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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
Duncan Campbell McGregor and Home of the Friendless
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88058
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936 (date of original)-[199-], predominant [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a seven page typewritten history, "Home of the Friendless" by Mary Forsyth along with some handwritten notes and a copy of an article which appeared in the Burnaby Post, 21 Jan. 1936. Biographical and historical information was compiled by Mary Forysth with the intention of publish…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1936 (date of original)-[199-], predominant [199-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS185-010
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2014-27
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a seven page typewritten history, "Home of the Friendless" by Mary Forsyth along with some handwritten notes and a copy of an article which appeared in the Burnaby Post, 21 Jan. 1936. Biographical and historical information was compiled by Mary Forysth with the intention of publishing a book.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Gordon Pope closed out Denby Bros. & Co. Ltd.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription555
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Sep 6 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Pope standing on a sliding high ladder next to empty shelving inside of Denby Bros & Co. Ltd Leather and Shoe Findings. The store closed in 1974. Photograph was published in the Vancouver Province Newspaper on September 12, 1974 in an article titled "The sole's gone from the re…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gordon Pope standing on a sliding high ladder next to empty shelving inside of Denby Bros & Co. Ltd Leather and Shoe Findings. The store closed in 1974. Photograph was published in the Vancouver Province Newspaper on September 12, 1974 in an article titled "The sole's gone from the repair business" written by Aileen Campbell.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Footwear
- Accession Code
- HV977.84.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Sep 6 1974
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Sedawie, Gordon
- Notes
- Transcribed title from verso of photograph
- Stamps on verso read: "LIFESTYLES / Sep 6 1974 / GORDON SEDAWIE / PROVINCE PHOTO"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Gordon Pope, 65, closes out Denby Bros. & Co. Ltd./ Leather & Shoe Findings, 1919. / on sliding high ladder"
- Handwritten markings in orange pencil read: "Thursxxx / 30ems x / 5 3/4""
Images
Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19610
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Kate Petrusa and James Binks Interviewees: Rajinder and Raj Pandher Location of Interview: Love farmhouse, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 4 Total Length of all Tracks: (3:06:01 min) Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto four separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview begins on January 10. Rajinder Pander provides information on where he was born and where he grew up and shares details regarding his family and his childhood including; his elementary and high school education and experiences and his involvement and interest in the sport of field hockey. 08:53 – 23:24 Raj Pander provides information on where she was born and shares details regarding her family and education. Raj recalls details of her family life in India including her family farm, her father’s service in the Indian National Army and other ancestor’s involvement in the military. Rajinder assists with the details regarding Raj’s father’s military service and explains how he was highly decelerated for his heroic actions. Rajinder conveys further information in reference to the Sikh Empire. 23:25 – 35:53 Rajinder and Raj share information on their formal education. Raj explains how she learned English and talks about the other spoken languages that her family used while she was growing up. Rajinder and Raj recall how they first met which lead them to marry in 1971. Rajinder provides information about his older brothers who left India before him. He explains how his elder brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1970 and provides details on his other brother who lived in Malaysia and England before coming to Canada in 1975. Rajinder conveys how after his brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher arrived in Canada, he lived in Campbell River and worked at the saw mill there. 35:54 – 1:01:38 Rajinder and Raj share their immigration stories including details of; what lead them to immigrate, their immigration route, what they brought with them and where they lived and worked. Rajinder and Raj tell of how they both faced discrimination in finding work that they were qualified for and describe some of the jobs that they worked at before obtaining their Real Estate licences. 1:01:39 – 1:13:09 Rajinder and Raj share information on where they’ve purchase traditional food supplies in Burnaby and Rajinder provides further details on his employment and recalls how they were able to purchase their first home in Burnaby. 1:13:10 - 1:19:33 Rajinder describes how he began writing for the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”. Rajinder shares how he first started printing small pamphlets of Sikh Cultural history in 1975 and how he’s been volunteering with the National Democratic Party (NDP) since 1973. 1:19:34 - 1:38:24 Second part of interview continues on January 24, 2023. Rajinder provides further information about the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”, provides an historical summary of the Sikh Empire and the Sikh religion and describes a book that’s he’s written about his culture and the village he lived in India. 