"Burnaby Public Library" found 17 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of Catherine Rees standing with her hand resting on Gwen Pitman's chair, as she sits, with both hands resting on her cane at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 330-004

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Catherine Rees standing with her hand resting on Gwen Pitman's chair, as she sits, with both hands resting on her cane at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names: Burnaby Public Library; Rees, Catherine "Cathy"; Pitman, Gwendolyn "Gwen"

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Pel, Vera Rose Jackson

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Pixie McGeachie and Florence Godwin

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Pixie McGeachie, unidentified, and Florence Godwin sitting inside, in front of the windows at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 330-001

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Pixie McGeachie, unidentified, and Florence Godwin sitting inside, in front of the windows at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names: Burnaby Public Library; Godwin, Florence Hart; McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Pel, Vera Rose Jackson

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Pixie McGeachie and Florence Godwin

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Pixie McGeachie and Florence Godwin standing together in front of the windows at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 14, 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 330-003

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of Pixie McGeachie and Florence Godwin standing together in front of the windows at the Metrotown Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Libraries

Names: Burnaby Public Library; Godwin, Florence Hart; McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Pel, Vera Rose Jackson

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 6100 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Burnaby Police department under Chief Devitt

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 21 cm, mounted on board 25 x 30 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Police force standing at attention and wearing dress uniform. The men are: Chief Devitt, and his staff; Sergeant David Maxwell, Constable Parker, Reeve Sanderson, Constable Bob Henderson, Constable Hatt-Cook, Constable Jack Woolens, Constable Peter Kelsberg, Constable Jeffr…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 21 cm, mounted on board 25 x 30 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 230-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby's Police force standing at attention and wearing dress uniform. The men are: Chief Devitt, and his staff; Sergeant David Maxwell, Constable Parker, Reeve Sanderson, Constable Bob Henderson, Constable Hatt-Cook, Constable Jack Woolens, Constable Peter Kelsberg, Constable Jeffreys, Constable Eddie Goodwin, Constable Waddell, and Commissioner Matthews.

Subjects: Public Services - Policing

Names: Burnaby Municipal Police; Devitt, W.J.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Burnaby Police department under Chief Devitt, 1921 thumbnail

Fern Brown

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1901 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1901 and 1920]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 228-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.

Subjects: Toys - Dolls

Names: Brown, Fern

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Page attached to verso of photograph gives a short history of Fern Brown

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Nelson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Fern Brown, [between 1901 and 1920] thumbnail

Hutton house

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hutton house near Bonsor Pool; near Lily Avenue and Fern Avenue. One man is sitting on the top step, wearing a suit and tie. A second man is seated halfway down the stairs and has a young child on his knee. A woman in a white dress is sitting lower down, towards the bottom of the…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 14 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 228-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hutton house near Bonsor Pool; near Lily Avenue and Fern Avenue. One man is sitting on the top step, wearing a suit and tie. A second man is seated halfway down the stairs and has a young child on his knee. A woman in a white dress is sitting lower down, towards the bottom of the stairs. The house is surrounded by a white picket fence.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Murdoch McMurray and a co-worker

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Murdoch McMurray (left) and a co-worker standing in front of Beatons Garage. They were hauling cordwood from the Capitol Hill school grounds, which was just opposite this garage. The wood would then go to the Edmonds Street School to be used as firewood. Edmonds Wood Yard had a contra…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 229-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of Murdoch McMurray (left) and a co-worker standing in front of Beatons Garage. They were hauling cordwood from the Capitol Hill school grounds, which was just opposite this garage. The wood would then go to the Edmonds Street School to be used as firewood. Edmonds Wood Yard had a contract with the Burnaby schools at this time to supply cordwood.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Names: McMurray, Murdoch; Beaton's Garage

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Holdom Avenue

Street Address: 350 Holdom Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Murdoch McMurray and a co-worker, 1925 thumbnail

