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Bob Prittie, Caroline Prior and Del Carrell

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Association candidates; school board trustee Caroline Prior, Mayor Bob Prittie, and aldermanic candidate Del Carrell filing civic election nomination papers at City Hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1968
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-910
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Association candidates; school board trustee Caroline Prior, Mayor Bob Prittie, and aldermanic candidate Del Carrell filing civic election nomination papers at City Hall.
Subjects
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Prior, Caroline
Carrell, Del
Burnaby Citizens Association
Burnaby School Trustees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Filing civic election nomination papers at municipal hall are BCA candidates Mrs. Caroline Prior, incumbent school board trustee; mayoralty [sic] candidate Robert Prittie, and aldermanic candidate Mrs. Del Carrell."
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Bruce Northorp and Robert Prittie

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1969 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff-sergeant Bruce Northorp in uniform, shaking hands with Burnaby Mayor Robert Prittie, as the Mayor presents him with the RCMP's 20-year long-service metal at a ceremony at city hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1969 and 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1098
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff-sergeant Bruce Northorp in uniform, shaking hands with Burnaby Mayor Robert Prittie, as the Mayor presents him with the RCMP's 20-year long-service metal at a ceremony at city hall.
Subjects
Clothing - Uniforms
Public Services - Policing
Ceremonies - Awards
Personal Symbols - Certificates
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Names
Northorp, Bruce
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Burnaby Council Members, 1960

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwa…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
103-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwards, and Robert W. Prittie. Staff, seated at table at back, left to right: J.H. Shaw (Clerk), H.W. Balfour (Manager), and S.B. McCafferty (Treasurer). Reeve Alan H. Emmott is seated on the dias.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - City Clerks
Names
Balfour, H.W.
Drummond, John D. "Doug"
Edwards, James H.
Emmott, Alan H.
Harper, Malcolm J.
Hicks, Russell E.
Jamieson, Donald H
MacSorley, Charles W.
Mather, Camille
McCafferty, S.B. "Bart"
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
LeBlanc, Don
Notes
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby Council Members - 1960"
Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "Croton Studio / Don Leblanc / Middlegate Shopping Centre, 406-7155 Kingsway, South Burnaby B.C. / Lakeview 2-2848 / File Number: 1114, Negative Number: 2"
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Burnaby Winter Club

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1963]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 19.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Winter Club at 4990 Canada Way. Three sheep and a horse are standing in a field by a building.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1963]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 19.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
068-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Winter Club at 4990 Canada Way. Three sheep and a horse are standing in a field by a building.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Buildings - Recreational
Animals - Sheep
Names
Burnaby Winter Club
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Cor and Sjouke Hiemstra in front of house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Feb. 1960
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cornelius "Cor" Hiemstra with his eldest child Sjouke Hiemstra. Sjouke Hiemstra is in a stroller with his father crouched next to him, on the lawn in front of their house located at 5636 Canada Way.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cornelius "Cor" Hiemstra with his eldest child Sjouke Hiemstra. Sjouke Hiemstra is in a stroller with his father crouched next to him, on the lawn in front of their house located at 5636 Canada Way.
Names
Hiemstra, Cornelius "Cor"
Hiemstra, Sjouke
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Accession Code
BV022.15.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Feb. 1960
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "FEB_60"
Stamp in red ink on verso of photograph reads: "A "PICTURE PRINT" / MADE BY / VANCOUVER PHOTOFINISHING CO."
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Douglas Road

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1897] (date of original), copied 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Road (later renamed in part Canada Way), near Stanley Street. To the right is the Sprott family property, where a few wooden buildings are visible in the cleared area. Charles Sprott, head of the Sprott family, was an important Burnaby politician who was continuously elected to serve in the municiality as councillor from 1895 to 1903 and as Reeve from 1904 to 1905.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Stanley Street
Accession Code
HV978.1.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1897] (date of original), copied 1978
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36053
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Marietta Ketchum (far left) and her class at Douglas Road School lined up in rows on the steps of the school.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Grace Dickie subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16 cm
Material Details
Photographer wrote their name and the date on the negative, making both white on the photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
215-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1989-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Marietta Ketchum (far left) and her class at Douglas Road School lined up in rows on the steps of the school.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Douglas Road School
Ketchum, Marietta
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Photographer identified as "Layton"
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Douglas Road School gymnasium

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two workmen (unidentified) standing next to a truckload of lumber outside the new Douglas Road School gymnasium.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Douglas Road School subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
471-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2005-3
Scope and Content
Photograph of two workmen (unidentified) standing next to a truckload of lumber outside the new Douglas Road School gymnasium.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Buildings - Schools
Names
Douglas Road School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Gordon, Ethel
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Douglas Road School gymnasium construction

