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Brown family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74869
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1964] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Brown, his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown and their five children, standing together in front of their home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1964] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
549-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Brown, his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown and their five children, standing together in front of their home.
Names
Brown, Cice Chandler
Brown, Dennis
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Brown family picnic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1450
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926] (date of original), copied [1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Brown (as a baby) with two adult members of the Brown family picnicking together.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Brown (as a baby) with two adult members of the Brown family picnicking together.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Names
Brown, Dennis
Accession Code
BV999.51.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1926] (date of original), copied [1999]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying (BV999.51.4)
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Cice and Dennis Brown's first house lot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1455
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1946 (date of original), copied [1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the hand-dug excavation at 2554 Willingdon Avenue where Cice and Dennis Brown first erected their home.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the hand-dug excavation at 2554 Willingdon Avenue where Cice and Dennis Brown first erected their home.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Brown, Cice Chandler
Brown, Dennis
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
2554 Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
BV999.51.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1946 (date of original), copied [1999]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying (BV999.51.13)
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Dennis Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1451
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied [1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of three-year-old Dennis Brown playing with a pail in his backyard in North Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of three-year-old Dennis Brown playing with a pail in his backyard in North Vancouver.
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Names
Brown, Dennis
Accession Code
BV999.51.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied [1999]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another copy print, see BV999.51.6
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying (BV999.51.7)
Images
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Dennis Brown sanding the sweeps of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17777
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1990 and 1992]
Collection/Fonds
Faye Diamond fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of restoration volunteer Dennis Brown sanding the sweeps of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Dennis is operating a hand held belt sander. Restoration work on the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel and the Wurlitzer band organ took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mount…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Faye Diamond fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of restoration volunteer Dennis Brown sanding the sweeps of C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Dennis is operating a hand held belt sander. Restoration work on the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel and the Wurlitzer band organ took place at the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Brown, Dennis
Accession Code
BV012.1.221
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1990 and 1992]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-05-19
Photographer
Diamond, Faye Stebner
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. negative accomanying from Roll #8
Images
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Friends of Interurban 1223 restoration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96319
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of restoration work done by the Friends of the Interurban on Interurban tram 1223. Photographs depict Dennis Brown and Tom Gooden removing an old seat from the streetcar, and Wes Bennett and Ralph Salasbury working on a wall panel.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of restoration work done by the Friends of the Interurban on Interurban tram 1223. Photographs depict Dennis Brown and Tom Gooden removing an old seat from the streetcar, and Wes Bennett and Ralph Salasbury working on a wall panel.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Friends of Interurban 1223
Brown, Dennis
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2002-1: "Dennis Brown and Tom Gooden remove one of the old seats from the Interurban Streetcar, being restored by the Friends of the Interurban. The group is still looking for volunteers and funding to help continue the project."
Caption from metadata for 535-2002-2: "Wes Bennett and Ralph Salasbury work on a wall panel of the old Interurban rail car, being restored by the Friends of the Interurban. The group is still looking for more volunteers and funding to help with the project."
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Graduating class from Burnaby South High School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1774
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1942 or 1943] (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the graduating class of 1943 at Burnaby South High School sitting and standing in three rows next to the school. Dennis Brown (who later married Cice Chandler) is standing second from the left in the middle row, Cice Chandler (later Brown) is standing third from the left and Cice's be…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the graduating class of 1943 at Burnaby South High School sitting and standing in three rows next to the school. Dennis Brown (who later married Cice Chandler) is standing second from the left in the middle row, Cice Chandler (later Brown) is standing third from the left and Cice's best friend, Shirley Wray, is standing fifth from the left. Betty Warburton sitting seventh from the left in the front row.
Names
Burnaby South High School
Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson
Brown, Cice Chandler
Brown, Dennis
Wray, Shirley
Geographic Access
Southoaks Crescent
Street Address
6650 Southoaks Crescent
Accession Code
BV004.82.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1942 or 1943] (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Graduating class of 1943 from Hugh M. Fraser (Burnaby South) to go with the diary of Shirley Wray"
Shirley Wray was the daughter of Lawrence Edward Wray and the grand-daughter of Edward Wray and Elizabeth Frances (Fletcher) Wray.
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Interurban 1223 restoration

