41 records – page 1 of 3.

ALHFAM bulletin, fall 2009, volume xxxvix, no. 3

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Publication Date
2009
Call Number
631.074 ALH Fall 2009
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
ISBN
0047-4851
Call Number
631.074 ALH Fall 2009
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Place of Publication
North Bloomfield, Ohio
Publisher
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Historic farms
Agricultural museums
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
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ALHFAM bulletin, spring 2009, volume xxxvix, no. 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6681
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Publication Date
2009
Call Number
631.074 ALH Spring 2009
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
631.074 ALH Spring 2009
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Place of Publication
North Bloomfield, Ohio
Publisher
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Historic farms
Agricultural museums
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
Notes
" Fiber : Linen to Lumber" -- Cover
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ALHFAM bulletin, summer 2009, volume xxxvix, no. 2

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Publication Date
2009
Call Number
631.074 ALH Summer 2009
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
ISBN
0047-4851
Call Number
631.074 ALH Summer 2009
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Place of Publication
North Bloomfield, Ohio
Publisher
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
40 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Historic farms
Agricultural museums
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
Notes
" Military & Civilian Life" -- Cover
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All steel climax baling presses : electric power and hand operated

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2290
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Climax Baler Company Limited
Publication Date
1969
Call Number
670 CLI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV977.29.88
Call Number
670 CLI
Author
Climax Baler Company Limited
Place of Publication
Hamilton, Ont.
Publisher
Climax Baler Co. Ltd.
Publication Date
1969
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. : 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Farm equipment--Canada
Agricultural machinery
Agriculture
Machinery
Machinery industry
Catalogs
Subjects
Agriculture
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
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Big Bend flood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98087
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified people after a flood in the Big Bend area. Photographs depict a person standing in a farm field and adjusting a plant at Wing Wong's Nursery, and another person wearing a hard hat and posing with a construction vehicle.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3167
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified people after a flood in the Big Bend area. Photographs depict a person standing in a farm field and adjusting a plant at Wing Wong's Nursery, and another person wearing a hard hat and posing with a construction vehicle.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Agricultural - Nurseries
Construction Tools and Equipment
Natural Phenomena - Floods
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4892 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
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Burnaby Village Museum pumpkin patch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97285
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tony Guerriero, a groundskeeper, checking on a pumpkin growing in a garden at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2682
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tony Guerriero, a groundskeeper, checking on a pumpkin growing in a garden at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Exhibitions - Burnaby Village Museum
Gardens
Agriculture
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Tony Guerriero, a groundsman at Burnaby Village Museum, checks the progress of the Atlantic Dill pumpkins, as the Museum gets ready for its second annual Fall Fair, Sept. 16."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
4900 Deer Lake Avenue
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Butter-fat, vol. 45, no. 5, Dec. 1967 - Jan. 1968

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary936
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association
Publication Date
1967
Call Number
637 FRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
637 FRA
Author
Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association
Publication Date
1967
Physical Description
66 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Inscription
"BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / copy 1", handwritten in ink on title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Dairying
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Dairy
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Corn seller

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98220
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person holding up three ears of shucked corn toward the camera. The person is standing on the side of a road, and a bin of corn under a tarp is visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3298
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified person holding up three ears of shucked corn toward the camera. The person is standing on the side of a road, and a bin of corn under a tarp is visible in the background.
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in an August 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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Development on Big Bend agricultural land

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95885
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Burnaby citizens concerned about industrial and big box retail development in the Big Bend area. One photograph shows Shawn Wade leaning against a fence next to a sign that reads "Western Garden Soil Mushroom Manure Bark Mulch." The other photograph shows Ed Leong holdi…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1685
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Burnaby citizens concerned about industrial and big box retail development in the Big Bend area. One photograph shows Shawn Wade leaning against a fence next to a sign that reads "Western Garden Soil Mushroom Manure Bark Mulch." The other photograph shows Ed Leong holding soil in the fields at Leong's Nursery.
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Geographic Features - Fields
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1685-1: "Shawn Wade is concerned the City of Burnaby's plans to allow big box retail development in the Big Bend area along Marine Way would threaten the unique agricultural flavor of the area, including nurseries, and the allotment gardens."
Caption from metadata for 535-1685-2: "Ed Leong, who's run Leong's Nursery since the 1960s, says industrial development in the Big Bend area has already destroyed his ability to grow crops like Chinese vegetables, green onions, lettuce and carrots, as water gets trapped in the already boggy soil by surrounding landfill."
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
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Farm museum directory : a guide to America's farm past

