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14th Avenue neighbourhood friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35348
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 14th Avenue neighbourhood friends. Back row, left to right: Pearl Scott, Frances Bryson, Alice Salt, and Dorothy Hutchins (holding baby). Middle row, left to right: Hazel Butler, Doris Bamber, Frances Salt, and Jessica Scott. Front row, left to right: Evelyn Salt, Gladys Butler, a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-205
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the 14th Avenue neighbourhood friends. Back row, left to right: Pearl Scott, Frances Bryson, Alice Salt, and Dorothy Hutchins (holding baby). Middle row, left to right: Hazel Butler, Doris Bamber, Frances Salt, and Jessica Scott. Front row, left to right: Evelyn Salt, Gladys Butler, and Isabel Scott.
Names
Bamber, Doris
Bryson, Frances
Butler, Gladys
Hutchins, Dorothy
Kemp, Hazel Butler
Salt, Alice
Salt, Evelyn
Salt, Frances
Salt, Isabel
Scott, Jessica
Scott, Pearl
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
14th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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6742 Walker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37864
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, taken in the summer of 1990.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1990 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-452
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, taken in the summer of 1990.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Copied from col. photograph
Geographic Access
Walker Avenue
Street Address
6742 Walker Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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7465 Mulberry Place

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94305
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1994
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
22 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of an undeveloped, forested property located at 7465 Mulberry Place.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1994
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
22 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-090
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of an undeveloped, forested property located at 7465 Mulberry Place.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 94-051-B
Photographer identified as "J.C."
Geographic Access
Mulberry Place
Street Address
7465 Mulberry Place
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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The Beamishes and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37680
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.8 x 3.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people standing with a Model T Ford in front of 277 17th Avenue (later renumbered 8059 17th Avenue). Left to right: Mrs. Brunette, Mrs. W. Pointer, Ethel Derrick, Rev. and Mrs. W.J.Beamish, and Alma Beamish.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.8 x 3.6 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-268
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people standing with a Model T Ford in front of 277 17th Avenue (later renumbered 8059 17th Avenue). Left to right: Mrs. Brunette, Mrs. W. Pointer, Ethel Derrick, Rev. and Mrs. W.J.Beamish, and Alma Beamish.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Beamish, Alma
Beamish, William John
Derrick, Ethel Beamish
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
17th Avenue
Street Address
8059 17th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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Brookes family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35245
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brookes family home at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue), at the corner of 4th Street in East Burnaby. The Brookes family, headed by James Brookes, moved into this house in 1917. The house was later cut in two and moved to another part of the lot, becoming a gard…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-102
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brookes family home at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue), at the corner of 4th Street in East Burnaby. The Brookes family, headed by James Brookes, moved into this house in 1917. The house was later cut in two and moved to another part of the lot, becoming a gardener's house in 1927 when "Normanna" was built. Note the greenhouse in front of the house. This house was built by Burnaby's first Reeve, Charles Shaw, and is now a designated heritage site at 7725 4th Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
4th Street
Street Address
7725 4th Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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Brookes family home, "Normanna"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35246
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Normanna," the Brookes family residence. This new Brookes family home was built in 1927 on the same site as the original house at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue). Eventually, this became Normanna Norwegian rest home. The original house was built by Burnaby's firs…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-103
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Normanna," the Brookes family residence. This new Brookes family home was built in 1927 on the same site as the original house at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue). Eventually, this became Normanna Norwegian rest home. The original house was built by Burnaby's first Reeve, Charles Shaw, and is now a designated heritage site at 7725 4th Street.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
Buildings - Heritage
Names
Normanna Rest Home
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
4th Street
Street Address
7725 4th Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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Burnaby Lake Interurban

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37174
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Interurban in the snow. The house in the background is 2231 Fareham Street, a short street that ran behind Elwell and the tram tracks about midway between the Cumberland Road and Hill Street Stations. This rail line route is now the route of Highway 1 through Burnaby.…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
328-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1996-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Lake Interurban in the snow. The house in the background is 2231 Fareham Street, a short street that ran behind Elwell and the tram tracks about midway between the Cumberland Road and Hill Street Stations. This rail line route is now the route of Highway 1 through Burnaby. The uppermost window in the house was the donor's bedroom.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Fareham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Burnaby Lake Interurban line

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36810
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tram on the Burnaby Lake Interurban line at the Cumberland Road station.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-268
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a tram on the Burnaby Lake Interurban line at the Cumberland Road station.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Public Transit
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Burnaby Lake Interurban line
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Crowning the May Queen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38673
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the crowning ceremony for Burnaby's 1928-1929 May Queen, Sylvia Murley on the raised dais receiving her crown, flanked by numerous flower girls and attendants.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
476-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
Photograph of the crowning ceremony for Burnaby's 1928-1929 May Queen, Sylvia Murley on the raised dais receiving her crown, flanked by numerous flower girls and attendants.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Auvache, Sylvia Murley
Murley, Sylvia
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lloyd's Studio
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
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Edwin Butler

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin Butler with pet dog, Bing, and pet cat, Boots. Edwin was married to Margaret Butler. They first settled in Burnaby at 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby in 1924.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-204
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin Butler with pet dog, Bing, and pet cat, Boots. Edwin was married to Margaret Butler. They first settled in Burnaby at 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby in 1924.
Subjects
Animals - Cats
Animals - Dogs
Names
Butler, Edwin
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
14th Avenue
Street Address
8062 14th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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Ella and Frank Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36073
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 4.5 x 8.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ella Street and her son Frank, posing for the picture with a Model T Ford at the family home on Cumberland Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Street subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 4.5 x 8.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
217-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-6
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ella Street and her son Frank, posing for the picture with a Model T Ford at the family home on Cumberland Street.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
Street, Ella
Street, Frank
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy negative accompanying
Ella Jane Street (nee Bryson) was born in Allen's Corner, Chateauguay County, Quebec on December 5, 1873 to John Alexander Bryson and Mary Ann Grant.
Ella married Ernest Street in Saskatoon on March 17, 1909. The couple had one child, Frank Bryson Street, born in Young, Saskatchewan on January 27, 1910.
Frank Bryson Street married Helen Margret Pound at Ocean Falls, BC on July 21, 1938. The couple had two sons: Frank Sheridan Street born April 20, 1940 and Ernest David Street born April 27, 1942.
Additional Street family biographical information available in accession file.
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Ella Street