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96668
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Brown and Ed Eckley updating Mayor Derek Corrigan on the restoration of the interurban tram 1223. The three men are standing underneath the roof of the trolley, with exposed wiring and lighting.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2290
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dennis Brown and Ed Eckley updating Mayor Derek Corrigan on the restoration of the interurban tram 1223. The three men are standing underneath the roof of the trolley, with exposed wiring and lighting.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Corrigan, Derek
Friends of Interurban 1223
Brown, Dennis
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan gets an update on the progress of the restoration of the old Interurban trolley from Dennis Brown, the project manager, and Ed Eckley, who's in charge of fundraising for the restoration."
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Interview with Dennis Brown by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory306
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1941
Length
0:07:31
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's early life in Burnaby as a teenager, attending Burnaby South High School as well as completing basic training for the air force in 1944.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's early life in Burnaby as a teenager, attending Burnaby South High School as well as completing basic training for the air force in 1944.
Date Range
1941
Photo Info
Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018.
Length
0:07:31
Names
Burnaby South High School
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Dennis Brown conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
Biographical Notes
Dennis Brown’s family moved from North Vancouver to South Burnaby, near Central Park, in 1941. Dennis finished his high school in Burnaby and enlisted in the air force, completing basic training. He returned to Burnaby looking for work and found employment stoking the boiler of a cargo ship. He and a friend spent the next year sailing around the world. When Dennis returned to Burnaby, he found work at a local shingle mill, married Cice Chandler and began work on a new home at Willingdon and Imperial. He and Cice had two children in 1948 and 1950, and three more in the later nineteen-fifties. By this time, Dennis had retrained as an accountant and worked in several large businesses in Vancouver. In their later years, both Dennis and Cice were active in the restoration of the Parker Carousel and Interurban 1223 (now on display at the Burnaby Village Museum) and both were honoured independently with “Citizen of the Year” awards. Cice (Chandler) Brown was, additionally, Honourary Reeve of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:43:57
Interviewee Name
Brown, Dennis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Dennis Brown

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Interview with Dennis Brown by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory307
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1944
Length
0:07:26
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's days in the merchant marines as well as his first memories of meeting his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's days in the merchant marines as well as his first memories of meeting his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown.
Date Range
1942-1944
Photo Info
Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018.
Length
0:07:26
Names
Brown, Cice Chandler
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Dennis Brown conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
Biographical Notes
Dennis Brown’s family moved from North Vancouver to South Burnaby, near Central Park, in 1941. Dennis finished his high school in Burnaby and enlisted in the air force, completing basic training. He returned to Burnaby looking for work and found employment stoking the boiler of a cargo ship. He and a friend spent the next year sailing around the world. When Dennis returned to Burnaby, he found work at a local shingle mill, married Cice Chandler and began work on a new home at Willingdon and Imperial. He and Cice had two children in 1948 and 1950, and three more in the later nineteen-fifties. By this time, Dennis had retrained as an accountant and worked in several large businesses in Vancouver. In their later years, both Dennis and Cice were active in the restoration of the Parker Carousel and Interurban 1223 (now on display at the Burnaby Village Museum) and both were honoured independently with “Citizen of the Year” awards. Cice (Chandler) Brown was, additionally, Honourary Reeve of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:43:57
Interviewee Name
Brown, Dennis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Dennis Brown

