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Latin lessons for beginners

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Robertson, John Charles, 1864-1956; Carruthers, Adam

Edition: Enlarged ed.

Publication Date: 1910; c1906

Call Number: 475 ROB Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.38.2

Call Number: 475 ROB Copy 1

Edition: Enlarged ed.

Author: Robertson, John Charles, 1864-1956; Carruthers, Adam

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: The Educational Book Co., Limited

Publication Date: 1910; c1906

Physical Description: iii-xii, 418 p. : ill., maps, ; 19 cm.

Inscription: inside front cover: crossed-out "W-86" [handwritten in ink] printed label: Free Text-Book The Property of "Mary M.R. Jeffs"[handwritten in ink] "Britannia High School Vancouver, B.C. 658" By Order of the Education Department of B.C. inside last page: "Mary Jeffs, Class 3" [handwritten in pencil] inside back cover: "Miss Mary Jeffs" [handwritten in pen] "1250 Salisbury Drive Vancouver, B.C." "Phone No. - High - 848"

Library Subject (LOC): Latin language--Grammar; Latin language--Composition and exercises; Latin language

Notes: "Entered according to the Act of Parliament of Canada, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture, by W.J. GAGE & Co. Limited, Toronto, in the year one thousand nine hundred and six."; Copy 1 of 3. Refer to HV972.122.6 and HV972.122.54; Copy missing pages from 419 to 438; Author's given name and dates : Robertson, J.C. ( John Charles), 1864-1956.

Progressive arithmetic : third book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914

Publication Date: 1913; c1906; c1907; c1908

Call Number: 513 MIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.170.3

Call Number: 513 MIL

Author: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Morang Educational

Publication Date: 1913; c1906; c1907; c1908

Series: Milne's progressive arithmetics

Physical Description: 366 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "This book is the Property of THE / DEPARTMENT OF SOLDIERS' / CIVIL RE-ESTABLISHMENT / and must not be sold to or found / in possession of any private indi- / vidual." - stamped in green ink on inside of front cover and title page. "PREMIUM STORES / 4543 KINGSWAY / BURNABY 1, B.C., CANADA" - stamped in black ink on title page. "S16 [crossed out] / 15c " - handwritten in ink on title page. "Feb 4 1922 / Feb 4 1922 Sal / Pencil / Redipoint" - handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover. "1 eagle weighs 258 / grams" - handwritten in pencil on back cover page. "es 50" - handwritten in pencil on inside of back cover. "G. S. FORSYTH & CO. / VANCOUVER, B.C." - stamped in blue ink on inside of back cover.

Library Subject (LOC): Arithmetic; Mathematics--Textbooks

Notes: "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in British Columbia." - title page.; Includes index.; Author's given name and dates: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914.

Progressive arithmetic : third book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914

Publication Date: 1917; c1906; c1907; c1908

Call Number: 513 MIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV989.9.31

Call Number: 513 MIL

Author: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Morang Educational

Publication Date: 1917; c1906; c1907; c1908

Series: Milne's progressive arithmetics

Physical Description: 366 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "FREE TEXT-BOOK / THE PROPERTY OF / Ethel Anderson / (Pupil's name) / SCHOOL Victoria West / DIVISION I / Number of Book / CONDITION OF GIVING / No second copy of the same kind of book will be issued free of charge to any pupil in case of loss or destruction of the first. By Order of the EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF B. C. / DATE OF ISSUE TO PUPIL / Day Month Year / 12 9 17" - printed and handwritten on inside of front cover. "180" - handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover. "58 - - " - handwritten in pencil on cover page. "Central" - handwritten in pencil on cover page. Various mathematical notes handwritten in pencil on cover pages.

Library Subject (LOC): Arithmetic; Mathematics--Textbooks

Notes: "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in British Columbia." - title page.; Includes index.; Author's given name and dates: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914.