Samuel Shepard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36141

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [before 1932]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm + 1p.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Samuel Shepard, who moved to Burnaby in 1900 with his wife and from 1907 to 1931 he was the municipal clerk of Richmond. He also worked as a school teacher, and even as the Principal of the Craigflower school in Victoria.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [before 1932]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm + 1p.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 228-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of Samuel Shepard, who moved to Burnaby in 1900 with his wife and from 1907 to 1931 he was the municipal clerk of Richmond. He also worked as a school teacher, and even as the Principal of the Craigflower school in Victoria.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Shepard, Samuel

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Page attached to verso of photograph gives a detailed account of his travel route on the Electric interurban tram to and from his job at the Municipal Hall

Images

Standing at Kingsway and Nelson

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men standing casually with their arms across each other's shoulders, smiling. The A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store at Kingsway and Nelson is visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 228-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men standing casually with their arms across each other's shoulders, smiling. The A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store at Kingsway and Nelson is visible in the background.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Nelson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Standing at Kingsway and Nelson, 1920 thumbnail

Store interior at Pioneer and Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36142

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on board 17.5 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of Mr. Hutton's store at the corner of Pioneer and Kingsway. Mrs. A.B. Hutton is wearing an apron standing by the counters. Behind the counter, a large cash register can be seen. There are weights, various tin cans, Rennie's seeds, Christie's biscuits, etc. on display. …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on board 17.5 x 23 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 228-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of Mr. Hutton's store at the corner of Pioneer and Kingsway. Mrs. A.B. Hutton is wearing an apron standing by the counters. Behind the counter, a large cash register can be seen. There are weights, various tin cans, Rennie's seeds, Christie's biscuits, etc. on display. There is a cat sitting on a stool in front of the counter. The interior has hardwood finishing on the floor, walls and ceiling.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "Mr. Hutton's father's store at corner of Pioneer and Kingsway. Where Toronto Dominion bank now stands."

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4920 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Store interior at Pioneer and Kingsway, 1920 thumbnail

Truck full of cordwood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36154

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray leaning against an Edmonds Wood Yard truck full of cordwood, about to be hauled from the Capitol Hill School grounds to the Edmonds Street School for use in heating the school. Edmonds Wood Yard was opened in 1910 by Bill McDonald at 1500 Edmo…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 229-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1989-22

Scope and Content: Photograph of Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray leaning against an Edmonds Wood Yard truck full of cordwood, about to be hauled from the Capitol Hill School grounds to the Edmonds Street School for use in heating the school. Edmonds Wood Yard was opened in 1910 by Bill McDonald at 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered as the 7200 block) and Kingsway. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill (an early mill in Deer Lake), to buy the business from Mr. McDonald. They in turn sold out very shortly to Fred Robbins. In 1921 Murdoch McMurray and Emerson Doran, along with Jack McMurray, bought the wood yard back and ran it until 1947 when they sold it to Norman Ritchie.

Subjects: Transportation - Trucks

Names: McMurray, Murdoch; Doran, Emerson

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Burnaby's Photographic Family Album-Burnaby Image Bank Collection: Volume 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (1 hr., 56 min., 40 sec.) : b&w, col., sd.

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992" produced by the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Archives, and Archivist, Jim Ross in recognition of Burnaby’s Centennial. The video consists of 812 images from the Burnaby Image Bank which are i…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (1 hr., 56 min., 40 sec.) : b&w, col., sd.

Material Details: Video Home System (VHS) tape

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 577-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS2001-15

Scope and Content: Item is a copy of "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992" produced by the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Archives, and Archivist, Jim Ross in recognition of Burnaby’s Centennial. The video consists of 812 images from the Burnaby Image Bank which are indexed by Communities, Neighbourhoods, Subjects and Names. The indexes are provided at both the beginning and end of the video with photographs dispersed in between. An introduction is provided by Simon Fraser University Archivist, Jim Ross. The video was made available for public purchase and viewing on Video Home System (VHS) format and distributed to each Burnaby school and branch of the Burnaby Public Library for information and research purposes.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Photographs; Persons - Pioneers

Names: Simon Fraser University; Ross, Jim

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title

Images

Video

Burnaby's Photographic Family Album-Burnaby Image Bank Collection: Volume 1, 1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/577-001.m4v

