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Scope and Content: Photograph of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief, with a woman and a young man. They are holding up a cheque from the Royal Bank of Canada.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1275

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief, with a woman and a young man. They are holding up a cheque from the Royal Bank of Canada.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Auvache, Lewis; Burnaby Fire Department

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Timbrell, Don

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Auvache, Lou - Burnaby Fire Chief

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1965

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1276

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2009-01

Scope and Content: Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Auvache, Lewis; Burnaby Fire Department

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Blasting stump

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Brown-John family sitting and standing on the blasting stump. This stump was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History project series

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 549-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-30

Scope and Content: Photograph of members of the Brown-John family sitting and standing on the blasting stump. This stump was located near the corner of Gilmore Avenue and Napier Street.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Names: Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles; Brown-John, Archie; Brown-John, Frank; Brown-John, Roy; Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John; Brown-John, Clive

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue; Napier Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Willingdon Heights Area

Images

Blasting stump, [1921 or 1922] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail

Class at Burnaby North High School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1938] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's grade nine class at Burnaby North High School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is standing in the bottom row, three in from the left.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1938] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History project series

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 549-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-30

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's grade nine class at Burnaby North High School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is standing in the bottom row, three in from the left.

Names: Burnaby North High School; Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Pandora Street

Street Address: 4375 Pandora Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Class at Burnaby North High School, [1938] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail

Class at Kitchener Street School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1936] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's class at Kitchener Street School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is sitting at the bottom row, on the far right.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1936] (date of original), digitally copied 2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History project series

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 549-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-30

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie Brown-John's class at Kitchener Street School. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) is sitting at the bottom row, on the far right.

Names: Kitchener Street School; Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue

Street Address: 1351 Gilmore Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Willingdon Heights Area

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Class at Kitchener Street School, [1936] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail

Edmonds Street School class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35335

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Grade 6 class at Edmonds School. Lewis Auvache, age twelve, is in 4th row, 4th from left (he would later become Burnaby Fire Chief). Also pictured: Harold Smith (Air Force Group Captain and attache); Robert McKeown (Canadian Press journalist) and Harold Swift (long-time municipal em…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-192

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Grade 6 class at Edmonds School. Lewis Auvache, age twelve, is in 4th row, 4th from left (he would later become Burnaby Fire Chief). Also pictured: Harold Smith (Air Force Group Captain and attache); Robert McKeown (Canadian Press journalist) and Harold Swift (long-time municipal employee).

Names: Auvache, Lewis; Edmonds Community School; McKeown, Robert; Smith, Harold; Swift, Harold

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 1355 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Edmonds Street School class, 1926 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Fire Chief William Menzies and Deputy Chief Lewis Auvache

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46267

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 30, 1964, published July 31, 1964

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Chief William N. Menzies shaking hands with Deputy Chief Lewis Auvache at the farewell banquet for retiring Fire Chief William Menzies held at Gai Paree supper club. He had been with the fire department for twenty-eight years when he retired, the last ten of those years s…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 30, 1964, published July 31, 1964

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1155

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Fire Chief William N. Menzies shaking hands with Deputy Chief Lewis Auvache at the farewell banquet for retiring Fire Chief William Menzies held at Gai Paree supper club. He had been with the fire department for twenty-eight years when he retired, the last ten of those years serving as Fire Chief.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Menzies, William "Bill"; Auvache, Lewis; Burnaby Fire Department

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 6669 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

Fire Chief William Menzies and Deputy Chief Lewis Auvache, July 30, 1964, published July 31, 1964 thumbnail

Fireman Lewis Auvache and Captain Ernie Ledger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35332

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Fireman Lewis Auvache (left) and Ernie Ledger, Burnaby Fire Department Captain. This photograph was taken in front of No. 2 fire hall on Kingsway in South Burnaby. Lewis Auvache would later go on to marry Sylvia Murley and would become Fire Chief in Burnaby between 1964 and 1972.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-189

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Fireman Lewis Auvache (left) and Ernie Ledger, Burnaby Fire Department Captain. This photograph was taken in front of No. 2 fire hall on Kingsway in South Burnaby. Lewis Auvache would later go on to marry Sylvia Murley and would become Fire Chief in Burnaby between 1964 and 1972.

Subjects: Transportation - Fire Trucks; Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Burnaby Fire Department; Auvache, Lewis; Ledger, Ernie

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Images

Fireman Lewis Auvache and Captain Ernie Ledger, [1937] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Hubert Mavis and Lewis Auvache

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Hubert Mavis and Lewis Auvache at Salisbury Garage, 1996 Kingsway and Salisbury Avenue (later renumbered 7112 Kingsway).

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-080

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Hubert Mavis and Lewis Auvache at Salisbury Garage, 1996 Kingsway and Salisbury Avenue (later renumbered 7112 Kingsway).

Names: Auvache, Lewis; Mavis, Hubert; Salisbury Garage

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is shaped irregularly; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7112 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Images

Hubert Mavis and Lewis Auvache, [1930] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1936-1990

Length: 00:04:08

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early member…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the location of the North Burnaby Fire Department fire hall and the location of the six fire halls subsequently built for the combined north and south department. He also talks about Fred Blake, Lewis Auvache and Henry Chapman, early members of the department who were also interested in the department's history.

Date Range: 1936-1990

Length: 00:04:08

Names: Blake, Fred; Auvache, Lewis; Chapman, Henry H.

