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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
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Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson

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Interview with Tony Fabian by Kathy Bossort October 29, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory596
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1934-1955
Length
0:20:52
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s memories of his childhood and growing up in Saskatchewan and Richmond, BC. He tells about being taken from his family at an early age and being placed with an immigrant farming family; how hard life was as a child working on a farm; and the often…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s memories of his childhood and growing up in Saskatchewan and Richmond, BC. He tells about being taken from his family at an early age and being placed with an immigrant farming family; how hard life was as a child working on a farm; and the often abusive ways he saw people treat farmland and animals. He relates how his experiences developed his land ethic and love of nature.
Date Range
1934-1955
Length
0:20:52
Subjects
Agriculture
Persons - Children
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 29, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:43:22
Interviewee Name
Fabian, Tony S.
Interview Location
Tony Fabian'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 one of interview with Tony Fabian

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Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19349
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Honourable Raj Chouhan Location of Interview: Residence of Honourable Raj Chouhan Interview Date: December 2, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (00:49:21) Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant and the organizations that he became involved with. Honourable Raj Chouhan recalls how he arrived in Burnaby with his family in 1973 and that his family worked in farming. Chouhan imparts his first hand experiences as a new immigrant working as a labourer in the farming industry and describes the unsafe and unfair working conditions that he and migrant workers faced. Chouhan conveys how this experience lead him to become an activist for better working conditions for migrant workers. This lead Chouhan and others to form the Canadian Farm Workers Union in 1980. Chouhan recollects his experiences flying from India to Canada with his wife, his first impressions after arriving in Vancouver and driving to Burnaby and what he brought with him. Chouhan explains his connections to Burnaby. Members of Chouhan's wife's family immgrated to Canada in 1957 and his wife and her three brothers joined them in 1970. Chouhan's father in law, Hardial Singh Grewal immigrated in 1957 and became president of the Sikh temple in New Westminster. Hardial Singh Grewal worked in a lumber mill in Vancouver and eventually bought a house in Burnaby. Chouhan married to his wife at the Sikh temple in New Westminster and lived in Burnaby for a period before moving to New Westminster where they could find more affordable housing. Chouhan shares that he first worked as a farm labourer in Abbotsford and then found a job in the sawmill which paid more. Chouhan describes the extreme racism and discrimination that he and other immigrants faced which lead to the formation of the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism under the leadership of Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma. Chouhan describes this organization that he was a part of and the Canadian Farm Workers Union that were both formed in Burnaby. Chouhan shares that he moved to Victoria in 1988 to serve on the Hospital Employee's Union and moved back to the mainland in 1993 and returned to Burnaby in 2001. Chouhan reflects on the history of South Asian immigration in Canada, how many of the migrants settled in the lower mainland including Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver establishing temples in Vancouver and New Westminster which became the centre for the South Asian community. He conveys how earlier occupations were limited to farming and millwork and how over time employment opportunities and education have broadened but there is still work to do. He imparts how second generation Canadians’ experiences differ from first generations providing examples of his own daughters’ and the occupations that they are working in. Chouhan provides his insights into the South Asian Canadian experience imparting “We make history every day and that history needs to be recorded and learned from.."... “People from different communities, different backgrounds who lived in Burnaby have contributed so much and South Asians are just like another community and participated in all aspects of social life, cultural, religious, economy. I'm so proud of our community, our forefathers who had that vision to fight for our rights. I'm inspired by people who struggled so much to gain basic rights, like the right to vote". Chouhan refers to these first immigrants as “Gadri Babbas” “revolutionary old people” who were also the main motivation that lead to India becoming a free country in 1947 and for fighting for basic rights here in Canada and how they made their contributions for future generations. Chouhan expresses what he imparts to students “Do not forget your past... if you remember your past then you are much more knowledgeable. Then we know what we need for the future. If we don't know the past, we don't know what the future is going to be like. To make a better future, you have to learn from the past and improve".
History
Interviewee biography: Honourable Raj Chouhan was born in the city of Ludhiana in the Province of Punjab in India and immigrated to Canada in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Raj's family settled in Burnaby. Raj grew up in Burnaby and attended schoool. Honourable Raj Chouhan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on December 7, 2020. Honourable Chouhan is the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers Union and the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism and has served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union, the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. Honourable Chouhan has also served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003 and has taught courses in Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and Collective Bargaining since 1987. Interviewer biography: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
Migration
Organizations - Unions
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Government - Provincial Government
Government
Names
Chouhan, Raj
British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism
Sharma, Dr. Hari Prakash
Grewal, Hardial Singh
Canadian Farmworkers Union
Hospital Employees Union
Khalsa Diwan Society
Responsibility
Petrusa, Kate
Accession Code
BV022.29.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0004_002.mp3
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button pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87602
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.143
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.143
Description
button pin, Girl Guides; dark teal and yellow; Enrolment Pin; used in early 1940's when brass pins were unavailable; paper label on back reads: "MADE BY / Manitoba Stencil / and / Stamp Works / Winnipeg".
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Guide%20Badges%20A%20to%20G%20v3.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Maker
Manitoba Stencil and Stamp Works
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
Manitoba
Site/City Made
Winnipeg
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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cockade

