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Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory569
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1906-1950
- Length
- 0:09:08
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Av…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Avenue in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on Burnaby Mountain.
- Date Range
- 1906-1950
- Length
- 0:09:08
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- October 14, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
- Biographical Notes
- Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:19:04
- Interviewee Name
- Olofson, B. Maureen
- Interview Location
- Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson
Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_1.mp3![Steady Work and Keep, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-029.jpg?width=280)
Steady Work and Keep
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73621
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.2 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the mill in Barnet Village, BC. The image is captioned "Steady work and Keep, Barnet, BC." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.2 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the mill in Barnet Village, BC. The image is captioned "Steady work and Keep, Barnet, BC." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Animals - Horses
- Transportation - Carts
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Timms Photographic Co.
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Steady Work and Keep, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-029.jpg)
The Dry Kilns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73600
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the dry kilns at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the dry kilns at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Interior of Mill, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-010.jpg?width=280)
Interior of Mill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73602
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcards ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the interior of the mill at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcards ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the interior of the mill at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Interior of Mill, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-010.jpg)
![Looking up North Arm, Burrard Inlet, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-016.jpg?width=280)
Looking up North Arm, Burrard Inlet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73608
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an image looking up the north arm of Burrard Inlet from the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an image looking up the north arm of Burrard Inlet from the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Burrard Inlet
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Looking up North Arm, Burrard Inlet, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-016.jpg)
![Nichols Chemical Company, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-019.jpg?width=280)
Nichols Chemical Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73611
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of Nichols Chemical Company in Barnet Village, BC. Photograph depicts the construction of the building.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of Nichols Chemical Company in Barnet Village, BC. Photograph depicts the construction of the building.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Nichols Chemical Company, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-019.jpg)
![No. 1 Stock Shed, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-011.jpg?width=280)
No. 1 Stock Shed
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73603
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of No. 1 stock shed at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of No. 1 stock shed at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![No. 1 Stock Shed, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-011.jpg)
![North Pacific Lumber Company Mill from South, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-017.jpg?width=280)
North Pacific Lumber Company Mill from South
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73609
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an image of the North Pacific Lumber Company, located in Barnet Village, BC, from the South.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of an image of the North Pacific Lumber Company, located in Barnet Village, BC, from the South.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![North Pacific Lumber Company Mill from South, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-017.jpg)
![The Sorting Table, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-009.jpg?width=280)
The Sorting Table
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73601
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the sorting table at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the sorting table at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![The Sorting Table, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-009.jpg)
![Stock Sheds, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-013.jpg?width=280)
Stock Sheds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73605
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the exterior of the stock sheds at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the exterior of the stock sheds at the North Pacific Lumber Company in Barnet Village, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Stock Sheds, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-013.jpg)
![Stockyards from West, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-021.jpg?width=280)
Stockyards from West
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73613
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the stockyards at the North Pacific Lumber Company located in Barnet, BC. The photograph is taken from the west.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the stockyards at the North Pacific Lumber Company located in Barnet, BC. The photograph is taken from the west.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Stockyards from West, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-021.jpg)
![Trimmer Saws, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-020.jpg?width=280)
Trimmer Saws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription73612
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the trimmer saws used at the North Pacific Lumber Company located in Barnet, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- LaFavor Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 540-020
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the trimmer saws used at the North Pacific Lumber Company located in Barnet, BC.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Canadian Photo Company
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Trimmer Saws, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/540-020.jpg)