1:38:25 - 1:52:24 Raj describes some of the traditional textiles that she’s created including a dury, embroidered cloth (pakha and pakhi) and clothing. Raj shares a story of a train derailment in India in which her father survived. 1:52:25 - 2:14:53 Raj Pandher talks about her father’s letters and diaries, Rajinder talks about receiving a Diamond Jubilee Medal for his community service and they both talk about their daughter Amanjit’s education and career accomplishments. Raj describes her involvement in the community council of her children’s school and both Raj and Rajinder describe their involvement in multicultural education and events that they were involved with in Burnaby and New Westminster. Interviewer lists Rajinder Pandher’s many volunteer awards and accomplishments. 2:14:54 - 2:39:53 Raj and Rajinder describe some of their family photographs as well as personal items from India including decorative arts and textiles. They talk about celebrating their 30 year wedding anniversary and the origin of their Sikh names. Rajinder describes a visit to Paldi in 1977 when the whole family was baptized at the Sikh temple and provides informaton about Hardial Singh Atwal, the first Sikh child born in Canada. Rajinder discusses what he thinks a cookhouse looked like, his friendship with former Mayor William J. Copeland and wages of South Asians working in sawmills. 2:39:54 - 3:06:01 Raj and Rajinder talk about food including where they’ve purchased traditional South Asian foods and what they grow in their home garden. Rajinder provides details about the Burnaby Multicultural Society, talks about South Asian work ethics and housing and shares some of the cultural and religious traditions of Sikhs and celebrations that take place in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewees biographies: Rajinder Pandher was born five years prior to the Partition of India in the Village of Jhamat, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Raj Pandher was born in 1948 in the Village of Chapar, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Rajinder played field hockey while living in India and is passionate about the sport. Both Rajinder and Raj Pahndher attended college in India and were married in India in 1971. Rajinder Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1972 and his wife, Raj Pandher joined him in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Rajinder Pandher started working at a sawmill in Campbell River but didn't like the work and moved to Vancouver to find better employment opportunties. In 1976, the couple moved to Burnaby and rented until they could buy a home a year later. They raised two children who attended Second Street Elementary School and Cariboo Hill Secondary School in Burnaby. Rajinder and Raj Pandher were both very involved with multicultural efforts at their childlren's schools including turban tying and sari demonstrations and Rajinder was a founding member of the Burnaby Multicultural Society. Interviewers biographies: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013. James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Housing
- Employment
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Persons - Volunteers
- Religions - Sikhism
- Migration
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Celebrations
- Sports - Field Hockey
- Names
- Pandher, Raj
- Pandher, Rajinder
- Copeland, William J.
- Pandher, Harman
- Pandher, Amanjit
- Burnaby Multicultural Society
- The Western Sikh Samachar
- Responsibility
- Petrusa, Kate
- Binks, James
- Accession Code
- BV023.1.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcripts available upon request
Audio Tracks
Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher, [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher, [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0001_0002_003.mp3Letter dated 1978 July 10 from Mr. Walter W. Campbell regarding the condition of the Lane at the Rear of his home (6350 Winch Street)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21792
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15065
- Meeting Date
- 31-Jul-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 54
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15065
- Meeting Date
- 31-Jul-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 54
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Harris Campbell Threlfall re: Taxes on a Commercial Building, Unsightly Premises and Dog Barking
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport20750
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14004
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 14004
- Meeting Date
- 16-Jul-1979
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 49
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Mr. Walter Weir Campbell which appeared on the Agenda for the 1978 September 25 Meeting of Council re: Condition of Lane at the Rear of 6350 Winch Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21639
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15229
- Meeting Date
- 2-Oct-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15229
- Meeting Date
- 2-Oct-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 68
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Mr. William A Campbell which appeared on the Agenda for the 1977 April 18 Meeting of Council re: Sidewalk on Sussex Avenue between Beresford and Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport23200
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15953
- Meeting Date
- 25-Apr-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15953
- Meeting Date
- 25-Apr-1977
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Pamphlets and magazines
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58206
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969-1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records + 2 badges
