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"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2925
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seym…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Bridge over the creek in front of "Argu-In" cabin on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2921
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a snow covered bridge leading to Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a snow covered bridge leading to Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Bridge to "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2926
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin, "Argu-In" with a snow covered wooden bridge leading up to it. The photograph is taken from under the bridge which leads to the cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin, "Argu-In" with a snow covered wooden bridge leading up to it. The photograph is taken from under the bridge which leads to the cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Burrard Inlet, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/443-004.jpg?width=280)
Burrard Inlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38437
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burrard Inlet from Capitol Hill, taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 443-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burrard Inlet from Capitol Hill, taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hythe Avenue North
- Street Address
- 410 Hythe Avenue North
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Burrard Inlet, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/443-004.jpg)
![Burrard Inlet, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/443-011.jpg?width=280)
Burrard Inlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38444
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burrard Inlet, taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue North Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 443-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burrard Inlet, taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue North Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hythe Avenue North
- Street Address
- 410 Hythe Avenue North
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Burrard Inlet, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/443-011.jpg)
![Burrard Inlet looking towards Grouse Mountain, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/443-002.jpg?width=280)
Burrard Inlet looking towards Grouse Mountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38435
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Grouse Mountain, from across the Burrard Inlet. This photograph was taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 443-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Grouse Mountain, from across the Burrard Inlet. This photograph was taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Hythe Avenue North
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Burrard Inlet looking towards Grouse Mountain, [1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/443-002.jpg)
The Castle and Mount Frink
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51446
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of Moat Lake, with the two mountains known as the Castle (Castlecrag Mountain) and Mount Fink 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 …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-051
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of Moat Lake, with the two mountains known as the Castle (Castlecrag Mountain) and Mount Fink 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.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Tait, Preston L.
- Notes
- Title taken from handwritten title on paper mount
- Handwritten note on facing page reads: "Where rose the mountains / There to him were friends / Byron"
- Photographer identifies photograph as no. 805
Images
![Crichton Hawkshaw with Les at Eagle Harbour, [1936] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1996/1996_0006_0125_001.jpg?width=280)
Crichton Hawkshaw with Les at Eagle Harbour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19441
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw standing on the shore of Eagle Harbour in West Vancouver with a man named Les. Eagle Harbour rocky shoreline and dock are visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw standing on the shore of Eagle Harbour in West Vancouver with a man named Les. Eagle Harbour rocky shoreline and dock are visible in the background.
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.125
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1936]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption beneath photograph reads: "ME & LES / EAGLE HARBOUR"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
![Crichton Hawkshaw with Les at Eagle Harbour, [1936] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1996/1996_0006_0125_001.jpg)
![Cross country skier on Mount Seymour, [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0017_0022_001.jpg?width=280)
Cross country skier on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2933
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a snow covered ski trail and an unidentified cross-country skier on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a snow covered ski trail and an unidentified cross-country skier on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Sports - Skiing
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.22
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Cross country skier on Mount Seymour, [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0017_0022_001.jpg)
Diving from the freight wharf
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19516
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men diving into the water from the Britannia Beach freight wharf.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men diving into the water from the Britannia Beach freight wharf.
