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Bertha, Janet and Ramsay Shankie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5523
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young Ramsay Shankie walking towards the camera on a sidewalk in front of a house's front porch. Behind him is Bertha Shankie standing, holding a baby Janet Shankie. House is identified as being the Shankie house on Barker Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in black on front of photograph [illegible]
Scope and Content
Photograph of a young Ramsay Shankie walking towards the camera on a sidewalk in front of a house's front porch. Behind him is Bertha Shankie standing, holding a baby Janet Shankie. House is identified as being the Shankie house on Barker Avenue.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
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Bertha, Janet and Ramsay Shankie with cat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4119
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie seated on a lawn, holding a cat. Seated on a large cushion in front of Bertha is Ramsay Shankie and baby Janet Shankie. Bertha and Janet are both wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a light coloured short sleeve shirt. The group is seated in a garden, besi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: " (illegible) 1923".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie seated on a lawn, holding a cat. Seated on a large cushion in front of Bertha is Ramsay Shankie and baby Janet Shankie. Bertha and Janet are both wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a light coloured short sleeve shirt. The group is seated in a garden, beside the Shankie's Barker Avenue home.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Cats
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha, Ramsay and Janet Shankie with cat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4121
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[8 June 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie standing with two young children, Ramsay and Janet Shankie. A cat is sitting at her feet. Ramsay is standing in front of Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a long sleeved dar…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "8th June 1924".
Image taken at the same time as BV016.43.26.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie standing with two young children, Ramsay and Janet Shankie. A cat is sitting at her feet. Ramsay is standing in front of Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a long sleeved dark coloured shirt and shorts. They are standing on a wooden sidewalk, in front of a picket fence and topiary vegetation. Bertha and Thomas Shankie's home on Barker Avenue is partially visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[8 June 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha Shankie with children Ramsay and Janet Shankie and cat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4126
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
8 Jun. 1924 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie kneeling behind two young children, Janet and Ramsay Shankie. A cat is walking in front of the group. Ramsay Shankie is standing beside Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a l…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "8th June 1924".
Image taken at the same time as BV016.43.22.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie kneeling behind two young children, Janet and Ramsay Shankie. A cat is walking in front of the group. Ramsay Shankie is standing beside Bertha, while Janet is seated on a tricycle without pedals. Bertha and Janet are wearing light coloured dresses. Ramsay is wearing a long sleeved dark coloured shirt and shorts. They are standing on a wooden sidewalk, in front of a picket fence and topiary vegetation. The family's Barker Avenue home is partially visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Cats
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.26
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
8 Jun. 1924 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Bertha Shankie with Ramsay and baby Janet Shankie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4128
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie sitting on the porch of the family's Barker Avenue house. Next to her is Ramsay Shankie and they are holding baby Janet Shankie in between them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Image taken at the same time as BV016.43.30.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bertha Shankie sitting on the porch of the family's Barker Avenue house. Next to her is Ramsay Shankie and they are holding baby Janet Shankie in between them.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.28
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Related Material
See also BV016.43.30.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Berth Shankie with her two children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5607
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Group photograph of mother, Bertha Gray Shankie, with her two children, Thomas Ramsay Shankie aged about three years, and Janet Shankie Bower, in arms. Group is seated on front steps of their home at 3718 Barker Avenue (5515 Barker Avenue). Baby Janet is held between Ramsay on the left and Bertha o…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Group photograph of mother, Bertha Gray Shankie, with her two children, Thomas Ramsay Shankie aged about three years, and Janet Shankie Bower, in arms. Group is seated on front steps of their home at 3718 Barker Avenue (5515 Barker Avenue). Baby Janet is held between Ramsay on the left and Bertha on the right.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Shankie, Bertha Gray, 1891-1965
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie Family
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV015.40.40
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1923 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
09-Sep-18
Notes
Title based on annotations on digital file name
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Big Brothers Soap Box Derby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98321
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 ten-year-old Zach Admussen buckled into a soap box race car and adjusting his helmet, before the 11th annual Big Brothers Soap Box Derby on Burnaby Mountain.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3345
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of ten-year-old Zach Admussen buckled into a soap box race car and adjusting his helmet, before the 11th annual Big Brothers Soap Box Derby on Burnaby Mountain.
Subjects
Events
Organizations - Charities
Persons - Children
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Zach Admussen, 10, adjusts his helmet as he prepares to pilot his car down the ring road on Burnaby Mountain, at the 11th annual Big Brothers Soap Box Derby."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Children on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97812
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified children posing with an old growth tree.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified children posing with an old growth tree.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Handwritten note on slide reads: "Old G. Tree"; stamp on slide reads: "4 JUL."
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Child with a berry on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97880
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child reaching for a berry.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-081
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child reaching for a berry.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Community Kitchens at Edmonds Community School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96717
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of three children, including Emmanuel Renato (centre), enjoying a juice box at the Community Kitchens program at Edmonds Community School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2322
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of three children, including Emmanuel Renato (centre), enjoying a juice box at the Community Kitchens program at Edmonds Community School.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Buildings - Schools
Names
Edmonds Community School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Emmanuel Renato, 6, enjoys a juice break at the Community Kitchens program at Edmonds Community School. The kitchen program helps integrate immigrant families into Canadian culture by teaching them how to cook North American cuisine."
Geographic Access
18th Avenue
Street Address
7651 18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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The Dreams of Peace mural at Edmonds Community School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96733
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified student walking by "The Dreams of Peace" mural hanging on the fence around Edmonds Community School. Part of the mural, the school, and the grounds are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2338
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified student walking by "The Dreams of Peace" mural hanging on the fence around Edmonds Community School. Part of the mural, the school, and the grounds are visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Children
Arts - Paintings
Names
Edmonds Community School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a May 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The Dreams of Peace mural is now hanging on the fence around Edmonds Community School. The mural, depicting images and messages of peace, was painted by children at the school."
Geographic Access
18th Avenue
Street Address
7651 18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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Interview with Mary Lumby by Kathy Bossort January 8, 2016 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory672
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1983-2003
Length
0:10:08
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about living in the Forest Hills community, the location of the Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail in Forest Hills, and the Forest Grove community and school. She explains why parents were hesitant to let children play in the conservation area uns…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Mary Lumby talking about living in the Forest Hills community, the location of the Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail in Forest Hills, and the Forest Grove community and school. She explains why parents were hesitant to let children play in the conservation area unsupervised. She tells a story about her children selling pop to the golfers on the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course.
Date Range
1983-2003
Length
0:10:08
Names
Burnaby Mountain Urban Trail
Burnaby Mountain Golf Course
Subjects
Geographic Features - Trails
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Persons - Children
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
January 8, 2016
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Mary Lumby conducted by Kathy Bossort. Mary Lumby was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Mary Lumby’s experience living in Forest Hills, raising her children there, and her involvement in community groups and advocating for improved community services in the Forest Hills and Forest Grove neighbourhoods, and her later move to UniverCity. She talks about the history of the Forest Hills subdivision and what she liked about living there, its links with Forest Grove, and challenges facing both communities as a result of their isolation. Her description of living in UniverCity provides an interesting comparison in how community is created. Mary Lumby also talks about her teaching career, her volunteer activities especially related to the environment, the relationship Trans Mountain tank farm had with adjacent neighbourhoods when she lived in Forest Hills, and what the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area means to her.
Biographical Notes
Mary Lumby was born in Vancouver B.C. She moved to Burnaby and the Parkcrest area in 1977, and then to the new Forest Hills subdivision. Later she moved into another developing community, UniverCity, at the top of Burnaby Mountain and adjacent to the Simon Fraser University campus. Mary has been an active community member, volunteer and community advocate. She has been particularly interested in environmental issues, as a teacher, volunteer coordinator for civic events, and citizen representative on Burnaby’s Environment Committee. She continues to be active in community affairs and enjoys living on Burnaby Mountain.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:31:47
Interviewee Name
Lumby, Mary M.
Interview Location
Mary Lumby's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory570
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1952
Length
0:14:54
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.
Date Range
1942-1952
Length
0:14:54
Names
Olofson, Axel
GAK Fur Farm
Sperling Avenue School
Subjects
Agriculture
Industries - Fur Trade
Occupations - Farmers
Transportation
Persons - Children
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 14, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
Biographical Notes
Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:19:04
Interviewee Name
Olofson, B. Maureen
Interview Location
Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson