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Interview with Dennis Brown by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory308
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1944-1960
Length
0:09:21
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of reconnecting with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown on the interurban tram. He discusses his job history and tells the story of single-handedly clearing land for their family home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of reconnecting with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown on the interurban tram. He discusses his job history and tells the story of single-handedly clearing land for their family home.
Date Range
1944-1960
Photo Info
Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018.
Length
0:09:21
Names
Brown, Cice Chandler
Subjects
Land Clearing
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Dennis Brown conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
Biographical Notes
Dennis Brown’s family moved from North Vancouver to South Burnaby, near Central Park, in 1941. Dennis finished his high school in Burnaby and enlisted in the air force, completing basic training. He returned to Burnaby looking for work and found employment stoking the boiler of a cargo ship. He and a friend spent the next year sailing around the world. When Dennis returned to Burnaby, he found work at a local shingle mill, married Cice Chandler and began work on a new home at Willingdon and Imperial. He and Cice had two children in 1948 and 1950, and three more in the later nineteen-fifties. By this time, Dennis had retrained as an accountant and worked in several large businesses in Vancouver. In their later years, both Dennis and Cice were active in the restoration of the Parker Carousel and Interurban 1223 (now on display at the Burnaby Village Museum) and both were honoured independently with “Citizen of the Year” awards. Cice (Chandler) Brown was, additionally, Honourary Reeve of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:43:57
Interviewee Name
Brown, Dennis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Dennis Brown

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Interview with Dennis Brown by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory309
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1980
Length
0:10:39
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of the time when he was taking correspondence and university courses while finishing the house off. He tells the story of the purchasing a car on a whim.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of the time when he was taking correspondence and university courses while finishing the house off. He tells the story of the purchasing a car on a whim.
Date Range
1947-1980
Photo Info
Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018.
Length
0:10:39
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Dennis Brown conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
Biographical Notes
Dennis Brown’s family moved from North Vancouver to South Burnaby, near Central Park, in 1941. Dennis finished his high school in Burnaby and enlisted in the air force, completing basic training. He returned to Burnaby looking for work and found employment stoking the boiler of a cargo ship. He and a friend spent the next year sailing around the world. When Dennis returned to Burnaby, he found work at a local shingle mill, married Cice Chandler and began work on a new home at Willingdon and Imperial. He and Cice had two children in 1948 and 1950, and three more in the later nineteen-fifties. By this time, Dennis had retrained as an accountant and worked in several large businesses in Vancouver. In their later years, both Dennis and Cice were active in the restoration of the Parker Carousel and Interurban 1223 (now on display at the Burnaby Village Museum) and both were honoured independently with “Citizen of the Year” awards. Cice (Chandler) Brown was, additionally, Honourary Reeve of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:43:57
Interviewee Name
Brown, Dennis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Dennis Brown

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Interview with Dennis Brown by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory310
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1960-2012
Length
0:08:58
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of recreational activities he and his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown and their children participated in. He discusses the changes that he's seen in Burnaby, mainly as density increases.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Dennis Brown's memories of recreational activities he and his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown and their children participated in. He discusses the changes that he's seen in Burnaby, mainly as density increases.
Date Range
1960-2012
Photo Info
Dennis Brown (far left) with his wife Cice (Chandler) Brown (far right) and their five children, [1964]. Item no. 549-018.
Length
0:08:58
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Dennis Brown conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
Biographical Notes
Dennis Brown’s family moved from North Vancouver to South Burnaby, near Central Park, in 1941. Dennis finished his high school in Burnaby and enlisted in the air force, completing basic training. He returned to Burnaby looking for work and found employment stoking the boiler of a cargo ship. He and a friend spent the next year sailing around the world. When Dennis returned to Burnaby, he found work at a local shingle mill, married Cice Chandler and began work on a new home at Willingdon and Imperial. He and Cice had two children in 1948 and 1950, and three more in the later nineteen-fifties. By this time, Dennis had retrained as an accountant and worked in several large businesses in Vancouver. In their later years, both Dennis and Cice were active in the restoration of the Parker Carousel and Interurban 1223 (now on display at the Burnaby Village Museum) and both were honoured independently with “Citizen of the Year” awards. Cice (Chandler) Brown was, additionally, Honourary Reeve of the Burnaby Village Museum.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:43:57
Interviewee Name
Brown, Dennis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with Dennis Brown

