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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory244
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Length
- 0:09:00
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his fath…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his father's ranch of six acres, which grew mostly strawberries to sell in Vancouver.
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:00
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track two of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
Track two of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-010/MSS137-010_Track_2.mp3![Andrew Johnson house and family, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-001.jpg?width=280)
Andrew Johnson house and family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37198
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on board 21.5 x 27 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew M. Johnson, his wife Margaret and their child Andrew Sloane Johnson holding on to their dog, in a chauffeured car, parked in front of their house.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Andrew Johnson subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on board 21.5 x 27 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 335-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-16
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew M. Johnson, his wife Margaret and their child Andrew Sloane Johnson holding on to their dog, in a chauffeured car, parked in front of their house.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 5152 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![Andrew Johnson house and family, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/335-001.jpg)
Baker Family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35750
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Baker family children. Left to right: Dorothy Baker (sister), Daisy Baker (sister), Horace Baker (brother), John Baker (brother), and Harry Baker (brother).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-608
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Baker family children. Left to right: Dorothy Baker (sister), Daisy Baker (sister), Horace Baker (brother), John Baker (brother), and Harry Baker (brother).
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Bert and Herbert Price
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35947
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Price son and father, (left to right) Bert and Herbert Price at the Price Raspberry Farm, Royal Oak Road standing beside a mule deer that has been shot, and is now tied to their front porch, hanging upside down. Their english foxhound is sitting beside the deer, at Herbert's feet, an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-807
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Price son and father, (left to right) Bert and Herbert Price at the Price Raspberry Farm, Royal Oak Road standing beside a mule deer that has been shot, and is now tied to their front porch, hanging upside down. Their english foxhound is sitting beside the deer, at Herbert's feet, and Bert is holding a shotgun.
- Names
- Price, Bert
- Price, Herbert
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
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Grace and Henry Ceperley and friends
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36238
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing outside the Fairacres Mansion, with a man and a woman standing on either side of them. The man is on the left, smoking a pipe, and the Ceperley's dog is standing just in front of him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 241-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing outside the Fairacres Mansion, with a man and a woman standing on either side of them. The man is on the left, smoking a pipe, and the Ceperley's dog is standing just in front of him.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Grace and Henry Ceperley and friends, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-016.jpg)
![Grace and Henry Ceperley and friends, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-017.jpg?width=280)
Grace and Henry Ceperley and friends
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36239
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing next to each other. Grace has her hand on her hip, and standing on her other side is a woman who is making their dog stand on his hind legs. On her right is another woman, smiling. A man stands to the left of the group with a pipe in his hand.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 241-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Henry and Grace Ceperley standing next to each other. Grace has her hand on her hip, and standing on her other side is a woman who is making their dog stand on his hind legs. On her right is another woman, smiling. A man stands to the left of the group with a pipe in his hand.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Grace and Henry Ceperley and friends, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-017.jpg)
Gray Family Clearing Lot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35523
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family clearing the lot for their family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. (From left) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) Emily Gray (mother), and Ernie North (uncle by marriage; he had married Hilda, the sister of Clamor Gray).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-381
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gray family clearing the lot for their family home at 4375 Winnifred Street. (From left) Clamor Gray (father of William Gray) Emily Gray (mother), and Ernie North (uncle by marriage; he had married Hilda, the sister of Clamor Gray).
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Land Clearing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Winnifred Street
- Street Address
- 4375 Winnifred Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Henry Ceperley, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-015.jpg?width=280)
Henry Ceperley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36237
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 8 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Henry Ceperley, and an unidentified woman, standing outside the Ceperley home with the Ceperley's small dog.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 8 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 241-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Henry Ceperley, and an unidentified woman, standing outside the Ceperley home with the Ceperley's small dog.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Henry Ceperley, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-015.jpg)
Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory41
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1899-1919
- Length
- 0:07:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles memories of growing up in New Westminster and visiting Burnaby with family. Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles mentions when and where she was born.
- Date Range
- 1899-1919
- Photo Info
- Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002
- Length
- 0:07:22
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- 10-Jun-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 1:24:01
- Interviewee Name
- Eagles, Dr. Blythe
- Eagles, Dr. Violet
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles
Track one of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-08/100-13-08_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles 10-Jun-75 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory42
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1896-1912
- Length
- 0:04:13
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' thoughts on the Boom years, the houses and development at Deer Lake and the south slope of Vancouver and developments in transportation.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Dr Blythe Alfred Eagles and Dr Violet Evelyn (Dunbar) Eagles' thoughts on the Boom years, the houses and development at Deer Lake and the south slope of Vancouver and developments in transportation.
- Date Range
- 1896-1912
- Photo Info
- Mrs. Dunbar, Dr. Blythe Eagles and Dr. Violet (Dunbar) Eagles, June 1967. Item no. 404-002
- Length
- 0:04:13
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- 10-Jun-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and his wife Dr Violet Eagles by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury (and Ross S. McLeod) June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the War Years and Burnaby Lake District. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Blythe's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918 Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia, and took a Physiology class with eight other top students - his future wife, Violet Dunbar was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933 Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968 he received an Honourary Doctor of Science Award from UBC Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899 in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet attained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922 she attended the Provincial Normal School and within six months had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923 she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970) who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 1:24:01
- Interviewee Name
- Eagles, Dr. Blythe
- Eagles, Dr. Violet
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles
Track two of interview with Dr Blythe Eagles and Dr Violet Eagles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-08/100-13-08_Track_2.mp3
Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory10
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1898-1917
- Length
- 0:06:11
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's early childhood including the reasons why her family first moved to Burnaby, other early residents of the Deer Lake district, farming practices, and why the Hart family chose to leave Burnaby in 1917.
