"British Columbia" found 383 records

History: Andrew Martin Johnson was born in Norway in 1861 and immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1886. His wife Margaret Sloane was born in Ireland. Margaret and Andrew Johnson's eldest child, Edward Sloane, was born June 10, 1901 but did not survive infancy. Their second child, Andrew Sloane, was born in 1906. Andrew Martin was a major landowner in Burnaby, at one time owning each of the four corners of Royal Oak and Kingsway and many of the adjacent properties. He made his fortune as a partner in the firm of Atkins & Johnson, a leading transportation company in Vancouver which later became the Mainland Transfer Company. In 1910, Andrew Martin purchased Burnaby's Royal Oak Hotel. He soon acquired the property on the opposite corner to build their family home, called "Glenedward" after their eldest son. He owned and operated the Royal Oak Hotel until his death on September 18, 1934. In 1943 Margaret sold Glenedward. The building has since been converted twice: first into the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel and then into the Johnson House Korean Restaurant. Andrew Sloane Johnson attended Kingsway West School and Britannia High School before earning a Bachelor's of Business Administration at the University of Washington in 1930. He lived at Glenedward until moving to Washington for school.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Creator: Johnson, Andrew Martin

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC244, PC335

Selected stories from Canadian prose

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1941; 1929

Call Number: 810.81 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV007.40.9

Call Number: 810.81 MAC

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: MacMillian Company of Canada Limited

Publication Date: 1941; 1929

Series: St. Martin's classics

Physical Description: xx, 274 p., iv : 18 cm.

Inscription: Scribbles on series page.

Library Subject (LOC): Short stories; Short stories, Canadian

Notes: "Authorized for use in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia"

Edith Adam's wartime cook book : prize winning wartime recipes, substitutions, lunch boxes, budget stretching, wartime canning

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Adams, Edith

Edition: Vancouver Sun 9th Annual

Publication Date: [1943]

Call Number: 641.5 ADA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Accession Code: BV018.11.22

Call Number: 641.5 ADA

Edition: Vancouver Sun 9th Annual

Author: Adams, Edith

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC]

Publisher: Vancouver Sun

Publication Date: [1943]

Physical Description: 32 p. : 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cookbooks--1940-1949; Cookbooks--British Columbia; Cooking--Canada; Cooking--British Columbia; World War, 1939-1945--Canada; Edith Adams

Notes: "The Vancouver Sun 9th annual". -- title page.

Progress report

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1947

Call Number: 388.46 BCH VR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Moving Images

Call Number: 388.46 BCH VR

Contributor: British Columbia Electric Company

Place of Publication: [British Columbia, Canada]

Publisher: BC Hydro

Publication Date: c1947

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (13 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.

Library Subject (LOC): Natural gas industry; Local transit; Hydroelectric power plants; Electric railroads; Electric power-plants; Transportation; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Transportation

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Summary: Promotional film. The BC Electric Railway Company's $50 million post-war expansion and modernization program, to be completed by 1950. Includes: expansion of transit services, including start of the switch from streetcars to trolley buses; water gas plant; explanation of the Bridge River project, with footage of construction (including La Joie Falls storage dam); Lower Mainland power sub-stations. Various Vancouver street scenes, especially Fraser Street and downtown; Credit note : sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producer: Lew M. Parry; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.

Norris Station along New Westminster - Chilliwack line

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1949 (date of original), copied 1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Norris station shelter and small wooden plank platform along the British Columbia Electric Railway New Westminster - Chilliwack line.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Norris station shelter and small wooden plank platform along the British Columbia Electric Railway New Westminster - Chilliwack line.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Accession Code: BV994.19.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1949 (date of original), copied 1994

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Plant, Ernest Leslie

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Norris Station on B.C. Electric's/ New Westminster-Chilliwack railway line/ -photographed in 1949 by/ Ernie Les Plant/ Photo is in the collection of/ Henry Ewert/ Copied for Elizabeth Czerwinski/ 21/2/94"

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Norris Station along New Westminster - Chilliwack line, 1949 (date of original), copied 1994 thumbnail

CCF MLA's in their seats in the B.C. Legislature

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1949 and 1956]

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchel…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 20 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Members of the Legislative Assembly at their seats inside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Photograph is taken inside the legislature. Members are identified as; Frank Calder, Rupert Haggen, Leo Nimsick, Frank Mitchell, Arthur Turner, Harold Winch, Ernest Winch, and Ran Harding.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Officials - Elected Officials; Organizations - Political Parties