Progressive arithmetic : third book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914

Publication Date: 1919; c1906; c1907; c1908

Call Number: 513 MIL Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV980.2.9

Call Number: 513 MIL Copy 1

Author: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Morang Educational

Publication Date: 1919; c1906; c1907; c1908

Series: Milne's progressive arithmetics

Physical Description: 366 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "FREE TEXT-BOOK / THE PROPERTY OF / May Morgan / (Pupil's name) / SCHOOL McDonald / DIVISION I / Number of Book / CONDITION OF GIVING / No second copy of the same kind of book will be issued free of charge to any pupil in case of loss or destruction of the first. By Order of the EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF B. C. / DATE OF ISSUE TO PUPIL / Day Month Year / 8 9 1919" - printed and handwritten on inside of front cover. "Mr. Edward Alfred Hemsworth" - handwritten in pencil on cover page. Various mathematical notes handwritten in pencil on cover pages.

Library Subject (LOC): Arithmetic; Mathematics--Textbooks

Notes: "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in British Columbia." - title page.; Includes index.; 2 copies held: copy 1.; Author's given name and dates: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914.

The Catholic girl's guide : counsels and devotions for girls in the ordinary walks of life and in particular for the Children of Mary

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lasance, F. X. (Francis Xavier), 1860-1946

Publication Date: c1906

Call Number: 240 LAS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV978.57.11

Call Number: 240 LAS

Author: Lasance, F. X. (Francis Xavier), 1860-1946

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Benziger Brothers

Publication Date: c1906

Physical Description: 679 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.

Inscription: "Norah Byrne / 1020 - 5 Avenue New Westminster, B.C." -- handwritten in pencil on first page. "A Square Deal for Ireland Trade Mark Registered" -- sticker on endpaper (back).

Library Subject (LOC): Religious education; Religion

Subjects: Religions; Religions - Christianity

Names: Descoteau, Norah Irene Byrne

Notes: Includes index.

High school physical geography

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918; Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1914; c1902

Call Number: 917.02 GIL Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.187.8

Call Number: 917.02 GIL Copy 1

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918; Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Macmillan Company of Canada

Publication Date: 1914; c1902

Physical Description: 351 p. : ill. , map ; 20 cm.

Inscription: inside, "Ella Mildred McEwan Junior 1"

Library Subject (LOC): Physical geography

Notes: Includes index.; "Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario."; "Authorized for use in Saskatchewan and Alberta."

Second music reader

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McLaughlin, James M. (James Matthew), 1857-; Gilchrist, William Wallace, 1846-1916

Edition: Canadian ed.

Publication Date: c1906

Call Number: 372.5 MCL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.754.1

Call Number: 372.5 MCL

Edition: Canadian ed.

Author: McLaughlin, James M. (James Matthew), 1857-; Gilchrist, William Wallace, 1846-1916

Place of Publication: Boston

Publisher: Ginn

Publication Date: c1906

Series: The new educational music course

Physical Description: v, 128 p. ; 21 cm.

Inscription: [stamps from New Westminster school board on inside front cover and title page]

Library Subject (LOC): School songbooks

Notes: Authors' full name and dates : McLaughlin, James M. (James Matthew), 1857- Gilchrist, William Wallace, 1846-1916,

The syllabus of physical exercise for schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Great Britain. Department of Education and Science

Edition: New rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1909

Call Number: 613.7042 DOE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV980.2.16

Call Number: 613.7042 DOE

Edition: New rev. ed.

Author: Great Britain. Department of Education and Science

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office

Publication Date: 1909

Printer: Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd.

Physical Description: viii, 168 p. : ports. ; 21 cm.

Inscription: "2/6", "Nett".

Library Subject (LOC): Physical education for children--Curricula

Speech given by Jack Davy November 8, 1972 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1908-1957

Length: 0:09:44

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Jack Davy's description of the first Edmonds Street School principal, school activities of the time to the demolition of what he describes as the old grey building.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Jack Davy's description of the first Edmonds Street School principal, school activities of the time to the demolition of what he describes as the old grey building.

