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North Side of 3900 Albert Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37391
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1965 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car parked in front of a row of houses on the north side of 3900 Albert Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1965 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Description Level
Item
Record No.
366-020
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1998-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car parked in front of a row of houses on the north side of 3900 Albert Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Albert Street
Street Address
3900 Albert Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Nurse Barbara Whalen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65508
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published January 9, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses nurse Barbara Whalen looking at the camera and smiling as she attempts to dig her car out of the snow.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published January 9, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
153-046
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses nurse Barbara Whalen looking at the camera and smiling as she attempts to dig her car out of the snow.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Transportation - Automobiles
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Whalen, Barbara
Victorian Order of Nurses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: “1965 Miss Whalen”
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “Columbian Photo / Room 5, 35 Sixth St. / New Westminster, B.C. / LA 1-2622 :: Local 229 / Basil King Photo”
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Nurse Dorothy Shields

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65507
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1965 and 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of VON nurse Dorothy Shields standing in front of a Victorian Order of Nurses car, waving and looking to the right of the camera. Dorothy Shields retired from the VON in 1985.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1965 and 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
153-045
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of VON nurse Dorothy Shields standing in front of a Victorian Order of Nurses car, waving and looking to the right of the camera. Dorothy Shields retired from the VON in 1985.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Shields, Dorothy
Victorian Order of Nurses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: “Mrs. Dorothy Shields”
Images
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Packard and Nelson Auto Court

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88416
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Krewenchuk's snow covered 1941 Packard automobile parked in the snowy driveway outside his parent's home and business, The Nelson Auto Court (also known as the Nelson Motel and Nelson Bungalow Court).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
582-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Krewenchuk's snow covered 1941 Packard automobile parked in the snowy driveway outside his parent's home and business, The Nelson Auto Court (also known as the Nelson Motel and Nelson Bungalow Court).
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Date on border of photograph reads: "64"
Geographic Access
Dunblane Avenue
Marlborough Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
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Packard automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88414
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1941 Packard automobile owned by Dennis Krewenchuk from 1961 to 1964. The car is parked on the road outside Lobely Park on Dunblane Avenue. The Nelson Auto Court sign can be seen in the background. Dennis Krewenchuk's parents owned the Auto Court from 1957 to 1967 and Dennis lived t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
582-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of a 1941 Packard automobile owned by Dennis Krewenchuk from 1961 to 1964. The car is parked on the road outside Lobely Park on Dunblane Avenue. The Nelson Auto Court sign can be seen in the background. Dennis Krewenchuk's parents owned the Auto Court from 1957 to 1967 and Dennis lived there while atteding highschool.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "62"
Geographic Access
Dunblane Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
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Packard automobile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88415
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front of a 1941 Packard automobile owned by Dennis Krewenchuk from 1961 to 1964. The car is parked on the road outside Lobely Park on Dunblane Avenue with buildings on Marlborough Street in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962
Collection/Fonds
Krewenchuk family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
582-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of the front of a 1941 Packard automobile owned by Dennis Krewenchuk from 1961 to 1964. The car is parked on the road outside Lobely Park on Dunblane Avenue with buildings on Marlborough Street in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "62"
Geographic Access
Dunblane Avenue
Marlborough Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
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Snow on Venables Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51411
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wendy Johnston standing alongside a "mini" in the snow on Venables Street. This photograph was likely taken outside the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-045
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wendy Johnston standing alongside a "mini" in the snow on Venables Street. This photograph was likely taken outside the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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South Side of 3900 Albert Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37393
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1965 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car parked in front of the row of houses located on the south side of 3900 Albert Street, looking west.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1965 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative
Description Level
Item
Record No.
366-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1998-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a car parked in front of the row of houses located on the south side of 3900 Albert Street, looking west.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Albert Street
Street Address
3900 Albert Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Trailers on the Stiglish property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77193
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the overflow of Jehovah Witness convention goers staying on the Stiglish property because the four acre trailer park, in Coquitlam, British Columbia that Jack Stiglish owned, was full.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
552-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-07
Scope and Content
Photograph of the overflow of Jehovah Witness convention goers staying on the Stiglish property because the four acre trailer park, in Coquitlam, British Columbia that Jack Stiglish owned, was full.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Stiglish, F.J. "Jack"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "father owned four acre Trailer Court in Coquitlam / Jehovah Witness convention overflow from trailer park"
Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
Geographic Access
Keswick Avenue
Street Address
3782 Keswick Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
Images
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Bylaw Number: 5355 - Tax Sale Monies Expenditure Bylaw 1968

