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Interview with John Burton by Jim Wolf - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory224
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1912-1933
Length
0:09:07
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of first coming to Burnaby. He discusses his school years, his father's work and his own employment, including the two years he worked for his uncle at the Orangeville Sun in Ontario.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's memories of first coming to Burnaby. He discusses his school years, his father's work and his own employment, including the two years he worked for his uncle at the Orangeville Sun in Ontario.
Date Range
1912-1933
Photo Info
Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
Length
0:09:07
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Burton conducted by Jim Wolf on March 4, 1987 in New Westminster. Major themes include New Westminster businesses and his grandfather's newspaper.
Biographical Notes
John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:45:27
Interviewee Name
Burton, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of interview with John Burton by Jim Wolf

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Landscape plan for front yard of Mawhinney house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15582
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1988 and 1990]
Collection/Fonds
Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 architectural drawing : pencil on parchment ; 30 x 56 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a landscape drawing identifying the layout and types of trees and bushes to be planted on the property of the Mervin Mawhinney house located at 7667 Burris Street in Burnaby while it was owned by Reverend Edward S. Gale. Grounds on the site were re-landscaped by Reverend Edward S. …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
Series
Mawhinney house landscape plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 architectural drawing : pencil on parchment ; 30 x 56 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a landscape drawing identifying the layout and types of trees and bushes to be planted on the property of the Mervin Mawhinney house located at 7667 Burris Street in Burnaby while it was owned by Reverend Edward S. Gale. Grounds on the site were re-landscaped by Reverend Edward S. Gale between 1988 and 1990..
Geographic Access
Burris Street
Street Address
7667 Burris Street
Accession Code
BV018.9.48
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1988 and 1990]
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
May 3, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Landscape plan for front yard of Mawhinney house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15583
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1988 and 1990]
Collection/Fonds
Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 architectural drawing : blueline print with pencil ; 42.5 x 59.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of an architectural landscape plan identifying the layout and types of trees and bushes to be planted in the front yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house located at 7667 Burris Street in Burnaby while it was owned by Reverend Edward S. Gale. Plantings identified include; Juniper, Rhodendr…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
Series
Mawhinney house landscape plans series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 architectural drawing : blueline print with pencil ; 42.5 x 59.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of an architectural landscape plan identifying the layout and types of trees and bushes to be planted in the front yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house located at 7667 Burris Street in Burnaby while it was owned by Reverend Edward S. Gale. Plantings identified include; Juniper, Rhodendron, Azaleas, abelia, Rosh Rogos. Grounds on the site were re-landscaped by Reverend Edward S. Gale between 1988 and 1990.
Geographic Access
Burris Street
Street Address
7667 Burris Street
Accession Code
BV018.9.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1988 and 1990]
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Related Material
See also BV018.9.30
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
May 3, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail