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Alan Gentles and John Prescott of the Dominion Bridge Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1666
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (at left) Alan S. Gentles, the General Manager of Dominion Bridge Company from in a brown-checkered suit and John S. Prescott, Manager of Dominion Bridge Company in a grey-checkered suit (with a name sticker on the lapel) at the "Twenty-five Year Club Dinner." Both men are standing b…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (at left) Alan S. Gentles, the General Manager of Dominion Bridge Company from in a brown-checkered suit and John S. Prescott, Manager of Dominion Bridge Company in a grey-checkered suit (with a name sticker on the lapel) at the "Twenty-five Year Club Dinner." Both men are standing behind a table set with cups, glasses and a wine glass full of cigarettes. Alan S. Gentles was General Manager from 1960 to 1976 and John Prescott was Manager from 1949 to 1976.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "25 YR CLUB DINNER/ 1976"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Left MR ALAN S. GENTLES GEN MGR 1960-1976 / Right JOHN S PRECOT [sic] MGR 1949-1976 he closed the plant"
Images
Bylaw Number: 937 - Dominion Bridge Company Limited Aid Bylaw 1929
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw22516
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 937
- Final Adoption
- 1929 Sep 09
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 937
- Final Adoption
- 1929 Sep 09
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 938 - Dominion Bridge Company Limited Watermain Bylaw 1929
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw22515
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 938
- Final Adoption
- 1929 Sep 09
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 938
- Final Adoption
- 1929 Sep 09
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 939 - Dominion Bridge Company Road Loan Bylaw 1929
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw22514
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 939
- Final Adoption
- 1929 Sep 09
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 939
- Final Adoption
- 1929 Sep 09
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Dominion Bridge Company staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1740
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway, Vancouver (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway, Vancouver (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For other photographs of the company staff in the same banquet hall, see BV003.46.5 - .7
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue felt pen on recto of photograph reads: "1970"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "D.C.P."
Images
Dominion Bridge Company staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1746
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in four rows in a room with florescent ceiling lamps (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in four rows in a room with florescent ceiling lamps (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1972
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Label taped to verso of photograph reads: "1972"
Images
![Dominion Bridge Company staff, [1971 or 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200300460014.jpg?width=280)
Dominion Bridge Company staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1747
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971 or 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in four rows in a room with a studio light (at center) pointed directly at them (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in four rows in a room with a studio light (at center) pointed directly at them (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1971 or 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "D.C.P."
Images
![Dominion Bridge Company staff, [1971 or 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200300460014.jpg)
![Dominion Bridge Company staff, [1971 or 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200300460015.jpg?width=280)
Dominion Bridge Company staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1748
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971 or 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in four rows in a hall with carpeted floors (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in four rows in a hall with carpeted floors (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1971 or 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Dominion Bridge Company staff, [1971 or 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200300460015.jpg)
Construction of the Steel Service Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45612
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Dominion Bridge Steel Service Centre. Dominion Bridge Co. closed down its Burnaby fabricating plant which employed 350 workers and opened this in Delta which employed only 50 of those workers, putting 300 employess out of work.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-506
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Dominion Bridge Steel Service Centre. Dominion Bridge Co. closed down its Burnaby fabricating plant which employed 350 workers and opened this in Delta which employed only 50 of those workers, putting 300 employess out of work.
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "More than 600 tons of structural steel are being assembled on Annacis Island to build the new Dominion Bridge Steel Service Centre. Construction which started in the Fall of 1975 will be completed by the end of June."
Images
Employees' Entrance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79403
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the employees' entrance to the Dominion Bridge building on Boundary Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-278
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the employees' entrance to the Dominion Bridge building on Boundary Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cook, Alan
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Siemens Track Vehicle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79399
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. According to the photographer, this vehicle was bought by BC Hydro under the NDP government (1972-1975) to initiate rapid transit but it was never used partly beca…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-275
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. According to the photographer, this vehicle was bought by BC Hydro under the NDP government (1972-1975) to initiate rapid transit but it was never used partly because of the wrong gauge on existing rail lines.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cook, Alan
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Siemens Track Vehicle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79401
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-276
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Siemens track vehicle stored in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cook, Alan
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Stored Buses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows stored buses in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. BC Hydro took over the building in 1976. According to the photographer, it was built in 1928-1929 with the north section being added in 1943. The north section was used as a mun…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-274
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows stored buses in the old Dominion Bridge building at the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway. BC Hydro took over the building in 1976. According to the photographer, it was built in 1928-1929 with the north section being added in 1943. The north section was used as a munitions plant during World War II.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Buses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cook, Alan
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Wash Basins
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79402
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows wash basins and drinking fountain in the Dominion Bridge building, owned by BC. Hydro.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-277
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows wash basins and drinking fountain in the Dominion Bridge building, owned by BC. Hydro.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cook, Alan
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Broadview Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark687
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Development in the Broadview area slowed during World War Two, but after the war, the area became home to a number of industrial sites. The first major plant to be built here was the Dominion Bridge Company which opened in 1930.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Fire insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17803
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1925-1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
- History
- The British Columbia Underwriters' Association was founded in Victoria in 1880, most likely under the name British Columbia Fire Underwriters Association. In 1928 the organisation changed its name to the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association, and again in 1940 to the British Columbia Underwriters Association.
