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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
![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)
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.
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Digney film 1 - Newlyweds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10599
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1958] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (25 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of what appears to be newlyweds standing outside houses in an unidentifed neighbourhood in Burnaby. The couple is unidentified. A group of unidentified men are looking on and standing near automobiles. Ernest "Dig" Digney can be seen in the foreground holding a camera.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (25 sec.) : digital, 24 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of what appears to be newlyweds standing outside houses in an unidentifed neighbourhood in Burnaby. The couple is unidentified. A group of unidentified men are looking on and standing near automobiles. Ernest "Dig" Digney can be seen in the foreground holding a camera.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.3.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1958] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
Images
![Digney film 1 - Newlyweds, [1958] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_002.jpg)
Video
Digney film 1 - Newlyweds, [1958] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney film 1 - Newlyweds, [1958] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_002.mp4![Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_003.jpg?width=280)
Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10650
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (48 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the inside of the Digney Bowling Alley. Views of kitchen and counter staff working and serving customers who are gathered at the bar. The camera pans back outside and shows buses parked outside from "Channel / Chan TV. 8". Sign on roof of building reads: "BOWL" and "DIGNE…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (48 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the inside of the Digney Bowling Alley. Views of kitchen and counter staff working and serving customers who are gathered at the bar. The camera pans back outside and shows buses parked outside from "Channel / Chan TV. 8". Sign on roof of building reads: "BOWL" and "DIGNEY" sign hangs vertically out front.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Names
- Digney Bowling Alley
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.5.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
- Film segment may have been taken on the same day as BV019.18.4.2
Images
![Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_003.jpg)
Video
Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney Film 3 - Inside Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_003.mp4![Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_002.jpg?width=280)
Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10649
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 12 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting a bowling tournament at the Digney Bowling Alley at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address became 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958). Two male and female pairs appear to be competing against each other and a camera man and camera from Channel 8 - Chan TV are filming the event. One of the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 12 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting a bowling tournament at the Digney Bowling Alley at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address became 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958). Two male and female pairs appear to be competing against each other and a camera man and camera from Channel 8 - Chan TV are filming the event. One of the couples are wearing shirts with "Digney Bowl" printed on the back. Ernest "Dig" Digney assists in handing out awards at the end. Joyce Digney is identified working in the kitchen. The camera pans outside where there are two "Channel 8 - Chan TV" buses parked in the parking lot of the Digney Bowl.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.5.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
Images
![Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_002.jpg)
Video
Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney Film 3 - Tournament at Digney Bowling Alley, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_002.mp4
Ernest E. Winch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64652
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 12, 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch holding a telephone receiver up to his ear to receive the election results as he smiles at the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 12, 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 514-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch holding a telephone receiver up to his ear to receive the election results as he smiles at the camera.
- Names
- Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten note on recto of photograph reads: "Ernest E. Winch M.L.A. / Burnaby June 12 1952 / 1933 - 34 - 41- 45 - 49 - 52"
- Note on verso of (destroyed) copy print read: "Ernest Winch Aged 73, Receiving Election Results in 1952"
Images
Grace MacSorley and Princess Elizabeth
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55618
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Grace MacSorley (wih her back to the camera) bowing before Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the Royal Visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall in 1951.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 486-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2005-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Grace MacSorley (wih her back to the camera) bowing before Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the Royal Visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall in 1951.
- Subjects
- Events - Royal Visits
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption on recto reads: "Grace courtesying to Princess E. & Charles"
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Harold H. Johnston fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47202
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 106 photographs depicting locations in Burnaby and its environs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 106 photographs depicting locations in Burnaby and its environs.
- History
- Harold Henry (Hal) Johnston (September 15, 1930 - January 15, 1985) was born in Ardreagh, Northern Ireland, trained as a plasterer, and immigrated to Canada in 1951. Settling in Edmonton in 1952, he married Frances Henriette Coulombe (born July 29, 1932) in June 1955. He worked as a plasterer in Edmonton until late 1957, when they moved to Burnaby, British Columbia. They purchased, renovated and occupied 4447 Venables Street. They had two children, Sean Francois Johnston (born October 30, 1956) and Wendy Marie Johnston (born October 9, 1959). In Burnaby, they attended Holy Cross Primary School (1450 Delta Avenue), Alpha Secondary School (4600 Parker Street) and Simon Fraser University, later completing PhDs at the University of Leeds and Universite de Montreal, respectively. Harold Johnston continued to work as a plasterer, serving in 1969 as business agent for the Plasterers' and Stonemasons' Union, and then self-employed as A&H Plastering and Stucco from 1970 until his death in 1985. Frances Johnston worked part-time as secretary for Holy Cross parish rectory. Harold Johnston was a serious photographer and camera collector, recording some 1500 rolls of black and white slide film in 35mm and other formats on a variety of cameras from the early 1950s until 1984, mainly of locations in the Lower Mainland and Pacific Northwest. From 1960, he processed and printed the negatives himself in a home darkroom. From 1970, Johnston recorded a number of artists, illustrators and sculptors working in Vancouver's downtown eastside, notably Wil Hudson (fine printer and typographer), Keith Shields (sculptor), Frits Jacobsen (illustrator), Charles Butler (wood sculptor) and Bill Shoebotham (primitive artist). **This biographical sketch was based on information prepared by Dr. Sean Johnston and provided to the City of Burnaby Archives in April 2008.**
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Johnston, Harold H.