Date Range: 1908-1957

Length: 0:09:44

Names: Edmonds Street School

Subjects: Education

Interview Date: November 8, 1972

Scope and Content: Recording is of a speech given by John "Jack" Davy on November 8, 1972 to the Burnaby Historical Society on the subject of Edmonds School. Jack Davy is introduced by Dr. Blythe Eagles.

Biographical Notes: John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School.

Total Tracks: 3

Total Length: 0:29:41

Interviewee Name: Davy, Jack

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

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.

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Track two of recording of speech given by Jack Davy

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History of Canada for use in public schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lawson, Maria, 1852-1945

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1908

Call Number: 971 LAW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: X3249

Call Number: 971 LAW

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Lawson, Maria, 1852-1945

Contributor: Reynar, A. H. (Alfred Henry), 1840-1921

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: 1908

Series: Gage's 20th century series; Gage & Company's educational series

Physical Description: 290 p. : ill., maps (some col.), ports. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Champlain 23 pages" [handwritten in pencil on p. after front pastedown] "E.F. Hickey May.1. 1912." [handwritten in brown ink on p. after front pastedown] "B. Geosits" [handwritten in black ink on p. after front pastedown] Notes handwritten in pencil on 2 pages after p. 290

Library Subject (LOC): Canada--History

Notes: "Edited by A. H. Reynar" --t.p.; "Authorized for use in the Schools of British Columbia" --t.p.; Reynar, A. H. (Alfred Henry), 1840-1921

The Art of Railroading

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Alymer-Small, Sidney

Publication Date: 1908

Call Number: 385 ALY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 385 ALY

Author: Alymer-Small, Sidney

Place of Publication: Chicago, IL

Publisher: Railway Publications Society

Publication Date: 1908

Series: The Prior Self-Educational Railway Series

Printer: Frederick J. Drake & Co.

Physical Description: 924 p. : ill. 6 cm thick

Library Subject (LOC): Railroads--Design and construction; Railroads; Electric railroads

Subjects: Transportation

Notes: Electrical Railroading / Electricity as applied to railroad transportation

Elementary history of Canada : with British Columbia supplement

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gammell, I. (Isaac), 1861-1932

Publication Date: 1907

Call Number: 971 GAM Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV978.48.4

Call Number: 971 GAM Copy 1

Author: Gammell, I. (Isaac), 1861-1932

Contributor: Colby, Charles W. (Charles William), 1867-1955

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Educational Book Co., Ltd.

Publication Date: 1907

Series: British Columbia educational series

Physical Description: vii, 319 p. : ill., ports. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 19 cm.

Inscription: Inside the front cover: "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label with following filled in] "Norman Scott" [handwritten in black] "Douglas Roa_ [Road]" [handwritten in black] "3" [handwritten in black]

Library Subject (LOC): History--Historical texts; Canada--Study and teaching--Historical texts

Notes: with an introduction by C.W. Colby; Copy 1 of 2.

Authorized by the Education Ministry For Lower Division Primary School Use, Volume 10 New Chinese Language Textbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan

Publication Date: 1906

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.360.10

Author: Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan

Place of Publication: Shanghai

Publisher: Commercial Press, Limited

Publication Date: 1906

Series: Commercial Press's New Primary School Text Books

Physical Description: 61 p. : ill (some col.), ports, maps ; 22 cm

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Object History: Some books in this accession are marked: "Mr. Chan Y. Leong, 111 Pender St. E., Vancouver B.C., Canada, North America, Western H."; Sam Kee & Company merchants is the business located at 111 Pender St. E. Vancouver - originally owned by Chan Toy (many alternative names including Chang Toy) which was later run by Chang Yat Leong - presumably the same person as Chan Y. Leong.

