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address panel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91313
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.21
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.21
Description
The number "7651" are stenciled out across the panel, surrounded by gray paint. The panel itself is a diagonal rectangle (parallelogram) shaped sign. There are four screws, one in each corner, with two rusting screws still intact in both the bottom right and left corner. The reverse of the panel is yellowed, and was also painted gray.
Object History
Panel was found in the attic of Love Farmhouse August 2021, where it had been since the farmhouse restoration project in the late 1990's. This panel was an original fixture on the home.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Address Label
Colour
Gray
Measurements
length: 46 cm width: 12.8 cm
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Subjects
Household Accessory
Names
Love Family
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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barometer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90178
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.8.16
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.8.16
Description
barometer; aneroid barometer secured to a carved wood plaque; barometer has a calibrated dial to indicate air pressure; text on dial reads: "VERY DRY", "FAIR", "CHANGE", "RAIN", and "STORMY"; flat metal loop at top of wood plaque for hanging. Dark stained carved wood decorative scroll with finial; has detached from base plaque.
Object History
Object used in the Love Farmhouse, currently on site at Burnaby Village Museum.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Subjects
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Names
Parker, Albert "Bert"
Parker, Elsie Roberta
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
7651 Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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bed headboard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39541
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV998.74.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV998.74.1
Description
Headboard, brass; has corner posts; on ball-bearing casters; top and bottom rails with five supporting rails; posts are 2" thick; top and bottom rails are 3/4" thick and verticals are 5/8" thick
Object History
The bed belonged to Leonard Love, son of Jesse and Martha Love.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Sleeping and Reclining Furniture
Object Term
Headboard
Subjects
Furniture
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
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building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3846
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.1
Description
The core of the Jessie Love farm house is a 1893 two story, pioneer tent style building. The home was added to over the years and became a large Craftsmen style farm house.
Object History
Built on Cumberland Road in Burnaby in 1893. Music Room/Parlour/Living Room and bedrooms above added c.1898. Kitchen added c.1908. The home of Jesse and Martha Love and their eleven children. One of Burnaby's oldest structures. The home was moved to Burnaby Village Museum in the late 1980s and has been partially restored to its 1920s appearance.
Category
01. Built Environment Objects
Classification
Structures - - Dwellings
Object Term
House
Colour
Brown
Maker
Love, Jesse
Salt, George
Love, George
Culture
Canadian
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Agriculture - Farms
Names
A & H Plastering and Stucco
Burnaby Village Museum
Love Family
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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ceiling panel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81704
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.109
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.109
Description
A single pressed metal ceiling panel with a raised four leaf clover motif. There are traces of a cream white paint at the edges. No rust.
Object History
This item was taken from Love farmhouse.
Measurements
The panel is 31.5 cm square.
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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ceiling panel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81706
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.111
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.111
Description
A single pressed metal ceiling panel with a raised scroll pattern motif. White paint is flaking from the face. There are four large areas (one on each edge) without paint. There are a number of rust holes with fiber backing as an experiment at repair There is heavy rusting on the edges and the back.
The number "44" is written on a piece of masking tape on the face of the panel.
Object History
This item was taken from Love farmhouse.
Measurements
The panel is 45 cm X 60 cm.
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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ceiling panel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81709
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.114
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.114
Description
A single pressed metal ceiling panel with a raised scroll pattern motif(?). White paint is almost all flaked from the face. There is heavy rust on the back of the panel and fiber tape has been used to reinforce the surface.
The number "33" is written on a piece of masking tape on the back of the panel.
Object History
This item was taken from Love farmhouse.
Measurements
The panel is 45 cm X 60 cm.
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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dining chair