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
John, Fred, Martha and Rhonda
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79632
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko sitting with his brother Fred Yanko as Martha Lyshak watches John's young daughter Rhonda Yanko, out in front, walking towards the camera. Everyone is on the front lawn of Lillian and John's family home at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-207
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko sitting with his brother Fred Yanko as Martha Lyshak watches John's young daughter Rhonda Yanko, out in front, walking towards the camera. Everyone is on the front lawn of Lillian and John's family home at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on album page reads: "Dad / Fred / Martha" and "Roman wife / Martha / John / Rhonda"
- Street Address
- 7391 Broadway
- Planning Study Area
- Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
Lillian Yanko
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79385
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 15, 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko leaning against a fence, smiling towards the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 15, 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-164
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko leaning against a fence, smiling towards the camera.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "May 15/49 Vanc, B.C."
- Note written on album page reads: "May 15, 1949 Vancouver"
Images
Lorraine Murison
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45856
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison standing in front of a plain photographer's studio backdrop, wearing a two-piece bathing suit and a straw hat. A woman is crouched beside her, with her back to the camera, wearing a plaid one-piece bathing suit and a straw hat (th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-750
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison standing in front of a plain photographer's studio backdrop, wearing a two-piece bathing suit and a straw hat. A woman is crouched beside her, with her back to the camera, wearing a plaid one-piece bathing suit and a straw hat (this could be a second image of Lorriane Murison, created by the technique of overprinting one image onto another.). Details in the photograph have been highlighted in white and black ink. (According to newspaper articles that accompany this photograph, Lorriane's last name is sometimes spelt Muirson, and sometimes Murison).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Journalists
- Clothing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lorraine Murison in a gown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45853
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison standing sideways, twisting towards the camera, in a flocked nylon cocktail gown "with hundreds of tiny multi-colored [sic] sparkels" and a "royal blue" nylon cummerband with an oversized bow that ties at the back. (According to …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 9.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-747
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Columbian newspaper fashion columnist Lorraine Murison standing sideways, twisting towards the camera, in a flocked nylon cocktail gown "with hundreds of tiny multi-colored [sic] sparkels" and a "royal blue" nylon cummerband with an oversized bow that ties at the back. (According to newspaper articles that accompany this photograph, her surname is sometimes spelt Muirson, and sometimes Murison).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Journalists
- Clothing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typed page attached to verso of photograph reads: "For glamor here is one of the prettiest cocktail gowns that will sold [sic] be sold in our New Westminster stores. This is flocked nylon shimmering with hundreds of tiny multi-colored [sic] sparkels. This also features a brigh [sic] and beautiful royal blue cummerband of nylon that ends in a large oversixed [sic] bow at the back"
Images
Pipe band at the March of the Clans
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36309
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the March of the Clans in Edinburgh organised by Lord MacPherson of Drumochter at the government's behest. This is taken in the center of the road as one of the Pipe bands marches towards the camera. George A. and Alice Grant of Burnaby attended this event.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the March of the Clans in Edinburgh organised by Lord MacPherson of Drumochter at the government's behest. This is taken in the center of the road as one of the Pipe bands marches towards the camera. George A. and Alice Grant of Burnaby attended this event.
- Subjects
- Events - Parades
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Outram, George
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of print reads: "GEORGE OUTRAM & CO. LTD. 65 BUCHANAN STREET GLASGOW, C.1."
- Photographer identifies photograph as no. B1556-E
Images
Purchase of Camera - Pictorial Record of Important Events and Developments in the Municipality
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42673
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39632
- Meeting Date
- 21-Oct-1957
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39632
- Meeting Date
- 21-Oct-1957
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Rhonda and Sherrie Yanko
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79513
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 (sight), framed inside mat board 23.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sisters (from left) Rhonda Yanko and Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko (later Bayntun) in matching dresses. Both sisters are in a photographic studio, sitting sideways to the camera.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 (sight), framed inside mat board 23.5 x 16.5 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-187
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sisters (from left) Rhonda Yanko and Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko (later Bayntun) in matching dresses. Both sisters are in a photographic studio, sitting sideways to the camera.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Frederic Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on album page reads: "August 1959 / Rhonda 61/2 yrs Sherrie 4 1/2 years"
Images
T. Boyd Haskell with two men holding cameras
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17389
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby with two unidentified men holding cameras.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby with two unidentified men holding cameras.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4750 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.138
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1959
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "1959 J. Haspt..[sic] / J. Du...al [sic]"
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook that included photographs, newspaper clippings, textual records and ephemera
Images
![Toddler outside, [1955] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/215-005.jpg?width=280)
Toddler outside
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36047
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a toddler holding on to the hull of an upside down boat for balance. His body is facing the boat, but his face is turned to the camera, smiling. The child is believed to be a member of the Dickie family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Grace Dickie subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 215-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a toddler holding on to the hull of an upside down boat for balance. His body is facing the boat, but his face is turned to the camera, smiling. The child is believed to be a member of the Dickie family.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Toddler outside, [1955] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/215-005.jpg)