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Andy Digney Film
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85335
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments h…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1961]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments have all been described at item level.
- Subjects
- Animals - Dogs
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Recreational Activities - Picnics
- Geographic Features - Rivers
- Events - Parades
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- The original 8mm film footage was digitized and broken down into 18 segments, reflecting the original order. Items are described as 562-003-1 : 562-003-18
![At the water's edge, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200500300027.jpg?width=280)
At the water's edge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3405
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified women sitting together on a rock at the water's edge at an unidentified location. They are dangling their bare feet into the water and smiling at the camera.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified women sitting together on a rock at the water's edge at an unidentified location. They are dangling their bare feet into the water and smiling at the camera.
- Accession Code
- BV005.30.27
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1944]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Date
- 1/19/2010
- Photographer
- Battersby, Frank
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![At the water's edge, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200500300027.jpg)
![Burnaby Garbage Department truck, [after 1941] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199600150001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Garbage Department truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1258
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1941]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a garbage truck with the sign "Corp. of the District of Burnaby/ Garbage Department" on its side. The passenger door is being held open by the passenger as he looks towards the camera. The truck looks to be a Chevrolet built between 1941 and 1946.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a garbage truck with the sign "Corp. of the District of Burnaby/ Garbage Department" on its side. The passenger door is being held open by the passenger as he looks towards the camera. The truck looks to be a Chevrolet built between 1941 and 1946.
- Accession Code
- BV996.15.1
- Date
- [after 1941]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Burnaby Garbage Department truck, [after 1941] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199600150001.jpg)
Construction of the Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. The construction workers are all taking a break to look at the camera from their positions on the roof, the roof's ledge and the ground. A dog is also at the construction site.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 258-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. The construction workers are all taking a break to look at the camera from their positions on the roof, the roof's ledge and the ground. A dog is also at the construction site.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls
- Occupations - Labourers
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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Council minutes and agendas series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription140
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of minutes and agendas of the meetings of Burnaby City Council. Minutes of open Council meetings reflect Council discussions and decisions regarding issues of municipal concern, including, but not limited to, public works, taxation, bylaw enforcement, land development, public healt…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- File Class
- 2430 09 (add. 2020)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of minutes and agendas of the meetings of Burnaby City Council. Minutes of open Council meetings reflect Council discussions and decisions regarding issues of municipal concern, including, but not limited to, public works, taxation, bylaw enforcement, land development, public health, and administrative decisions. Series includes minutes of “in camera,” or closed, Council meetings in which confidential issues are discussed. Some of the early minute books contain minutes of Court of Revision proceedings as well.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Access to in camera minutes is restricted in accordance with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act legislation. Contact the City Archives for details.
CP 2372 at Edmonton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3234
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 2372 at Edmonton. An unidentified woman dressed in white is standing on the foot boards at the front of the locomotive and looking towards the camera with one arm up in an effort to shield her eyes from the sun.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 2372 at Edmonton. An unidentified woman dressed in white is standing on the foot boards at the front of the locomotive and looking towards the camera with one arm up in an effort to shield her eyes from the sun.
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1941
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-05
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 2372 at Edmonton 1941"
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Ernest and Alan Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64752
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) standing next to his son Alan Winch, dressed in uniform. An unidentified dog stands between them, facing the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-030
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) standing next to his son Alan Winch, dressed in uniform. An unidentified dog stands between them, facing the camera.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Ernest and Alan - 1942"
Images
![Firefighters Albert Killer, Gordon Monk and Wendell Walyer, [1942] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199800310017.jpg?width=280)
Firefighters Albert Killer, Gordon Monk and Wendell Walyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1302
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1942] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Ford triple combination fire truck stationed outside the former Fire hall no. 1 on Carleton Avenue near Eton Street. Firefighters Albert Killer, Gordon Monk and Wendell Walyer (not in uniform) are standing at the truck, looking towards the camera.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Ford triple combination fire truck stationed outside the former Fire hall no. 1 on Carleton Avenue near Eton Street. Firefighters Albert Killer, Gordon Monk and Wendell Walyer (not in uniform) are standing at the truck, looking towards the camera.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Transportation - Fire Trucks
- Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
- Geographic Access
- Carleton Avenue
- Eton Street
- Accession Code
- BV998.31.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1942] (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typed sticker on verso of photograph reads: "Truck bay in former pump house. 290 N. Carleton/ 1942 FORD Triple combina-tion. (L) A. Killer/ G. Monk W. Walyer"
- Address sticker on verso of photograph reads: "MR & MRS F BLAKE 4165 PANDORA ST BURNABY BC V5C 2B2"
Images
![Firefighters Albert Killer, Gordon Monk and Wendell Walyer, [1942] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199800310017.jpg)
Firefighters Harry Anderson, Leo Fraser, Fred Blake and Henry Chapman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2625
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Firefighters Harry Anderson, Leo Fraser, Fred Blake and Henry Chapman lying down on their beds in the dormitory at No. 1 Burnaby Fire Hall at Carleton Avenue and Eton Street. This photograph was taken by Fred Blake using a box camera with a five minute exposure (so that he was able to…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Firefighters Harry Anderson, Leo Fraser, Fred Blake and Henry Chapman lying down on their beds in the dormitory at No. 1 Burnaby Fire Hall at Carleton Avenue and Eton Street. This photograph was taken by Fred Blake using a box camera with a five minute exposure (so that he was able to run and put himself into the shot before the shutter closed).
