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Boys and girls at Riverway West School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class of boys and girls at Riverway West School, standing and sitting outside in three rows. A border collie puppy is sitting on a boy's lap, in the first row, on the far right.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 207-037

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: Photograph of a class of boys and girls at Riverway West School, standing and sitting outside in three rows. A border collie puppy is sitting on a boy's lap, in the first row, on the far right.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs

Names: Riverway West School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Street Address: 4340 Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Boys and girls at Riverway West School, 1921 thumbnail

Farm workers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1908]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 8 cm (oval, sight) on sheet 15 x 22.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of four unidentified farm workers at the farm of Claude Hill.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1908]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 8 cm (oval, sight) on sheet 15 x 22.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-949

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of four unidentified farm workers at the farm of Claude Hill.

Subjects: Occupations - Agricultural Labourers; Persons - South Asian Canadians

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue

Street Address: 5730 Buckingham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Group of Children in front of Broadview

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1908]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 6 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of children, all unknown, standing next to a house identified as Broadview, the home of Claude Hill and his family in the Burnaby Lake area. A small dog is standing in front of the children, being held in place by a boy in the front row.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1908]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 6 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-565

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of children, all unknown, standing next to a house identified as Broadview, the home of Claude Hill and his family in the Burnaby Lake area. A small dog is standing in front of the children, being held in place by a boy in the front row.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue

Street Address: 5730 Buckingham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Group of Children in front of Broadview, [1908] thumbnail

Interview with Norman Dowad

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.

History: Interviewee biography: Normam Dowad was born and rasied in Burnaby. Norm graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School, Simon Fraser University for one year, and obtained his law degree from York University. Norman began practicing law in 1974 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver as of 2023. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Agriculture - Farms; Education; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Migration; Sports; Sports - Football; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"; Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"; Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"; Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David; Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen; Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"; Rideout, Dr. John Anthony; Burnaby Central Secondary School; Douglas Road School; W. Dowad Limited

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue; Deer Lake

Street Address: 5533 Buckingham Avenue

Accession Code: BV023.16.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Images

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023 thumbnail

Documents

2023_0016_0016_003

Audio Tracks

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3

Kitty Hill sitting on a fence

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10.1 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album0

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kitty Hill sitting on a fence, holding a dog in her lap. The Hill family home, known as Broadview, is faintly visible in the background. It was located on Buckingham Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.8 x 10.1 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album0

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-878

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kitty Hill sitting on a fence, holding a dog in her lap. The Hill family home, known as Broadview, is faintly visible in the background. It was located on Buckingham Avenue.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Structures - Fences

Names: Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue

Street Address: 5730 Buckingham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Kitty Hill sitting on a fence, 1910 thumbnail

Kitty Hill sledding with pet dog

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photographs of Kitty Hill on a sled, accompanied by a pet dog, most likely in front of the Hill family home, Broadview.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-066

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photographs of Kitty Hill on a sled, accompanied by a pet dog, most likely in front of the Hill family home, Broadview.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Transportation - Sleds; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: Hill Family; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue

Street Address: 5730 Buckingham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Kitty Hill sledding with pet dog, [1910] thumbnail

Kitty on the lawn of Broadview

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39552

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the home of Claude Hill, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue. Broadview was the second Hill home in the Burnaby Lake area, the first being "Brookfield" on Deer Lake Avenue In front of the house is Claude's daughter Kitty, with a dog.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-871

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the home of Claude Hill, known as Broadview, on Buckingham Avenue. Broadview was the second Hill home in the Burnaby Lake area, the first being "Brookfield" on Deer Lake Avenue In front of the house is Claude's daughter Kitty, with a dog.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue

Street Address: 5730 Buckingham Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Kitty on the lawn of Broadview, 1910 thumbnail

Morris daughters

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1942

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Morris daughters standing on a pathway at Marine Drive, in a row from eldest to youngest: Margaret Janet (eldest), Laura Elizabeth (Betty), Dorothy Rhoda Adelaide, Jessie Ellen, Gertrude Kathleen, to Mureil (youngest). Their dog Nemo is lying at their feet.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1942

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Morris family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 278-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-08

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Morris daughters standing on a pathway at Marine Drive, in a row from eldest to youngest: Margaret Janet (eldest), Laura Elizabeth (Betty), Dorothy Rhoda Adelaide, Jessie Ellen, Gertrude Kathleen, to Mureil (youngest). Their dog Nemo is lying at their feet.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs

Names: Sheldon, Margaret Janet Morris; Morris, Laura Elizabeth "Betty"; Morris, Dorothy Rhoda Adelaide; Morris, Jessie Ellen; Morris, Gertrude Kathleen; Morris, Muriel

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area; Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Morris family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1942

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Morris family; Second eldest Laura Elizabeth (Betty), third eldest Dorothy Rhoda Adelaide, eldest Margaret Janet, and father Dr. Morris, along with youngest Muriel, mother Laura Maude Weegar Morris, third youngest Jessie Ellen, and second youngest Gertrude Kathleen standing beside…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1942

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Morris family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 278-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-08

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Morris family; Second eldest Laura Elizabeth (Betty), third eldest Dorothy Rhoda Adelaide, eldest Margaret Janet, and father Dr. Morris, along with youngest Muriel, mother Laura Maude Weegar Morris, third youngest Jessie Ellen, and second youngest Gertrude Kathleen standing beside a pathway at Marine Drive. Their dog Nemo is lying at Laura Elizabeth's feet. (Nemo was part police dog).

Subjects: Animals - Dogs

Names: Morris, Laura Elizabeth "Betty"; Morris, Dorothy Rhoda Adelaide; Sheldon, Margaret Janet Morris; Morris, Dr. Wesley Gardier; Morris, Muriel; Morris, Laura Maude Weegar; Morris, Jessie Ellen; Morris, Gertrude Kathleen

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area; Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Nancy Bolton and Lou Haymoulde

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lou Haymoulde (child), Nancy Bolton, and a dog in the snow. The photograph was taken near Marine Drive.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Bolton subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 159-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lou Haymoulde (child), Nancy Bolton, and a dog in the snow. The photograph was taken near Marine Drive.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs

Names: Haymoulde, Lou; Bolton, Nancy

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Nancy Bolton and Lou Haymoulde, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Rorison Family

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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 William Rorison and children in the family car, along River Road (now Marine Drive).

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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.: 204-238

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of William Rorison and children in the family car, along River Road (now Marine Drive).

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Animals - Dogs

Names: Rorison, William

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Street Address: 4593 Marine Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Rorison Family, 1926 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Vishva Hindu Parishad Temple

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sharadchandra Pandit, the priest at Burnaby's Vishva Hindu Parishad Temple, praying before an altar.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1582

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Sharadchandra Pandit, the priest at Burnaby's Vishva Hindu Parishad Temple, praying before an altar.

Subjects: Persons - South Asian Canadians; Buildings - Religious - Temples

Names: Vishva Hindu Parishad Temple

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Sharadchandra Pandit, the priest at Burnaby's Vishva Hindu Parishad Temple, prays for peace for victims of the Indian earthquake. Most of his family still lives in one of the devastated cities, but escaped harm."