- Scope and Content
- File consists of pamphlets, magazines, reports and newspapers on a wide variety of topics such as a pamphlet written in French entitled "Paris"; a tourist guide to Campbell River and district entitled "'Kla-How-Ya' Welcome to Campbell River"; and a paper on nutrition which lists vitamin rich foods.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969-1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records + 2 badges
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS061-047
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- File consists of pamphlets, magazines, reports and newspapers on a wide variety of topics such as a pamphlet written in French entitled "Paris"; a tourist guide to Campbell River and district entitled "'Kla-How-Ya' Welcome to Campbell River"; and a paper on nutrition which lists vitamin rich foods.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Patterson family papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57973
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Patterson family. Included in the file is a Deed of Land from 1910, student report cards for Bruce and Dugald Campbell Patterson as well as histories and correspondence pertaining to the Webb family (Frances Mabel Webb Patterson's family). Also included is a p…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS039-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-05
- Scope and Content
- File contains papers pertaining to the Patterson family. Included in the file is a Deed of Land from 1910, student report cards for Bruce and Dugald Campbell Patterson as well as histories and correspondence pertaining to the Webb family (Frances Mabel Webb Patterson's family). Also included is a photocopied history of D.C. Patterson Senior (from an early publication).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Pixie McGeachie fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10417
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of originals), copied 2008 ; 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs (tiffs) : b&w + 1 membership card
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs from a McGeachie family album documenting a time that Jack and Pixie McGeachie spent at their log cabin on Mount Seymour and a membership card for the Century Park Museum Association. Jack McGeachie, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained the cabin with f…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs (tiffs) : b&w + 1 membership card
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs from a McGeachie family album documenting a time that Jack and Pixie McGeachie spent at their log cabin on Mount Seymour and a membership card for the Century Park Museum Association. Jack McGeachie, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained the cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Pixie McGeachie photographs series 2) Pixie McGeachie documents series
- History
- Doreen "Pixie" Johnson was born in 1922 and married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie in April 1942. Jack and Pixie McGeachie lived on Rosewood Street (formerly named Campbell Street pre 1951) in Burnaby from 1948 where they raised their two children; David and Kathi. Pixie was well known for her volunteer work in Burnaby. Pixie served for over 20 years as the volunteer archivist for the Burnaby Historical Society; served as president of the Century Park Museum Association and the Friends of the Interurban 1223 and a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission. Pixie was also a Burnaby historian and author who published a column in the Burnaby Examiner Newspaper entitled "Burnaby History" as well as three books about Burnaby History entitled "Bygones of Burnaby"; "Burnaby - A Proud Century" and "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." Due to her diligent volunteer work in Burnaby, Pixie was the recipient of many awards between 2002 and 2008. Awards included: 2002 - the Kushiro cup for Citizen of the Year; 2006 - Heritage BC project award for her work with Friends of the Interurban 1223 and in 2008 - Heritage BC - Ruby Nobb Award. Jack McGeachie passed away in 1981, at the age of 67 years and Pixie McGeachie passed away in August 2010 at the age of 88 years. On September 24, 2010, Pixie was honoured by the City of Burnaby when they dedicated the reading room of the City of Burnaby Archives by naming it the "Pixie McGeachie Reading Room".
- Creator
- McGeachie, Doreen "Pixie"
- Accession Code
- BV008.17; BV013.4.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of originals), copied 2008 ; 1976
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Purchase order re camp style uniforms
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16706
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 4 Apr. 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a copy of a purchase order (facisimilie) for camp style uniforms from the Department of Finance Province of British Columbia to Gordon Campbell Ltd. The purchase order includes three pages with specifications for camp style uniforms.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Oakalla Prison collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 p. of textual records
- Material Details
- facsimilie paper
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a copy of a purchase order (facisimilie) for camp style uniforms from the Department of Finance Province of British Columbia to Gordon Campbell Ltd. The purchase order includes three pages with specifications for camp style uniforms.
- Creator
- Province of British Columbia
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.615
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 4 Apr. 1977
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- June 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item