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Cooking out-of-doors : fire building, outdoor kitchens, cook-out hikes, food planning, recipes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Publication Date: c1946

Call Number: 641.575 GIR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.16

Call Number: 641.575 GIR

Author: Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Contributor: Melick, Sharon F.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Publication Date: c1946

Physical Description: 123 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "D. Bain" [handwritten in black ink on inside cover] "4th Co. N Burnaby Girl Guides" [stamped in red ink on title page and cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Cookbooks--1940-1949; Camping; Outdoor cooking

Notes: "Illustrations by Sharon F. Melick"-- title page

Corporal to field officer

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Langford, Robert John Spinluff

Edition: 5th ed.

Publication Date: 1941

Call Number: 356.10971 LAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.17.21

Call Number: 356.10971 LAN

Edition: 5th ed.

Author: Langford, Robert John Spinluff

Contributor: MacBrien, James Howden

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Copp, Clark

Publication Date: 1941

Printer: Copp, Clark

Physical Description: xvi, 192 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Inscription: "The Clarke & Stuart Co. Limited" "550 Seymour St. Vancouver, B.C." -- stamped on foreword page.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada. Canadian Army; Infantry drill and tactics

Notes: Maj.-Gen. Sir James Howden MacBrien,1878 - 1938, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.; Lieut-Colonel, Robert John Spinluff Langford, 1887-?.; 5th Edition amended up to date.; Includes index.

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

History: "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.

Accession Code: BV013.19; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV022.2; X5124; X5125

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Media Type: Photograph; Moving Images; Sound Recording

Related Material: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds; Keith Jamieson fonds; Faye Diamond fonds; See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Arrangement: Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images

Dance Me Home

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 39 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: In "Dance Me Home", Barbara Karmazyn talks about the important role that dance has played in her life. Awakening as a dancer in her late twenties she created a career as an expressive arts facilitator, sharing her love of dance and the arts with people of all ages and abilities. After years of phys…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 39 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: In "Dance Me Home", Barbara Karmazyn talks about the important role that dance has played in her life. Awakening as a dancer in her late twenties she created a career as an expressive arts facilitator, sharing her love of dance and the arts with people of all ages and abilities. After years of physical demands, her body began to break down, sending her into the quagmire of “trying to fix it”. Frustrated with traditional therapies Barbara went back to dance, enrolling in a Community Engaged Dance class for people over 55. Dancing and socializing with other women her age, she learned to re connect to her body and adjust to the physical limitations of aging.

Creator: Karmazyn, Barbara

Other Title Information: title supplied by film maker

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing

Names: Karmazyn, Barbara

Accession Code: BV016.37.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title

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Dance Me Home, 2016

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Davis dainty dishes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1941

Call Number: 641.864 DAV

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.65.2

Call Number: 641.864 DAV

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Canada

Publisher: Davis Gelatine Organization

Publication Date: 1941

Printer: Brigdens Ltd.

Physical Description: 67p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Gelatin; Cooking; Cookbooks--1940-1949

Notes: Includes index; "50c"- front cover; "The Davis Gelatine Organization, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England"-title page.; "Davis Gelatine (Canada) Ltd. Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver" -back cover

Dent's Canadian school atlas

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 912 DEN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: X3191

Call Number: 912 DEN

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Contributor: Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Ltd.

Publication Date: 1947

Printer: The Temple Press

Physical Description: 62 p. : ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Inscription: face drawn in pen on last page "Joe Blow" [written in pencil on bottom left corner of cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Atlases--Canadian; Historical geography--Maps; Canada--History--Study and teaching; Atlases

Notes: "Authorised for use in the schools of British Columbia and Quebec" --Title page.; "Recommended for use in the Schools of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan" --Title page.; Includes index; Author's given name and dates: Denton, V.L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Dinner for Miss Creeden

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 388.46 BCH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Moving Images

Call Number: 388.46 BCH

Contributor: British Columbia Electric Company

Place of Publication: [British Columbia, Canada]

Publisher: BC Hydro

Publication Date: 1947

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (36 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.

