"Barnet School" found 97 records

Eleanor, Louise and Dorothy Irwin on front lawn of Irwin home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15242

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Louise Irwin, cousin Dorothy Irwin and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) seated on the front lawn in front of Irwin's home at Barnet (also known as the manager's residence). The large porch is screened in.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Louise Irwin, cousin Dorothy Irwin and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) seated on the front lawn in front of Irwin's home at Barnet (also known as the manager's residence). The large porch is screened in.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Irwin, Dorothy

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.61

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Related Material: Duplicate photograph to BV019.32.77

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 53 of book, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Louise Irwin, Cousin Dorothy and Eleanor Irwin seated on front lawn of their Barnet home. Note the screened porch where children slept outside in the summertime, c. 1930."

Images

Eleanor, Louise and Dorothy Irwin on front lawn of Irwin home, [1930] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Eleanor, Louise, H.S. Irwin and grandmother Taylor at Barnet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15246

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1929] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eleanor Irwin Nelson (left), Louise Irwin (in front), Harvey Stanley Irwin and his mother in law, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor in the garden of the manager's residence at the Barnet mill.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eleanor Irwin Nelson (left), Louise Irwin (in front), Harvey Stanley Irwin and his mother in law, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor in the garden of the manager's residence at the Barnet mill.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Irwin, Louise; Irwin, Henry Stanley; Taylor, Elizabeth Shephard

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.65

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1929] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 47 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "...Left to Right: Eleanor Irwin, Louise Irwin, Mr. Irwin and Grandmother Irwin, 1929"

Images

Eleanor, Louise, H.S. Irwin and grandmother Taylor at Barnet, [1929] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Elsie May Irwin and Louise Irwin with Jerry the dog

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15285

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1933] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May Irwin standing with her daughter Louise Irwin and family dog named Jerry in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May Irwin standing with her daughter Louise Irwin and family dog named Jerry in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Animals - Dogs

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.102

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1933] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 50 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollection of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Mrs. Elsie Irwin, Louise Irwin and pet dog Jerry, c. 1933"

Images

Elsie May Irwin and Louise Irwin with Jerry the dog, [1933] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Elsie May Irwin practising golf swing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15274

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May (Taylor) Irwin practising her golf swing in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May (Taylor) Irwin practising her golf swing in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Golf

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.92

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; see page 49 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "...Mrs. Irwin practicing her golf swing at Barnet, c. 1930s"

Images

Elsie May Irwin practising golf swing, [193-] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Elsie May Irwin with daughter Louise and the Beales

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15252

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1928] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May (Taylor) Irwin (left), the Beales and young Louise Irwin. The group are gathered on the grounds of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Young Louise Irwin is holding on to a chair.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May (Taylor) Irwin (left), the Beales and young Louise Irwin. The group are gathered on the grounds of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Young Louise Irwin is holding on to a chair.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.71

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1928] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Elsie May Irwin with daughter Louise and the Beales, [1928] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Elsie May Irwin with her mother and daughters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15293

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May Irwin (standing) with her mother, Elizabeth "Isabella" Taylor (seated) and her daugthers Eleanor and Louise Irwin. The group is gathered in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. The outside wall of the house is visible behind them. Grandmot…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May Irwin (standing) with her mother, Elizabeth "Isabella" Taylor (seated) and her daugthers Eleanor and Louise Irwin. The group is gathered in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. The outside wall of the house is visible behind them. Grandmother Taylor is holding her granddaughter Louise on her lap and has her arm around Eleanor.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor; Irwin, Louise; Taylor, Elizabeth Shephard

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.46

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 50 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollection of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Standing: Mrs Irwin; Seated: Grandmother Isabella Taylor holding Eleanor Irwin in her lap and Louise Erwin, c. 1930"

Images

Elsie May Irwin with her mother and daughters, [1930] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Elsie May, Louise and Eleanor Irwin with Aunt Mary Beale

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15297

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May Irwin, daughters, Louise Irwin and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) with Aunt Mary Beale in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. Elsie May is holding Louise and Eleanor is riding a tricycle. The north shore of Burrard Inlet and the Barnet mill site …

