"English language" found 35 records

Notes: "Revised and enlarged by Tetsuziro Inouye, Bungakushi " -- title page.; "32 Year of Meiji" -- title page.; Author's full name and title is Lobscheid, W. (William) Reverend

The Baptist book of praise for public and private worship : prepared for the use of the Baptist denomination (especially of the English Baptist churches, Sunday schools, young people's societies, etc., in Wales and Monmouthshire)

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1899

Call Number: 782 EDW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.63.17

Call Number: 782 EDW

Contributor: Edwards, W.; Samuel, W. T. (William Thomas), 1852-1917; Price, R. Rhedynog, 1853-1935

Publisher: The Baptist Book of Praise Committee

Publication Date: 1899

Printer: W. Crofton Hemmons

Physical Description: 350 p. ; 19 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Hymns

Notes: "edited by W. Edwards (hymns) [and] W.T. Samuel, R. Rhedynog Price (tunes, chants, anthems)." -- title page

Bright blossoms : from "The poet's garden"

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1898

Call Number: 821.8 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.49.4

Call Number: 821.8 MAC

Contributor: Mack, Robert Ellice

Place of Publication: New York; London

Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Company; Ernest Nister

Publication Date: 1898

Printer: Ernest Nister

Physical Description: [20] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: Epigraph page: "Phyllis Davey. July 20th 1921." [written in pencil]

Library Subject (LOC): English poetry

Notes: "selected and arranged by Robert Ellice Mack"

Burnaby Art Gallery subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1890 (date of original)-1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1890 (date of original)-1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Art Gallery subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1996-12; BHS1990-05

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.

History: The Burnaby Art Gallery association was founded in 1967. The purpose of the association was to present a historical and contemporary art program by local, regional, national, and international artists; facilitate the development of emerging artists; provide diverse art educational programming; acquire culturally significant works on paper. The City of Burnaby assumed management of the gallery, its collection, staff and governance in 1998, with the art gallery then taking on the added responsibility of caring for and managing the City of Burnaby’s permanent art collection. The Gallery, along with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and the Burnaby Village Museum in Deer Lake Park, are part of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department of the City of Burnaby. The Burnaby Art Gallery is located inside the historic Ceperley House, built by Henry and Grace Ceperley. The couple purchased a strawbery farm on the north shore of Deer Lake from George Clayton in 1909 and built their home, also known as "Fairacres", on the property in 1911. The house was designed by the English architect, R.P.S. Twizell and with its river rock veranda, beautiful hand-crafted woodwork, stained-glass and tile, remains one of the finest examples of Edwardian architecture in the Lower Mainland. Grace and Hentry Ceperley had one daughter named Ethelwyn who married James Edward Hall. Ethelwyn and James Edward Hall had three children: Edith Ceperley, James Edward "Junior," and Florence Renn. In 1917, Grace Ceperley died and left Fairacres to her husband with the stipulation that when the home was sold the proceeds would be used to build a playground for the children of Vancouver in Stanley Park. In 1939, the local Catholic Diocese funded a group of five Benedictine monks from Mount Angel, Oregon to establish a priory in the province. The monks purchased the Ceperley House for their monastery. They also built a large gymnasium on the property. After serving as a monastery, the house was used as a fraternity for some of the first students attending Simon Fraser University, and then became home to the art gallery in the 1960s. The City of Burnaby acquired the property in 1966 and the house was designated a heritage building in 1992. In 1998 the City began restoring exterior of the house and upgraded the building for improved public use. The renovations were completed in 2000, and transformed the house back to its appearance of 1911. The gymnasium built by the Benedictine monks was converted into into the James Cowan Theatre. There are two main galleries, a lounge gallery with a fireplace and easy chairs and The Shopping Bag, a gallery shop run by volunteers. The goals of the gallery are to: provide access to contemporary Canadian art, present works from the permanent collection; collect contemporary works on paper; and offer challenging and educational exhibition related programming.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Burnaby Art Gallery

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC241, PC242, MSS066

The Christian year

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1671

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1890

Call Number: 821.79 EDI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.4058.14

Call Number: 821.79 EDI

Place of Publication: [s.l]

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Publication Date: 1890

Physical Description: 244 p. ; 11 cm.