- Geographic Access
- Carleton Avenue
- Eton Street
- Accession Code
- BV002.75.6
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1940
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/12/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Blake, Frederick "Fred"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Quote from letter of Aug. 15, 2002 from Fred Blake (letter in accession file): "With reference to the enclosed picture where I am stretched out on the bed. All my early pictures were taken with a box camera that I still have. With the slow film and poor room lighting I knew it would have to be a five minute time exposure. There was no automatic timer on the box camera. You had to press the shutter button to open the lens and again to close it. With this length of exposure I knew that if I moved quickly I could be in the picture. I had the others propped up and opened the lens and ran across and took my place on the bed. When I fell back I realized that I had forgotten a back rest for myself. I stayed that way for five minutes as I didn't want to take a chance of spoiling the picture. When the time was up I ran across the room and closed the lens. I was pleased that the picture tuned out alright, but a little disappointed about me."
- Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "I had to hang on to FRASER so that I wouldn't fall off the bed. / 658X / 1940 No.1 HALL 290 N. CARLETON / HARRY ANDERSON LEO FRASER FRED BLAKE HENRY CHAPMAN / L TO R"
Images
George and Dorothy Easthope gardening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97778
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George and Dorothy Easthope harvesting vegetables from their backyard garden at 6711 Halifax Street. Dorothy sits on a chair separating the greens from a wheelbarrow of carrots as George stands next to her, holding out a cabbage to the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Easthope family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 451-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George and Dorothy Easthope harvesting vegetables from their backyard garden at 6711 Halifax Street. Dorothy sits on a chair separating the greens from a wheelbarrow of carrots as George stands next to her, holding out a cabbage to the camera.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black pen on verso reads: "Dorothy May (Parkes) Easthope (b.1903) and George Easthope (b. 1905). Back yard at residence, 6671 Halifax St., Burnaby B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Halifax Street
- Street Address
- 6671 Halifax Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
Images
![Gilmore School Staff, [1943] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0092_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Gilmore School Staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription176
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1943]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gilmore School. The people are identified as follows (left to right). Front row: Miss Marion Williamson, Miss J. McKenzie, Miss Evelyn Sinclair, Mr. Stanley Griffiths (Principal), Miss Ina Dearing, Miss Peggy Prior, and Miss Georgina Busch. Back row: Mr. T. Chalmers (Vice Princip…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Gilmore School. The people are identified as follows (left to right). Front row: Miss Marion Williamson, Miss J. McKenzie, Miss Evelyn Sinclair, Mr. Stanley Griffiths (Principal), Miss Ina Dearing, Miss Peggy Prior, and Miss Georgina Busch. Back row: Mr. T. Chalmers (Vice Principal / donor), Mr. W. McKenzie (no kin to Miss J. McKenzie), Miss Edith Osborne, unidentified man, and Mr. W. Mitchell. It is noted in the signed donation form that Mr. Chalmers (the donor) served at the Gilmore school from 1940 to 1950, and the photograph was taken with his personal camera. An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "School Staff 1943, Gilmore School (Burnaby) / from Mr. Chalmers." Stamped on the back of the photo: "4860."
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Busch, Georgina
- Chalmers, Thomas "Tom"
- Dearing, Ina
- Gilmore Avenue School
- Griffiths, Stanley
- McKenzie, J.
- McKenzie, W.
- Mitchell, W.
