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Letter from Pitch-in British Columbia - Pitch-in 1990 Campaign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport12279
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6766
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jan-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6766
- Meeting Date
- 29-Jan-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from the Pitch-in British Columbia 200 - 1676 Martin Drive, White Rock, B.C. Pitch-in 1991 Campaign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport11527
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6846
- Meeting Date
- 17-Dec-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 77
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6846
- Meeting Date
- 17-Dec-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 77
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Licence Agreement Renewal - British Columbia Society of Model Engineers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport6809
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6239
- Meeting Date
- 12-Nov-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 30
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6239
- Meeting Date
- 12-Nov-1996
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 30
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Liquor Licence Application #6/91 British Columbia Institute of Technology 3700 Willingdon Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport10940
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7279
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 54
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7279
- Meeting Date
- 23-Sep-1991
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 54
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Logging by rail : the British Columbia story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary784
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Turner, Robert D.
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Call Number
- 385.54 TUR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 155039018X
- 1550390651
- Call Number
- 385.54 TUR
- Author
- Turner, Robert D.
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Sono Nis Press
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- xxii, 326 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "Robert D Turner", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-320) and index.
Mural Donated by British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Commemorating BC Rivers Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8406
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4804
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 60
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 4804
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-1994
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 60
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
New Directions for a Healthy British Columbia First Annual Review: February 1994
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport8967
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 12980
- Meeting Date
- 28-Feb-1994
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 12980
- Meeting Date
- 28-Feb-1994
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Paper trails : a history of British Columbia and Yukon community newspapers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5212
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Affleck, George Allan, 1964-
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Call Number
- 071.11 AFF
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0968432204
- Call Number
- 071.11 AFF
- Author
- Affleck, George Allan, 1964-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Arch Communications
- BCYCNA (British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Assoc.)
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical Description
- xiv, 242 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Community newspaper--British Columbia--History
- Community newspaper--Yukon--History
- Notes
- Includes index
Paving paradise : is British Columbia losing its heritage?
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary848
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kluckner, Michael
- Publication Date
- 1991
- Call Number
- 307.76 KLU
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1895099900
- Call Number
- 307.76 KLU
- Author
- Kluckner, Michael
- Place of Publication
- North Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Publication Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- ix, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cites and towns--British Columbia--Growth
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Conservation and restoration
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-213) and index.
Regulations Pertaining to Organic Foods in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport6527
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60606
- Meeting Date
- 24-Mar-1997
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60606
- Meeting Date
- 24-Mar-1997
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
School files - British Columbia Institute of Technology
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66584
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records (newsprint)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- School files subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records (newsprint)
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 43068
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
The school record : a guide to government archives relating to public education in British Columbia, 1852-1946
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5205
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0771891547
- Call Number
- 016.37 DUN
- Place of Publication
- [Victoria, BC]
- Publisher
- Ministry of Government Services, British Columbia Archives and Record Services
- Publication Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- x, 154 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Inscription
- "Eric Damer / Donated to BVM- / Seaforth School", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Archives
- Public schools
- Catalogs
- Education
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Author full name: Dunae, Patrick A. (Patrick Alexander), 1950-.
Support for Designation of the Fraser River as a Heritage River by the Province of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport7594
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13374
- Meeting Date
- 16-Oct-1995
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 13374
- Meeting Date
- 16-Oct-1995
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Tourism in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58189
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954-1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to tourism in British Columbia including newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence and newsletters (mostly pertaining to heritage organizations). Also included in the file are Burnaby Hospital Society correspondence as well as an unused 1989 wall calendar .
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954-1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS061-029
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to tourism in British Columbia including newspaper clippings, brochures, correspondence and newsletters (mostly pertaining to heritage organizations). Also included in the file are Burnaby Hospital Society correspondence as well as an unused 1989 wall calendar .
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Wire song : an illustrated history of the telephone in British Columbia, 1880-1930
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1356
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Benson, Don, 1933-
- Publication Date
- 1991
- Call Number
- 384.609711 BEN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1895493005
- Call Number
- 384.609711 BEN
- Author
- Benson, Don, 1933-
- Place of Publication
- New Westminster, B.C.
- Publisher
- Westminster Pub.
- Publication Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 63 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Telephone--British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 59) and index.
Archdeacon on horseback : Richard Small, 1849-1909, missionary at Lytton, Chaplain at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Lytton and Archdeacon of Yale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary715
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0929069056
- 092906903X
- Call Number
- 283.711 WIL
- Place of Publication
- Merritt, B.C.
- Publisher
- Sonotek Publishing
- Publication Date
- c1991
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "All good wishes to Colin / and many thanks for contributing / an enjoyable segment to the / 1992 B.C. Historical Federation / Convention. / Pixie McGeachie / May 20/92", written in ink on cover page.
- "Dear Colin - / Thank you again for giving up / your Saturday morning in order / to give B.C.H.F. delegates an / interesting & informative bus tour / commentary. Your contribution to / the convention is much appreciated. / Sincerely, / Pixie", hand-written note in ink inserted into book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Missions
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.
BC Studies : Native peoples and colonialism, special double issue, numbers 115/116, Autumn/Winter 1997/98
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7444
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 917.11 BCS
- Contributor
- Harris, Cole, 1936-
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Series
- BC Studies
- Physical Description
- 307 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Contributor: "Co-editors: Cole Harris and Jean Barman" -- front end paper
- ISSN : 0005-2949
![First Nations chief and Police Officer, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1434.jpg?width=280)
First Nations chief and Police Officer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81290
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a First nations chief pinning a medal on Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 21 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1434
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a First nations chief pinning a medal on Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 2892 / Bby - 10 82%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![First Nations chief and Police Officer, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1434.jpg)
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4480
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of Interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19
- Scope and Content
- Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions on children, and discusses the nature of community at the time. She comments on the cultural and religious backgrounds of the people she knew. Cice describes her family’s home and living arrangements, and how they reflected her family’s situation. She recalls a favourite toy.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Names
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_005.mp3![Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0036_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Josephine Chow Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: February 7, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:43:19
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. The farm is situated in the Big Bend area along Marine Drive and is still in operation today. 0:00-08:45 Josephine Chow provides some historical background on the history of “Hop On Farm” and her family in British Columbia. She tells of how her grandfather Gay Tim Hong and three partners pooled money together to purchase twelve acres on Marine Drive in 1951. Prior to this, most of them farmed on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation Reserve for 20-30 years. It all began when her great grandfather Sui Wing Hong, first came to Canada from China and slowly brought over her grandfather, father and other members of the family. Her grandfather, Gay Tim Hong went back and forth between Canada and China at least four times since he and her grandmother had four children including her father, who was born in 1931. Her father came to Canada at 10 years of age to live with his father. Josephine’s great grandfather came to Vancouver from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). 