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Restoration volunteers working on the platform for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18369
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1990 and 1992]
Collection/Fonds
Faye Diamond fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of restoration volunteers working on the platform for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Holding the platform (left to right): Bob Watts, Ken Diamond, Dennis Brown, Gin Farn. Norm Sandercock in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Faye Diamond fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of restoration volunteers working on the platform for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Holding the platform (left to right): Bob Watts, Ken Diamond, Dennis Brown, Gin Farn. Norm Sandercock in the background.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Farn, Isaac Gin
Sandercock, Norman
Brown, Dennis
Watts, Bob
Diamond, Ken
Accession Code
BV012.1.358
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1990 and 1992]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-04-06
Photographer
Diamond, Faye Stebner
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. negative accomanying from Roll #13A
Images
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Rudy Spence and Dennis Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37107
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rudy Spence presenting an Arts Council cheque to Burnaby Historical Society Treasurer Dennis Brown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
317-001
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1995-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of Rudy Spence presenting an Arts Council cheque to Burnaby Historical Society Treasurer Dennis Brown.
Subjects
Organizations
Names
Spence, Rudy
Brown, Dennis
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Tram Reunion Event 2012

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10309
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Lisa Codd, Curator, Burnaby Village Museum at microphone. Dennis Brown and two others in front of the Interurban 1223 Tram.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Lisa Codd, Curator, Burnaby Village Museum at microphone. Dennis Brown and two others in front of the Interurban 1223 Tram.
History
In 2012, the Burnaby Village Museum held a centennial anniversary event to celebrate the 1223 Interurban tram car. Members of the public were invited along with members of the restoration group, Friends of the Interurban 1223 who restored the tram between 2001 and 2007.
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Friends of Interurban 1223
Codd, Lisa
Brown, Dennis
Accession Code
BV019.20.32
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
2012
Scale
96
Photographer
Scherp, Leanne
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph. [Photo release may be needed for the Brown family]
Images
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2nd Annual Burnaby Edmonds Lions Santa Claus Parade

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98452
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 27, 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
51 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs from the Edmonds Lions Santa Claus Parade on November 27, 2004, including the Burnaby Historical Society's float.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 27, 2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
51 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
633-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains photographs from the Edmonds Lions Santa Claus Parade on November 27, 2004, including the Burnaby Historical Society's float.
Subjects
Events - Parades
Holidays - Christmas
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from photo album cover
Photographs were originally contained in a photograph album and removed by Archives staff for preservation purposes. Original order of photographs within the album is maintained.
Most photographs in file have note on verso identifying individuals depicted
Note in blue ink on inside front cover of album read: "Our float was designed by Brian Elder / Photo work by Sid Combers / Construction by Brian, Sid and assisted by Dennis Brown / "Goofer" and "Nag" Cice Brown
Caption for 633-007-1 is: "Base of float"
Caption for 633-007-2 is: "One of our few pictures of Brian"
Caption for 633-007-3 is: "Side, float and 1223"
Caption for 633-007-4 is: "Pixie and float"
Caption for 633-004-5 is: "Sid working"
Caption for 633-007-6 is: "Try-out around the parking lot"
Caption for 633-007-8 is: "Dennis and float ready to load David's truck"
Caption for 633-007-9 is: "7.30 am at warehouse float on Dave's truck cold and foggy"
Caption for 633-007-10 is: "Taken by Brian following David's truck"
Caption for 633-007-11 is: "Waiting for the parade to start"
Caption for 633-007-12 is: "Ready to go"
Caption for 633-007-13 is: "Ready to move"
Caption for 633-007-14 is: "Tall and short of it"
Caption for 633-007-24 is: "David Brown Dennis Dian [sic] Holt Diane Herberts Carol Rush"
Caption for 633-007-26 is: "John Whiting helping from the rear"
Caption for 633-007-30 is: "Still pushing"
Caption for 633-007-32 is: "Carol Rush President of B.H.S."
Caption for 633-007-51 is: "Cice and Bob in BVM depot-hack"
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Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Contributor
Friends of Interurban 1223
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2007
Printer
City of Burnaby Printshop
Physical Description
91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Name Access
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
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