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87605
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.146
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.146
Description
cockade, Girl Guides and Rangers; navy blue grosgrain ribbon cockade; indicates position of Captain; worn on hat; in use 1919-1948
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Commissioners.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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cockade

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87606
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.147
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.147
Description
cockade, Girl Guides and Rangers; navy blue grosgrain ribbon cockade; indicates position of Captain; worn on hat; in use 1919-1948
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Commissioners.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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cockade

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87607
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.148
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.148
Description
cockade, Girl Guides; green grosgrain ribbon cockade; indicates position of Cadet Captain (District Guider); worn on hat; in use 1941-1948
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Commissioners.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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cockade

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87608
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.149
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.149
Description
cockade, Girl Guides; Saxe blue grosgrain ribbon cockade; indicates position of District Commissioner; worn on hat; in use 1922-1948
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Commissioners.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87592
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.133
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.133
Description
lapel pin, Brownie; enameled brass owl with safety clasp back; Tawny Owl Appointment Pin.
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Unit_Guiders.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87593
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.134
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.134
Description
Pin, six-pointed star with '6' at centre; six-year Service Star; post back; (1968) all branches and guiders (not commissioners) wore a single star with numeral denoting total service in all levels. No felt background.
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Service_stars.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87594
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.135
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.135
Description
pin, Girl Guides; Long Service Bar and Numerals; silver with text "LONG SERVICE"; safety clasp; worn with silver chain with number "25" at one end; safety clasp; end of chain attaches to long service bar.
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/web/Documents/ON/Archives/Honours_Awards.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87595
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.136
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.136
Description
pin, Girl Guides; Long Service Bar Numerals; silver chain with number "20" at one end; safety clasp; end of chain attaches to long service bar.
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/web/Documents/ON/Archives/Honours_Awards.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.137
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.137
Description
lapel pin, Girl Guides and Rangers; Guide/Ranger Lieutenant Appointment Pin (brass "C" and "W" for Captain's Warrant and trefoil at bottom); safety clasp.
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Unit_Guiders.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87603
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.144
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.144
Description
pin, Girl Guides; Service Star; gold metal; six-pointed star; screw clasp; red felt background indicates member of Guides or Rangers
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Service_stars.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87604
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.145
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.145
Description
pin, Girl Guides; Five-Year Service Star; gold metal; large five-pointed star; screw clasp; navy blue felt background; c.1916
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Service_stars.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Measurements
W: approx. 2.0 cm
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Personal Symbols - Pins
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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ribbon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87599
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.140
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.140
Description
ribbon, Girl Guides; crossed, light blue grosgrain ribbon; would be worn underneath a lapel pin
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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shoulder cord

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87609
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.150
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.150
Description
shoulder cord, Girl Guides; Saxe blue braided cord with tasselled knot; indicates position of District Commissioner; in use 1922-1948
Reference
http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/Documents/ON/Archives/Insignia_Commissioners.pdf
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Adornment
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Subjects
Adornment
Personal Symbols - Ribbons
Organizations
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Images
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Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2023
Call Number
971.133 ROO
Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby 本拿比的华裔故事 Rooted 扎根 �雷学溢和妻子杨氏以 及他们的十一个孩 子, 1930年代。 雷学溢家 族文史档案提供。 (第51页) Hok Yat Louie and his wife Young Shee and their eleven children, 1930s. COURTESY OF THE H.Y. LOUIE FAMILY ARCHIVES. (p 51) 洪佩瑾和洪佩瑶在 合安园, 1970年代 后期。 BV017.36.15。 洪氏家族提供。 (第86页) Darlene
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Digital Resource
ISBN
978-0-9689849-2-5
Call Number
971.133 ROO
Contributor
Fong, Denise
Lemke, Jane
Codd, Lisa
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2023
Printer
Metropolitan Fine Printers
Physical Description
203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Race discrimination -- Canada
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Families
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Notes
There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
Images
Digital Books
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lapel pin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6645
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.97.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.97.3
Description
Pin, round, enamelled brass. Wide blue border around outside with thin gold edges and gold lettering "INTERNATIONAL. BOWLING. TEAM. / VISIT. 1927. TO. CANADA". Inner part of pin is cruciform, with round centre connected to outer edge with four arms, open cut-out areas between. Each arm shows a coloured enamel floral symbol. At top is the rose, at right are shamrocks, at bottom is the lily, at left is the thistle. At the centre of the pin is the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom in red and blue with gold. Locking pin back on reverse, open loop. "R. SCOTT / GLASGOW" in raised letters near bottom edge. Some discolouration on back, very slight wear on front.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia
Object Term
Commemorative
Marks/Labels
"INTERNATIONAL BOWLING TEAM", embossed gold lettering in half circle along top of pin "VISIT 1927 TO CANADA", embossed gold lettering in half circle along bottom of pin
Measurements
Dia: 2.9 cm
Country Made
Scotland
Site/City Made
Glasgow
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Lapel Pins
Advertising Medium
Events - Competitions
Organizations - Athletic Associations
Sports - Bowling
Images
Less detail

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