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Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory572
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1952
Length
0:13:41
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s childhood at her family’s mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain. She describes neighbourhood friends, pets, playing on the farm and in the bush, going to town, and what the mountain looked like
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s childhood at her family’s mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain. She describes neighbourhood friends, pets, playing on the farm and in the bush, going to town, and what the mountain looked like
Date Range
1942-1952
Length
0:13:41
Names
Olofson, Axel
GAK Fur Farm
Subjects
Persons - Children
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 14, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
Biographical Notes
Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:19:04
Interviewee Name
Olofson, B. Maureen
Interview Location
Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Track four of interview with Maureen Olofson

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Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory576
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1952
Length
0:06:57
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson telling several stories about events she remembers from her childhood on her parents mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain and going to Sperling Avenue School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson telling several stories about events she remembers from her childhood on her parents mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain and going to Sperling Avenue School.
Date Range
1942-1952
Length
0:06:57
Names
GAK Fur Farm
Sperling Avenue School
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Persons - Children
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 14, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
Biographical Notes
Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:19:04
Interviewee Name
Olofson, B. Maureen
Interview Location
Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track eight of interview with Maureen Olofson

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Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory657
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1950
Length
0:08:05
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim telling stories about her mother building Reidun and her friends a playhouse, about walking on Burnaby Mountain and cutting Christmas trees, and tobogganing on Curtis Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim telling stories about her mother building Reidun and her friends a playhouse, about walking on Burnaby Mountain and cutting Christmas trees, and tobogganing on Curtis Street.
Date Range
1930-1950
Length
0:08:05
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Persons - Children
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track eight of interview with Reidun Seim