Names: Winch, Ernest "Ernie"; Winch, Harold Edward; Calder, Frank; Haggen, Rupert; Nimsick, Leo; Mitchell, Frank; Turner, Arthur; Harding, Ran; Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"

Accession Code: BV013.12.56

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1949 and 1956]

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Portley, John S.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph provide identification and read from left to right: "Frank Calder_Rupert Hagen_Leo Nimsick_Frank Mitchell / Arthur Turner_Harold Winch_Ernest Winch_Ran Harding / CCF MLA's / in their seats in the B.C. Legislature"; Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Our fighting '8' in the BC Legislature : / Were we downhearted? / Yes & No / HW"; Stamp in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "John S. Portley [sic]"

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CCF MLA's in their seats in the B.C. Legislature, [between 1949 and 1956] thumbnail

Laurence J. Peter family fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949

Collection/Fonds: Laurence J. Peter family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of one Share Certificate for the Lochdale Co Operative Association.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949

Collection/Fonds: Laurence J. Peter family fonds

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records.

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: 2013-29

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of one Share Certificate for the Lochdale Co Operative Association.

History: In 1941, Laurence J. Peter began his career as an industrial arts teacher at Lord Tweedsmeer High School in Cloverdale, after an illness kept him out of World War II. It was here that he met his future wife, Nancy M. Bailey, who was the vice principal of the school. The couple married in 1943 and made their way to Burnaby in 1947 after purchasing a one-acre lot in Burnaby from Mr. Wright for $1,000. When the couple purchased this lot, Nancy was teaching English at Burnaby South High School, while Laurence was teaching Woodwork at New Haven Borstal Home for Boys in the Provincial Corrections system. The lot was located in the historic neighbourhood of Lozell’s at 7229 Lougheed Highway and was renumbered to 7449 Lougheed in 1958. Laurence and Nancy had four children, two boys (John and Ted) and two girls (Alice and Margaret). When they first purchased the lot, they built a small house where they lived with their eldest son, John, until the completion of a larger house in 1949. Their second son, Ted, was born a few weeks before the completion of the larger house and was brought into the new home from the hospital. Their daughters were born over the next few years. Laurence and Nancy had built the larger house using a technique of peeled plywood core logs. Laurence and his cousin, Hewton Peter, who owned the lot next door, designed and built a machine to build exterior walls for their houses using plywood cores. In 1947, plywood cores were turned (peeled) down to six inches in diameter and then discarded to be chipped for the pulp industry. To build the house, the cores were splined together and stood on end making a vertical log house. Only three houses were ever built using their invention. The three-bedroom, one-bathroom house was completed in October 1949. The exterior of the house was never painted, just brushed with linseed oil. The traffic of the Lougheed Highway was not heard inside the house due to the six-inch walls and was very economical to heat in the snowy winters of the 1950s. Over the years, the couple worked on finishing the interior of the house, which included an intricately carved eight-foot-wide oak mantelpiece carved by Laurence. Parts of the mantel were reclaimed from the demolished old Hotel Vancouver and cobblestones reclaimed from the interurban tracks were used for the fireplace and stonework around the property. The family raised goats for milk and chickens for eggs and maintained a large vegetable garden and fruit trees on the property. When the goats and chickens were not needed anymore, Laurence slaughtered them for meat which they stored in a freezer at the Lochdale Co-operative until they were ready to consume them. The family was actively involved in the Burnaby community with Laurence and Nancy taking part in local politics and community activities and their children participating in Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and music lessons. All four children graduated from Burnaby North High School, and in 1970, Ted and Alice completed their studies at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). They worked at local jobs in the community, including building the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. Laurence moved on to take a position as a Mental Health Coordinator (Special Counselor) in the Vancouver School System, and in 1959, Nancy joined the staff at the newly opened Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School as a math teacher, later becoming the head of the Mathematics Department. The couple continued their education at summer school at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, where Nancy completed her Master's Degree in 1964 and Laurence his Doctoral degree in 1963. Laurence joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 and later received the WSU Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980. The couple separated in 1965 and Laurence moved to California in 1966 to teach at the University of Southern California. Laurence became widely famous in 1969, after the publication of his bestselling book, "The Peter Principle," which has been translated into more than 38 languages. Following this publication, he went on to author eight more books and published several texts in the field of ‘Prescriptive Teaching’. He died on January 12, 1990, at the age of 70 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, and is honoured with a plaque as part of the Literary Landmarks program of the Vancouver Public Library located at the Metro Theatre, 1370 Marine Drive. Nancy continued to teach at Burnaby South, until her retirement in 1978 after 30 years as head of the Mathematics Department at Burnaby Central. She was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society for many years. She passed away in Nanaimo near her family on April 21, 2013, at the age of 97.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Peter, Laurence J.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS186-001

Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1949 (date of original), copied January 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : 19.5 x 24.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line. The station shelter is on a small, raised platform in a wooded area. Electric power poles are visible running along the tracks.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : 19.5 x 24.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line. The station shelter is on a small, raised platform in a wooded area. Electric power poles are visible running along the tracks.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Accession Code: BV988.7.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1949 (date of original), copied January 1988

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Photographer: Plant, Ernest Leslie

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Cumberland Rd. Station, Burnaby Lake line, 1949/ Ernie Plant photo from/ the Henry Ewert Collection/ photo produced by/ Robert Bodlak/ 1/88"

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Cumberland Road Station on the Burnaby Lake Line, 1949 (date of original), copied January 1988 thumbnail

British Columbia Police

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 7, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.2 x 24.6 cm mounted on 30.4 x 35.5 cm cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph of the British Columbia Provincial Police, Burnaby Detachment at Burnaby Municipal Hall. The caption above the photograph reads, "British Columbia Police / Vancouver District - Burnaby Detachment / Burnaby, B.C. - May 7th, 1949. The members are, front row, left to right: Cpl. R.C.B Foo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 7, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.2 x 24.6 cm mounted on 30.4 x 35.5 cm cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 049-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the British Columbia Provincial Police, Burnaby Detachment at Burnaby Municipal Hall. The caption above the photograph reads, "British Columbia Police / Vancouver District - Burnaby Detachment / Burnaby, B.C. - May 7th, 1949. The members are, front row, left to right: Cpl. R.C.B Foote (No. 215), Cpl. A.M. Millar (No. 575), Sgt. J.A. Henry (No. 414 i/c Detach.), Insp. C. Clark (i/c District), Det./Cpl. G.J. Emsley (No. 509), Cpl. G.S. Pearson (No. 579), and Cst. C.E. Estlin (No. 914). Middle row, left to right: Cst. R.G. McKay (No. 1071), Cst. B.L. Johannson (No. 1019), Cst. N.C.B. Nelson (No. 733), Cst. H. Twist (No. 607), Cst. A.E. Gibbon (No. 947), Cst. E. Turtle (No. 959), Cst. H.E. Klick (No. 923), and Cst. J.H. Bishop (No. 1031). Back row, left to right: Cst. S. Service (No. 1152), Cst. J. McCowan (No. 1133), Cst. L. Brown (No. 1150), Cst. J.E. Clark (No. 1142), Cst. L.J. Tabbutt (No. 1053), Cst. V.H. St. Pierce (No. 1153), Cst. D.N. Brown (No. 1149), Cst. B.O. Mayne (No. 1136), and Cst. Q.W. Wenaus (Special).

Subjects: Public Services - Policing; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Bishop, J.H.; British Columbia Provincial Police; Brown, Donald N. "Don"; Brown, L.; Clark, J.E.; Clarke, C.; Emsley, G.J.; Estlin, C.E.; Foote, R.C.B.; Gibbon, A.E.; Henry, J.A.; Johannson, B.L.; Klick, H.E.; Mayne, B.O.; McCowan, J.; McKay, R.G.; Millar, A.M.; Nelson, N.C.B.; Pearson, G.S.; Service, S.; St. Pierce, V.H.; Tabbutt, L.J.; Turtle, Eric; Twist, H.; Wenaus, Q.W.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Balkin, Jack

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 7282 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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British Columbia Police, May 7, 1949 thumbnail

Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1949-2012

Length: 0:07:25

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of the postwar construction boom in comparison to the modern day. Ron discusses the changes in construction practices which lead to the leaky condo phenomenon.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of the postwar construction boom in comparison to the modern day. Ron discusses the changes in construction practices which lead to the leaky condo phenomenon.

Date Range: 1949-2012

Photo Info: Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.

Length: 0:07:25

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residences

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 15, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:46:51

Interviewee Name: Smitherman, Ron

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

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Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman

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Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1949-2012

Length: 0:09:51

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within th…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within the construction industry.

Date Range: 1949-2012

Photo Info: Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.