Notes: Chinese language book; On double leaves, East Asian binding

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History of Canada for use in public schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lawson, Maria, 1852-1945

Publication Date: 1906

Call Number: 971 LAW Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.48.3

Call Number: 971 LAW Copy 1

Author: Lawson, Maria, 1852-1945

Contributor: Reynar, A. H. (Alfred Henry), 1840-1921

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Company, Limited

Publication Date: 1906

Series: Gage's 20th century series; Gage & Company's educational series

Physical Description: 290 p. : ill., maps (some col.), ports. ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada--History

Notes: "Edited by A. H. Reynar" --t.p.; "Authorized for use in the Schools of British Columbia" --t.p.; Reynar, A. H. (Alfred Henry), 1840-1921; Copy 1 of 2

Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 32 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 32 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar conducted by interviewer Anushay Malik. The interview is conducted in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. During the interview Surjeet Kaur Parmar provides information on; her ancestral background, family relations in India and…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 32 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 32 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Anushay Malik Interviewee: Surjeet Kaur Parmar Language of Interview: Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi Location of Interview: home of Surjeet Kaur Parmar in Burnaby Interview Date: December 6, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of tracks: (1:15:32) Digital master recordings (wav) were edited into one recording and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar conducted by interviewer Anushay Malik. The interview is conducted in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. During the interview Surjeet Kaur Parmar provides information on; her ancestral background, family relations in India and Canada, her personal experiences and her ancestors’ stories as South Asian immigrants, reflections on and personal experiences of racial discrimination as a South Asian immigrant, her places of residence, her employment background, her cultural practices and traditions including food, clothing and craft. The interview begins with introductions from interviewer Anushay Mailik. Surjeet Kaur Parmar imparts her own family’s migration story beginning with her very first elders that immigrated to Canada from India. A relative (unnamed) immigrated to Canada first and a few years later (around 1905) returned to India and brought back three cousins that included; Ginaya Singh (Ghania Singh Manhas) and Doman Singh . Mayo Singh (Ghania Singh’s younger brother) came in 1906 on his own to join them. Surjeet’s grandfather (Shair/Sher Singh Manhas) also wanted to immigrate at this time, but he was too young and weak to manage such a long trip. Surjeet conveys that while living in British Columbia, Mayo and Ginaya Singh worked together at saw mills. With their knowledge and understanding of mill work they ended up owning and operating a mill in Paldi near Duncan on Vancouver Island. At this time, most of the men from Surjeet’s family region in Punjab were abroad and with no men living at home. Mayo Singh’s father (Bhulla Singh) looked after her father (Lashman Singh Manhas) and paternal uncle (Kashmir Singh Manhas) back in Punjab. When Mayo’s father died, Mayo Singh adopted her paternal uncle (Kashmir Singh) and brought him to Canada in 1926. Surjeet describes her ancestors’ immigration journey from India to Canada. They all travelled by ship and if someone ran out of money en route, they could work on the ship. Surjeet explains that both Mayo and Ginaya Singh are Surjeet’s grandfather’s first cousins and her father’s second cousins. Surjeet recollects her grandfather (Shair/Sher Singh Manhas) saying “now that you’ve arrived there, take one cousin from each side with you”. Surjeet explains that the cousins were all from the same village in Punjab and her great grandfather wanted someone to go abroad, so he sent a few and had them bring more as the years went on. Surjeet says that she’s uncertain as to why they chose Canada rather than America but thinks that they did some form of research and determined that it was a good place to come to. Surjeet admits that she doesn’t know the name of her paternal grandfather or other elders since she never met them. Surjeet shares that it was a traditional practice to mark pots and pans with family names and imparts that she discovered her father’s name “Lashman Singh” written on the bottom of a glass. Surjeet expresses that she’s marked her own pots and pans with her name to identify which ones are hers when she gets together with family or does catering. Surjeet refers to a kohl bottle that she has and how she’d like to offer it to the museum. She explains how the kohl bottle is no longer in use but was used by her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas) and daughter and her grandchildren. Surjeet describes a blanket that she made called a “phulkari”, now on display in a small museum in Coquitlam, a wedding shawl, that her daughter now owns and a silk sari with embroidery. Surjeet and Anushay discuss the possibility of