11 records – page 1 of 1.

Division 4 class at Gilmore Avenue School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1954-1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Division 4 class photograph for the school year 1954 to 1955, taken in 1955. The teacher, Mr. Frank Allder, is standing on the far left. The only student identified is Helen Shearer, sitting in the second row from the front, second from the left. The photograp…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Division 4 class photograph for the school year 1954 to 1955, taken in 1955. The teacher, Mr. Frank Allder, is standing on the far left. The only student identified is Helen Shearer, sitting in the second row from the front, second from the left. The photograph is by Laytonv
Names
Allder, Frank
Allder, Verna "Jill"
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV007.26.17
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1954-1955]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Images
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Grade 2-3, Division 12 class at Gilmore Avenue School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 2-3, Division 12 class. Photograph taken in 1958. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the left of the class. The class is sitting on the front steps of the school.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 2-3, Division 12 class. Photograph taken in 1958. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the left of the class. The class is sitting on the front steps of the school.
Names
Allder, Frank
Allder, Verna "Jill"
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV007.26.18
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1958]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Images
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Grade 3, Division 17 class at Gilmore Avenue School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1956]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue Grade 3, Division 17 class photograph taken in 1956.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue Grade 3, Division 17 class photograph taken in 1956.
Names
Allder, Frank
Allder, Verna "Jill"
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV007.26.43
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1956]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Images
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Grade 4, Division 8 class at Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2835
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1957]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Grade 4, Division 8 class photograph taken in 1957. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the far left. Students: second from the left, front row, Doug Farrell sixth from left, back row, Doug Penn The photograph is from Layton
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Grade 4, Division 8 class photograph taken in 1957. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the far left. Students: second from the left, front row, Doug Farrell sixth from left, back row, Doug Penn The photograph is from Layton
Names
Allder, Frank
Allder, Verna "Jill"
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV007.26.16
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1957]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Images
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Grade 6 class at Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2820
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1952-1953]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 6, class photograph for the 1952 to 1953 school year. Taken on the front steps of school. The teacher located in the back row far right is Mr. Frank Allder. Students are unidentified except for: front row,second from left, Helen Shearer; front row, far ri…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 6, class photograph for the 1952 to 1953 school year. Taken on the front steps of school. The teacher located in the back row far right is Mr. Frank Allder. Students are unidentified except for: front row,second from left, Helen Shearer; front row, far right Eddy Stark; third row from front, sixth student from left, Don Kirby. The photo was most likely taken by Layton
Names
Allder, Frank
Allder, Verna "Jill"
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV007.26.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1952-1953]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Originally housed in a photographic album
Images
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Grade 7 class at Gilmore Avenue School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1953-1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 7, class photograph for the 1953 to 1954 school year. Photo taken in 1954. The teacher located at the far right of the second row, is Mr. Frank Allder Students are unidentified except for: front row on ground, second from left , Walter Carr third row from…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 7, class photograph for the 1953 to 1954 school year. Photo taken in 1954. The teacher located at the far right of the second row, is Mr. Frank Allder Students are unidentified except for: front row on ground, second from left , Walter Carr third row from front, third from left, John Bell The photo was taken by Layton
Names
Allder, Frank
Allder, Verna "Jill"
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV007.26.2
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1953-1954]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
29-Nov-2018
Scale
96
Notes
Originally housed in a photographic album
Images
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Gilmore Ave Grade 4, Division 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2993
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students from Grade 4, Division 8, lined up on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School in five rows. There are fifteen girls, and twenty-five boys, and a female teacher seated on a chair to the right of the photograph. Most girls are wearing shirts with skirts, with cardigans over th…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students from Grade 4, Division 8, lined up on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School in five rows. There are fifteen girls, and twenty-five boys, and a female teacher seated on a chair to the right of the photograph. Most girls are wearing shirts with skirts, with cardigans over the top, and some in dresses. Most of the boys are wearing plaid or checkered patterend shirts. Two boys seated in the front row are holding up a chalk board sign with the class and school information written on it, along with the year and the name "Layton" in brackets (the photographer). Annotations on the back of the photo read: "Lorraine" and "Grade 4 / Mrs. M. Pontoni (Teacher)."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Pontoni, M
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.100.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1958
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
16-Jan-24
Scale
100
Photographer
Layton
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:12 min)
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Janet White’s school years and the activities and sports she participated in, formally and informally. She lived near 6th and Edmonds St., and then in the Cascades area, by Nithsdale St., and attended Schou Elementary. She attended many schools as …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:12 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Janet White’s school years and the activities and sports she participated in, formally and informally. She lived near 6th and Edmonds St., and then in the Cascades area, by Nithsdale St., and attended Schou Elementary. She attended many schools as soon as they were built, attending Gilmore Avenue, then Cascade Heights, Alpha Junior High, Moscrop Secondary, and finally Burnaby Central Secondary. Play was unstructured, with the Cascades bush and the tunnel parallel to and going under Smith Avenue being favourite places to play.
History
Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Sports
Recreational Activities
Names
Gooden, Tom
White, Janet
Schou Street School
Gilmore Avenue School
Cascade Heights Elementary School
Alpha Secondary School
Moscrop Secondary School
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Geographic Access
6th Street
Edmonds Street
Accession Code
BV017.45.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Audio Tracks

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1, [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1, [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

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Lion dance at Simon Fraser University

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Qun Ying Athletic Club from Gilmore Community School performing the lion dance under the Convocation Mall roof at Simon Fraser University, as part of Lunar New Year celebrations.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1931
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Qun Ying Athletic Club from Gilmore Community School performing the lion dance under the Convocation Mall roof at Simon Fraser University, as part of Lunar New Year celebrations.
Subjects
Holidays - Chinese New Year
Persons - Students
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Simon Fraser University
Gilmore Avenue School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Medig, Kari
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Members of the Qun Ying Athletic Club from Gilmore Community School perform the Lion Dance to bring in the Chinese New Year at Simon Fraser University on Wednesday afternoon."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
University Drive
Street Address
8888 University Drive
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1941-1951
Length
0:10:34
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories working on the film "Investment in Youth." Norm and his wife Kathleen discuss their further education at Normal School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories working on the film "Investment in Youth." Norm and his wife Kathleen discuss their further education at Normal School.
Date Range
1941-1951
Length
0:10:34
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 25, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
Biographical Notes
Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:47:34
Interviewee Name
Henderson, Kathleen
Henderson, Norman "Norm"
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
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
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson

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Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory343
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1951-1953
Length
0:09:27
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Henderson's early years of teaching. Norm and Kathleen both discuss what it was like to teach in the Burnaby school system.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Henderson's early years of teaching. Norm and Kathleen both discuss what it was like to teach in the Burnaby school system.
Date Range
1951-1953
Length
0:09:27
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 25, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
Biographical Notes
Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:47:34
Interviewee Name
Henderson, Kathleen
Henderson, Norman "Norm"
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
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
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson

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