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Douglas Road School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66853
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the front row, fourth from the right. The others are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928 (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
525-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2011-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of a class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the front row, fourth from the right. The others are unidentified.
Names
Andrusiak, Margaret Martin Greenall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Douglas Road School class photograph

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66699
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road School. Annie Adair, is standing behind her students, towards the centre. Standing in the back row, left to right, are; John Waplington, Albert Dawkins, Bob Pontifex, Jean [last name unknown], Eva Scott, [unidentified], Leona …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
525-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2006-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of students sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road School. Annie Adair, is standing behind her students, towards the centre. Standing in the back row, left to right, are; John Waplington, Albert Dawkins, Bob Pontifex, Jean [last name unknown], Eva Scott, [unidentified], Leona Smith, Ying Jung, Bernice Woods, Montague "Monty" Moore and Carl Banning. Seated in the middle row are; [unidentified], Betty Turner, Nancy [last name unknown], Betty Blott, Winona Woods, Margaret Turner, Cora [last name unknown], Greg Waplington, Ella Larson, Mary Lee, Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak), Scott Johnston, Bobby Foster. Seated in the front row are; [unidentified], Jack Lort, Douglas Henderson, Clive Cunningham, [unidentified], John Moore, Jack Scott, [unidentified], George Tyre, [unidentified], Victor Donnell and Ken Blott.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Adair, Annie T.
Waplington, John
Dawkins, Albert
Pontifex, Bob
Scott, Eva
Smith, Leona
Woods, Bernice
Moore, A.G. "Al"
Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
Banning, Carl
Turner, Betty
Blott, Betty
Woods, Winona
Turner, Margaret
Waplington, Greg
Larsen, Ella
Lee, Mary
Andrusiak, Margaret Martin Greenall
Johnston, Scott
Foster, Bobby
Lort, Jack
Henderson, Douglas
Cunningham, Clive
Moore, John Gifford
Scott, Jack
Tyre, George
Donnell, Victor
Blott, Ken
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Douglas Road School grade eight class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66854
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1929 (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grade eight class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the back row, second from the right. The others are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 1929 (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
William Martin family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
525-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2011-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grade eight class at Douglas Road School. Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak) is in the back row, second from the right. The others are unidentified.
Names
Andrusiak, Margaret Martin Greenall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Interview with Roy Brainerd by Eric Damer October 23, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory302
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1926-1939
Length
0:08:54
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's early memories of growing up in Burnaby, including his school days at Douglas Road School, and his parents' working life.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's early memories of growing up in Burnaby, including his school days at Douglas Road School, and his parents' working life.
Date Range
1926-1939
Photo Info
Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016
Length
0:08:54
Names
Brainerd, Lawrence Roy
Brainerd, Violet Baker
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 23, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Roy Brainerd conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 23, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Burnaby with particular focus on school days and the automobile industry.
Biographical Notes
Roy Brainerd’s parents, Lawrence and Violet Brainerd came to Vancouver in 1925 or 1926 and purchased a small house on Harwood Street in North Burnaby. There were two older children in the family already when Roy was born in 1928 at Royal Columbian hospital. His sister Patricia Brainerd (later White) was born in 1931, also at Royal Columbian Hospital. Roy’s father Lawrence rebuilt and renovated the house to fit his growing family, planting abundant vegetable gardens and building a chicken coop. Roy started at Douglas Road School in 1934 and then attended Hugh M. Fraser High School. Roy left his high school at fifteen to work for Snap-On Tools, working his way up from pushing a broom to becoming a branch manager. He retired in 1983 after forty-one years of service. Together with his wife Carol, Roy raised three daughters.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:36:56
Interviewee Name
Brainerd, Roy
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 Roy Brainerd

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Interview with Roy Brainerd by Eric Damer October 23, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory303
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1933-1938
Length
0:09:47
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's early memories of his mother and father. He discusses family friends in the neighbourhood including the Knott family, the Moore family and Tom Irvine.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's early memories of his mother and father. He discusses family friends in the neighbourhood including the Knott family, the Moore family and Tom Irvine.
Date Range
1933-1938
Photo Info
Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016
Length
0:09:47
Names
Brainerd, Lawrence Roy
Brainerd, Violet Baker
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 23, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Roy Brainerd conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 23, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Burnaby with particular focus on school days and the automobile industry.
Biographical Notes
Roy Brainerd’s parents, Lawrence and Violet Brainerd came to Vancouver in 1925 or 1926 and purchased a small house on Harwood Street in North Burnaby. There were two older children in the family already when Roy was born in 1928 at Royal Columbian hospital. His sister Patricia Brainerd (later White) was born in 1931, also at Royal Columbian Hospital. Roy’s father Lawrence rebuilt and renovated the house to fit his growing family, planting abundant vegetable gardens and building a chicken coop. Roy started at Douglas Road School in 1934 and then attended Hugh M. Fraser High School. Roy left his high school at fifteen to work for Snap-On Tools, working his way up from pushing a broom to becoming a branch manager. He retired in 1983 after forty-one years of service. Together with his wife Carol, Roy raised three daughters.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:36:56
Interviewee Name
Brainerd, Roy
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 Roy Brainerd

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