Library Subject (LOC): Natural gas industry; World War, 1914-1918--Mobilization; World War, 1939-1945--Mobilization; Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Summary: Industrial film. A film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant; Vancouver natural gas facilities; BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley; Stave Falls generator plant; Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants; 1939 royal visit; BCE employee's newsletter; A.E. Grauer family at home; office scenes; plans & construction at Bridge River project; BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II; BCE streetcar and trolley bus services; Credit notes: producer: Lew M. Parry; director: Lew M. Parry; photography: John Young; script: Cecil Maiden; sound: S.G. Wilson; narrator: A.E. Grauer; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.

The dolls of yesterday

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Publication Date: c1948

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0517108100

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Bonanza

Publication Date: c1948

Physical Description: xvii, 204 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dolls; Dolls--Collectors and collecting

Notes: "Dolls and doll collecting in Europe and America during the past 200 years, illustrated with photographs of more than 450 dolls" -- cover.; Includes index.

The drug book : from arsenic to Xanax, 250 milestones in the history of drugs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gerald, Michael C.

Publication Date: c2013

Call Number: 615.109 GER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781402782640

Call Number: 615.109 GER

Author: Gerald, Michael C.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Sterling Pub

Publication Date: c2013

Series: Sterling Milestones series

Physical Description: 528 p : ill. (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Chemotherapy--History; Pharmacology

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index; Summary : Throughout history, humans everywhere have searched for remedies to heal our bodies and minds. Covering everything from ancient herbs to cutting edge chemicals, this book in the hugely popular Milestones series looks at 250 of the most important moments in the development of life altering, life saving, and sometimes life endangering pharmaceuticals. Illustrated entries feature ancient drugs like alcohol, opium, and hemlock; the smallpox and the polio vaccines; homeopathic cures; and controversial medical treatments like ether, amphetamines, and Xanax while shining a light on the scientists, doctors, and companies who brought them to us.

Dyke's automobile and gasoline engine encyclopedia : elementary principles, construction, operation and repair of automobiles, gasoline engines and automobile electric systems; including trucks, tractors, motorcoaches, automotive diesel engines, aircraft engines and motorcycles simple, thorough and practical

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dyke, A. L. (Andrew Lee), 1875-

Edition: 20th. ed.

Publication Date: 1943

Call Number: 629.203 DYK

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.35.85

Call Number: 629.203 DYK

Edition: 20th. ed.

Author: Dyke, A. L. (Andrew Lee), 1875-

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: The Goodheart-Willcox Co.

Publication Date: 1943

Physical Description: xxxvi, 1244 (i.e. 1336), 111 p. : ills., fold., plates (part col.) tables (part fold.) diagrs. ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles; Automobiles--Maintenance and repair; Automobiles--Motors; Internal combustion engines--Maintenance and repair

Object History: The tools included in this donation belonged to Samuel Robins. Samuel and his wife Sarah Ann Robins moved to Burnaby in 1918. Samuel was a stonemason who worked on many projects in the Lower Mainland, including constructing houses in Shaughnessy and he also worked in the Vancouver City Hall.

Notes: Includes index.

Edith Adams' sixth annual prize cookbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Adams, Edith

Publication Date: 1948

Call Number: 641.5 ADA

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.18.7

Call Number: 641.5 ADA

Author: Adams, Edith

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: The Vancouver Sun

Publication Date: 1948

Physical Description: 64 p. : ill. : 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cooking; Baking; Food; Formulas, recipes, etc.; Edith Adams; Cookbooks--1940-1949

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Books; Foods

Object History: This item was purchased from the St.James United Church.

Notes: "Sun prize winners 6th annual cook book" -- Cover

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Eileen Dailly: Taking a Stand

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2018

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 46 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This short film was produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission to commemorate Burnaby's 125th anniversary. It features the story of Burnaby MLA Eileen Dailly and her efforts to ban corporal punishment in BC public schools.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Burnaby Community Heritage Commission 125 Video Collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 46 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This short film was produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission to commemorate Burnaby's 125th anniversary. It features the story of Burnaby MLA Eileen Dailly and her efforts to ban corporal punishment in BC public schools.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Other Title Information: Title given by film makers

Names: Dailly, Eileen

Accession Code: BV018.12.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2018

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title; Reproduction of content is restricted

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Eileen Dailly: Taking a Stand, 2018