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crew of workmen working on the construction of the new Douglas Road School gymnasium. None of the men are identified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Douglas Road School subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
471-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2005-3
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crew of workmen working on the construction of the new Douglas Road School gymnasium. None of the men are identified.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Buildings - Schools
Names
Douglas Road School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Gordon, Ethel
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Graduates of Burnaby Central High

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of over 200 young men and women dressed in formal attire, posing in the gymnasium of the school for this graduation picture. All of the women appear to be in prom dresses and the men are wearing suits.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Shaw family series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-062
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large group of over 200 young men and women dressed in formal attire, posing in the gymnasium of the school for this graduation picture. All of the women appear to be in prom dresses and the men are wearing suits.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Graduations
Names
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Cobbett, Bob
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Graduation June, 1961 / Burnaby Central High"
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4939 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Hill family

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[189-] (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 Bernard Hill (centre) and Gerry Hill (right) on the Bernard Hill family veranda. The three women are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[189-] (date of original), copied 1986
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.
204-794
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bernard Hill (centre) and Gerry Hill (right) on the Bernard Hill family veranda. The three women are unidentified.
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill November 7, 1977 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1892-1905
Length
0:09:33
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. He tells stories of the antics he got into with his brothers. Claude's wife, Marion Hill speaks encouraging words.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. He tells stories of the antics he got into with his brothers. Claude's wife, Marion Hill speaks encouraging words.
Date Range
1892-1905
Photo Info
Claude Hill, the son of Bernard and Marian Hill, [1888]. Item no. 477-933
Length
0:09:33
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Interviewer
Stevens, Colin
Interview Date
November 7, 1977
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with A. Claude Hill and his wife Marion Hill, conducted by Colin Stevens, November 7, 1977. Major themes discussed are: Christmas traditions and his Deer Lake neighbourhood.
Biographical Notes
Claude Hill was born in England about 1885, the eldest son of Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard R. Hill. His younger sibling were Frank, Winnie and Minard Gerald “Gerry.” Claude Hill was named after Bernard’s older brother, Louis Claude Hill. Claude's father, Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Uncle Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. His oldest child, Claude was seven years old at the time and his first years of school in Burnaby were at Douglas Road. Later, Claude rode a horse and buggy with his younger brother to travel to school in New Westminster. A.Claude Hill married Marion "Mamie" in his early twenties.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:30:00
Interviewee Name
Hill, Claude
Hill, Marion
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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 Claude Hill and Marion Hill

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Interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill November 7, 1977 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1892-1905
Length
0:04:58
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of how his father cleared land to build a house, including the equipment that was used.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of how his father cleared land to build a house, including the equipment that was used.
Date Range
1892-1905
Photo Info
Claude Hill, the son of Bernard and Marian Hill, [1888]. Item no. 477-933
Length
0:04:58
Names
Hill, Bernard R
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Interviewer
Stevens, Colin
Interview Date
November 7, 1977
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with A. Claude Hill and his wife Marion Hill, conducted by Colin Stevens, November 7, 1977. Major themes discussed are: Christmas traditions and his Deer Lake neighbourhood.
Biographical Notes
Claude Hill was born in England about 1885, the eldest son of Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard R. Hill. His younger sibling were Frank, Winnie and Minard Gerald “Gerry.” Claude Hill was named after Bernard’s older brother, Louis Claude Hill. Claude's father, Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Uncle Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. His oldest child, Claude was seven years old at the time and his first years of school in Burnaby were at Douglas Road. Later, Claude rode a horse and buggy with his younger brother to travel to school in New Westminster. A.Claude Hill married Marion "Mamie" in his early twenties.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:30:00
Interviewee Name
Hill, Claude
Hill, Marion
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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 four of interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill

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Interview with Minard Hill February 9, 1978 - Track 3