Length: 0:09:51

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Industrial

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 15, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:46:51

Interviewee Name: Smitherman, Ron

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

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Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman

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Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1949-2010

Length: 0:04:54

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of construction regulations and public policies that made Burnaby unique. Ron discusses the impact of paved lanes and unusual lot widths.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of construction regulations and public policies that made Burnaby unique. Ron discusses the impact of paved lanes and unusual lot widths.

Date Range: 1949-2010

Photo Info: Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.

Length: 0:04:54

Subjects: Construction

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 15, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:46:51

Interviewee Name: Smitherman, Ron

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

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Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman

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Interview with Ken Yip by Eric Damer November 14, 2012 - Track 5

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1949-2007

Length: 0:04:59

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his family. Ken discusses his father and mother and describes a trip back to his family's ancestral village.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken Yip's memories of his family. Ken discusses his father and mother and describes a trip back to his family's ancestral village.

Date Range: 1949-2007

Length: 0:04:59

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 14, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Ken Yip conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 14, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up with a family market garden.

Biographical Notes: Ken Yip's father purchased property on Byrne Road in the Fraser Arm area of South Burnaby under a special plan granted to veterans of the Second World War, cleared the brush by hand, and enhanced the soil’s productivity to create a market garden. Ken Yip was born in 1949. He and his younger brother grew up at the market garden, helping out. Ken attended Riverside Elementary School, McPherson Park Junior High School and Burnaby South Senior High School where he was in the school band. He continued his studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and pursued a career in biomedical engineering.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:09:22

Interviewee Name: Yip, Ken

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 five of recording of interview with Ken Yip

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Jenny Nagy

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 8, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy on a planked sidewalk with flowering trees visible in the background. This photograph was taken in Nelson, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 8, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-081

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy on a planked sidewalk with flowering trees visible in the background. This photograph was taken in Nelson, British Columbia.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Sidewalks

Names: Nagy, Eugenia "Jenny" Haresomovych Carman

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "8 May 1949"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "8 May 1949 Nelson BC"

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Jenny Nagy

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 8, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy standing in a large garden. This photograph was taken in Nelson, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 8, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-082

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy standing in a large garden. This photograph was taken in Nelson, British Columbia.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens

Names: Nagy, Eugenia "Jenny" Haresomovych Carman

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "8 May 1949"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1949 8 May"

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Raymond Carman

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Raymond "Ray" Carman feeding pigeons in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-114

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Raymond "Ray" Carman feeding pigeons in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Subjects: Animals - Poultry

Names: Carman, Raymond "Ray"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "Raymond Vancouver / May 1949"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "To Mum + Dad / Raymond / Vanc. B.C. / May, 1949"

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Newlyweds Lillian and John Yanko

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 21, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of newlyweds Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and John Ivan Yanko at Swedish Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 21, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-149

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of newlyweds Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and John Ivan Yanko at Swedish Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Names: Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, John Ivan

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "June 21, 1949 / Swedish Park"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Young Married Couple / Swedish Park Vanc. BC / June 21, 1949"

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Newlyweds Lillian and John Yanko

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 15, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of newlyweds Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and John Ivan Yanko standing arm in arm in front of a forest of bamboo in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 15, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-150

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of newlyweds Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and John Ivan Yanko standing arm in arm in front of a forest of bamboo in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Subjects: Plants

Names: Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, John Ivan

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "15 May 1948 / 'By the Bamboo'"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "May 15, 1949 / By the Bamboo, Trees, Vanc. B.C."; 1 duplicate photograph accompanying

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Newlyweds Lillian and John Yanko, May 15, 1949 thumbnail

Lillian, John and Jenny at Stanley Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 24, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko, John Ivan Yanko and Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 24, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-151

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko, John Ivan Yanko and Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks

Names: Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, John Ivan; Nagy, Eugenia "Jenny" Haresomovych Carman

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "15 May 1948 / 'By the Bamboo'"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mum John + I / Stanley Park Vanc. BC / Oct 24/10/49"; 1 duplicate photograph accompanying

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Lillian, John and Jenny at Stanley Park, October 24, 1949 thumbnail

John, Lillian and Jenny in downtown Vancouver

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 22, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) John Ivan Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy walking together on a Saturday night in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 22, 1949

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

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

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-156

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of (from left) John Ivan Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and Eugenia "Jenny" (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy walking together on a Saturday night in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

Names: Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, John Ivan; Nagy, Eugenia "Jenny" Haresomovych Carman

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written on album page reads: "Vancouver, Saturday 22 October 1949'"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Saturday October 22, 1949. Vancouver BC"; 1 duplicate photograph accompanying

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