Inscription: "g 35" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). "To my dear mother / with loving wishes / from her affecate / daughter / A.E. Zate" -- handwritten in ink on the first page "1890 and --- years that follows" -- handwritten in pen on the first page

Library Subject (LOC): Church year; Hymns, English

Notes: "Aids to the inner life" -- cover; "T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty" -- the last page; Includes index.

The complete works of William Shakespeare

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Publication Date: 1890

Call Number: 822.3 SHA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV982.24.19

Call Number: 822.3 SHA

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Contributor: Craig, W. J. (William James), 1843-1906

Place of Publication: Oxford

Publication Date: 1890

Printer: Horace Hart

Physical Description: viii, 1350 p., [31] leaves of plates ; ill., front. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: Half-title page: "Frank B. Street" [written in black ink] Verso of frontispiece: "Frank B. Street" [written in pencil] Back fly leaf: list of numbers and names of Shakespeare plays, written in pencil.

Library Subject (LOC): English drama; English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan; English poetry

Notes: edited, with a glossary, by W.J. Craig; contributer full name given as follows: Craig, W. J. (William James), 1843-1906.

Crowning glory no. 1 : a choice collection of gospel hymns ; Crowning glory no. 2 : a collection of gospel hymns

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bilhorn, P. P. (Peter Philip), 1865-1936

Publication Date: c1891

Call Number: 783.9 BIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.89.4

Call Number: 783.9 BIL

Author: Bilhorn, P. P. (Peter Philip), 1865-1936

Contributor: Beirly, Alfred

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: P. Bilhorn

Publication Date: c1891

Printer: W. B Conkey Co.

Physical Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : music ; 21 cm.

Inscription: "isa 53=6 [written in pencil on first page] rom 3=23 ijoh 1=29 Hart 11=2-8 [crossed out] 18=3 John 6=37 Halt 11=28 luke 19=10 Act 8=29=31 John 5=24 ron 10=910"

Library Subject (LOC): Gospel music; Hymns, English

Notes: "Assisted by A. Beirly."-- first title page; Includes index.; music and lyrics in English.

English wit and humor : classified under appropriate subject headings, with, in many cases, a reference to a table of authors

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1898

Call Number: 827 HOW v.1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV005.42.4

Call Number: 827 HOW v.1

Contributor: Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), 1848-

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: George W. Jacobs & Co.

Publication Date: c1898

Physical Description: 220 p. : port. ; 16 cm.

Inscription: English / Wit and / Humor / Philadelphia / George W. Jacobs & Co. / Publishers / copyright, 1898

Library Subject (LOC): Humor

Notes: Preface signed: W.H. Howe; Author full name given as follows: Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), b. 1848.; Published originally in London in 1891 under title: Everybody's book of English wit and humour.

Grammar for common schools : to which has been added an appendix on composition for use in Canadian public schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Tweed, Benjamin F., 1811-1896

Edition: Canadian ed.

Publication Date: 1891

Call Number: 425 TWE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.120.8

Call Number: 425 TWE

Edition: Canadian ed.

Author: Tweed, Benjamin F., 1811-1896

Place of Publication: Toronto, Ont.

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Co.

Publication Date: 1891

Series: W. J. Cage & Co.'s educational series.

Physical Description: x, 178 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "W15" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front). "Maggie Emily Patterson / Lockerby S.D. / Boulton / Manitoba / Canada" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf. Various handwritting through signature.

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Grammar--1870-1949; English language--Composition and exercises

Notes: Includes index.; "Above authorized by the Board of Education, Manitoba."

Hallowed hymns new and old

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1890

Call Number: 783.9 HAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.121.20

Call Number: 783.9 HAL

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: Biglow & Main Co.

