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1934
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anderson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
203-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Maypole dancers at Burnaby May Day activities in Central Park. A group of costumed girls is standing beside a Maypole. A water tower can be seen behind them. Printed at the bottom of the photo: "May Day Celebration / Burnaby, B.C., May 26th, 1934 / Stride Studio Photo."
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Printed at left of photo: "27"
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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May Day dancers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37530
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1932 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day dancers from Gilmore Avenue School at May Day 1932 at Robert Burnaby Park. Bea Carpenter is holding the ribbons. The teacher was Miss Clydesdale.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1932 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-118
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day dancers from Gilmore Avenue School at May Day 1932 at Robert Burnaby Park. Bea Carpenter is holding the ribbons. The teacher was Miss Clydesdale.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Hunter, Beatrice "Bea" Carpenter
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Maypole Dance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription828
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Maypole Dance at a May Day celebration (location and year unidentified). In the photograph, groups of children can be seen around two maypoles. One is a group of all girls, the other group composed of boys and girls, alternating. The girls are wearing blouses and frill skirts wit…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Maypole Dance at a May Day celebration (location and year unidentified). In the photograph, groups of children can be seen around two maypoles. One is a group of all girls, the other group composed of boys and girls, alternating. The girls are wearing blouses and frill skirts with flowers in their hair. The boys are in shirts and shorts. There is a large crowd of people gathered to watch the dance. Automobiles can be seen parked behind the crowd. Inscribed in the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "A."
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
Central Park
Accession Code
HV976.143.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photographs in the accession HV976.143 are thought to be by the Stride studio, as the donor indicated in her letter that the Stride family were personal friends of her great-aunt and her husband, who resided in Edmonds. She wrote that she received a picture of the New Westminster or Burnaby May Day celebrations each year.
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Mount Albert Edward 6871 feet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51455
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 21, 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a hiker leaning against the rock face on Mount Albert Edward and looking at the faces that have been carved into it. Another mountain is visible in the distance. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 21, 1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-060
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of a hiker leaning against the rock face on Mount Albert Edward and looking at the faces that have been carved into it. Another mountain is visible in the distance. This was part of a trip to the Forbidden Plateau on Vancouver Island made by a small party of City of Courtenay officials. George A. Grant was one of the climbers in the party.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Mountains
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Arts - Sculptures
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount
Handwritten note on paper mount reads: "How many Cowichan Indian faces on the lookout?"
Second handwritten note on paper mount reads: "After about 5 hours 21st JULY 1938 'Yes it looks quite a step yet, but we'll make it in a couple of hours or so."
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Norma Rypdal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36847
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 11.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Norma Rypdal, at two years old, with a deer shot on the flats near her home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (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 ; 8.7 x 11.4 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-305
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Norma Rypdal, at two years old, with a deer shot on the flats near her home.
Subjects
Animals - Deer
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Names
Perry, Norma Rypdal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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Norm swinging a golf club

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19490
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Apr. 1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man identified as Norm standing on a wooden platform and swinging a golf club in Stanley Park.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man identified as Norm standing on a wooden platform and swinging a golf club in Stanley Park.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Golf
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV996.6.196
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Apr. 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "Norm"
Caption on oppositie page of album reads: "STANLEY PARK / APRIL 18/37"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Oak Theatre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85202
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1936]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the construction of the Oak Theatre in 1936, the opening of the theatre held on August 4, 1937, the theatre with snow in the winter and the Digney family home and neighborhood . Andy Digney moved with his family from Manitoba …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1937 and 1936]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-002-1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2012-15
Scope and Content
Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the construction of the Oak Theatre in 1936, the opening of the theatre held on August 4, 1937, the theatre with snow in the winter and the Digney family home and neighborhood . Andy Digney moved with his family from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1936 and purchased 2 acres of land where he settled with his family and built the Oak Theatre which was located at 5000 Kingsway (Marlborough & Kingsway). The theatre was located on a 2 acre parcel of land and had a 350 seat capacity and offered valet parking. Construction crews with men and horses can be seen laying the foundation and erecting the walls of the theatre and crowds of people and cars are seen arriving outside the theatre on opening day.
Subjects
Events - Openings
Buildings - Commercial - Theatres
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Animals - Horses
Names
Oak Theatre
Digney, Andy
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Oak Theatre'
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video

Oak Theatre, [between 1937 and 1936]

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Patricia Byrne in a dance troupe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1186
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of six young girls in a dance troupe on stage or at a dance studio. The younger girl seated on the right marked by an "x" is Beverlea Patricia Byrne. Know as "Patsy" as a child, Patricia Byrne was born in 1932 in Vancouver and was appointed a British Columbia Provincial Court Judge in 19…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
Material Details
Photograph appears to be a carbon print on rag paper
Scope and Content
Photograph of six young girls in a dance troupe on stage or at a dance studio. The younger girl seated on the right marked by an "x" is Beverlea Patricia Byrne. Know as "Patsy" as a child, Patricia Byrne was born in 1932 in Vancouver and was appointed a British Columbia Provincial Court Judge in 1975. Her grandfather Peter Byrne was the Mayor of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Byrne, Beverlea Patricia "Patti"
Accession Code
BV994.14.21
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-23
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Dear Grandma/ The one with x under it is Patsy / Love Patsy"
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Patricia Byrne in a dance troupe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1187
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three young girls in a dance troupe on stage or at a dance studio wearing matching costumes. The girl in the center is Beverlea Patricia Byrne. Know as "Patsy" as a child, Patricia Byrne was born in 1932 in Vancouver and was appointed a British Columbia Provincial Court Judge in 1975.…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
Material Details
Photograph appears to be a carbon print on rag paper
Scope and Content
Photograph of three young girls in a dance troupe on stage or at a dance studio wearing matching costumes. The girl in the center is Beverlea Patricia Byrne. Know as "Patsy" as a child, Patricia Byrne was born in 1932 in Vancouver and was appointed a British Columbia Provincial Court Judge in 1975. Her grandfather Peter Byrne was the Mayor of Burnaby from 1906 to 1910.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Byrne, Beverlea Patricia "Patti"
Accession Code
BV994.14.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-23
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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