donating the kohl bottle and the sari to the museum. Surjeet explains how the kohl is used and how her mother used to make kohl. She describes how you rub the kohl with your hands, put cardamom in it, one or two other ingredients and fill the kohl bottle up with water. Surjeet says that she used kohl as eyeliner when living in India. The interviewer asks Surjeet more about Ginaya Singh. Surjeet conveys that Ginaya Singh ended up leaving the mill on Vancouver Island and moved to Vancouver. After Ginaya Singh died from a heart attack (in 1953) his family moved from Vancouver to Burnaby. Surjeet recalls that following the death of Ginaya Singh’s youngest son, her family didn’t celebrate “Lohri” (a winter festival celebrating newborns and newly married people) for three years. She shares that she was very young at this time but remembers there being beautiful photographs of young children all dressed up and displayed in her family home. She expresses that dressing up for photos has changed over time and adds that suits didn’t really come into fashion until after the 1970s or 1980s. Surjeet conveys that her uncle named Kashmira Singh first worked at the mill in Paldi near Duncan then moved to Vancouver and opened up his own mill in North Vancouver. Surjeet’s father, Lashman Singh Manhas arrived in 1953. Surjeet expresses that Kapoor Singh was educated and worked as a manager at the mill on Vancouver Island. Surjeet recollects meeting Mayo Singh, his wife and eldest son in 1952 when they travelled to India for a cousin’s wedding. Surjeet remembers that Mayo Singh’s family had a very large house in India. She describes the house as a very opulent two story house with indoor plumbing for a bathtub, a kitchen with a woodstove, coloured mirrors, bejeweled curtains, a motor room to park cars, a buffalo and more. Surjeet refers to Nand Singh, a younger brother of Mayo Singh, who travelled from India to San Franciso and spent a year wandering around before deciding to return to India. She describes him as living in Bombay with his wife Vishan Kaur and having a transport business. Nand had two kids that came to Canada. Surjeet recollects the tragic death of Ganda Singh (Ginaya Singh) who died of a heart attack on someone’s doorstep, they thought that he was drunk so didn’t open the door. Surjeet conveys that Mayo Singh’s wife, Mission Kaur (Saradani Bishan Kaur) died while visiting India (in 1952) and that some of Mayo’s sons were married in Canada and one in India. Surjeet expresses that it was hard for Mayo’s sons to have one of their parents die in India and one die in Canada (Mayo Singh died in B.C. in 1955). Surjeet describes the hospital that Mayo built in the village of Paldi. She mentions that there were festivals and functions that took place there, there were many nurses and doctors. She recalls there being a school where their land was. She recalls that if they got headaches they were treated with medicine and that it didn’t cost much, only a six pence. Surjeet talks about her arranged marriage to Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar. Surjeet explains that her father and brother immigrated to British Columbia first (1953) and after a few months they brought Surjeet and her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas). She recollects that when she was in Grade 10 and around 17 years of age, her family made plans to travel to India to attend a family wedding. During this time, her father suggested that it would be a good opportunity to take Surjeet with them to find her a husband in India to marry. After meeting and marrying Nadeem Parmar in India, Surjeet and Nadeem moved to England. Surjeet recollects that in order to immigrate to Canada, each family member had to pass a medical exam and how difficult it was. Her two sisters, mother and brother all had to take the test in Delhi. Surjeet recalls living in England with Nadeem. While living in England, Nadeem worked during the day and studied engineering at college in the evening. Surjeet expresses that she liked living in England and was sad to leave. While living there, they enjoyed a close knit Punjabi community and they all lived in the same area. Surjeet states later in her interview that living in Canada was different from living in England. In England, family and friends lived closer together whereas in Canada places were further apart. Surjeet says that while living in England she could walk to do her shopping. While living in England, after her children were a bit older, she worked as a seamstress in a shirt factory for a few years before coming to Canada. Surjeet imparts that her father (Lashman Singh Manhas) died of a heart attack in 1970 and her mother (Budhan Kaur Manhas) died in 1998. Her father and her family first lived in North Vancouver and then her parents bought a house on Eton Street in Burnaby, near the Ocean. After her father died, her brother and mother bought a house and moved to the Capitol Hill neighbourhood in Burnaby. In 1973, Surjeet, Nadeem and their two children immigrated to Canada and moved in with her brother and mother. Surjeet includes that her paternal aunt (Koshali Kaur Manhas) and cousins also moved to Burnaby and that her aunt and some of her cousins were sponsored by her son who came earlier. Surjeet recalls that after arriving in Canada she got work sewing in a factory located on Water Street in Gastown. Surjeet recollects travelling to her job by