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Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Reports 1922
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5848
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8799
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Two published reports.
Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Reports 1923
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5849
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8800
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Two published reports.
Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Reports 1924
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5850
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8801
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Two published reports.
Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Reports 1925
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5851
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8802
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Two published reports.
Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Reports for the Half-Year June 30 1911
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5836
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8787
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Reports Year End December 31 1911
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5837
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8788
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby Financial Statement - Corporation of the District of Burnaby Statement of Income and Expenditure 1910
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5870
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- 5 loose pages found amongst the published financial reports 1906-1954.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8821
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- 5 loose pages found amongst the published financial reports 1906-1954.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- The pages are torn and stained.
Burnaby Financial Statement - Municipality of Burnaby Reeve's Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year 1906
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5832
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1906
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is a published report, includes statement of School Board Accounts.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1906
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8783
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a published report, includes statement of School Board Accounts.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby Financial Statement - Municipality of Burnaby Reeve's Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year 1907
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5833
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1907
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1907
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8784
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Burnaby Financial Statement - Municipality of Burnaby Reeve's Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year 1908
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5834
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8785
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Two published reports.
Burnaby Firemens Band at Burnaby Centennial '71 New Year's Day Ceremony
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13648
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1 Jan 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Firemens Band at Burnaby Centennial '71 New Year's Day Ceremony outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall for the Centennial year kick-off.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Firemens Band at Burnaby Centennial '71 New Year's Day Ceremony outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall for the Centennial year kick-off.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.543
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1 Jan 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Heights and South Burnaby U13 soccer game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96058
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a U13 soccer game between Burnaby Heights and the South Burnaby Metro Club Celtics at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1807
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a U13 soccer game between Burnaby Heights and the South Burnaby Metro Club Celtics at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
- Subjects
- Sports - Soccer
- Persons - Children
- Names
- South Burnaby Metro Club
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby Heights defender tries to clear the ball away from a South Burnaby Metro Club Celtics' forward, in a U-13 exhibition soccer match, Saturday at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Burnaby North and Burnaby Central rugby game
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96516
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of unidentified players in action during a Grade 9-10 rugby game between Burnaby Central and Burnaby North at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex fields.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2140
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of unidentified players in action during a Grade 9-10 rugby game between Burnaby Central and Burnaby North at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex fields.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Sports - Rugby
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "A Burnaby Central ball carrier tries to escape the grasp of a Burnaby North defender in Grade 9-10 rugby action at Burnaby Lake Fields."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
Burnaby Princesses and Miss Burnaby at Port Coquitlam May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19108
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Denise Dullum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Princess Veronica Porter (left), Miss Burnaby, Melodie Spring (middle) and Burnaby Princess, Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) at Port Coquitlam May Day. The three are standing in front of a Burnaby parade float. Veronica Porter is wearing a long white dress and Denise Dullum (nee …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Denise Dullum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Princess Veronica Porter (left), Miss Burnaby, Melodie Spring (middle) and Burnaby Princess, Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) at Port Coquitlam May Day. The three are standing in front of a Burnaby parade float. Veronica Porter is wearing a long white dress and Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) is wearing a long blue dress, each is wearing a white satin sash draped across from their shoulder to their opposing hip reading “BURNABY PRINCESS”. Melodie Spring is wearing a gold floral brocade dress with a white satin sash draped fronm her shoulder to her opposing hip reading “MISS BURNABY 1970”. Melodie Spring, Denise Dullum and Veronica Porter were contestants in the Miss Burnaby contest in 1970.
- Subjects
- Events - Parades
- Accession Code
- BV022.23.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby South Secondary School choir performing outside of Burnaby Municipal Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13642
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1 Jan 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby South Secondary School choir performing outside on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall during the Burnaby Centennial '71 New Year's Day Ceremony. The ground is covered in snow.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby South Secondary School choir performing outside on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall during the Burnaby Centennial '71 New Year's Day Ceremony. The ground is covered in snow.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.537
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1 Jan 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
First Burnaby Lake tram through Burnaby Deer Lake station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38851
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Interurban tram going though the Deer Lake station in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-170
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the first Interurban tram going though the Deer Lake station in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Interurban line
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Members of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee and Miss Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13366
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members speaking with Miss Burnaby (Sheila Nicholson) and an unidentified man during a civic luncheon at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair Rose Bancrof…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee members speaking with Miss Burnaby (Sheila Nicholson) and an unidentified man during a civic luncheon at the Astor Hotel. The luncheon followed the official opening ceremony of Heritage Village. Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee vice chair Rose Bancroft is on the right.
