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Interview with Shirley Cohn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. 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
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Organizations
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Religions - Judaism
Social Issues - Racism
Social Issues
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
Cohn, Shirley
Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
Burquest
Hillel Jewish Students Association
Simon Fraser University
SFURA walking and hiking group
Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
Temple Shalom
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3
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Bell's restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17002
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1973-2012
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Subseries
Bell's restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1973-2012
Media Type
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
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Photos of other dry goods stores

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17000
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2012
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print + xerox copies
Scope and Content
File consists of copies of photographs of other dry goods stores that were used for research in the creation of the Bell's Dry Goods exhibit and the report for upgrades in 2012.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Subseries
Bell's research files subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print + xerox copies
Scope and Content
File consists of copies of photographs of other dry goods stores that were used for research in the creation of the Bell's Dry Goods exhibit and the report for upgrades in 2012.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.1967
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
2012
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19345
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1600-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
19 sound recordings (wav) + 9 sound recordings (mp3)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of nine oral history interviews that were conducted in 2022 and 2023 by Museum Registrars Rajdeep and James Binks and Contractor and SFU Lecturer Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interviews were conducted as part of th…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
19 sound recordings (wav) + 9 sound recordings (mp3)
Material Details
Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of nine oral history interviews that were conducted in 2022 and 2023 by Museum Registrars Rajdeep and James Binks and Contractor and SFU Lecturer Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interviews were conducted as part of the second year of the Burnaby Village Museum's South Asian Research project. Interviews were conducted with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar; Prem Gill, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Gill; Sadhu Binning; MLA: Honourable Raj Chouhan; Surjeet Kaur Parmar and Maninder Arora.
Accession Code
BV022.29
BV023.1
Date
[1600-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Further accruals expected
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Carousel photographs subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18309
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1900] (date of originals)-2012
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
approx. 480 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs pertaining to the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel's history, restoration, sod turning, opening ceremonies and various events regarding the carousel. Orignal photographs and reproductions in this series were created by staff of the Burnaby Village Museum for research a…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Subseries
Carousel photographs subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
approx. 480 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs pertaining to the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel's history, restoration, sod turning, opening ceremonies and various events regarding the carousel. Orignal photographs and reproductions in this series were created by staff of the Burnaby Village Museum for research and documentation purposes.
Accession Code
X5124
BV019.21
BV019.39
BV020.5
BV022.2
Date
[1900] (date of originals)-2012
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Further accruals are expected
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Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18781
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed 2019-2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) + 3 sound recordings (mp3)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of two oral history interviews that were conducted by Denise Fong of Burnaby Village Museum while conducting historical research regarding the history of Chinese Canadians in Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) + 3 sound recordings (mp3)
Material Details
Digital master recordings (wav) were converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of two oral history interviews that were conducted by Denise Fong of Burnaby Village Museum while conducting historical research regarding the history of Chinese Canadians in Burnaby.
Accession Code
BV019.15.1
BV020.6
Date
[1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed 2019-2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
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Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass S…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
Material Details
Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Some of the video recording (mp4) files were edited and saved as audio recording (wav) files
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass Sabha gudawara; Lachman Singh Gill; Joanne Smith; Ellen and Bill Schwartz; Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal (founders of Vancouver Sath); Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah; Jagandeep "Jag" Nagra; David Skulski; Kanwal Singh Neel; "The Bollywood Boyz" Harv Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra; Jenny Siormanolakis; Bill Gruenthal; Lama Tenzin Sherpa and Lama Sue Salter; Norman Dowad; Richard Liu; Shanaz Khan; Harry Toy; Lisette Pappas; Alex and Georgia Chronakis; Donna Wong and Jeffrey Wong.
Accession Code
BV023.16
BV024.4
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
Media Type
Sound Recording
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Some of the recordings within this subseries have access restrictions
Further accruals are expected
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Museum materials for exhibits subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18848
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2019
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 digital files (tiff, pdf)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of discrete items and records pertaining to various permanent and temporary exhibits created by Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum exhibits series
Subseries
Museum materials for exhibits subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 digital files (tiff, pdf)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of discrete items and records pertaining to various permanent and temporary exhibits created by Burnaby Village Museum.
Accession Code
BV019.36.1
BV019.61.1
Date
2019
Media Type
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
further accruals are expected
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Museum research interviews subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18780
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[2015]-2017
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (mp3) + 51 video recordings (02:55:45 min) + 5 audio recordings (wav)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted by staff of Burnaby Village Museum for various research projects regarding the history of Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Museum research interviews subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (mp3) + 51 video recordings (02:55:45 min) + 5 audio recordings (wav)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted by staff of Burnaby Village Museum for various research projects regarding the history of Burnaby.
Accession Code
BV018.18.1
BV019.13.1
BV019.14.1
Date
[2015]-2017
Media Type
Sound Recording
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
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Burnaby Historical Society Christmas

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98456
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1999 and 2010]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
24 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
File contains photographs from a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas party held in the ice cream parlour at the Burnaby Village Museum. The party included a performance by a group of burlesque dancers in retro costumes and visit by Santa Claus.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1999 and 2010]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
24 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
633-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains photographs from a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas party held in the ice cream parlour at the Burnaby Village Museum. The party included a performance by a group of burlesque dancers in retro costumes and visit by Santa Claus.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Photographs were originally contained in a photograph album and removed by Archives staff for preservation purposes. Original order of photographs within the album is maintained.
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Dissolution and final disbursement

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98419
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2018
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence from Burnaby Historical Society President, Goldie Carr, regarding the dissolution of the Society and disbursement of its final funds. Funds were disbursed to the Burnaby Historical Society Undergraduate Scholarship in Canadian History Endowment at Simon Fraser Universi…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2018
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-086
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence from Burnaby Historical Society President, Goldie Carr, regarding the dissolution of the Society and disbursement of its final funds. Funds were disbursed to the Burnaby Historical Society Undergraduate Scholarship in Canadian History Endowment at Simon Fraser University, Rivers to Sea Regional Heritage Fair, and Burnaby Village Museum.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2017 subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18200
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2017
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 m4v video recordings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of two Chinese Canadian Stories lectures that took place as part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Presentations were recorded live while delivered by Julie Lee and Ken Yip. Both Julie Lee and Ken…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series
Subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2017 subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 m4v video recordings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of two Chinese Canadian Stories lectures that took place as part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Presentations were recorded live while delivered by Julie Lee and Ken Yip. Both Julie Lee and Ken Yip share their stories about their family farms in Burnaby.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Accession Code
BV018.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2017
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
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