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1304
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
630.074 STE
Author
Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums, U.S.A.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, PA
Publisher
Stemgas Pub. Co.
Publication Date
1998
Physical Description
72 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"October 1998", handwritten in ink on front cover and title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Agricultural museums
Subjects
Agriculture
Notes
" ... compiled in cooperation with the Association for Living Historical Farms & Agricultural Museums, Inc."--T.p. verso.
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Garage and mushroom house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77192
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the garage where Jack Stiglish repaired machinery and housed his tools, and the mushroom house beside it. A sign propped up between the two buildings reads "manure" with an arrow pointing to the right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
552-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-07
Scope and Content
Photograph of the garage where Jack Stiglish repaired machinery and housed his tools, and the mushroom house beside it. A sign propped up between the two buildings reads "manure" with an arrow pointing to the right.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Stiglish, F.J. "Jack"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "view of father's garage where his tools were + he repaired the machinery / sign saying bags of manure this way / mushroom house next to garage"
Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
Geographic Access
Keswick Avenue
Street Address
3782 Keswick Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
Images
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Heritage Seed Program : 1991 seed listing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6698
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Publication Date
1991
Call Number
635 HER 1991
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
635 HER 1991
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Place of Publication
Uxbridge, Ont.
Publisher
Heritage Seed Program
Publication Date
1991
Physical Description
34 p. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Seeds
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Crops
Notes
Includes index (back cover).
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Heritage Seed Program : 1992-1993 seed listing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6699
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Publication Date
1991
Call Number
635 HER 1992-1993
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
635 HER 1992-1993
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Place of Publication
Uxbridge, Ont.
Publisher
Heritage Seed Program
Publication Date
1991
Physical Description
41 p [2]. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Seeds
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Crops
Notes
Includes index.
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Heritage Seed Program : preserving and enjoying our horticultural heritage, April 1992, vol. 5, no. 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6697
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Publication Date
1992
Call Number
635 HER v. 5 no. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
ISBN
0848-0753
Call Number
635 HER v. 5 no. 1
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Place of Publication
Uxbridge, Ont.
Publisher
Heritage Seed Program
Publication Date
1992
Physical Description
v. : ill ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Seeds
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Crops
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Heritage Seed Program : preserving and enjoying our horticultural heritage, December 1992, vol. 5, no. 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6695
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Publication Date
1992
Call Number
635 HER v. 5 no. 3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
ISBN
0848-0753
Call Number
635 HER v. 5 no. 3
Author
Canadian Organic Growers
Place of Publication
Uxbridge, Ont.
Publisher
Heritage Seed Program
Publication Date
1992
Physical Description
v. : ill ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Seeds
Periodicals
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Crops
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How the farm pays : the experiences of forty years of successful farming and gardening by the authors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1338
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Crozier, William, 1833-1904
Henderson, Peter, 1822-1890
Publication Date
2001
Call Number
630 CRO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
1894572254
9781894572255
Call Number
630 CRO
Author
Crozier, William, 1833-1904
Henderson, Peter, 1822-1890
Place of Publication
Ottawa
Publisher
Algrove Pub.
Publication Date
2001
Series
Classic reprint series (Ottawa, Ont.)
Physical Description
400 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Agriculture
Subjects
Agriculture
Notes
Reprint of ed. published: New York : P. Henderson & Co., 1884.
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Index to ALHFAM annual proceedings 1974-2000

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6685
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Edition
New ed.
Publication Date
2000
Call Number
631.074 ALH
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
631.074 ALH
Edition
New ed.
Author
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Contributor
Seelhorst, Mary L.
Place of Publication
North Bloomfield, Ohio
Publisher
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
1 v ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Historic farms
Agricultural museums
Directories
Subjects
Agriculture
Notes
"Prepared by Mary L. Seelhorst".
Includes index
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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1960
Length
0:08:37
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
Date Range
1942-1960
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:37
Subjects
Building - Agricultural
Agriculture - Farms
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
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
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory410
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1960
Length
0:09:40
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
Date Range
1947-1960
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:09:40
Subjects
Building - Agricultural
Agriculture - Farms
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
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
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory412
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1943-1967
Length
0:09:52
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's parents. Diane tells a story of her mother being suspected of a crime. She also mentions other mushroom growers in Burnaby and goes on to describe various activities undertaken by her parents (by sharing a number of photographs with the int…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's parents. Diane tells a story of her mother being suspected of a crime. She also mentions other mushroom growers in Burnaby and goes on to describe various activities undertaken by her parents (by sharing a number of photographs with the interviewer).
Date Range
1943-1967
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:09:52
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Occupations - Farmers
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
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
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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