bus. Surjeet shares that she brought saris and quilted blankets “rijai”, not household items, in her suitcase when she came to Canada from England. Surjeet explains that the “rijai” (quilted blankets) were made from cotton from her home village in India. The blankets were made by women and then brought back to her to quilt on her sewing machine. Surjeet recalls that when she returned to Canada (in 1973 with her husband and children) they first lived with her mother and brother on Capitol Hill in Burnaby before moving to a house on Fell Avenue and then to their current home in 1982. In 1981, she worked at “Canadian Window Covering” factory making window coverings. The factory was located in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. Surjeet recalls how the factory became unionized and of how she left the factory and found union work at the Labatt’s brewery (Winery and Distillery Workers Local 300). Surjeet describes the work that she did while working at Labatt’s brewery which was located next to the Royal Columbian Hospital in Burnaby. Around 1995, when the Labatt’s factory closed down in Burnaby, she got union work as a bottle sorter for BDL Brewers Distributor Limited, where bottles were gathered for distribution at Braid Station. Surjeet left this job in 2000. Surjeet talks about traditional foods like bindi, sabji, aam and karela and where she’s shopped to find traditional ingredients for South Asian cuisine. She recollects how at first she could only find traditional ingredients at stores in Gastown, Chinatown and on Main Street in Vancouver but now they are more readily available at major grocery stores. Surjeet expresses that traditional spices and dry goods have been hard to find, apart from stores like, Famous Foods and Patels when it was located on Commercial Drive. Surjeet talks about using ingredients such as green pea flour and Besan flour to make pakoras and kahdri. Surjeet states that many immigrants didn’t wear their traditional clothing until she came later. She expresses that many South Asian immigrants didn’t wear their clothes “because there were no rights, we had to try to become like them”. Surjeet conveys that even though some were able to purchase property (she provides an example of family members in Duncan who faced discrimination by the owner/seller of a piece of property they were purchasing) that they had very little rights and they were all living in fear. She expresses that she herself didn’t experience this but in the beginning when people settled here (in B.C.) that it was very difficult. Surjeet says that when she goes to the Gurdwara and to work, she wears a sari and conveys that while working at the factory, she was encouraged to wear a sari, it was accepted then. She brought printed saris to work and her co workers said that they’d wear them to parties. Surjeet reflects on her own experiences of racism and discrimination and expresses that her generation “has learned how to stand up in front, then they got scared of saying anything”. “The people who came here first were afraid because they were alone, they had to settle down here and make a home from scratch, but the ones who came after had everything already built and made”. She explains how they helped one another when they came (to British Columbia). She describes how the Gurdwara was located on 2nd Street and all of the ships went there (new immigrants?), people would gather, get water, help one another and there would be a place for all people. Surjeet shares a personal experience of helping members of her husband’s family to immigrate to Canada. She tells of the complications of some being left behind in India and that some came to Canada as refugees that she and her husband sponsored. Surjeet expresses their struggles with raising a family, working and trying to pay for their own house while also trying to assist and support family members. Surjeet describes in detail how her husband Nadeem went back to India after his mother died to help his father, sister and her family immigrate. She explains that the immigration process took about four years and his father had to apply as a refugee. Nadeem’s sister came with her children but had to return to India so Surjeet and her family had to look after Nadeem’s sister’s child/children. Surjeet expresses that during this time she continued to work at Canadian Window Coverings, working an afternoon shift and sometimes taking her son with her. She expresses that this as a very hectic time, working the whole day, making food for everyone, grocery shopping, looking after a her sister in law’s younger child at night and getting no rest. Surjeet describes the time when she was working and her children were attending the local school. She expresses the challenges of working long days and often arriving home after her children. She recollects a time when there was a snow storm and how she was worried about her children making it home and being alone while she was at work, there were no cell phones in those days but they had phone numbers of her brother and sister. Surjeet tells of how they tried to help the rest of the Nadeem’s family immigrate including his brother who was a soccer player in India. They were able to buy a house for the whole family to live but expresses after several months Nadeem’s brother decided to stay in India. Surjeet expresses the complications and frustrations of trying to bring all family members to Canada.