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90002
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.8.15
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.8.15
Description
dining chair; side chair; brown painted wood; chair back has four vertical spindles; two horizontal stretchers between front and side legs; one horizontal stretcher between back legs.
Object History
Object used in the dining room of the Love farmhouse. The layers of paint beneath the brown outer layer reveal past colours of the chair that are documented in BVM photographs of the interior of the Love farmhouse.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Furniture - - Seating Furniture
Object Term
Chair
Subjects
Furniture
Names
Parker, Albert "Bert"
Parker, Elsie Roberta
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
7651 Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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dresser

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3362
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.42.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV989.42.1
Description
Mahogany dresser C. 1920; donor plaque affixed to upper right hand drawer per curator; rectangular mirror with beveled edge is attached to curved brackets which extend up from back of dresser, can be tilted; two small drawers at top, two full-width ones below; all drawers have keyholes but plate is missing from upper right drawer
Object History
The mahogany dresser was donated by Gordon Love, son of John Leonard Love and also grandson of Jesse Love. The dresser was used in the Love farmhouse by Jesse's wife Martha Love. The dresser might have been part of John Leonard Love's inheritance when Jesse Love passes away. The handles on the dresser were replaced at some time with modern hardware. The hardware was replaced with more appropriate hardware for the 1920 time period. The dresser is located in the master bedroom of the Love farmhouse.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Furniture - - Storage & Display Furniture
Object Term
Dresser
Subjects
Furniture
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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hinge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91380
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.41
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.41
Description
Descorative silver coloured hinge was painted white, with three screw holes on each side.
Object History
This object was found in the Love Farmhouse attic in August 2021, where it had been stored since the farmhouse restoration project in the late 1990's.
Category
01. Built Environment Objects
Classification
Building Components - - Finish Hardware
Object Term
Hinge
Colour
Silver
Measurements
height: 8 cm
width: 4.5 cm
depth: 1.5 cm
Subjects
Household Accessory
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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hinge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91383
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.44
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.44
Description
Descorative brass hinge, painted white with three screw holes on each side.
Object History
This object was found in the Love Farmhouse attic in August 2021, where it had been stored since the farmhouse restoration project in the late 1990's.
Category
01. Built Environment Objects
Classification
Building Components - - Finish Hardware
Object Term
Hinge
Colour
White
Measurements
height: 10 cm
width: 5 cm
depth: 1 cm
Subjects
Household Accessory
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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hinge set

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91399
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.48
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.48
Description
Two heavy metal decorative hinges painted cream with some blue shining through. There are three screws on each panel of the hinges.
Object History
This object was found in the Love Farmhouse attic August 2021, where it had been stored since the farmhouse restoration project in the late 1990's. This was likely an original piece to the home.
Category
01. Built Environment Objects
Classification
Building Components - - Finish Hardware
Object Term
Hinge
Colour
Cream
Subjects
Household Accessory
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory419
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:10:12
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:12
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
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 Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory420
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:07:49
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:07:49
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
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 Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory421
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1937-1949
Length
0:10:42
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet (the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand). Aili describes her childhood neighbours, her family home, family friends,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet (the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand). Aili describes her childhood neighbours, her family home, family friends, dance halls, and the Marine Building in Vancouver.
Date Range
1937-1949
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:42
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
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 three of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory422
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1937-1979
Length
0:10:15
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's memories of her early life in Burnaby. Aili discusses family friends, Maplewood flats in North Vancovuer, the waterfront at Burrard Inlet, owning Bantam Roosters and an Alsatian dog. She mentions some of the more challenging aspec…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's memories of her early life in Burnaby. Aili discusses family friends, Maplewood flats in North Vancovuer, the waterfront at Burrard Inlet, owning Bantam Roosters and an Alsatian dog. She mentions some of the more challenging aspects of Crabtown.
Date Range
1937-1979
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:15
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
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 four of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Warren McWilliams - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory202
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1930
Length
0:08:32
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandmother, Mary (Dale) Bateman. He also mentions his childhood friends in the neighbourhood.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandmother, Mary (Dale) Bateman. He also mentions his childhood friends in the neighbourhood.
Date Range
1920-1930
Photo Info
Warren McWilliams in E. W. Bateman's McLaughlin-Buick, 1919. Item no. BV994.22.4
Length
0:08:32
Names
Bateman, Mary Dale
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Warren McWilliams. Major themes discussed are: Elworth and his grandparents, Edwin and Mary (Dale) Bateman.
Biographical Notes
When Warren McWilliam's grandfather, Edwin Bateman was twenty-one he immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale. They were married in 1886 and had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie Dale (McWilliams) born in Portage La Prairie in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901. Cassie died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the CPR where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale and moved his six children to Vancouver. In 1920 Edwin Bateman moved his wife and youngest daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. Mamie Bateman married George Lloyd McWilliams May 19, 1915 and had one child, Warren McWilliams. When Warren was very young, the McWilliams family moved into a small house just across Douglas Road from the Bateman’s and Mamie and Warren were daily visitors to Elworth house for ten years. Warren McWilliams attended Douglas Road School and spent a lot of time at Deer Lake swimming and skating. E.W. Bateman died in 1957 at the age of ninety-nine. George Lloyd McWilliams died June 30, 1961 at the age of seventy-four, his wife Mamie Dale (Bateman) McWilliams died June 1, 1979 at the age of eight-seven.
Total Tracks
2
Total Length
0:14:18
Interviewee Name
McWilliams, Warren
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 Warren McWilliams