- Osborne, Edith
- Prior, Peggy
- Sinclair, Evelyn
- Williamson, Marion
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.92.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1943]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Gilmore School Staff, [1943] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0092_0001_001.jpg)
History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
Images
Digital Books
Hugh Pontifex
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37915
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1948 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.8 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hugh Pontifex with a camera in his hand, standing on Sperling Avenue near Sprott Street. The photograph was taken looking north.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1948 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.8 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-503
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Hugh Pontifex with a camera in his hand, standing on Sperling Avenue near Sprott Street. The photograph was taken looking north.
- Names
- Pontifex, Hugh
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Sprott Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9840
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.
- Scope and Content
- Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Colin Stevens
- Interviewee:William (Bill) Parker; Albert Parker; Mrs. William Parker
- Location of Interview: Jesse Love farmhouse at the Burnaby Village Museum
- Camera: Susan Green and Colin Stevens
- Scope and Content
- Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is donating to the museum. Bill recollects how he constructed the skis out of cedar in the late 1920s when he was about 9 or 10 years old. Bill tells of how he skied in the neighbourhood of the Jesse Love farmhouse on Cumberland Road, using the skis until the mid to late 1930s. The film continues with a tour of the Jesse Love farmhouse which is under restoration on site of the Burnaby Village Museum. Curator Colin Stevens takes Albert and Bill Parker through various rooms inside of the house sharing details of what staff have discovered during the restoration process and gathers informative details by interviewing them. During the interviews, the brothers recollect what it was like living in the house in the 1920s. They provide details on the house’s construction, fixtures, heating and water systems along with particulars regarding furnishings and décor. Information that was gathered through interviews such as this, supported the restoration to be completed as accurately as possible.
- History
- Albert and William Charles “Bill” Parker are the sons of Sarah Parker (nee Love) and William Parker. Sarah Parker was the daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love farmhouse located at 1390 Cumberland Road in Burnaby. Sarah and William Parker and their three children (Albert, Bill and Elsie) moved into the Love farmhouse in about 1925, eventually buying it in 1928 following the death of Sarah’s father Jesse Love. Sarah continued to live in the house until after her husband William died and eventually sold the house to her daughter Elsie Hughes and her husband John Hughes in 1966.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Sports - Skiing
- Buildings - Heritage
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.50
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Green, Susan
- Stevens, Colin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video
- Video was digitized to mp4 in March 2020 from original VHS tape
Images
Video
Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992, 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992, 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0041_0050_001.mp4![Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0024_0027_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12338
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:53:46 min.)
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Julie Lee conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Julie Lee shares information about her mother, Suey Ying Jung's (Laura's) experiences growing up as a Chinese Canadian on a farm in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She also shares some …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:53:46 min.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Julie Lee Location of Interview: Home of Julie and Cecil Lee Interview Date: February 6, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:53:46
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Julie Lee conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Julie Lee shares information about her mother, Suey Ying Jung's (Laura's) experiences growing up as a Chinese Canadian on a farm in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She also shares some information about her father Puy Yuen Chan. 0:00- 01:47 Julie Lee provides background information on her families’ connection to Burnaby and conveys how her maternal grandparents farmed a five acre lot at Still Creek and Douglas Road. Her grandparents grew vegetable produce and operated a piggery at this location. Her mother, Suey Ying Jung (Laura) was the middle child between two older sisters, Maida and Annie and her two younger brothers Gordon and Harry. They were all born at home and educated at Edmonds Elementary School. 01:48- 11:47 Julie provides some background information about her mother, the friendships she made growing up, when she got married and places that she lived. She tells of her mother marrying in 1942 at age 30 years, moving to Fraser Mills and then onto Maillardville in 1958. There was easy access to the Interurban tram so her mother was able to have a social life with others in Vancouver’s Chinatown. She says that many of the only existing photographs of the family living on the farm at Still Creek and Douglas Road can be attributed to her mother’s friend Lil Mau [sic] who owned a camera. The farm was sold around 1949 when her grandparents moved to East Vancouver. While operating the farm, her grandparents only hired Chinese workers who spoke the same language and ate the same foods as them. Despite this, her grandparents made friends with the Collin’s family who assisted them in adjusting to the Canadian way of life. Julie tells that her mother’s sister Maida and brother in law lived with them at Fraser Mills. Her mother’s sister Maida had nine children so Julie’s mother helped her in raising them. 11:48 – 16:53 - Julie talks about racial prejudice towards the Chinese in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She says that for the most part, her mother’s family had a very insular life on the farm and mainly socialized only within the Chinese community. Julie tells of how she recently became aware of a memoir “The Way it Was”, written by Burnaby resident, Fannie Waplington. The memoir is held as part of the Burnaby Village Museum collection. In the memoir, Fannie Waplington tells of how she was forbidden from visiting Julie’s mother on their farm due to her ethnic background. Julie conveys that it seems like it was a missed friendship for both her mother and Fannie. 