History: Interviewee biography: Surjeet Kaur Parmar was born in Punjab, India in 1942 to parents Lashman Singh Manhas (1913-1970) and Budhan Kaur Manhas (1906-1998). Surjeet’s ancestors, Ghania Singh Manhas, Doman Singh and Mayo Singh immigrated to British Columbia in 1905 and 1906. The group got work in saw mills and soon began owning and operating their own saw mills, first in Chilliwack and Rosedale districts and later in 1920 on Vancouver Island near Duncan (Paldi) (known as the Mayo Lumber Company). In 1927, Surjeet’s paternal uncle, Kashmir Singh Manhas left Paldi, Punjab at the age of 18 years with Mayo Singh Manhas and after months of travel they arrived at Paldi on Vancouver Island. In 1953, Surjeet’s father, Lashman Singh Manhas and her two brothers immigrated to Canada and soon after brought her and her mother, Budhan Kaur Manhas. After immigrating, her father began working at “Kashmir Lumber Company” in North Vancouver which was owned by his brother Kashmira Singh Manhas. Surjeet, her parents and two brothers first made their home in North Vancouver and the 1960s they moved to 3824 Eton Street in Burnaby. In 1959, Surjeet and her family returned to India for her brother’s wedding. During this time a marriage was arranged for Surjeet to marry Nadeem Parmar and they were married in 1960. Following their marriage, Surjeet and Nadeem moved to England where they began raising their two children. While living in England, Surjeet worked as seamstress at a factory. In 1973, following the death of Surjeet’s father who died in 1970, Surjeet and Nadeem decided to immigrate to British Columbia. For the first few years, Surjeet, Nadeem and their two children lived with her mother and brother in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Burnaby before purchasing their own home on Fell Avenue. While living in Burnaby Surjeet has worked as a seamstress for Canadian Window Covering, Labatt's Brewery and BDL Brewers Distributor Limited which she left in 2000. In 1982, Surjeet and her family moved into a new home that they had built on Woodsworth Street where they still live today. Interviewer biography: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial - Saw Mills; Clothing; Crafts; Employment; Migration; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Occupations - Labourers; Occupations - Millworkers; Persons - South Asian Canadians