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elsie May Irwin, daughters, Louise Irwin and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) with Aunt Mary Beale in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. Elsie May is holding Louise and Eleanor is riding a tricycle. The north shore of Burrard Inlet and the Barnet mill site is visible in the distance.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor; Irwin, Louise; Beale, Mary

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.44

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Elsie May, Louise and Eleanor Irwin with Aunt Mary Beale, [1930] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Grandma Irwin with Eleanor and Louise Irwin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15286

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1929] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Grandma Irwin with her granddaughters Eleanor and Louise Irwin. Eleanor is riding a tricycle and Louise Irwin is tanding on a wooden walkway pointing up to the sky. The group outside of the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Grandma Irwin with her granddaughters Eleanor and Louise Irwin. Eleanor is riding a tricycle and Louise Irwin is tanding on a wooden walkway pointing up to the sky. The group outside of the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.103

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1929] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Grandma Irwin with Eleanor and Louise Irwin, [1929] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Grandma Taylor on swing with Louise and Eleanor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15260

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1928] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor seated on a swing and holding baby Louise Irwin while young Eleanor Irwin is standing behind and pushing. The swing is hanging from a tree in a yard.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor seated on a swing and holding baby Louise Irwin while young Eleanor Irwin is standing behind and pushing. The swing is hanging from a tree in a yard.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Recreational Activities

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Taylor, Elizabeth Shephard

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.79

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1928] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 47 of book, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Bottom: Left to Right: Louise Irwin, Grandmother Isabella Taylor, and Eleanor Irwin,1928"; Spelling of Grandmother Taylor's first name is taken from death certificate which reads "Elizabeth" (Shephard) Taylor"

Images

Grandma Taylor on swing with Louise and Eleanor, [1928] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Harding and Yasue Yasui

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15218

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harding and Yasue "Margaret" Yasui seated on the steps of their home on the site of the Nichols Chemical Plant.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harding and Yasue "Margaret" Yasui seated on the steps of their home on the site of the Nichols Chemical Plant.

History: Sukegoro (Shoyen) Yasui (1884-1972) and his wife Tane (Hirata) Yasui (d.1987) emigrated from Japan to Canada in 1919. Sukegoro and Tane had two children Yasue Margaret (Matsumura) (1921-2019) and Harding Yasui (1923-2008). Sukegoro worked as a burner operator for the Nichols Chemical Company of Barnet B.C. The family lived on the site with five other families in a bunkhouse including the three Kokuryo brothers and their families and the Kojima family. The children attended Barnet School for three years before the family moved to Surrey in 1934 after purchasing farm land. Sukegoro and Tane Yasui grew strawberries and raised chickens on the farm and Sukegoro continued to work shift work at the Nichols plant. In 1942, the Yasui family were interned and sent to work on a sugar beet farm near Lethbridge, Alberta. While living in Picture Butte, Alberta,Yasue married Matsuo Matsumura. Following the war, the whole family moved to Kingston, Ontario where Harding completed his senior year of high school. A few years later, Harding moved to Montreal and his parents joined him.

Subjects: Persons - Japanese Canadians; Persons - Children

Names: Matsumura, Yasue Yasui "Margaret"; Yasui, Harding; Nichols Chemical Company Limited

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.38

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Date of photograph [1926] based on birth dates of Yasue "Margaret"- born 1921 and Harding Yasui- born July 1923; In the Shadow by the Sea spells Sukegoro's wife's name as "Lane" (Harata) Yasui, obits for Sukegoro Yasui and his wife use the spelling "Tane" Hirata Yasui.

Images

Harding and Yasue Yasui, [1926] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Harding and Yasue Yasui in the family car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15214

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harding Yasui and his sister Yasue "Margaret" Yasui (Matsumura) in the family's 1918 Dodge touring sedan. Harding is seated in the driver's seat and Yasue "Margaret" is seated in the back seat.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harding Yasui and his sister Yasue "Margaret" Yasui (Matsumura) in the family's 1918 Dodge touring sedan. Harding is seated in the driver's seat and Yasue "Margaret" is seated in the back seat.