Publication Date: c1890

Physical Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : music ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "C. C. Hockridge Cedarville Ont" [handwritten in ink on front pastedown] "Chas. C. Hockridge" "C. C. Hockridge Cedarville Ont." [handwritten in pencil on first page] "Chas. C. Hockridge, General Merchant Cedarville, Ont." [stamped on first page]

Library Subject (LOC): Hymns, English

Object History: Donor's father inscribed his name and address inside book.

Notes: With Gipsy Smith special supplement

Hill's French-English and English-French vest-pocket dictionary

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan), 1861-1942

Publication Date: c1898

Call Number: 443.21 STE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.5.20

Call Number: 443.21 STE

Author: Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan), 1861-1942

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: David McKay

Publication Date: c1898

Physical Description: xix, 300 p. ; 14 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): French language--Dictionaries; English language--Dictionaries

Notes: Author's given name and date: Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan), 1861-

I.C.S. reference library, v 21 : english grammar, punctuation and capitalization, letter writing

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1905; c1899

Call Number: 425 INT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV973.106.9

Call Number: 425 INT

Place of Publication: Scranton

Publisher: International Textbook Co.

Publication Date: c1905; c1899

Series: I.C.S. reference library ; 21

Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : diag. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: Title page: "13-6692" [stamped in green ink]

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Grammar; English language--Punctuation; English language--Capitalization; Letter writing

Notes: "A series of textbooks prepared for the students of the international correspondence schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers, examination questions, and keys used in their various courses." -- t.p.; Includes index.

I.C.S. reference library, v 22 : spelling, penmanship, vertical penmanship, stenography, typewriting

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1905; c1899

Call Number: 371.3 INT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV973.106.7

Call Number: 371.3 INT

Place of Publication: Scranton

Publisher: International Textbook Co.

Publication Date: c1905; c1899

Series: I.C.S. reference library ; 22

Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. diag. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: Paper book cover: "Miss Katie Wilton, Nelson, B.C." [written in black ink] Title page: "13-6692" [stamped in green ink]

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Orthography and spelling; Penmanship, English; Penmanship; Typewriting; Shorthand; Spellers

Notes: "A series of textbooks prepared for the students of the international correspondence schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers, examination questions, and keys used in their various courses." -- t.p.; Includes index.

Interview with Harry Royle June 20, 1975 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1898-1919

Length: 0:06:06

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's early life beginning at Gibraltar, through the war years.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's early life beginning at Gibraltar, through the war years.

Date Range: 1898-1919

Photo Info: Harry Royle smiling, in a suit and tie, photographed by Chidwich Studio [193-]. Item no. BV005.20.20

Length: 0:06:06

Interviewer: McLeod, Ross S.; Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: June 20, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Harry Royle by Ross S. McLeod (and Bettina Bradbury) June 20, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and the running of a grocery store. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Harry Royle was born in Gibraltar in 1898 to a Spanish mother and an English father (all of the Royle children except for one were born in Gibraltar). Harry's father served in the army for twenty-one years and because of that, the family moved regularly. While Harry was still a young baby, the Royle family moved to Ireland for six years, where he began his first years of schooling at the age of four. His dad retired from the army in 1907 and was sent to Canada with the BC Electric Company (the London General Army Buses Company). The rest of his family followed two years afterward in 1909 and settled in South Vancouver. Harry and his three brothers joined the army and were sent overseas as part of the second division. Luckily, they all returned home to Vancouver in 1919. Harry worked at the Hudson's Bay Company "counter jumping" before opening his own store in 1924 at 5527 Hastings Street and Ellesmere Avenue, a confectionery and general hangout for neighbourhood children."Harry's" was only twenty-five foot square and carried groceries obtained mainly from Kelly Douglas wholesalers. Most of Harry's customers worked at the mill at Barnet. Those that worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway were the few that still held jobs during the Depression. The store continued to serve the people of Capitol Hill throughout the Depression and war years, until Harry closed shop in 1945.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:01:43

Interviewee Name: Royle, Harry

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

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

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Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Harry Royle

