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script

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90314
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.13.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.13.2
Description
This is a stack of yellowed paper with two staples holding it together. The front cover has been torn off, exposing the third page which reads "Cast of Characters", and a full listing of the characters. The name "Grieg" is written in cursive in pencil on this page. The pages are tattered and torn. The back cover has a description of the play "Pollyanna" and "The Charm School", each with a synopsis. It also has the playwright's details: Samuel French 25 West 45th Street, New York City.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Literary Works
Object Term
Script
Marks/Labels
Cast of Characters Pollyanna The Charm School
Colour
Yellow
Brown
Measurements
19 cm high x 12 cm wide x 0.5 cm deep
Title
The Hidden Guest
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Arts
Documentary Artifacts - Scripts
Performances - Dramatic Performances
Images
Less detail

Actors from "The Sound of Murder" Performance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78900
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 3, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of six actors dressed in costume from the Vagabond Players presentation of "The Sound of Murder".
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 3, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0192
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of six actors dressed in costume from the Vagabond Players presentation of "The Sound of Murder".
Subjects
Occupations - Actors
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Langdeau, Brian
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads:"03/03 BNW p. 15 56% / 475B Bby Brian"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Less detail

Axis Mime Theatre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45309
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1977], published January 29, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elizabeth Murray-Byers and Wendy Gorling performing "My Baby" as part of Vancouver's Axis Mime Theatre. Wendy Gorling was a co-founder of Axis Theatre, and has received six Vancouver Jessie Theatre Awards.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1977], published January 29, 1977
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-204
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elizabeth Murray-Byers and Wendy Gorling performing "My Baby" as part of Vancouver's Axis Mime Theatre. Wendy Gorling was a co-founder of Axis Theatre, and has received six Vancouver Jessie Theatre Awards.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Occupations - Actors
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Byer, Elizabeth Murray
Wendy Gorling
Axis Theatre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "A vignette program exploring a wide range of mime styles will be presented by the Axis Mime Theatre at Burnaby Art Gallery this Sunday, Jan. 30 starting at 2:30 p.m. Above, Elizabeth Murray Byer [sic] and Wendh [sic] Gorling perform 'My Baby'. The free performance is open to the public."
Images
Less detail

Bob Prittie with Cheryl Manning and Faure Girgrich

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46024
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1969, published February 21, 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie visiting the rehearsal of "Man in the Moon" put on by the Burnaby players. Bob Prittie is sitting next to Cheryl Manning who is dressed as a Phoenix, and holding a "rejuvenation egg" up for him to look at. Faure Girgrich is at his shoulder, dressed as "Moon Tree."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1969, published February 21, 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-912
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie visiting the rehearsal of "Man in the Moon" put on by the Burnaby players. Bob Prittie is sitting next to Cheryl Manning who is dressed as a Phoenix, and holding a "rejuvenation egg" up for him to look at. Faure Girgrich is at his shoulder, dressed as "Moon Tree."
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Manning, Cheryl
Girgrich, Faure
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Arts Council's Showcase 2002

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96306
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Arts Council's Showcase 2002 at the Shadbolt Centre. Photographs depict Mas Hori demonstrating Japanese Sumi brush painting and a performance by The Maple Leaf Singers chorus.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1989
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Burnaby Arts Council's Showcase 2002 at the Shadbolt Centre. Photographs depict Mas Hori demonstrating Japanese Sumi brush painting and a performance by The Maple Leaf Singers chorus.
Subjects
Arts
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Organizations - Choirs
Names
Burnaby Arts Council
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-1989-1: "Mas Hori demonstrates Japanese Sumi brush painting at the Burnaby Arts Council's Showcase 2002, at the Shadbolt Centre over the weekend."
Caption from metadata for 535-1989-2: "The Maple Leaf Singers perform at the Burnaby Arts Council's Showcase 2002, at the Shadbolt Centre over the weekend."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57712
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with young players in costume. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services to their Country. The Governor Genera…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with young players in costume. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services to their Country. The Governor General of Canada was President and the Minister of Finance was Treasurer.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing - Costumes
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57731
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with adult players in costume and a woman at the piano, off stage. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
J.W. Phillips fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
Material Details
Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
487-033
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2008-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with adult players in costume and a woman at the piano, off stage. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services to their Country. The Governor General of Canada was President and the Minister of Finance was Treasurer.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing - Costumes
Musical Instruments - Pianos
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Cast of HMS Pinafore Operetta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35547
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (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 the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 7th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Low…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (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.
204-405
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 7th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Lower Mainland.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Holdom, John "Jack"
Slawson, Queenie Holdom
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Cast of HMS Pinafore Operetta

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35713
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927] (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 the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Low…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927] (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.
204-571
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Lower Mainland.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Holdom, John "Jack"
Slawson, Queenie Holdom
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Church play

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82118
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1929 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1929 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34076
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34077
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show. An audience is looking on from beside the stage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show. An audience is looking on from beside the stage.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34078
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man dressed as a woman in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man dressed as a woman in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34079
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on back of photograph reads, "Fred Jackson"
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34080
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
009-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Valleyview Community Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Less detail

Edmonds School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34811
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four Edmonds School students in costume as cast members of the play, "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
138-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of four Edmonds School students in costume as cast members of the play, "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves."
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Edmonds Community School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7641 Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
Less detail

Enric Magoo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78816
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 10, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Enric Magoo dressed up as Frankenstein during Murrary Hatfield's Illusions 1996 "Magic and Miracles" at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
January 10, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0133
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Enric Magoo dressed up as Frankenstein during Murrary Hatfield's Illusions 1996 "Magic and Miracles" at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Magoo, Enric
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Langdeau, Brian
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in red and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "48C Bby/NW Brian / 2 x 92% Bby 7/ NW3"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
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Gordon Presbyterian Church children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35108
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (date of original), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children from Gordon Presbyterian Church in costume for the play "Tom Thumb's Wedding." They are posed outside Morton Hall (possibly located at Edmonds Street and Humphries Avenue). Identified: Leonard Moxham, bottom row, one from left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1915] (date of original), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.4 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
193-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1987-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of children from Gordon Presbyterian Church in costume for the play "Tom Thumb's Wedding." They are posed outside Morton Hall (possibly located at Edmonds Street and Humphries Avenue). Identified: Leonard Moxham, bottom row, one from left.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Gordon Presbyterian Church
Moxham, Leonard
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Humphries Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 9

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory480
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1987-1990
Length
00:07:57
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s work on the Parks Board and involvement in the arts community. He talks about developing an art policy for Burnaby, the conflicting views about building a theatre at Metrotown, and the establishment of the Arts Centre at Deer Lake
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s work on the Parks Board and involvement in the arts community. He talks about developing an art policy for Burnaby, the conflicting views about building a theatre at Metrotown, and the establishment of the Arts Centre at Deer Lake
Date Range
1987-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
Length
00:07:57
Names
Burnaby Arts Centre
Subjects
Public Services - Municipal Services
Arts
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 19, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill 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 about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:31:44
Interviewee Name
Gordon, Merrill
Interview Location
unknown
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.
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Track nine of interview with Merrill Gordon

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The Magic Cup

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36029
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students dressed in costumes from their performance of the Operetta "The Magic Cup", performed by the Edmonds School at the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1922
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
213-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-13
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students dressed in costumes from their performance of the Operetta "The Magic Cup", performed by the Edmonds School at the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway.
Subjects
Clothing - Costumes
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Edmonds Community School
Burnaby Public Hall
Patterson, Dugald C. Jr.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Russell Photo Studio
Notes
Note on verso of photographic postcard reads: "Dug one of 4 little boys in front row. D. Patterson"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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