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.223
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1938
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph caption beneath photograph reads: "Freight Wharf / (Diving)"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
![Fraser Canyon, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0604_001.jpg?width=280)
Fraser Canyon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20182
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Canyon with view of Fraser River, shoreline and mountains. Photograph was taken while the Stanley Family were on a roadtrip through the Fraser Canyon.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Canyon with view of Fraser River, shoreline and mountains. Photograph was taken while the Stanley Family were on a roadtrip through the Fraser Canyon.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.604
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [193-]
- 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: "FRASER CANYON"
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "FRASER CANYON"
- Circular stamp on verso of photograph reads: "SPARKLETONE_PRINTS_WILL_NOT_FADE"
Images
![Fraser Canyon, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0604_001.jpg)
![Fraser Canyon, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0605_001.jpg?width=280)
Fraser Canyon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20183
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Canyon with view of Fraser River, steep rocky shoreline and mountains. Photograph was taken while the Stanley Family were on a roadtrip through the Fraser Canyon.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fraser Canyon with view of Fraser River, steep rocky shoreline and mountains. Photograph was taken while the Stanley Family were on a roadtrip through the Fraser Canyon.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.605
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [193-]
- 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: "FRASER CANYON"
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "FRASER CANYON"
- Circular stamp on verso of photograph reads: "SPARKLETONE_PRINTS_WILL_NOT_FADE"
Images
![Fraser Canyon, [193-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0605_001.jpg)
Government locks opening in Seattle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19434
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 Oct. 1936
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks) opening in Salmon Bay, Seattle, Washington's Ship Canal. The locks are opening to allow a boat to come through. The locks link Lake Washington to Puget Sound. The Salmon Bay Bridge is visible in the background spanning Salmon Bay.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks) opening in Salmon Bay, Seattle, Washington's Ship Canal. The locks are opening to allow a boat to come through. The locks link Lake Washington to Puget Sound. The Salmon Bay Bridge is visible in the background spanning Salmon Bay.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Boats
- Geographic Features - Channels
- Geographic Features - Bays
- Structures - Bridges
- Water Control
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.118
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 11 Oct. 1936
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption beneath photograph reads: "GOVT LOCKS SEATTLE / OPENING"
- Caption of album page reads: "Oct 11/36 / THANKSGIVING / SEATTLE"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
![Herbert, Louisa, Dorothy, and Alexander Vidal, [between 1920 and 1934] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-073.jpg?width=280)
Herbert, Louisa, Dorothy, and Alexander Vidal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82490
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two women and two men identified from left to right as Louisa, Herbert, Dorothy and Alexander Vidal. They are sitting on a rock near a body of water.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1934]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-073
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of two women and two men identified from left to right as Louisa, Herbert, Dorothy and Alexander Vidal. They are sitting on a rock near a body of water.
- Names
- Loomis, Dorothy Kate Vidal
- Vidal, Alexander
- Vidal, Alexander E. E. "Bill"
- Vidal, Louisa Sophia "Lou" Jones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Louisa Vidal / Herbert Vidal / Dorothy / Alexander"
- Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Gan & Grandad / Aunt Dor & Uncle Bill"
Images
![Herbert, Louisa, Dorothy, and Alexander Vidal, [between 1920 and 1934] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-073.jpg)
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory654
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken feed.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Aubrey Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- 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
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_5.mp3![Jack McGeachie on skis on Mount Seymour, [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0017_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Jack McGeachie on skis on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2915
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack McGeachie on cross country skis on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack McGeachie on cross country skis on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Jack McGeachie on skis on Mount Seymour, [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0017_0004_001.jpg)
![Jack McGeachie standing in snow, [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0017_0007_001.jpg?width=280)
Jack McGeachie standing in snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2918
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack McGeachie standing in the snow on Mount Seymour wtih snow covered trees behind him. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack McGeachie standing in the snow on Mount Seymour wtih snow covered trees behind him. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Jack McGeachie standing in snow, [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0017_0007_001.jpg)
![Knight Inlet, [between 1925 and 1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-172.jpg?width=280)
Knight Inlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82607
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a tree in a clearing.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-172
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a tree in a clearing.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "Knight Inlet"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Crystal Finish / will not fade"
Images
![Knight Inlet, [between 1925 and 1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-172.jpg)
![Knight Inlet, [between 1925 and 1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-173.jpg?width=280)
Knight Inlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82608
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a tree in a clearing being felled.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-173
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a tree in a clearing being felled.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on page photograph is mounted on reads: "Knight Inlet"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Crystal Finish / will not fade"
Images
![Knight Inlet, [between 1925 and 1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-173.jpg)
![Knight Inlet, [between 1925 and 1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-174.jpg?width=280)
Knight Inlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82609
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a tree trunk in a clearing.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-174
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a tree trunk in a clearing.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on page photograph is mounted on reads: "Knight Inlet"
- Photograph stamp on verso reads: "Crystal Finish / will not fade"
Images
![Knight Inlet, [between 1925 and 1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/550-174.jpg)