History: Sukegoro (Shoyen) Yasui (1884-1972) and his wife Tane (Hirata) Yasui (d.1987) emigrated from Japan to Canada in 1919. Sukegoro and Tane had two children Yasue Margaret (Matsumura) (1921-2019) and Harding Yasui (1923-2008). Sukegoro worked as a burner operator for the Nichols Chemical Company of Barnet B.C. The family lived on the site with five other families in a bunkhouse including the three Kokuryo brothers and their families and the Kojima family. The children attended Barnet School for three years before the family moved to Surrey in 1934 after purchasing farm land. Sukegoro and Tane Yasui grew strawberries and raised chickens on the farm and Sukegoro continued to work shift work at the Nichols plant. In 1942, the Yasui family were interned and sent to work on a sugar beet farm near Lethbridge, Alberta. While living in Picture Butte, Alberta,Yasue married Matsuo Matsumura. Following the war, the whole family moved to Kingston, Ontario where Harding completed his senior year of high school. A few years later, Harding moved to Montreal and his parents joined him.

Subjects: Persons - Japanese Canadians; Transportation - Automobiles; Persons - Children

Names: Matsumura, Yasue Yasui "Margaret"; Yasui, Harding

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.35

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; In the Shadow by the Sea spells Sukegoro's wife's name as "Lane" (Harata) Yasui, obits for Sukegoro Yasui and his wife use the spelling "Tane" Hirata Yasui

Images

Harding and Yasue Yasui in the family car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15215

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harding Yasui and his sister Yasue "Margaret" Yasui (Matsumura) in the family's 1918 Dodge touring sedan. Harding is in the driver's seat and his sister Yasue "Margaret" is beside him.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Harding Yasui and his sister Yasue "Margaret" Yasui (Matsumura) in the family's 1918 Dodge touring sedan. Harding is in the driver's seat and his sister Yasue "Margaret" is beside him.

History: Sukegoro (Shoyen) Yasui (1884-1972) and his wife Tane (Hirata) Yasui (d.1987) emigrated from Japan to Canada in 1919. Sukegoro and Tane had two children Yasue Margaret (Matsumura) (1921-2019) and Harding Yasui (1923-2008). Sukegoro worked as a burner operator for the Nichols Chemical Company of Barnet B.C. The family lived on the site with five other families in a bunkhouse including the three Kokuryo brothers and their families and the Kojima family. The children attended Barnet School for three years before the family moved to Surrey in 1934 after purchasing farm land. Sukegoro and Tane Yasui grew strawberries and raised chickens on the farm and Sukegoro continued to work shift work at the Nichols plant. In 1942, the Yasui family were interned and sent to work on a sugar beet farm near Lethbridge, Alberta. While living in Picture Butte, Alberta,Yasue married Matsuo Matsumura. Following the war, the whole family moved to Kingston, Ontario where Harding completed his senior year of high school. A few years later, Harding moved to Montreal and his parents joined him.

Subjects: Persons - Japanese Canadians; Transportation - Automobiles; Persons - Children

Names: Matsumura, Yasue Yasui "Margaret"; Yasui, Harding

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.36

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 128 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea - Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Caption with photograph reads: "Yasue and Harding Yasui in their family's 1918 Dodge car, 1926"; In the Shadow by the Sea spells Sukegoro's wife's name as "Lane" (Harata) Yasui, obits for Sukegoro Yasui and his wife use the spelling "Tane" Hirata Yasui.

Images

Helen Lauder with Beverley and Douglas Lauder

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15301

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1943] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mrs. Helen (Sukkau) Lauder standing with her children, Beverley (Mundreon) Lauder and Douglas Lauder in the yard of the family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill. A picket fence and wall of a house are visible behind them.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mrs. Helen (Sukkau) Lauder standing with her children, Beverley (Mundreon) Lauder and Douglas Lauder in the yard of the family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill. A picket fence and wall of a house are visible behind them.