Central Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (date of original), photographed 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Central Park entrance arch with the "Central Park" electric sign. An Interurban tram can be seen on the right. This photograph used to be hung at the Central Park branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1920 (date of original), photographed 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 11.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 145-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1985-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Central Park entrance arch with the "Central Park" electric sign. An Interurban tram can be seen on the right. This photograph used to be hung at the Central Park branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Subjects: Structures - Arches; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards; Geographic Features - Parks; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Central Park, 1920 (date of original), photographed 1985 thumbnail

Interview with Gail Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4491

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:12:13 min)

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Gail’s school years, her activities, household living arrangements, responsibilities, jobs, toys and games, and friends. 00:00-2:46: Gail describes growing up in South Burnaby, on her parents’ farm on Marine Drive, which her father had purchased f…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:12:13 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Gail Yip Date of Interview: May 9, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total length of all Tracks: 0:22:16

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Gail’s school years, her activities, household living arrangements, responsibilities, jobs, toys and games, and friends. 00:00-2:46: Gail describes growing up in South Burnaby, on her parents’ farm on Marine Drive, which her father had purchased from the people he worked for. She talks about attending Riverway West Elementary School, then McPherson Junior High school, and Burnaby South High School. Gail describes the games and activities she participated in at school, both formal and informal. She discusses her first real job as a teenager, as a page at the Burnaby Public Library. 2:46-6:09: Gail recalls her responsibilities at home, and earning money. She talks about her family’s living arrangements. She describes her family, immediate and extended, and her family’s history on the farm. Gail discusses the economic difficulties of farming, and the job her father got when he leased the farm to a tenant. 6:09-10:15: Gail describes her playmates, with whom she played in the nearby bush, and recalls how the time of year and the weather affected their play. She mentions a roller skating rink on Edmonds Street, but notes that such amenities were uncommon then. Gail lists the organized youth activities she participated in: Brownies, C.G.I.T., and Explorers. She discusses the toys and games she played with at home with her sisters. Gail describes her family’s living arrangements, and how the large house included a big rumpus room with a television set. She talks about her family’s closeness with extended family. 10:15-12:13: Gail recalls that the distance between her home and school made it necessary to have lunch at school, and shares how this created a special group of friends. She relates how living near Marine Drive, which was then a highway, affected her. Gail recalls going to Sunday school with her neighbor’s children in her elementary school years, but describes her family as not being very connected to church. She talks about participating in Brownies and Explorers.

History: Recording of an interview with Gail Yip recording by Tom Gooden on May 9, 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s and 60s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Names: Yip, Gail

Accession Code: BV017.45.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Gail Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0004_001.mp3

Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1922-1949

Length: 0:10:13

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's early years. Hazel discusses her childhood, focusing mainly on her school days and her father's interest in politics. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's early years. Hazel discusses her childhood, focusing mainly on her school days and her father's interest in politics. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

Date Range: 1922-1949

Photo Info: Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063.

Length: 0:10:13

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 27, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Hazel Simnett conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 27, 2012. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: political activism in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 and grew up looking up to her father Frederick Simnett who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. In 2006, Hazel Simnett won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:12

Interviewee Name: Simnett, Hazel

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Hazel Simnett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-024/MSS171-024_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory402

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 2012

Length: 0:08:48

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

Date Range: 2012

Photo Info: Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063.

Length: 0:08:48

Names: Douglas, Tommy

Subjects: Elections

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 27, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Hazel Simnett conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 27, 2012. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: political activism in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 and grew up looking up to her father Frederick Simnett who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. In 2006, Hazel Simnett won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:12

Interviewee Name: Simnett, Hazel

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Hazel Simnett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-024/MSS171-024_Track_4.mp3

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Catherine Rees and Gwen Pitman

Pixie McGeachie and Florence Godwin

Pixie McGeachie and Florence Godwin

Burnaby Police department under Chief Devitt

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Fern Brown

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Hutton house

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Murdoch McMurray and a co-worker

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Samuel Shepard

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Standing at Kingsway and Nelson

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Store interior at Pioneer and Kingsway

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Truck full of cordwood

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Burnaby's Photographic Family Album-Burnaby Image Bank Collection: Volume 1

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Video

Central Park

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Interview with Gail Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1

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Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 1

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Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 4

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