Names: Parmar, Surjeet Kaur; Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"; Manhas, Ghania Singh; Singh, Mayo; Manhas, Kashmir Singh; Manhas, Sher Singh; Manhas, Budhan Kaur; Manhas, Lashman Singh

Accession Code: BV022.29.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: See also BV022.29.1 - interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription of interview translated to English from Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi to English created by Rajdeep; Transciption available on Heritage Burnaby; Spelling of "Ginaya Singh" found as "Ghania Singh Manhas" in obituary and death certificate

Documents

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Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar, [1905-2022] (interview content), interviewed 6 Dec. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0005_003.mp3

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.

History: Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. 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

Subjects: Education; Migration; Occupations - Teachers; Occupations - Grocers; Organizations; Organizations - Business Associations; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Toy, Christina; Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"; Babey, Beverley; Canada Way Food Market; Fraser Merchants' Association

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4694 Canada Way

Accession Code: BV023.16.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

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Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3

The British Nation : a history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary540

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948

Publication Date: 1905

Call Number: 942 WRO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV986.72.1

Call Number: 942 WRO

Author: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Morang & Co., Limited

Publication Date: 1905

Series: Morang's modern text-books

Inscription: "Marguerite Hodder"--End paper, written in ink.

Library Subject (LOC): Great Britain--History

Notes: Index included; "Twentieth century text-books."--Library of Congress.; "Authorized by the Minister of Education for the use in high schools and collegiate institutes of Ontario, and by the Advisary Board for the use in Manitoba."

First steps in English for use in Canadian schools

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary654

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1905

Call Number: 428 EDU 1905

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.2529.1

Call Number: 428 EDU 1905

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: The Educational Book Co., Limited

Publication Date: 1905

Series: Twentieth Century Series

Physical Description: 172 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Free Text-book / the property of / school / division / Number of book / by order of the / Education department of B.C." -- stickered on endpaper (front). "Ernest Keyes / Davidson / IX / 15" -- handwritten in pencil on sticker. "24 / 9 / 1912" -- handwritten in pen on sticker.

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Composition and exercises

Object History: Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.

Notes: Includes index.; "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia."

Key of heaven : a manual of prayers and instructions for Catholics

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3465

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1905

Call Number: 282 JOH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV994.14.4

Call Number: 282 JOH

Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.

Publisher: John Baptist Steinbrener

Publication Date: 1905

Physical Description: 476, (unpaged), 192 p. : ill ; 9 cm.

Inscription: "Ultan Byrne, In Memory of First Holy Communion, June 18th 1911" -- handwritten in ink on the first page "Peter Ultan, 28th May 1939. In Memory of First Holy Communion" -- handwritten in ink on the first page

Library Subject (LOC): Religion; Religious education; Liturgics

Subjects: Religions; Religions - Christianity

Names: Byrne, Ultan Patrick "Pat"

Notes: "Imprimatur: John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York" -- title page verso.; Key of heave (276 p.) -- First communion day (unpaged) -- Epistles and Gospels (192 p.); Printed in Austria.; Includes index.

Interview with Catherine Rees March 14, 1990 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory184

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1903-1928

Length: 0:08:29

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's schooling as well as memories of her first years of teaching.

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees's schooling as well as memories of her first years of teaching.

Date Range: 1903-1928

Photo Info: Burnaby South High School, [1930]. Item no. 280-008

Length: 0:08:29

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Interviewer: Evans, Alf

Interview Date: March 14, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Catherine Bertha "Cathy" Rees by fellow Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association member Alf Evans, March 14, 1990. This interview was prepared for the Burnaby School History Committee of the Burnaby Retired Teacher's Association. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.

Biographical Notes: Catherine Bertha “Cathy” Rees was born in Greenwood, British Columbia on March 30, 1903. Her mother died when she was four years old and her younger brother Lloyd was only a few months old. Catherine’s family moved regularly because her dad was continually transferred. She attended a two room school in Greenwood until grade four, then to school in Kamloops until grade 8, graduating from Duke of Connaught High School in New Westminster in 1919. One of her brothers won a lacrosse championship while at Nelson Avenue School. Catherine started at the University of British Columbia in 1919 and went to Normal School in 1923 (she belonged to the first teacher-training class). Upon graduating, Catherine was offered a position at Revelstoke High School for Physics, French and Latin which she took for a brief period of time. She then taught for one year in Victoria, traveling from one school to the other in a one ton truck to teach languages. For the next two years, she worked at Cloverdale High School. By 1929 Catherine began working in Burnaby where her father and two brothers were living. She taught at Burnaby South for her entire career in Burnaby, from 1929 to 1964. Catherine taught French and Latin as well as physical education to the girls (in the basement with two other teachers) and lived at the corner of Nelson and Victory (she still lives there at the time of this interview).