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1880-1914
Length
0:10:09
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Minard Gerald "Gerry" Hill's relatives in England, his father's early life as well as life on the strawberry farm in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Minard Gerald "Gerry" Hill's relatives in England, his father's early life as well as life on the strawberry farm in Burnaby.
Date Range
1880-1914
Photo Info
Minard Gerald Hill in uniform, 1914. Item no. 477-926
Length
0:10:09
Names
Hill, Bernard R
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Interviewer
Stevens, Colin
Interview Date
February 9, 1978
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Minard Gerald "Gerry" Hill conducted by Colin Stevens, February 9, 1978. Major themes discussed are: the Burnaby Lake Neighbourhood, Gilley Brothers Logging Company and his father, Bernard Hill.
Biographical Notes
Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill was born in Burnaby on July 31, 1893 to Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard Richard Hill. He was the youngest child in the family with older siblings Frank, Claude and Winnie. Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Gerry attended Miss Harriet Woodward’s kindergarten class, and went on to Edmonds School with Miss Ellen Lister as his teacher. He later went to Central high school in New Westminster, often on horseback. Gerry served in World War I, signing his recruitment papers November 9, 1914. When he returned home, he worked felling trees, then as an apprentice surveyor and finally as a carpenter. Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill married Charlotte Elizabeth “Elizabeth” Vidal on September 28, 1920 and single-handedly built a house for him and his wife about a thousand feet from his parents’ home. He also bought property at Yellow Point, Vancouver Island around this time. By the early 1930s Gerry had moved to Yellow Point permanently and begun work building the lodge. Elizabeth and Gerry’s child, Richard Grant McEwan Hill was born at Ladysmith hospital. Charlotte Elizabeth “Elizabeth” (Vidal) Hill died February 11, 1984 at the age of eighty-seven. Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill died January 30, 1988 at the age of ninety-three.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:13:56
Interviewee Name
Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
Interview Location
Yellow Point, Vancouver Island
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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 three of interview with Minard Hill

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Living room at Bernard Hill's house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189-] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the living room at Bernard Hill's house which was built in 1892 on Douglas Road, later renamed in part Canada Way. Prominent in the photograph is the wallpaper with floral motif and a piano with the top cluttered with vases, plates, framed photographs, etc. The piano stool has an an…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the living room at Bernard Hill's house which was built in 1892 on Douglas Road, later renamed in part Canada Way. Prominent in the photograph is the wallpaper with floral motif and a piano with the top cluttered with vases, plates, framed photographs, etc. The piano stool has an antimacassar, and there is a chair to the left side. Also visible on the left side is a fireplace. This photograph is cropped and reproduced in Michael Sone's book, "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby," pg. 27.
Subjects
Furniture
Musical Instruments - Pianos
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Accession Code
HV977.123.40
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[189-] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Lubbock photographs from album

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64493
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
130 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Lubbock family, including their riding stables and horses, family events, their pets, and landscape and travel photographs. These photographs were originally housed in a photographic album.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
130 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
Description Level
File
Record No.
342-046
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Lubbock family, including their riding stables and horses, family events, their pets, and landscape and travel photographs. These photographs were originally housed in a photographic album.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Animals - Horses
Recreational Activities - Horseback riding
Names
Lubbock, Ainsly
Lubbock, Beatrice "Bea"
Lubbock, Elizabeth
Lubbock, Gordon
Lubbock, John
Lubbock, John Barker
Lubbock, Mina
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Lucy and Sjouke Hiemstra in front of house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19127
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Feb. 1960
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lucy Hiemstra pushing her eldest child Sjouke Hiemstra in a stroller on the grass in front of their house located at 5636 Canada Way.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lucy Hiemstra pushing her eldest child Sjouke Hiemstra in a stroller on the grass in front of their house located at 5636 Canada Way.
Names
Hiemstra, Lucy
Hiemstra, Sjouke
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Accession Code
BV022.15.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Feb. 1960
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Feb. 1960 / Sg. C. Hiemstra Jr."
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "919A"
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Nurses on coffee break

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65514
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) nurses having coffee break together at the Municipal Hall in Burnaby. The nurses are; (from left) Sue Cornelisse, Margaret Standerwick, Nettie Klokeid, Betty-Lou Sundquist and Marguerite Dobson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
153-052
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of five Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) nurses having coffee break together at the Municipal Hall in Burnaby. The nurses are; (from left) Sue Cornelisse, Margaret Standerwick, Nettie Klokeid, Betty-Lou Sundquist and Marguerite Dobson.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Victorian Order of Nurses
Cornelisse, Sue
Standerwick, Margaret
Klokeid, Nettie
Sundquist, Betty-Lou
Dobson, Marguerite
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: “Coffee break in Municipal Hall / Cafeteria / L. to Right / Sue Cornelisse / Margaret Standerwick / Nettie Klokied [sic] / Betty-Lou Sundquist / Marguerite Dobson"
Note on recto of photograph reads: “1965”
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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School Principal Burwell Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45177
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960, published June 4, 1960
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burwell Brown, Cascade Heights Elementary School Principal, taken the night of his retirement party at Burnaby Central High School. He is sitting in the "prisoner's box" at a mock trial that found him guilty of being an outstanding principal and teacher in Burnaby. He was the principa…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960, published June 4, 1960
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-073
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burwell Brown, Cascade Heights Elementary School Principal, taken the night of his retirement party at Burnaby Central High School. He is sitting in the "prisoner's box" at a mock trial that found him guilty of being an outstanding principal and teacher in Burnaby. He was the principal of Schou Street School from 1927 to 1953, before taking the same position at Cascade Heights Elementary School.
Names
Brown, Burwell
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Schou Street School
Cascade Heights Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4939 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

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