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw19014
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5355
Final Adoption
1968 Jul 22
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
Legislative Services
Bylaw Number
5355
Final Adoption
1968 Jul 22
Format
Bylaws - Adopted
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Snowfall on Venables Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51412
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking out a window onto Venables Street. The street and automobiles parked along it are covered with snow. The photograph was likely taken from the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-046
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking out a window onto Venables Street. The street and automobiles parked along it are covered with snow. The photograph was likely taken from the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4447 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Interview with Roy Brainerd by Eric Damer October 23, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory305
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1951-1983
Length
0:08:58
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's working life during the early years of his marriage. He discusses the automobile industry in Burnaby, the importance of the interurban tram and concludes with a story of a "stolen" bus.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's working life during the early years of his marriage. He discusses the automobile industry in Burnaby, the importance of the interurban tram and concludes with a story of a "stolen" bus.
Date Range
1951-1983
Photo Info
Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016
Length
0:08:58
Subjects
Industries - Automobile
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 23, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Roy Brainerd conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 23, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Burnaby with particular focus on school days and the automobile industry.
Biographical Notes
Roy Brainerd’s parents, Lawrence and Violet Brainerd came to Vancouver in 1925 or 1926 and purchased a small house on Harwood Street in North Burnaby. There were two older children in the family already when Roy was born in 1928 at Royal Columbian hospital. His sister Patricia Brainerd (later White) was born in 1931, also at Royal Columbian Hospital. Roy’s father Lawrence rebuilt and renovated the house to fit his growing family, planting abundant vegetable gardens and building a chicken coop. Roy started at Douglas Road School in 1934 and then attended Hugh M. Fraser High School. Roy left his high school at fifteen to work for Snap-On Tools, working his way up from pushing a broom to becoming a branch manager. He retired in 1983 after forty-one years of service. Together with his wife Carol, Roy raised three daughters.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:36:56
Interviewee Name
Brainerd, Roy
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Roy Brainerd

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The Automobile Association members handbook 1963

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6419
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1963
Call Number
914.2 AUT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV014.17.67
Call Number
914.2 AUT
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
The Automobile Association
Publication Date
c1963
Series
Members handbook series
Physical Description
256 p. : col. maps ; 21 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Great Britain--Road maps
Automobile driving
Great Britain--Description and travel--Guidebooks
Directories
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Automobile Parking on the Central Park Line Right-of-Way

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport33968
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
29270
Meeting Date
12-Feb-1968
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
29270
Meeting Date
12-Feb-1968
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Brentwood Shopping Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35132
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Postcard cosisting of four photographs of Brentwood Shopping Centre. The description printed on the back of the postcard reads, "Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. Free parking for 2500 cars. Eaton's of Canada - three floors of air-conditioned shopping comfort. Fo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
195-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1987-04
Scope and Content
Postcard cosisting of four photographs of Brentwood Shopping Centre. The description printed on the back of the postcard reads, "Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. Free parking for 2500 cars. Eaton's of Canada - three floors of air-conditioned shopping comfort. Fountain Square. Loblaw's ... B.C.'s Largest Supermarket." The cost to mail the postcard is listed as four cents. Some of the stores visible are: Bank of Montreal, Heywood Floors, The Doll House Restaurant, Eaton's of Canada, Loblaws, Fields, and Zeller's.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Fountains
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Names
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ford, Rolly
Responsibility
Printed on back of postcard: "Pub, by Natural Color Productions, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.," "Made in Canada, Grant-Mann," and "GM: Lithography, Photography, Design"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
4567 Lougheed Highway
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Colour party

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4954
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company carrying flags in the colour party of a parade. They are walking down an unidentified street in North Burnaby and walking next to the an automobile pulling the Sea Ranger Float.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company carrying flags in the colour party of a parade. They are walking down an unidentified street in North Burnaby and walking next to the an automobile pulling the Sea Ranger Float.
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of photograph
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Transportation - Parade Floats
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.290
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1960]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05/11/2018
Notes
Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.166
Images
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Interview with George Hollinger by Eric Damer November 22, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory344
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1952-1975
Length
0:09:04
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.
Date Range
1952-1975
Length
0:09:04
Names
Digney Speedway
Subjects
Sports - Automobile Racing
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 22, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with George Hollinger conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: car and motorcycle racing.
Biographical Notes
George Hollinger was born in 1930 in Montreal. After serving in the Navy in World War II, George bought his first motorcycle in Montreal. He spent the next seven years travelling by motorcycle throughout Canada, the United States, and the eastern part of Mexico. He built and tuned various engines that won championships in both Western Canada and the United States of America. George came to the Burnaby area for the first time in 1952 to experience Burnaby’s quarter-mile dirt track, Digney Speedway. Years later he got married and bought a house. After retiring from motorsports in 1975, George picked up hockey.
Total Tracks
2
Total Length
0:20:12
Interviewee Name
Hollinger, George
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with George Hollinger