Subjects: Public Services - Fire Protection; Buildings - Civic

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 21, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:43:35

Interviewee Name: Nixon, Al

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Al Nixon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1910-1946

Length: 0:09:17

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.

Date Range: 1910-1946

Photo Info: Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.

Length: 0:09:17

Names: Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles; Brown-John, Winnifred Douglas

Subjects: Land Clearing

Geographic Access: Napier Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Willingdon Heights Area

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: September 18, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.

Biographical Notes: Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 33:02

Interviewee Name: Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John

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

Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory288

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1916-1948

Length: 0:08:25

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's memories of a trip she and her mother and brothers took to the Cariboo region of British Columbia. She also discusses attendance records and photographs from her time as a student at Kitchener Street School. A neighbourhood stor…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's memories of a trip she and her mother and brothers took to the Cariboo region of British Columbia. She also discusses attendance records and photographs from her time as a student at Kitchener Street School. A neighbourhood storekeeper is also briefly mentioned.

Date Range: 1916-1948

Photo Info: Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.

Length: 0:08:25

Names: Brown-John, Winnifred Douglas; Kitchener Street School

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: September 18, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.

Biographical Notes: Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 33:02

Interviewee Name: Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John

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

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Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory289

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1939-2012

Length: 0:07:05

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early years of marriage while also a member of the work force. She talks about her own children; their early years spent in South Burnaby.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early years of marriage while also a member of the work force. She talks about her own children; their early years spent in South Burnaby.

Date Range: 1939-2012

Photo Info: Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.

Length: 0:07:05

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: September 18, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.

Biographical Notes: Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 33:02

Interviewee Name: Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John

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

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Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_3.mp3

Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1927-1938

Length: 0:08:14

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early memories of recreational activities and daily life as a young person in Burnaby (activities include swimming, skating and going to the movies). She mentions Frank Walsh's Garage and discusses photographs of Brown-John Truc…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early memories of recreational activities and daily life as a young person in Burnaby (activities include swimming, skating and going to the movies). She mentions Frank Walsh's Garage and discusses photographs of Brown-John Trucking, "the blasting stump" and Burns Acreage.

Date Range: 1927-1938

Photo Info: Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.

Length: 0:08:14

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Swimming

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: September 18, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.

Biographical Notes: Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 33:02

Interviewee Name: Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John

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

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Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

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Janet Macmillan and Lewis Auvache

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1929] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Janet Macmillan (kneeling) and Lew Auvache behind Burnaby South High School, in the yard of the school.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1929] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-106

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Janet Macmillan (kneeling) and Lew Auvache behind Burnaby South High School, in the yard of the school.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Athletic fields

Names: Auvache, Lewis; Burnaby South High School; Bell, Janet MacMillan

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Janet Macmillan and Lewis Auvache, [1929] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Lewis Auvache at Firehall No. 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lewis Auvache seated in a fire truck at Firehall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway). There is snow.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1937] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-078

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lewis Auvache seated in a fire truck at Firehall No. 2 located at 1942 Kingsway and Hall Avenue (later renumbered as the 7200 block of Kingsway). There is snow.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow; Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls; Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Auvache, Lewis

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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Lewis Auvache at Firehall No. 2, [1937] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Ray Martell, Lewis Auvache and Bill Banks

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Ray Martell, Lewis Auvache and Bill Banks in front of Burnaby Garage at 1869 Kingsway and Britton Street (later renumbered as the 7300 block of Kingsway). All three men were Burnaby firefighters.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-075

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Ray Martell, Lewis Auvache and Bill Banks in front of Burnaby Garage at 1869 Kingsway and Britton Street (later renumbered as the 7300 block of Kingsway). All three men were Burnaby firefighters.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations; Occupations - Fire Fighters

Names: Auvache, Lewis; Banks, William "Bill"; Burnaby Garage; Martell, Ray

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Images

Ray Martell, Lewis Auvache and Bill Banks, [1932] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Vera Armstrong scrapbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1960-1970 (date of original), copied 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (2 digital files : (pdf) + 58 photographs : col. (tiffs) + 58 photographs)

Scope and Content: File consists of images of a scrapbook that was created by Vera Armstrong during her involvement with the Burnaby Girl Guides. The scrapbook is composed mostly of photographs along with a few newspaper clippings, correspondence and ephemera about Guiding and camps. Both originals and copies of than…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (2 digital files : (pdf) + 58 photographs : col. (tiffs) + 58 photographs)

Scope and Content: File consists of images of a scrapbook that was created by Vera Armstrong during her involvement with the Burnaby Girl Guides. The scrapbook is composed mostly of photographs along with a few newspaper clippings, correspondence and ephemera about Guiding and camps. Both originals and copies of thank you letters from various organizations regarding donations are included. Much of the photograph collection is described as outings and events such as; hiking on Burnaby Mountain, visiting a sheep farm in Ladner, Stanley Park, Wilson Creek and camps with various themes, a Powell Church service, a Winter Camp and a visit to the Parthenon in West Vancouver (built by resident Nick Kogo in the 1960s and demolished or moved sometime in the 1990s).

Creator: Armstrong, Vera

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Galbraith, Eleanor Lois; Girl Guides of Canada; Armstrong, Vera

Accession Code: BV015.35.158

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1960-1970 (date of original), copied 2016

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes; Three photographs from scrapbook have been retained and described at item level (BV015.35.189, BV015.35.190 and BV015.35.255); Other photographs have been retained under file BV015.35.158 (no item level descriptions)

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Vera Armstrong scrapbook, 1960-1970 (date of original), copied 2016 thumbnail

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