- Accession Code
- HV972.111
- BV987.1.70
- BV015.10.1
- Date
- 1925-1957
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Patterson family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of documents and photographs pertaining to the Patterson family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-19
- BHS1986-20
- BHS1988-13
- BHS1995-16
- BHS1996-05
- BHS1996-11
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of documents and photographs pertaining to the Patterson family.
- History
- Frances Mabel "May" Webb was born in Cradley, England on December 5, 1872. She sailed from England to Victoria, BC with her parents, Joseph William Webb and Frances Jane Webb (nee Yapp) on the SS Lake Winnipeg in 1889. One of the few possessions that she brought with her was an old wood-rimmed bicycle which she found quite useful after her move to Burnaby. She would ride it all the way from Patterson’s Trail and Westminster Road (today’s Patterson Avenue and Kingsway) to the Woodward’s store in Vancouver where she would place her grocery order. She packed a pearl handled revolver with her in order to scare any bears she might see along her ride. In 1890, Frances married Dugald Campbell Patterson (b. 1860, d. 1931) in Victoria, BC. In 1894, the couple built a pioneer homestead and farm on five acres at what would become the north east section of Central Park. Dugald founded Vulcan Iron Works (later Dominion Bridge Company) in New Westminister in 1903, and the couple settled in the Central Park district. By 1904, the family moved to the Edmonds district where in 1909 she operated the post office that her husband founded. In 1910, they began construction of a new house, complete with tennis courts and a gazebo, on 14 acres purchased for $720. The house is now located at 7106 18th Avenue and is a dedicated heritage building. The couple had seven children: William H. "Bill", Jean, Frances Mabel Lili., Dugald C. Jr, Mary, Charles Bruce, and Alice. The Pattersons were community-minded citizens that served Burnaby through their involvement with local municipal affairs and politics. In 1909, Dugald became the first postmaster of Edmonds. He also served as a School Trustee from 1912-13 and was one of the first residents to lobby Burnaby City Council to preserve the local ravines as parks. They also helped build the Central Park Presbyterian Church, along with other pioneer families. The family name is remembered and honoured by the naming of Patterson Avenue and the Patterson SkyTrain Station located in the Metrotown area. Frances Mabel assisted her husband with an insurance and real estate company that he founded in Burnaby and New Westminster. This experience would prove invaluable, as she would later become an insurance agent for the Wawanesa Insurance Company (founded in 1896). Frances never owned an automobile, so she met her insurance clients all over Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver by using the Lower Mainland’s street car system. The insurance profession continued to provide her with a steady income long after her husband’s death. Frances Mabel died in New Westminster, BC on August 30, 1960. Frances Mabel Lili Patterson was born on June 9, 1905 and was the fifth child born to Dugald Campbell and Frances Mabel Patterson. She became the first PBX switchboard operator for the Municipality of Burnaby in the early 1920’s. PBX, or Private Branch Exchange, was the term used for an internal telephone system. Frances later became president of the Professional Women’s Association of New Westminster, and volunteered her time with the May Day celebrations in New Westminster. She was also a dedicated member of the Rebekah Lodge (the women’s division of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows). While in the lodge, she met her future husband, Walter Duke and they married on July 12, 1939. They couple moved to Wenatchee, Washington after getting married, and Frances relocated to Victoria after her husband died. Frances died on January 13, 1974. Doreen Nettie Patterson was born December 12, 1927, the youngest daughter of Charles Bruce Patterson and Elva Eleanore Patterson (nee Elliott). At age 23, Doreen became the first woman from BC to enlist in the new Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service and by the fall of 1951, she had become a Wren in the Royal Canadian Navy. She received her basic training at HMCS Cornwallis and became a radio intelligence operator for the wireless communications base at Naval Radio Station Coverdale near Moncton, New Brunswick. In 1953, she was chosen to serve a term at the naval base in Churchill, Manitoba. She was one of only eleven women to ever serve there. After her career in the navy, Doreen worked in the accounting division for Simpsons-Sears in Burnaby near her grandparent’s original family home at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Doreen married Gerard Reitsma on August 18, 1960. Doreen died on April 30, 2000.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC171, PC213, PC322, PC326, MSS024, MSS039