8:46- 14:20 Josephine provides the names of her siblings from the eldest to the youngest; Pauline, Josephine (herself), Catherine, Noreen, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. She describes what life was like on the farm with her parents working from sunrise to sunset. The family farmed vegetable produce taking orders from local stores in the lower mainland. Often the children helped their parents with the orders starting at eight or nine years of age. Other workers on the farm travelled by bus from Vancouver’s Chinatown. She also tells of how her father was an animal lover and raised chickens, pigeons, geese, koy, goldfish and dogs. 14: 21 – 16:56 Josephine describes what Burnaby was like during the time that she grew up in the late 1950s. She explains that Burnaby was very quiet with nothing being open on Sundays. On the farm, she and her siblings would entertain themselves by playing games like soccer, baseball and kick ball or also by catching frogs, snails, caterpillars and ladybugs. There were neighbours living on Marine Drive and almost every house had someone who we went to the same elementary school. The neighbourhood children would often come to play with them on their farm. 16:56- 26:47 Josephine describes how when they were young there were farms all around them and how on Sunday drives with her father, they would go to feed horses or look at the cows. Josephine shares that her elder sister Pauline was the only one born in China and how when she first arrived that she lived on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations Reserve with their parents before they moved to Burnaby. Josephine recollects that most of her friends were farmer’s kids from the neighbourhood but while in school, she had more Caucasian friends. Josephine and her siblings attended Glenwood Elementary on Marine Drive and later Junior Secondary at McPherson Park (grades 8-10) and Burnaby South Senior Secondary (grades 11-12. ). She shares some of her experiences while attending school. She said that there were about a dozen Asians in school with her, mostly from farming families in the “Flats”. 26:48- 30:45 Josephine describes what life was like for her and her siblings after school. They often helped on the farm when they got home, usually taking care of orders for green onions. Her mother made dinner and did all of the cooking for family and workers on the farm as well as working in the fields. Her father did all of the grocery shopping in Vancouver’s Chinatown two or three times per week where he purchased meat and fish. She says that her grandfather, often travelled by bus every Saturday or Sunday to meet up with friends in Chinatown. Extracurricular activities for her and her siblings included volley ball and soccer as long as it didn’t interfere with their work schedule on the farm. 30:46- 37:03 Josephine describes what occurred while living at home, the food they ate, shopping and attending Chinese school. Her mother cooked only Chinese food, she didn’t know how to cook “Western food”. For school lunches, the kids made their own sandwiches. She tells of a Chinese language school arranged by Mrs. Joe [sic] who lived on Gilley Road and was Canadian born Chinese. Mrs. Joe [sic] also arranged an English class for farmer’s wives on Tuesday nights in which her mother attended. Josephine recollects learning Mandarin from Mrs. Joe [sic] a few days a week after her regular school. Chinese school took place at Riverway School on Meadow Avenue in Burnaby. Mrs. Joe also taught them a lot about Chinese culture including Kung Fu, Chinese Dance and Chinese brush painting. 37:04- 39:39 Josephine describes Medical Care for her and her family in the 1950s and 1960s. She tells of a female Chinese doctor in Vancouver, Dr. Madeline Chung. Dr. Chung was responsible for delivering a lot of Chinese babies including Josephine. The family also visited herbalists in Vancouver Chinatown. They would often buy herbs for colds etc. Josephine also tells of how her parents stayed in touch with family in China by writing letters. Her mother’s family, including her parents and siblings were still in China while most of her father’s family were here in Canada. 39:40- 43:19 – In closing, Josephine shares how life is much busier now and of how she misses the quietness of her days growing up. She briefly describes her life on the family farm now and how different it is from when her parents worked the farm. She explains how farming methods have changed and how they don’t have to work as hard as her parents did.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Josephine Chow (nee Hong) is the second eldest child of Chan Kow Hong and Sui Ha Hong. In 1925, Josephine's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong immigrated to Canada from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). In 1952, her father, Chan Kow Hong joined his father, Gay Tim Hong and by 1953, he established "Hop On Farms" in the Big Bend area of Burnaby near Marine Drive. Josephine grew up on the farm with her parents and six siblings; Pauline, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. In 1969, Josephine's elder sister Pauline and her husband Jack Chan took over the family farm and in 1972 their father and grandfather moved to Kamloops to open a restaurant. As an adult, Josephine worked in several different areas including owning and running her own Aesthetics business. Josephine eventually retired and returned to the farm to assist her siblings. The farm is still in operation. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Buildings - Schools
- First Nations reserves - British Columbia
- Names
- Chow, Josephine
- Glenwood Elementary School
- McPherson Park Junior Secondary School
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Byrne Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.6.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- See also BV017.36*
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12/3/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of interview
- Photograph info: Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery at Hop-On Farms [1969]. BV017.36.4
Images
![Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0036_0004_001.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0006_0001_001.mp3