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.387
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 November 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 4-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Miss Burnaby and Burnaby Princesses of 1970`
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19118
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Denise Dullum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Princesses of 1970, Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) (middle) and Veronica Porter (left) standing together on stage with Miss Burnaby of 1970, Melodie Spring (right) during the 1971 Miss Burnaby Pageant. The event is taking place in the James Cowan Theatre. The three winners from …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Denise Dullum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Princesses of 1970, Denise Dullum (nee Fouchard) (middle) and Veronica Porter (left) standing together on stage with Miss Burnaby of 1970, Melodie Spring (right) during the 1971 Miss Burnaby Pageant. The event is taking place in the James Cowan Theatre. The three winners from the 1970 Miss Burnaby Pageant are getting ready to deliver farewell speeches and pass on crowns and sashes to the winners in the 1971 Miss Burnaby pageant. 1971 contestants are seated on the stage behind them.
- Accession Code
- BV022.23.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18879
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 29 Sep. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (94 min., 55 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Program Education Coordinator Ashley Jones and presented by Museum Interpreter and blacksmiths, Eric Damer ad Lorne Gray. The webinar is titled "50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM". The webinar is the sixth in …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (94 min., 55 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Host: Ashely Jones
- Presenters: Eric Damer; Lorne Gray
- Videographer: Peter Rogier
- Editor of video content footage: Peter Rogier
- Date of Presentation: Tuesday, September 29, 2022. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks: 94 min., 55 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Original recording of 94 min., 55 sec.was edited to 89 min., 21 sec. for viewing on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Program Education Coordinator Ashley Jones and presented by Museum Interpreter and blacksmiths, Eric Damer ad Lorne Gray. The webinar is titled "50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM". The webinar is the sixth in a series of six webinars presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. The session opens with the host Ashley Jones, providing introductions. Following the introduction, the presentation begins with Eric Damer and Lorne Gray’s slide presentation titled “50 years of Blacksmithing at Burnaby Village Museum”. The presentation is an historical exploration of the blacksmith shop through images and commentary from these two long-standing museum blacksmiths. Eric and Lorne's presentation is organized into themes beginning with “The Age of Nostalgia” where they discuss the implementation of the original Burnaby Village Museum blacksmithing shop and live exhibit with a working blacksmith when the museum opened in November 1971. They comment on the original design of the forge and other components implemented into the design of the blacksmith shop, stereotypes of blacksmiths and various items that were forged on site in the blacksmith shop. “The Age of Accuracy” looks at changes to the Burnaby Village Museum’s programming and exhibits in the 1980s which included focusing more on the history of Burnaby and upgrading some of the components in the blacksmith shop including blowers, tools, forge design and costuming. Eric and Lorne comment on the history of Burnaby blacksmith, Frank Wagner who operated as a blacksmith in Burnaby “Wagner & Son” on Kingsway. Frank was a trained machinist, farrier and an automotive blacksmith who patented and manufactured the “Wagner Triple Spring Bumper”. With this information, the Burnaby Village Museum changed the name of the blacksmith shop to reflect the history of Burnaby blacksmith Frank Wagner. In “The Age of Diversity” Eric and Lorne talk about a shift in the 1990s when the staffing of the blacksmith shop was diversified to include women and people from diverse cultural backgrounds. These changes as well as an increased interest in artistic blacksmithing also lead to updates in Burnaby Village Museum’s blacksmith training procedures and interpretation, increased course offerings in blacksmithing and a renovated blacksmith shop which included new forges and equipment as well as an improved viewing area. Eric and Lorne talk about specifics regarding blacksmithing techniques and equipment and improvements to make this exhibit more accessible. Their presentation is followed by a short video highlighing Burnaby Village Museum interpreters who have worked as blacksmiths at Burnaby Village Museum. Each person shares their own perspectives on their experiences working as a blacksmith and interacting with the public. In the last part of the webinar, Eric and Lorne answer questions from attendees and further reflect and comment on their own experiences working as blacksmiths, various tools and techniques used and blacksmithing course offerings at Burnaby Village Museum.