History: Helen (Sukkua) Lauder (1910-1995) and Sidney Lauder (1913-1936) had two children, Beverely (Mundreon) (b. 1935) and Douglas (1937-2018). While the children were young the family first lived at Kask Lumber camp before moving to Barnet. While living in Barnet in the 1940s, both children attended Barnet School. While Sidney Lauder fought overseas during WWII, Helen worked as a cook at the mill.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Mundreon, Beverley Lauder; Lauder, Helen Sukkua; Lauder, Sidney

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.109

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1943] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 150 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Mrs. Helen Lauder, Beverley and Douglas, c. 1938"; Date of photograph based on information from original photograph

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Helen Lauder with Beverley and Douglas Lauder, [1943] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Henry Irwin with daughters at Barnet

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1932] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Henry Stanley Irwin standing in the yard of the Irwin family home at Barnet mill with his daughters Louise (left) and Eleanor (right).

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Henry Stanley Irwin standing in the yard of the Irwin family home at Barnet mill with his daughters Louise (left) and Eleanor (right).

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise; Irwin, Henry Stanley; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.83

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1932] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 48 of book, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Top:Left to Right: Louise Irwin, Mr. Irwin and Eleanor Irwin dressed in their "Sunday Best", 1929"; Date of photograph based on birth dates for Eleanor and Louise Irwin

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Henry Irwin with daughters at Barnet, [1932] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

History of Burnaby and vicinity

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Green, George, 1872-1955

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1

1 image 1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV017.17.1

Call Number: 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1

Author: Green, George, 1872-1955

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1947

Printer: Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch

Physical Description: 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Name Access: Green, George

Notes: Autographed by author; "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."; Copy 2 of 2

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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Publication Date: 2020

Call Number: 371 CAR

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 978-0-9781979-2-6

Call Number: 371 CAR

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby

Subjects: Education

Notes: "Includes index"; A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.; The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.

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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

Pacific Lumber Company/ Barnet Lumber Company McColl-Frontenac Oil Distribution Co. Barnet Mountain Park Shell Oil Company Limited Barnet School Mainland Brick and Clay Kask's Camp Barnet Garbage Dump NOW: Current Landmarks Petro Canada Refinery Barnet Marine Park Burnaby Mountain Park Texaco Drive

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282885

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

Contributor: Wolf, Jim; Pride, Harry, 1925-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.

Geographic Access: Barnet Road; Burrard Inlet

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.; "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"; Copy 2 of 2

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Irwin family cat

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of a black and white cat belonging to the Irwin family. The cat is seated on the ground next to a rhododendron bush and the entrance to the cellar of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of a black and white cat belonging to the Irwin family. The cat is seated on the ground next to a rhododendron bush and the entrance to the cellar of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Animals - Cats

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.88

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Irwin family cat, [1936] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Irwin family in yard

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1934] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Henry and Elsie May Irwin with their daughters Eleanor (left) and Louise (right) in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. Mrs. Irwin and her daughters are seated together on a large wooden bench. Louise is holding a black and white cat.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Henry and Elsie May Irwin with their daughters Eleanor (left) and Louise (right) in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. Mrs. Irwin and her daughters are seated together on a large wooden bench. Louise is holding a black and white cat.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Irwin, Louise; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Irwin, Henry Stanley

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.100

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1934] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Irwin family in yard, [1934] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail

Irwin family with Grandma Taylor

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Henry and Elsie May Irwin (standing) with Grandmother Elizabeth "Isabella" Taylor and their daugthers Eleanor (left) and Louise (right) Irwin. The group is gathered in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. The outside wall of the house is visible beh…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: In the Shadow by the Sea collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Henry and Elsie May Irwin (standing) with Grandmother Elizabeth "Isabella" Taylor and their daugthers Eleanor (left) and Louise (right) Irwin. The group is gathered in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill. The outside wall of the house is visible behind them.

History: Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Barnet Mill; Barnet Lumber Company; Nelson, Eleanor Irwin; Irwin, Elsie May Taylor; Irwin, Henry Stanley; Irwin, Louise

Geographic Access: Burrard Inlet

Accession Code: BV019.32.55

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1930] (date of original), copied 2004

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; See page 50 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollection of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Standing: Mrs Irwin; Seated: Grandmother Isabella Taylor holding Eleanor Irwin in her lap and Louise Erwin, c. 1930"

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