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Elders Digital Storytelling project series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 17 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 1 hr., 45 min. ) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Series consists of a selection of seventeen short films that were produced in 2016 by seventeen participants as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project also known as "Sharing Our Stories". The films within the fonds are titled: "Vivian's Tapestry"; "Janet's Story"; "Lucky Number: A Tribute…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 17 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 1 hr., 45 min. ) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Series consists of a selection of seventeen short films that were produced in 2016 by seventeen participants as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project also known as "Sharing Our Stories". The films within the fonds are titled: "Vivian's Tapestry"; "Janet's Story"; "Lucky Number: A Tribute to my Sisters"; "My Story"; "It Took a While to Get There"; "A Tribute to Grandma Lamb"; "My Father's Garden"; "Laying Down My Paddle"; "Farmer Boy"; “Hickory Dickory Dock-What is the time on the clock?”; "Dance Me Home"; "Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story"; "Our Journey"; "The Store"; "Alfred's Fountain Pen"; "My Three Gifts" and "The Bet”.

History: The Elders Digital Storytelling project was called "Sharing Our Stories" and was a project completed by SFU Professor David Kaufman and Postdoctoral Scholar Ann Nguyen. The overall goal of the project was to use digital storytelling to encourage communication, socialization and development of English language, media and technology skills for seniors and immigrants. The project asked Burnaby seniors to write a short film about their lives and then to record using video software. Sharing Our Stories became part of a federally funded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Grant in 2014 along with AGE-WELL NCE grants and was hosted by the City of Burnaby (BVM) and the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. BVM was given permission to have a copy of some of the films for their collection.

Accession Code: BV016.37

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Arrangement: Item level descriptions are available BV016.37.1 to BV016.37.17

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Elementary English grammar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: MacLaurin, Donald Leslie, 1881-; Campbell, H. L. (Harold Lane), 1892-

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 372.61 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV978.59.8

Call Number: 372.61 MAC

Author: MacLaurin, Donald Leslie, 1881-; Campbell, H. L. (Harold Lane), 1892-

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Company, Limited

Publication Date: 1946

Printer: W. J. Gage & Co. Limited

Physical Description: xi, 287 p. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "MF 65" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown] "_ 65" [stamped in green ink on back pastedown] Writing and pencil marks throughout book.

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Grammar

Notes: "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in the schools of British Columbia" --t.p.; "Revised and re-arranged in collaboration with H. L. Campbell" --t.p.

Exercises in literary appreciation

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wood, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas), 1905-1967

Publication Date: 1949

Call Number: 820.9 WOO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.21.3

Call Number: 820.9 WOO

Author: Wood, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas), 1905-1967

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: MacMillan and Co., Limited

Publication Date: 1949

Physical Description: viii, 295 p., xliv : ill. : 18 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): English literature--Study and teaching; Criticism

Notes: Author's full name and dates: Wood, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas), 1905-1967.

Farmer Boy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 6 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This film is created by Lester Gierarch. Part of the Gierach heritage his father instilled in him was the work ethic of “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This film shares Lester’s happy memories of working on the Y.Y. Sim farm, in Cloverdale, B.C., when he was 1…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 6 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This film is created by Lester Gierarch. Part of the Gierach heritage his father instilled in him was the work ethic of “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This film shares Lester’s happy memories of working on the Y.Y. Sim farm, in Cloverdale, B.C., when he was 15 years old. He worked hard alongside Chinese men and women who were new immigrants to Canada as he helped to harvest lettuce and celery for 80 cents an hour. Through this experience Lester grew comfortable working with people of another culture who also knew the importance of working hard.

History: Lester Gierach has lived in Burnaby for the past 22 years.

Creator: Gierach, Lester

Other Title Information: title supplied by film maker

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Occupations - Agricultural Labourers; Occupations - Farmers

Names: Gierach, Lester

Accession Code: BV016.37.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title; The film was produced in 2016 as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project. Digital storytelling is a form of narrative that creates short movies using relatively simple media technology. The project began in 2014 funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC) and AGE-WELL NCE grants. In partnership with the City of Burnaby, digital storytelling workshops were offered in Burnaby. The workshops helped older adults create short autobiographical films that tell a special story in their lives, complete with music, photos and narration. This film was produced at one of those workshops.