- History
- Host biography: Ashley Jones is the Burnaby Village Museum Education Programmer, responsible for the development and administration of school and public programs at BVM. She has a Master of Arts degree in History and is passionate about creating hands-on programming that promotes historical and environmental literacy. Presenters 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. Lorne Gray has a BA with a major in the History of Science and Technology. He took up blacksmithing as a hobby when he was promoted to middle management and had to start hitting things. He was hired by Burnaby Village Museum as a blacksmith to fill in during the Christmas season of 2001. He has attended several blacksmithing conferences and taken classes with both an artist blacksmith and a journeyman blacksmith. On the weekends, you’ll find him teaching many of the museum’s public blacksmithing courses. He also has a steam ticket that permits him to run the museum’s steam boiler and stationery steam engines.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Occupations - Blacksmiths
- Responsibility
- Jones, Ashley
- Accession Code
- BV022.27.6
- Date
- 29 Sep. 2022
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
Video
50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM, 29 Sep. 2022
50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM, 29 Sep. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2022_0027_0006_002.mp4A Family Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Material Details
- Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:13:57 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00-02:21 The podcast opens with Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introducing themselves and their topic- the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby and the people who have made important contributions to the city’s development. “A Family Farm” talks about Chinese-owned businesses which are family run. “The family-oriented nature of Chinese-owned businesses also extend to many of the early (and current) Chinese-owned farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. When Chinese men first began farming in BC in the 1860s, a lot of them worked as labourers because they weren’t allowed to own land. After World War II many of these farmers were allowed to purchase lots, thanks to the Veterans Land Grant. These grants allowed returning veterans to purchase small parcels of land with government loans. Eventually, these men would start families on the farm, and many Chinese-owned farms became family-operated businesses where every member, male, female, child, and extended relatives were enlisted to work the grounds. And it was hard work, often from dawn to dusk, 6-7 days a week.” 02:23 – 07:50 This portion includes excerpts from Oral History interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) of Hop On Farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. The interview was conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Josephine recalls growing up on the family farm with her six siblings. She tells of how the family pulled together money to purchase twelve acres along Marine Drive in 1951, her family’s background, daily life on the farm , responsibilities on the farm for her and her siblings and of how her mother had to balance working on the farm and providing for a family of ten to twelve people. 07:51 – 08:10 In this portion, hosts comment and reflect on their own experiences. “While it’s likely that a lot of this was done out of necessity and not being able to afford additional paid labourers, having grown up in Chinese households ourselves, we can definitely understand the rationale for these family-operated businesses and how it connects back to the Chinese understanding of family and kinship.” 08:11 – 09:06 In this portion, Rose and Wei provide information on the roots of the Chinese character for family “jia” in mandarin or “gah” in Cantonese. They explain that the term family is composed of two parts: the upper element is like a roof, symbolizing shelter, and the bottom part represents a pig which symbolizes food, whereby the Chinese character for family represents that of a farm. They provide a quote from the writings of Francois de Martin-Donos “In ancient China, the farm is an enterprise, a shelter that insures one food and work. The farm is a place to rely on, but in return, needs to be maintained, including a set of responsibilities. In other words, “family” is the insurance of a stable life.” 09:07 – 10:27 In this portion, the hosts speak about how traditional Chinese thought is heavily influenced by the teachings of Confucius and Confucius philosophy. They explain how Confucius emphasized five sets of human relationships that form the basis for society: ruler and minister, husband and wife, parents and child, sibling and sibling, friend and friend. Of these five, three are familial relationships also known as Filial piety – the respect and care for one’s familial superiors (such as parents, elders, and ancestors). They speak of how this is one of Confucianism’s main teachings and in this respect caring for family members is seen as a moral obligation. In China housing arrangements are in the form of siheyuan”s — a type of residence that featured a courtyard surrounded on all four sides with buildings. These traditionally housed one large extended family if they were wealthy enough. 10:28 – 13:08 In this portion, hosts provide further information on Josephine Chow’s family experience working and living on the “Hop On” family farm through the decades. An excerpt from the interview with Josephine Chow conducted by Denise Fong is included. In this excerpt, Josephine reflects on her past experiences on the farm and her present day experiences of her siblings running the farm. 13:09 -13:56 Final summary, credits and acknowledgements.
- History
- Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Agriculture
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Social Issues - Racism
- Names
- Fong, Denise
- Responsibility
- Wu, Rose
- Yeong, Wei Yan
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.28.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- BV020.28.4; BV020.28.5
- Notes
- Title based contents of sound recording
- See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1
- Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:
- Why is family important in China? https://medium.com/@francois_dmd/why-is-family-so-important-in-china-1617b13a67
- Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337
- Covered Roots: The History of Vancouver's Chinese Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WHS2Uf3JU
- Burnaby Village Museum Shares Chinese-Canadian Farming History This Summer https://westcoastfood.ca/burnaby-village-museum-shares-chinese-canadian-farming-history-this-summer/
- Chinese Market Gardeners in the City of Burnaby BC Continue to Practice Urban Agriculture https://cityfarmer.info/chinese-market-gardeners-in-the-city-of-burnaby-bc-continue-to-practice-urban-agriculture/
- Chinese Market Gardening in BC https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/chinese-market-gardening-bc/
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A Family Farm, 2020