16:54 – 22:30 Julie describes what school life was like for her mother and what she may have done outside of school. Her mother attended Edmonds School in the 1920s up to Grade 7 or Grade 8. Julie explains that Asian girls were never offered the opportunity to pursue higher education while her mother’s brothers continued with their education attending Vancouver Technical School. Her mother continued to work on the farm until she was married cooking for workers and helping her mother. Outside of school, she may have helped with looking after nieces and nephews, played cards and mahjong. She says that her mother continued to play cards with her own children and was a skilled knitter into her 80s. 22:31 – 30: 53 Julie tells of what she knows about the Chinese workers on the farm and Fraser Mills and what they did on the weekends. She figures that many may have played card games to pass the time and at Fraser Mills gambling occurred. Fishing was a highlight for her father and she recalls him fishing sturgeon. Single workers may have gone into Vancouver on the weekends. Julie says that her parents had a hobby farm while living at Fraser Mills and that they grew enough garlic to sell in Chinatown. She thinks that before living at Fraser Mills, her mother must have went to Chinatown quite a bit, assisting with banking and enjoying a social life. Julie shares that her father, Puy Yuen Chan came to Canada from China at twelve years of age but working as a shingle packer, he never learned to speak English. She figures that her parents must have met at Fraser Mills while her mother was visiting her sister Maida. 30:54 – 37:33 Julie describes her mother as the cook, caregiver and the “one man show”. She says that her mother enjoyed cooking traditional Chinese recipes. Julie talks of her own cooking and gardening skills which she may have inherited from her parents including her large patch of garlic. 37:34- 40:23- Julie is asked as to whether her mother attended Chinese school and says that she had some Chinese schooling. She could read and write a little but didn’t attend a formal school as far as she knows. Julie shares some background information on her own husband Cecil, who grew up in East Vancouver. She shares that Cecil’s family went back to China from 1931 until 1939 when they returned to Queensborough. Cecil attended Chinese school in New Westminster. 40:24 – 42:19 Julie speaks briefly about what type of medical care her mother and her family had. She relates that all births took place at home and they accessed a Chinese herbalist in Chinatown. Hospitals were accessed in 1950s—1960s. The family did use Western doctors that were insured under the medical system. She recalls growing up and having to drink a particular herbal brew at least once a month to stay well. 42:20- 46:47 Julie describes how her parents stayed connected with their families in China. She says that her mother’s family didn’t stay in touch with relatives in China and that her uncles rejected anything to do with the past. On her father’s side they maintained a connection with cousins. She recalls that her father, Puy Yuen Chan supported some of his relatives back home in China and stayed in touch with some. Her mother, Laura travelled to China in 1991 and 1992 and connected with some relations on Julie’s father’s side. 46:48- 53:46 In this segment, Julie speaks of her mother’s character being very self-assured, independent and goal oriented. She feels that her mother valued being surrounded by her family and friends and felt very comfortable growing up in Burnaby and with the relationships that she had. She feels that her mother adapted to her roles being the last of four children on the farm and that she was very self-sufficient and determined.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Julie Lee (nee Chan) is the daughter of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan. Her mother's family owned and operated a vegetable and piggery farm on Douglas Road near Still Creek in the early 1900s. Their farm was located in front of the Douglas Road interurban tram station. Her mother had two older sisters named Maida and Annie and two younger brothers Harry and Gordon. Her mother was born in 1912 and left the farm for Fraser Mills when she was married in 1942. Julie grew up with her parents and siblings on the Fraser Mills site during the 1940s and 1950s. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Names
- Lee, Julie Cho Chan
- Chan, Puy Yuen
- Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
- Wong, Suey Fong "Maida" Jung
- Jung, Suey Cheung "Harry"
- Jung, Suey Yook "Gordon"
- Jung, Gee Shee
- Jung, Chung Chong
- Jong, Suey Kin "Annie" Jung
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.6.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Related Material
- See also BV018.16.1
- Scan Resolution
- 1000
- Scan Date
- 01-Oct-2017
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of interview
- Photograph info: Suey Ying (Laura) with produce baskets [between 1940 and 1942]. BV017.24.27
Images
![Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0024_0027_001.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0006_0002_001.mp3![In the forest, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200500300013.jpg?width=280)
In the forest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3391
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men standing together in a wooded area, smiling and looking towards the camera. This was most likely taken in Banff, Alberta.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified men standing together in a wooded area, smiling and looking towards the camera. This was most likely taken in Banff, Alberta.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Accession Code