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Interview with Steve Mancinelli by Kathy Bossort September 13, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory547
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1955-1990
Length
0:08:36
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant calle…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Steve Mancinelli’s early life growing up in the Cascade-Schou District, playing in the bush as a child, fishing at Stoney Creek, tobogganing on Burnaby Mountain, and learning more about nature as an adult. He also talks about the Pavilion area restaurant called “The Owl and the Oarsman”.
Date Range
1955-1990
Length
0:08:36
Names
The Owl and the Oarsman Restaurant
Subjects
Persons - Children
Plants
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
September 13, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Steve Mancinelli conducted by Kathy Bossort. Steve Mancinelli was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the activities of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society between 1988 and 1997 and its advocacy for the protection of green space on Burnaby Mountain prior to the land transfer from SFU to Burnaby in 1995. Steve Mancinelli also talks about his other environmental and political activities, recreation on Burnaby Mountain, and the value of its natural assets.
Biographical Notes
Stephen Mancinelli was born in Vancouver in 1953 to Mario and Joan Mancinelli, one of three sons. The Mancinelli family moved to Burnaby in 1955 to the Cascade-Schou District. Steve attended Schou School (Gr. 1- 7) and Moscrop School (Gr. 8-10), playing as a child in the bush on the future Discovery Park site, before the family moved to Port Coquitlam. Steve moved back to Burnaby when he was 18, married his wife Glenda in 1980, and raised his family of two daughters (Julia and Aimee) in the Capital Hill District, before moving to Coquitlam in 2002. Employed as a sheet metal worker for 25 years, Steve has recently worked as a custodian for Coquitlam School District 43 for 19 years. Steve was one of the founding members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, and has also been a member of the Capital Hill Community Association, on the Board of Directors for Burnaby Psychiatric Services, and a Regional Director for the Green Party. Steve took an early interest in organic gardening, planting trees, and finding inventive ways to recycle waste and promote responsible use of the environment. Steve’s experience working on environmental issues was an important asset to the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which formed ca. 1988 to become a key advocate for preserving parkland on Burnaby Mountain. The Society was awarded the City of Burnaby 1998 Environment Award in Communications for its work in preserving the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. In 2001 Steve was awarded an Environmental Star in Community Stewardship for being “active in preserving and enhancing Burnaby’s natural environment for over thirty years”.
Total Tracks
9
Total Length
1:31:42
Interviewee Name
Mancinelli, Stephen J. "Steve"
Interview Location
Steve Mancinelli's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Steve Mancinelli

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McLean family Christmas and snow fun

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85428
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with a Christmas tree and the McLean family opening their presents on Christmas morning. The film follows with the McLean children playing, skiing and toboganning in the snow on Burnaby Mountain. The film closes with Teresa and playmate swinging and…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
567-001-13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-03
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with a Christmas tree and the McLean family opening their presents on Christmas morning. The film follows with the McLean children playing, skiing and toboganning in the snow on Burnaby Mountain. The film closes with Teresa and playmate swinging and going down a slide in the McLean's back yard.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Holidays - Christmas
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Sports - Skiing
Geographic Features - Mountains
Names
McLean, Teresa
McLean, George H.F.
McLean, Brad
McLean, Edna
McLean, Sharon
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
McLean, George H.F.
Notes
Title based on content of film
Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Street Address
4378 Halley Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Video

McLean family Christmas and snow fun, 1964

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Ramsay and Janet Shankie in outdoor bathtub

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4135
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
9 Aug 1931 (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie in a garden, standing in a metal bathtub with a rooster standing next to them. The children are wearing bathing suits. A leafy tree and the Shankie family home on Barker Avenue is visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "9th Aug 1931".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie in a garden, standing in a metal bathtub with a rooster standing next to them. The children are wearing bathing suits. A leafy tree and the Shankie family home on Barker Avenue is visible in the background.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Animals - Poultry
Recreational Activities - Swimming
Names
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.35
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
9 Aug 1931 (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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Ramsay and Janet Shankie standing in front of house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4174
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[Aug 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie standing on the sidewalk in front off the family home on Barker Avenue. A picket fence is visible behind them. Janet is wearing Scottish Highland Dress. Dated on the bottom of the image "11th Aug 1929". Handwritten on the back "Taken on day of Caledonian Games…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Material Details
Handwritten text in white on front of photograph reads: "11 Aug 1929".
Handwritten text on back of photograph reads: "Taken on day of Caledonian Games / at vancouver Exhibition.".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ramsay and Janet Shankie standing on the sidewalk in front off the family home on Barker Avenue. A picket fence is visible behind them. Janet is wearing Scottish Highland Dress. Dated on the bottom of the image "11th Aug 1929". Handwritten on the back "Taken on day of Caledonian Games / at vancouver Exhibition".
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5515 Barker Avenue
Accession Code
BV016.43.73
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[Aug 1924] (date of original), copied [2016]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
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