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Interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1600-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Oct. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (111 min., 51 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (111 min., 51 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar discusses and provides in…

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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) (111 min., 51 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (111 min., 51 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewers: Anushay Malik, Rajdeep Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Nadeem Parmar Location of Interview: Residence of Nadeem Parmar in Burnaby Interview Date: October 7, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:51:51 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar discusses and provides information on; his ancestral background, his education, his employment background, his experiences of racial discrimmination as a South Asian immigrant, saw mills established by South Asian relations in Paldi (Vancouver Island), in North Vancouver and Burnaby, family relations in the South Asian Canadian community and in regions in Punjab, the caste system, his literary works, locations of family homes in Burnaby, the architectural design of his house, personal stories and anecdotal information as a South Asian Canadian living and working in Canada. 00:00 – 01:45 The framework and purpose of the interview is explained to interviewee Nadeem Parmar by interviewers Rajdeep and Anushay Malik. The interviewers explain how the information from this interview can be drawn on for Burnaby Village Museum’s future exhibits and also how researchers will learn more about the history of the South Asian community in Burnaby through residents’ stories. Interview begins with Nadeem providing his full name "Kulwant Singh Parmar". He clarifies that his name was given to him by his grandfather who was a civil engineer and that his father also worked as a civil engineer. Nadeem expresses that he was born with a “silver spoon in his mouth” as a descendent of his maternal grandfather who was a successful landlord. Nadeem explains that when the Partition of India came into effect, (1947) he was 11 years old. He and his family left the partitioned side, his native village was located in Punjab and his forefathers were located in Rajasthan. 3:20 – 4:57 Nadeem explains further about his forefathers who came from Rajasthan. He shares information about his ancestor on his father’s side, named Vijay Singh who was friends with Emperor Jahangir. When fighting began against Jahangir he left the area to head to the middle of central India, then to the Punjab area with small states. As a clan, as a Parmar, he conveys there were about eleven or twelve villages with the same name. Interviewer, Anushay helps Nadeem to clarify the time period of this information. Nadeem refers to the time period being similar to the epic historical film “Moghal-e-Azam” and Anushay confirms the time period being the 1600s when they left Rajasthan. 4:58 – 10:59 Interviewer Anushay asks Nadeem to about his migration to Canada. Nadeem conveys that his first ancestor on his in-laws side of the family migrated around 1889. Further discussion ensues about reading Punjabi and how interviewer Rajdeep can read Punjabi and that she comes from the village of "Lakhpur" in Punjab. Rajdeep notes that “Lakhpur” is near "Phagwara". Nadeem clarifies that his village is "Panchat" and this family used to live in "Phagwara". and Nadeem and Rajdeep compare their familiarity and memories of the area. Nadeem conveys some of his comments in Punjabi and then changes to English. Nadeem recollects when the Japanese bombarded Shillong, he was around seven years old and attended missionary school. The only languages that were taught were English and Persian. Nadeem conveys that his mother had hopes of Nadeem becoming an army officer and moving up the ranks but Nadeem wasn’t interested. Nadeem attended college, graduated with a Bachelor of Science, BSC with Physics and Chemistry, followed by another Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and finally a degree in his favourite subject in the language of Urdu. He completed these degrees in Punjab in Doaba College, Jalandher. Nadeem recollects how he started teaching but wasn’t getting paid very well. When he was at college, with encouragement from his professor, Veer Pankalia [sic] he began writing poetry and short plays. His professor also introduced him to a famous poet of Punjab, Mila Ram Offa [sic] and he gave him the name of Nadeem. Nadeem explains the meaning of the name “Nadeem” “…the one who know about it, inside out…” even though we generally think of the meaning being “friend” it’s not just about friend. 