- BV005.30.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1944]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Date
- 1/19/2010
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![In the forest, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200500300013.jpg)
Investment in Youth
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Norm Henderson collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a motion picture film entitled 'Investment in Youth'. The film was created between October 1945 and March 15, 1946 and had its first public screening in April of 1946 at the North Burnaby High School with The Deputy Minister of Education of British Columbia, Dr. F.T. Fairey in atte…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Norm Henderson collection
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 565-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-33
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a motion picture film entitled 'Investment in Youth'. The film was created between October 1945 and March 15, 1946 and had its first public screening in April of 1946 at the North Burnaby High School with The Deputy Minister of Education of British Columbia, Dr. F.T. Fairey in attendance. It was produced for the Burnaby School Board as one method of demonstrating the importance of education as well as pointing out the need for school improvements. The depression of the 1930s left Burnaby in a difficult position with limited school construction and during World War II there were little resources for maintenance. Ken West was the producer and amateur cinematographer while Vancouver teacher, Roth Gordon assisted with the cinematography as well as providing technical assistance. The script was written by Norman D. MacDonald, who was the principal of Burnaby South High School while Inspector of Burnaby Schools, Cliff G. Brown, provided the overall supervision and idea for the production. Norm Henderson worked as a student assistant during the filming and assisted with much of the sound work. The speed of the film was ASA 2 ( artifical lighting) to 4 (natural lighting). As a result many of the sets had to have outside lighting. A 16 mm Bolex camera was used to film the entire production with sound being added later.
- History
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm Henderson and Kathleen MacFarlane were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite located at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway in Burnaby. Norm taught at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Gordon, Roth
- West, Ken
- Responsibility
- Burnaby School Board
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Investment in Youth, 1946
Investment in Youth, 1946
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/565-001.m4v
John Yanko
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77740
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko standing and looking towards the camera. Two unidentified men are lying in the grass nearby, also smiling towards the camera. This photograph was taken at Stanley Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko standing and looking towards the camera. Two unidentified men are lying in the grass nearby, also smiling towards the camera. This photograph was taken at Stanley Park.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Names
- Yanko, John Ivan
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title (from album page)
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1945"
- Note written on album page reads: "1945 / John Yanko"
Images
Journal of Alice Sparman Sanders
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18833
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 note book : 14.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a note pad with journal entries created by Alice Sanders (nee Sparman). Notepad was used as a journal or diary by Mrs. Gerald Sanders (Alice Sparman) to document her wedding day and honeymoon trip in March and April ca. 1948. In addition to recording the events of the day, she list…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 note book : 14.5 x 9.5 cm
- Material Details
- notepad; notebook; small notepad of lined paper; top-stitched notepad with orange, thin-card covers
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a note pad with journal entries created by Alice Sanders (nee Sparman). Notepad was used as a journal or diary by Mrs. Gerald Sanders (Alice Sparman) to document her wedding day and honeymoon trip in March and April ca. 1948. In addition to recording the events of the day, she listed the gas and mileage used on their driving and camping trip down the Oregon Coast, as well as recording notes on photos taken with a Kodak camera.
- Creator
- Sanders, Alice Viola Sparman
- Accession Code
- BV018.34.4
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 1948
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- printed text on front reads: "GOLDEN WEST / NOTES / No. 529", with spaces to write the owner's name and grade; "Mrs. Gerald Sanders" is handwritten on the name line
![Louisa Killam Richardson, [1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198800500001.jpg?width=280)
Louisa Killam Richardson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription109
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Louisa Killam Richardson holding a medium format camera (with bellows) at her waist with both hands. She looks to be standing on her property near Kentville, Nova Scotia.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Louisa Killam Richardson holding a medium format camera (with bellows) at her waist with both hands. She looks to be standing on her property near Kentville, Nova Scotia.
- Accession Code
- BV988.50.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1940]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- Some of the dresses and textile works in the accession BV988.50 were made by and belonged to Louisa Killam Richardson.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Louisa K Richardson"
- Note in blue pen on verso of photograph reads: "BACK IN NOVA SCOTIA"
Images
![Louisa Killam Richardson, [1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198800500001.jpg)