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col ; 6.5 x 5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ella Street standing next to a cow - probably at the Street family home on Cumberland Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Street subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col ; 6.5 x 5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
217-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-6
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ella Street standing next to a cow - probably at the Street family home on Cumberland Street.
Subjects
Animals - Cows
Names
Street, Ella
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy negative accompanying
Note in pencil on verso reads: "1205 Cumberland"
Ella Jane Street (nee Bryson) was born in Allen's Corner, Chateauguay County, Quebec on December 5, 1873 to John Alexander Bryson and Mary Ann Grant.
Ella married Ernest Street in Saskatoon on March 17, 1909. The couple had one child, Frank Bryson Street, born in Young, Saskatchewan on January 27, 1910.
Additional Street family biographical information available in accession file.
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Ernest and Frank Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36072
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Street subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
217-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-6
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.
Subjects
Animals - Cows
Animals - Poultry
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Street, Ernest
Street, Frank
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Ernest Street family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36069
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph ; sepia ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a person sitting in front of the home identified as the Ernest Street family home at 1205 Cumberland Street (old street numbering).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-?]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Street subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph ; sepia ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
217-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-6
Scope and Content
Photograph of a person sitting in front of the home identified as the Ernest Street family home at 1205 Cumberland Street (old street numbering).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Hawkshaw family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35164
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hawkshaw family home, 763 Wedgewood Street (later renumbered 7743 Wedgewood Street), East Burnaby. The Hawkshaw family lived here between 1920 and 1929. Mabel Hawkshaw and her son, Cedric, are outside.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hawkshaw family home, 763 Wedgewood Street (later renumbered 7743 Wedgewood Street), East Burnaby. The Hawkshaw family lived here between 1920 and 1929. Mabel Hawkshaw and her son, Cedric, are outside.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Hawkshaw, Merton Cedric Perry "Cedric"
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
7743 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
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Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory35
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1914-1922
Length
0:09:27
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's early childhood including the reasons why his family moved to Burnaby, the small pox house at the border of New Westminster and stories of the unfinished family home at Formby Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's early childhood including the reasons why his family moved to Burnaby, the small pox house at the border of New Westminster and stories of the unfinished family home at Formby Street.
Date Range
1914-1922
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:09:27
Subjects
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Formby Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Second Street Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Jolly Neighbours Club

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35351
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Jolly Neighbours Club founded by Margaret Butler, 14th Avenue, East Burnaby. Identified are: (Front row, left to right) Mrs. Wray, Bill (a Wray grandchild), Mrs. Hullatt, Jenny (another Wray grandchild), and Mrs. Swanson. (2nd row, left to right) Mrs. Cottam, and Mrs.…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-208
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Jolly Neighbours Club founded by Margaret Butler, 14th Avenue, East Burnaby. Identified are: (Front row, left to right) Mrs. Wray, Bill (a Wray grandchild), Mrs. Hullatt, Jenny (another Wray grandchild), and Mrs. Swanson. (2nd row, left to right) Mrs. Cottam, and Mrs. Hales. Mrs. Butler is in the back row, 4th from left.
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Names
Butler, Margaret
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
14th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Lorraine Patience

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorraine Patience during her Saturday night bath in the Patience household at 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue). The youngest, Lorraine, was the first to use the tub, and John Patience, the father, took his bath last.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-438
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorraine Patience during her Saturday night bath in the Patience household at 240 15th Avenue (later renumbered 8078 15th Avenue). The youngest, Lorraine, was the first to use the tub, and John Patience, the father, took his bath last.
Subjects
Furniture
Names
Patience, Lorraine
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
15th Avenue
Street Address
8078 15th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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Margaret Butler

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Margaret Butler, wife of Edwin Butler, in front of the Butler family home, 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-203
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Margaret Butler, wife of Edwin Butler, in front of the Butler family home, 278 14th Avenue (later renumbered 8062 14th Avenue), East Burnaby.
Subjects
Plants - Flowers
Names
Butler, Margaret
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
14th Avenue
Street Address
8062 14th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
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May Day flower girls

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day activities at Burnaby Park; (1st pair of May Day flower girls) Ena Russell, Crissie Fraser; (2nd pair) Irene Pedersen, Della Farris; (3rd pair) Hazel Butler, Evelyn Salt; (4th pair) Dorothy Cox, Joan Blythe. May Queen Sylvia Murley and Reeve Thomas Sanderson follow them.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-206
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day activities at Burnaby Park; (1st pair of May Day flower girls) Ena Russell, Crissie Fraser; (2nd pair) Irene Pedersen, Della Farris; (3rd pair) Hazel Butler, Evelyn Salt; (4th pair) Dorothy Cox, Joan Blythe. May Queen Sylvia Murley and Reeve Thomas Sanderson follow them.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Events - May Day
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Events - Parades
Names
Auvache, Sylvia Murley
Bythe, Joan
Cox, Dorothy
Farris, Della
Fraser, Crissie
Kemp, Hazel Butler
Pedersen, Irene
Russel, Ena
Salt, Evelyn
Sanderson, Thomas F.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Images
Less detail

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