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Interview with John and Julia Poole by Eric Damer November 24, 2012 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory384
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1964-2012
Length
0:09:20
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to popular culture. Julia (Kong) Poole discusses popular music of the time, including a popular local band. John discusses his involvement in Drag Racing. John and Julia discuss the difference between the generations (seeing interest in the wars being stronger…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to popular culture. Julia (Kong) Poole discusses popular music of the time, including a popular local band. John discusses his involvement in Drag Racing. John and Julia discuss the difference between the generations (seeing interest in the wars being stronger now than it was before). Julia mentions the Communist takeover in China.
Date Range
1964-2012
Photo Info
Julia Kong (later Poole) while at Burnaby North High School, [1968]. Item no. 549-058.
Length
0:09:20
Subjects
Political Theories
Sports - Automobile Racing
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 24, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 24, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and recreational activities of the ninteen-sixties.
Biographical Notes
Julia Kong's father moved his family to Capitol Hill in 1953 when Julia was two years old. Julia attended Capitol Hill Elementary and later Burnaby North High School, where she was active in student politics and as a cheerleader. Outside of school she participated in Girl Guides, was an active swimmer, and volunteered in various capacities. After graduation, Julia studied to become a teacher, which included a practicum at Capitol Hill Elementary, and then began a career in education. John Poole, whose father had transferred to the Burnaby RCMP in 1961 when John was ten, attended Burnaby North High School at the same time as Julia, but had earlier attended Schou Street and Lochdale Elementary Schools. John was active in baseball, soccer, and Boy Scouts, and took a keen interest in cars. After high school he opened a transmission shop in Abbotsford before settling into a career with the Vancouver Fire Department. John and Julia married at the Burnaby Village Museum church in 1980 and began their family roots with their first home on Capitol Hill. They later moved with their three children to Surrey where Julia continues to work for the Surrey School district and John is enjoying his retirement.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:03:16
Interviewee Name
Poole, Julia Kong
Poole, John
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track six of recording of interview with John and Julia Poole

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Interview with Roy Brainerd by Eric Damer October 23, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory304
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1941-1983
Length
0:09:16
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's memories of his older brother's and father's work history, as well as his own with Snap on Tools.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Roy Brainerd's memories of his older brother's and father's work history, as well as his own with Snap on Tools.
Date Range
1941-1983
Photo Info
Roy Brainerd walking along Granville Street in Vancouver, [1945 or 1946]. Item no. 549-016
Length
0:09:16
Subjects
Occupations
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 23, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Roy Brainerd conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 23, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Burnaby with particular focus on school days and the automobile industry.
Biographical Notes
Roy Brainerd’s parents, Lawrence and Violet Brainerd came to Vancouver in 1925 or 1926 and purchased a small house on Harwood Street in North Burnaby. There were two older children in the family already when Roy was born in 1928 at Royal Columbian hospital. His sister Patricia Brainerd (later White) was born in 1931, also at Royal Columbian Hospital. Roy’s father Lawrence rebuilt and renovated the house to fit his growing family, planting abundant vegetable gardens and building a chicken coop. Roy started at Douglas Road School in 1934 and then attended Hugh M. Fraser High School. Roy left his high school at fifteen to work for Snap-On Tools, working his way up from pushing a broom to becoming a branch manager. He retired in 1983 after forty-one years of service. Together with his wife Carol, Roy raised three daughters.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:36:56
Interviewee Name
Brainerd, Roy
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Roy Brainerd

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Ross family subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922(date of originals)-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 files of textual records and 2 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of Ross family history, memories of the Burnaby Lake Interurban, Ross Service Station letterhead and photographs of the Ross Service Station.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922(date of originals)-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ross family subseries
Physical Description
2 files of textual records and 2 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1998-05
BHS1999-14
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of Ross family history, memories of the Burnaby Lake Interurban, Ross Service Station letterhead and photographs of the Ross Service Station.
History
Frederick "Fred" Sullivan Ross was born 1887 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He took his apprenticeship in mechanics in Glasgow prior to 1911, following which he immigrated to Canada. During the First World War he returned to Britain and joined the Royal Navy. He was a Chief Petty Officer, working in the engine room of a mine sweeper in the North Atlantic. Margaret Binnie Dougal was in 1884 in Linlithgow, Scotland. She trained as a nurse before emigrating to Canada in 1911. She also returned to Britain during the war years, nursing at Boulogne in France and later Bristol before returning to Vancouver in 1919. She met Fred through a mutual friend, Agnes Rhind. Fred and Margaret married in 1920 in Vancouver, BC. Their first home was in North Vancouver and was where their first child, Ronald, was born. In 1921 or 1922 they moved to the Burnaby Lake area, buying a three-quarter acre parcel of land at 2974 Sprott Street and had two more children, Ian and Alistair. Fred built, owned and operated the Ross Service Station on Douglas Road, established in 1922 or 1923. The station property ran from Douglas Road up to the Douglas Road School’s fence line. After the municipality appropriated part of the property in the 1930s to create a junction for the new Grandview Highway and existing Douglas Road, Fred got permission to build an upper station with two more pumps. The driveway curved down to the station from where Sprott Street now joins Canada Way and rejoined that road near its junction with Douglas Road. At Ross Service Station, Fred did automobile repairs and used the family car, a Studebaker Commander, as a towing vehicle. He created a garden north of the service station on the upper level where he grew chrysanthemums and daises. In the 1930s, Terry Rowley worked at the service station as one of Fred’s assistants. Fred ran the station until he sold it in about 1949. Margaret died December 29, 1969 at the age of 85. Fred died on August 21, 1971 at the age of 84.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Ross family
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC58 and MSS146
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