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Interview with Warren McWilliams - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory203
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1930
Length
0:05:46
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandfather Edwin W. Bateman.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandfather Edwin W. Bateman.
Date Range
1920-1930
Photo Info
Warren McWilliams in E. W. Bateman's McLaughlin-Buick, 1919. Item no. BV994.22.4
Length
0:05:46
Names
Bateman, Edwin W.
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Warren McWilliams. Major themes discussed are: Elworth and his grandparents, Edwin and Mary (Dale) Bateman.
Biographical Notes
When Warren McWilliam's grandfather, Edwin Bateman was twenty-one he immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale. They were married in 1886 and had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie Dale (McWilliams) born in Portage La Prairie in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901. Cassie died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the CPR where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale and moved his six children to Vancouver. In 1920 Edwin Bateman moved his wife and youngest daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. Mamie Bateman married George Lloyd McWilliams May 19, 1915 and had one child, Warren McWilliams. When Warren was very young, the McWilliams family moved into a small house just across Douglas Road from the Bateman’s and Mamie and Warren were daily visitors to Elworth house for ten years. Warren McWilliams attended Douglas Road School and spent a lot of time at Deer Lake swimming and skating. E.W. Bateman died in 1957 at the age of ninety-nine. George Lloyd McWilliams died June 30, 1961 at the age of seventy-four, his wife Mamie Dale (Bateman) McWilliams died June 1, 1979 at the age of eight-seven.
Total Tracks
2
Total Length
0:14:18
Interviewee Name
McWilliams, Warren
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 two of interview with Warren McWilliams

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linoleum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91422
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.67
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.67
Description
Triangular piece of linoleum flooring. Pattern is blue and brown squares with white borders.
Object History
This object was found in the Love Farmhouse attic August 2021, where it had been stored since the farmhouse restoration project in the late 1990's. It is an original piece from the home.
Category
01. Built Environment Objects
Classification
Building Components - - Surface Elements
Object Term
Linoleum
Colour
Blue
Brown
Measurements
height: 54 cm
width: 52.5 cm
Subjects
Building Components
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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postcard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5636
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV986.21.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV986.21.11
Description
Elworth House - Postcard - [197-?]. Advertising or souvenir card produced by Heritage Village Museum (Burnaby Village Museum) to promote Elworth House. The front of the card has an illustration by Max F of Elworth House. The back of the card gives a short description of Elworth House and its owner, Edwin Bateman.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
Object Term
Postcard
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Bateman, Edwin W.
Burnaby Village Museum
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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