11:00 -24:48 Nadeem provides background information on how he ended up marrying his future wife who was born in India and immigrated to Canada with her family. Nadeem explains how the marriage was arranged through family relations that were already established in Punjab over a century ago. One of his wife’s ancestors, head of the family called “baniye” (traders) immigrated to Canada in [1899]. This relation returned to Punjab where he had nephews, the youngest of the nephews was Nadeem’s father (Lashman Singh Manhas) in law’s father (Sher Singh Manhas). He expresses that his wife’s ancestor couldn’t bring Nadeem’s father in law’s father since he was only 12 or 13 years old but he brought three of the nephews back to Canada with him. The nephews were named, Pola Singh, Ginaya Singh and Doman Singh (also named Dolmans). He describes how the group left India but it took them two to three years before they arrived in Canada. The group travelled to Burma, Indonesia and Hong Kong before landing in San Francisco. From San Francisco they walked and worked on the rail line before entering Canada and arriving in Grand Forks. The men got work on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and eventually made their way to the lower mainland. Nadeem conveys that the younger brother of Ginaya Singh, Maya Singh joined the others in Canada taking the same route, arriving in Bridal Falls where they were working at a saw mill and in CP rail construction. He describes Maya Singh as business minded and since he was too young to work in the mill, he began working as a cook and then began growing potatoes on land that he leased from a Dutch land owner. The local mill at Bridal Falls was facing bankruptcy and Maya Singh arranged to lease the mill, eventually buying it. From there the group moved their business to Strawberry Hill in Surrey and when the sale of logs declined, they moved over to Vancouver Island and established a sawmill with Doman Singh in the community of Paldi (originally known as Mayo Lumber) near Duncan. He explains further how the South Asian community helped each other like they did back home. He clarifies that his father in law’s father is the youngest cousin of Ginaya and Doman Singh and when he died, his father in law’s younger brother started Kashmir Lumber. Eventually his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) and the rest of the whole family including cousins and nephews were sponsored by their relations and immigrated to Canada. Nadeem explains how in 1959, his brother in law returned home to Punjab to get married, bringing his family with him. He tells of how during this time period, a marriage was arranged by his parents for him to marry his future wife. Nadeem recollects how this came to be. Nadeem and his wife Surjeet married in Punjab in December 1960, Nadeem was 24 years old and his wife was 18 years old. 24:49 – 39:42 Nadeem describes how he obtained his teaching degree from Ramgarhia College in Phagwara (located in the Kapurhtala district of Punjab) and after a disagreement with a teacher at home, he decided to go to England. He explains how he joined his brother who had moved to England and was working as a labourer. Nadeem tells of the difficulties he faced applying for a teaching job in England and how he had to go back to school to help with his English pronunciation. Nadeem explains that after taking this course, he got work teaching Grade two students which he felt was below his qualifications (he mentions that while living in Punjab, he was a Secondary School teacher) and the pay was very low. He discovered that his brother was making more money working as a labourer so Nadeem became discouraged and quit. When Nadeem couldn’t find work as a labourer, his brother advised him to shave off his beard. Nadeem conveys how difficult it was for him to shave off his beard and how once he was clean shaven he got work as a sweeper in a factory. He shares his experience of working in the factory and of how with his former education he got himself promoted to a more technical position. With encouragement from his employer, Nadeem enrolled in technical courses which lead to him obtaining an HNC Engineering Degree. He completed the course work in two years, obtaining skills in microwave communication becoming the senior test engineer at the factory. While working in this position, Nadeem shares how he suffered discrimination when he was passed over for a senior chief engineer position at the factory by a less educated and experienced employee. 