"Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)" found 12 records

Audrey Pontifex

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941 or 1942] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Audrey Pontifex at the front of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941 or 1942] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-509

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Audrey Pontifex at the front of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

Names: Devereux, Audrey Pontifex

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Audrey Pontifex, [1941 or 1942] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Basil Pontifex and Joi Barber-Pontifex

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37910

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Basil Pontifex and Joi Barber-Pontifex standing at the front of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-498

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Basil Pontifex and Joi Barber-Pontifex standing at the front of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

Names: Pontifex, Basil; Pontifex, Joi Barber

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Basil Pontifex and Joi Barber-Pontifex, 1947 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Basil Pontifex in Uniform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37909

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1947] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Basil Pontifex, in his firefighters uniform, at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street. He is standing in front of a car.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1947] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-497

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Basil Pontifex, in his firefighters uniform, at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street. He is standing in front of a car.

Subjects: Occupations - Fire Fighters; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Pontifex, Basil

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Basil Pontifex in Uniform, [1947] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Basil Pontifex's motorcycle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37905

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Basil Pontifex's motorcycle at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-493

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Basil Pontifex's motorcycle at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

Subjects: Transportation - Motorcycles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Basil Pontifex's motorcycle, 1947 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Bob Pontifex and friend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37920

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of [first name unknown] O'Connor and Bob Pontifex at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street. Bob Pontifex is in uniform.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-508

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of [first name unknown] O'Connor and Bob Pontifex at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street. Bob Pontifex is in uniform.

Subjects: Clothing - Military Uniforms

Names: O'Connor, Ms.; Pontifex, Bob

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Bob Pontifex and friend, [1941] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Bruce and Audrey Devereux

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37940

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1944] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bruce and Audrey Devereux (nee Pontifex) sitting on the lawn at the front of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1944] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-527

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bruce and Audrey Devereux (nee Pontifex) sitting on the lawn at the front of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

Names: Devereux, Audrey Pontifex; Devereux, Bruce

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Bruce and Audrey Devereux, [1944] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Bruce Devereux and Rory Leith

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37941

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1944] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bruce Devereux and Rory Leith sitting in a toy wagon at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1944] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-528

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bruce Devereux and Rory Leith sitting in a toy wagon at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Wagons

Names: Devereux, Bruce; Leith, Rory

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Bruce Devereux and Rory Leith, [1944] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Cowan family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35194

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1949

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 Cowan family home, 2930 Gilpin Street (later renumbered 5926 Gilpin Street),taken after a big snowfall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1949

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-051

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Cowan family home, 2930 Gilpin Street (later renumbered 5926 Gilpin Street),taken after a big snowfall.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Street Address: 5926 Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Cowan family home, January 1949 thumbnail

Devereux and Pontifex families

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37926

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Wally Devereux, Audrey Devereux, Bob Pontifex and Basil Pontifex, at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-514

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Wally Devereux, Audrey Devereux, Bob Pontifex and Basil Pontifex, at the back of 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street.

Names: Devereux, Audrey Pontifex; Devereux, Wally; Pontifex, Basil; Pontifex, Bob

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Devereux and Pontifex families, [1948] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Interview with David Skulski

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19606

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.

History: Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Foods; Music; Musical Instruments; Occupations - Musicians; Performances - Concerts; Persons - Jewish Canadians; Religions - Judaism

Names: Burnaby Symphony Orchestra; Burnaby South High School; Burquest; Skulski, Murray "David"; Vancouver Symphony Orchestra; Vancouver Society for Early Music; Peretz Centre

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Geographic Access: Deer Lake; Deer Lake Park

Accession Code: BV023.16.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0010_004

Audio Tracks

Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0010_003.mp3

Vivien and Audrey Pontifex

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37930

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters Vivien and Audrey Pontifex at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street, standing beside a host of daffodils.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1941] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.0 x 2.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-518

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters Vivien and Audrey Pontifex at 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street, standing beside a host of daffodils.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers

Names: Devereux, Audrey Pontifex; Pontifex, Vivien

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Vivien and Audrey Pontifex, [1941] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Vivien, Audrey and Mrs. Pontifex

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37918

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1941 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Vivien Pontifex, Audrey Pontifex and Beatrix Pontifex at back of the 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street standing behind a host of daffodils.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1941 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-506

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Vivien Pontifex, Audrey Pontifex and Beatrix Pontifex at back of the 4006 Douglas Road (old numbering) and Gilpin Street standing behind a host of daffodils.

Subjects: Plants - Flowers

Names: Devereux, Audrey Pontifex; Pontifex, Beatrix Bond; Pontifex, Vivien

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilpin Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Basil Pontifex and Joi Barber-Pontifex

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Basil Pontifex in Uniform

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Basil Pontifex's motorcycle

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Bob Pontifex and friend

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Bruce and Audrey Devereux

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Bruce Devereux and Rory Leith

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Cowan family home

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Devereux and Pontifex families

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Interview with David Skulski

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Vivien and Audrey Pontifex

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