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![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory289
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Length
- 0:07:05
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early years of marriage while also a member of the work force. She talks about her own children; their early years spent in South Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell's early years of marriage while also a member of the work force. She talks about her own children; their early years spent in South Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Photo Info
- Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
- Length
- 0:07:05
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 18, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
- Biographical Notes
- Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 33:02
- Interviewee Name
- Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-001.jpg)
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Track three of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
Track three of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-001/MSS171-001_Track_3.mp3![class at McPherson Park Junior High School, [1955-1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
class at McPherson Park Junior High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2822
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955-1956]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: McPherson Park Junior High School, grade 7 (?), class photograph for the 1955 to 1956 school year. The teacher is located standing at the far right is Mr. Frank Allder. None of the students is identified.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: McPherson Park Junior High School, grade 7 (?), class photograph for the 1955 to 1956 school year. The teacher is located standing at the far right is Mr. Frank Allder. None of the students is identified.
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.3
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1955-1956]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Originally housed in a photographic album.
Images
![class at McPherson Park Junior High School, [1955-1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0003_001.jpg)
![Division 4 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1954-1955] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0017_001.jpg?width=280)
Division 4 class at Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2836
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954-1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Division 4 class photograph for the school year 1954 to 1955, taken in 1955. The teacher, Mr. Frank Allder, is standing on the far left. The only student identified is Helen Shearer, sitting in the second row from the front, second from the left. The photograp…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Division 4 class photograph for the school year 1954 to 1955, taken in 1955. The teacher, Mr. Frank Allder, is standing on the far left. The only student identified is Helen Shearer, sitting in the second row from the front, second from the left. The photograph is by Laytonv
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.17
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1954-1955]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
Images
![Division 4 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1954-1955] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0017_001.jpg)
![Grade 1, Division 18 class at Windsor Street School, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0020_001.jpg?width=280)
Grade 1, Division 18 class at Windsor Street School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2839
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Windsor Street School, Grade 1, Division 18 class photograph taken in 1959. The teacher, Jill Allder, is standing on the far right. The lady standing on the far left is unidentified. The photo is by Layton.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Windsor Street School, Grade 1, Division 18 class photograph taken in 1959. The teacher, Jill Allder, is standing on the far right. The lady standing on the far left is unidentified. The photo is by Layton.
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.20
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1959]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
Images
![Grade 1, Division 18 class at Windsor Street School, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0020_001.jpg)
![Grade 2-3, Division 12 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0018_001.jpg?width=280)
Grade 2-3, Division 12 class at Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2837
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 2-3, Division 12 class. Photograph taken in 1958. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the left of the class. The class is sitting on the front steps of the school.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 2-3, Division 12 class. Photograph taken in 1958. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the left of the class. The class is sitting on the front steps of the school.
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.18
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1958]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
Images
![Grade 2-3, Division 12 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1958] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0018_001.jpg)
![Grade 3, Division 17 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0043_001.jpg?width=280)
Grade 3, Division 17 class at Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2862
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1956]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue Grade 3, Division 17 class photograph taken in 1956.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue Grade 3, Division 17 class photograph taken in 1956.
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.43
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1956]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
Images
![Grade 3, Division 17 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1956] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0043_001.jpg)
![Grade 4, Division 8 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1957] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0016_001.jpg?width=280)
Grade 4, Division 8 class at Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2835
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Grade 4, Division 8 class photograph taken in 1957. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the far left. Students: second from the left, front row, Doug Farrell sixth from left, back row, Doug Penn The photograph is from Layton
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, Grade 4, Division 8 class photograph taken in 1957. The teacher, Mrs Jill Allder, is standing on the far left. Students: second from the left, front row, Doug Farrell sixth from left, back row, Doug Penn The photograph is from Layton
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.16
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1957]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
Images
![Grade 4, Division 8 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1957] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0016_001.jpg)
![Grade 6 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1952-1953] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Grade 6 class at Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2820
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1952-1953]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 6, class photograph for the 1952 to 1953 school year. Taken on the front steps of school. The teacher located in the back row far right is Mr. Frank Allder. Students are unidentified except for: front row,second from left, Helen Shearer; front row, far ri…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 6, class photograph for the 1952 to 1953 school year. Taken on the front steps of school. The teacher located in the back row far right is Mr. Frank Allder. Students are unidentified except for: front row,second from left, Helen Shearer; front row, far right Eddy Stark; third row from front, sixth student from left, Don Kirby. The photo was most likely taken by Layton
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1952-1953]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Originally housed in a photographic album
Images
![Grade 6 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1952-1953] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0001_001.jpg)
![Grade 7 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1953-1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Grade 7 class at Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2821
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1953-1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 7, class photograph for the 1953 to 1954 school year. Photo taken in 1954. The teacher located at the far right of the second row, is Mr. Frank Allder Students are unidentified except for: front row on ground, second from left , Walter Carr third row from…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Gilmore Avenue School, grade 7, class photograph for the 1953 to 1954 school year. Photo taken in 1954. The teacher located at the far right of the second row, is Mr. Frank Allder Students are unidentified except for: front row on ground, second from left , Walter Carr third row from front, third from left, John Bell The photo was taken by Layton
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.2
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1953-1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Originally housed in a photographic album
Images
![Grade 7 class at Gilmore Avenue School, [1953-1954] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0002_001.jpg)
![Grade 9, Division 1 class at McPherson Park Junior High School, [1956-1957] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Grade 9, Division 1 class at McPherson Park Junior High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2823
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1956-1957]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: McPherson Park Junior High School, Grade 9, Division 1 class photograph for the 1956 to 1957 school year. The teacher, located on the left of the thrid row from the front, is Mr. Frank Allder.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: McPherson Park Junior High School, Grade 9, Division 1 class photograph for the 1956 to 1957 school year. The teacher, located on the left of the thrid row from the front, is Mr. Frank Allder.
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.4
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1956-1957]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Originally housed in a photographic album
Images
![Grade 9, Division 1 class at McPherson Park Junior High School, [1956-1957] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0004_001.jpg)
![Staff at Windsor Street School, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0019_001.jpg?width=280)
Staff at Windsor Street School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2838
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Windsor Street School staff photograph taken in 1959. The school principal, Mr. John Prior, is one of two men standing in the center of the back row. seated in the front row on the far left, Jill allder seated in the front row, fourth from left, Lillian Ghill seated in the front row, …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Scope and Content
- Photograph: Windsor Street School staff photograph taken in 1959. The school principal, Mr. John Prior, is one of two men standing in the center of the back row. seated in the front row on the far left, Jill allder seated in the front row, fourth from left, Lillian Ghill seated in the front row, seventh from left, Gwen Langill
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Accession Code
- BV007.26.19
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1959]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 29-Nov-2018
- Scale
- 96
Images
![Staff at Windsor Street School, [1959] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2007/2007_0026_0019_001.jpg)