39:43 – 53:38 Nadeem recollects how things changed for him in the 1970s. It began with his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) passing away in 1970 while he and his family were living on 18th Street in Burnaby. His father in law had been working at the saw mill, Kashmir Lumber Company in North Vancouver that was owned by his father in law’s younger brother (Kashmir Singh Manhas). The mill had burnt down and many of the workers lost everything. Nadeem confides that during this time, his wife was suffering from depression and wanted to be with her mother back in Canada now that her father had passed away. Nadeem emphasizes how his wife’s family (over 300 relatives) in Canada often get together every year on July 1st in Paldi near Duncan. In 1972, Nadeem arrived in Canada on his own to find work but was unsuccessful so he and his wife made plans to move to Uganda where he was offered a job. In 1973, when his visa didn’t come through for Uganda, Nadeem, his wife and two children decided to come to Canada. Nadeem describes that after several unsuccessful experiences to find skilled work in Canada, he eventually found work at Canadian National Telecommunications. During this time, Nadeem and his family lived with his father in law’s family at 5216 Pandora Street in Burnaby and in 1974, Nadeem purchased a house at 131 Fell Avenue in Burnaby. Nadeem provides further details of when the families lived at these different addresses and how in 1983 he had a house built on Woodsworth Street where he is still living now. He conveys some of the history of the lot where his current house resides including details on the lot subdivision, lot ownership and the cost of building his new house. Nadeem tells of how he designed his home with help from his son who was working as an apprentice with architect Arthur Erikson at the time. He describes the architectural interior as an open concept design, in an “L” shape in honour of his father “Lakhmir Singh”. Nadeem shares information on his mother’s name which was Jamna (prior to her marriage) and became Davinder Kaur after she was married. (Note: Jamna was her name before marriage. Traditionally after a woman is married, her husband’s family changes her first name because she is now considered a part of a new family). 53:39 – 58:56 Nadeem provides information on his career working as CNCP technician working with CPIC systems and how he was promoted to a new position. Nadeem inserts a quote from a Punjabi poem which he translates to English as “Somebody asked the blind people. What do you need? He said, do you need two eyes?, he said, what else do I need?”. Nadeem conveys how in 1986 his mother passed away so he went back home to the village of Lakhpur where his father and younger brother were living. His father and younger brother were on their own and in 1986 they decided to demolish the family home. He explains that there’s a college there now and that a library was built at this location in the name of his grandfather. 58:57 – 1:04:38 Nadeem shares how he suffered a heart attack in 1990 during the marriage ceremony of his son in Williams Lake. Nadeem talks about the complicated relations of the South Asian families and the saw mill owners in Paldi and comments on the problems with the caste system that provokes discrimination within the South Asian community. Nadeem refers to disputes that arose amongst mill owners and investors that included Kapoor Singh Siddoo, Mayo Singh, Gurdial Singh Teja and Ginaya Singh which caused problems amongst his family and also lead to Kapoor Singh selling his portion of the mill. Nadeem spells “Ginaya” Singh’s name and explains that this name is the nickname for “Krishna”. Nadeem provides his insight into the joint ownership of the saw mills located in Paldi and how the the joint ownership was dissolved in 1952. Nadeem clarifies that Ginaya Singh also left Paldi and that Ginaya Singh’s wife is his mother in law’s aunt and that he also moved to Burnaby. Nadeem explains the proper name spelling of mill owner “Mayo Singh” and that the correct spelling is actually “Mayan Singh” but he changed it to “Mayo” when it was mis-pronounced. Nadeem also comments on the problems that he encountered in 1970 on the pronunciation of his own name while living in England and at one point his employer referred to him as “Paul”. 1:04:39 – 1:18:50 Nadeem relays that when he emigrated from India and to Canada that he carried his personal possessions in a small suitcase made from cardboard since the weight limit on the airplane was just three pounds. He conveys that many of his relations have all suffered from heart problems including Ginaya Singh and his children. Nadeem shares that Ginaya Singh’s three sons all lived in Burnaby. Nadeem conveys that many South Asians lived in Burnaby and many worked at saw mills in North Vancouver and in the L&K sawmill near Pemberton. Nadeem explains further about the how the disagreements came to be between Mayo Singh and Kapoor Singh. He describes how each had a different business strategy in harvesting lumber and that there were feuds amongst the families. Nadeem provides further details on the root of the family feuds. Nadeem provides definitions for certain Punjabi terms that he’s using including “Mehta”(meaning lowest class of