- Date Range
- 1898-1917
- Photo Info
- Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
- Length
- 0:06:11
- Names
- Woodward, Harriet
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July 2, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
- Biographical Notes
- Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:47:57
- Interviewee Name
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
Track one of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-17/100-13-17_Track_1.mp3
Love family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35732
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Love family. Back, left to right: Henry Love, Albert Lewis (neighbour), William Feedham (brother-in-law to be, he would marry sister, Phoebe Love), and George Love. Middle row, left to right: Sarah Love, Dot Love and Phoebe Love. Front row, left to right: Leonard Love, Girlie L…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-590
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Love family. Back, left to right: Henry Love, Albert Lewis (neighbour), William Feedham (brother-in-law to be, he would marry sister, Phoebe Love), and George Love. Middle row, left to right: Sarah Love, Dot Love and Phoebe Love. Front row, left to right: Leonard Love, Girlie Love and Esther Love.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Feedham, William Charles
- Lewis, Albert
- Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
- Love, George Richard
- Barnes, Hannah Victoria "Girlie" Love
- Love, Henry
- Love, Leonard
- Parker, Sarah Maria Love
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
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Patterson family picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36030
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Patterson family picnic on the Fraser River, with the family dog, Hector.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 213-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Patterson family picnic on the Fraser River, with the family dog, Hector.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Patterson, Bruce
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note handwritten on the back of the postcard reads: "This is the group taken near Fraser River, we picnicked there on the day King Edward was buried. Uncle, Aunt Willie, Alice & Frances & myself, Bruce took the picture with a Kodak. Mary was with the school procession. I mustn't forget Hector he is half collie & huskie & used to be a sleigh-dog. He is about eight years old now but he is fine & vigorous still. B. Patterson."
Images
![Picnic at Fairacres, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-018.jpg?width=280)
Picnic at Fairacres
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36240
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres, with the Ceperley Mansion visible in the distance. The group of eight is sitting and standing around a small wooden table outside. On the table are cups and drinks, but no food. The three seated women are wearing large brimmed hats and dresses with overcoats (li…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4.5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 241-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres, with the Ceperley Mansion visible in the distance. The group of eight is sitting and standing around a small wooden table outside. On the table are cups and drinks, but no food. The three seated women are wearing large brimmed hats and dresses with overcoats (likey Annie Hill, and Grace Ceperley wearing the cardigan), and two younger women are standing behind them. Two men in suits appear to be middle aged or older (likely Henry Ceperley and Claude Hill), and a young girl in a dress standing by one of the men. Their dog is sitting on a blanket in front of the table.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Picnic at Fairacres, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-018.jpg)
![Picnic at Fairacres, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-019.jpg?width=280)
Picnic at Fairacres
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36241
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres. The family is sitting and standing around a small wooden table, and their dog is lying on a blanket in front. Henry and Grace Ceperley (wearing a cardigan) are seated second and third from the left respectively and the couple seated next to them appears to the …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 241-019
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-05
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a picnic at Fairacres. The family is sitting and standing around a small wooden table, and their dog is lying on a blanket in front. Henry and Grace Ceperley (wearing a cardigan) are seated second and third from the left respectively and the couple seated next to them appears to the Claude Hill and his wife Annie.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Picnic at Fairacres, [1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/241-019.jpg)
Pontifex Family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35342
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Pontifex family. From left to right: Kitty Walker (family friend), Evelyn Bond (wife of Beatrix Pontifex's brother), Vivien Pontifex (daughter), Beatrix Pontifex (mother), Helen Pontifex (daughter), and Robert Pontifex (father). This photograph was taken near their Roberts Street ho…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-199
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Pontifex family. From left to right: Kitty Walker (family friend), Evelyn Bond (wife of Beatrix Pontifex's brother), Vivien Pontifex (daughter), Beatrix Pontifex (mother), Helen Pontifex (daughter), and Robert Pontifex (father). This photograph was taken near their Roberts Street home in the Deer Lake area. There were seven children in the Pontifex family: Vivien, Helen, Bob, Audrey, Barbara, Basil, and Hugh.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cows
- Animals - Dogs
- Names
- Bond, Evelyn
- Pontifex, Beatrix
- Pontifex, Helen
- Pontifex, Robert
- Pontifex, Vivien
- Walker, Kitty
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Roberts Street
- Street Address
- 6411 Roberts Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Towland house, [1917] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-797.jpg?width=280)
Towland house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35937
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of five people and a dog outside the Towland family home, likely sometime between July 1-4, 1917. Annotations on the back of the photograph read, "at Mrs. Towland's - Burnaby - B.C." and (in different handwriting), "Probably July 1-4; 1917? Woman in foreground was an America…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1917] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-797
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of five people and a dog outside the Towland family home, likely sometime between July 1-4, 1917. Annotations on the back of the photograph read, "at Mrs. Towland's - Burnaby - B.C." and (in different handwriting), "Probably July 1-4; 1917? Woman in foreground was an American. This fact may account for the Stars and Stripes as well as the Ensign"
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Symbols - Flags
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Towland house, [1917] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-797.jpg)