farmers, foreigner as well head as a title given to people of a clan living in the area) and ‘Panchat”, the name of his family village that was built and founded by five brothers and one nephew (Panj- meaning five and the sound “cht” meaning six). Nadeem explains that these terms were given to people from his own clan living in the area because it was small. Nadeem explains further about status that is based on money and the Punjabi terms “Parsu”, “Parsa” and “Pasaram” that are often used to describe a person. When you are poor the term “Parsu” is used and when you become rich the term “Pasaram” is used. Nadeem refers to Mayo Singh as a Pasaram as the second most successful millner in British Columbia, second to Frederick John Hart. Nadeem mentions that Ginaya Singh, elder brother to Mayo Singh helped provide the finances to start the mill and when there was a disagreement, Ginaya Singh left the mill business, moved his family to Burnaby and began working in insurance. Nadeem shares the sad story of Ginaya Singh’s sudden death (in 1953). Nadeem states that many of the people who left the mills at Paldi went to work at the Kapoor Mill in Burnaby and some relocated to the Interior of British Columbia. Nadeem mentions that his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) was able to purchase a house on 18th Street in along with other residences that he bought with his hard earned money working in the farms and mills, 16 hours per day, seven days a week. 1:18:51 – 1:32:04 Nadeem explains why he thinks that most South Asian people worked in the mills in the earlier days. Nadeem conveys that since Sikh men wore beards and turbans they encountered discrimination and were unable to get work in the business community. Nadeem shares his own personal experiences of wearing a turban and the discrimination he’s encountered while living in Scotland and Canada. Nadeem mentions that a defense committee was formed to protect the Gurdwaras and people’s homes from being vandalized due to racial discrimination. Nadeem describes some of the troubles that he’s encountered in his own neighbourhood when he had to call the police. Nadeem shares a personal experience just after 9/11 where he was the target of racial discrimination in the parking lot of Burnaby Lake. Nadeem emphasizes that he has experienced many incidents of racial discrimination, especially in the workplace and that this was not unusual for him. 1:32:05 – 1:36:19 Nadeem talks about his interest in writing and his many literary works including 12 novels that he’s written in Punjabi. Nadeem highlights a few books that he’s written including a book titled “Rape” and another one titled “Sponsorship” which conveys the complex nature of people immigrating to Canada. Nadeem mentions a particular book about AIDS, titled “Wide Net” that he’s been trying to get published. Nadeem speaks to the challenges and high costs of trying to get his works published. Nadeem provides a brief synopsis of his book “Wide Net”. Nadeem relays that this is a personal account of a gay couple that he knew where one of the partners died of AIDS and that the couple gave Nadeem permission to tell their tragic story. 1:36:20 – 1:51:51 Nadeem talks about his children and compares their experiences to his own as a South Asian immigrant. Nadeems talks about the accomplishments of his son, his daughter and grandchildren including their education and careers. Nadeem says that his children are well educated and well established in their careers. Nadeem’s children attended Capitol Hill Elementary School and North Burnaby High School in Burnaby. Nadeem shares specifics of his son’s career history. Nadeem expresses that he still considers Canada to be the best country for opportunities and that he prefers to live in Burnaby rather than Surrey and shares some personal anecdotes. Nadeem lists some local places that he’s shopped for South Asian groceries and spices rather than travelling to Surrey. He mentions shopping at Kelly Douglas, stores in Chinatown, small grocers on Capitol Hill, Patel’s on Commercial Drive and Main Street. As an aside Nadeem mentions that he worked as a security guard and the wages that he earned. Nadeem comments that he has been awarded various certificates and certifications from his education and career over the years, including a Bachelor of Science. The interviewers further express their interest in seeing the cardboard case that Nadeem brought with him when immigrating to Canada. In closing Nadeem states that his favourite food from back home was kheer (rice pudding).

History: Interviewee biography: Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar was born June 9, 1936, Chuck 138 in Lyalpur (India before 1947) to parents Lakhmir Singh Parmar and Davinder Kaur Jamana Parmar. Nadeem grew up in the village of Panchat in the northern region of Punjab, India. Nadeem married his wife Surjeet in Punjab in 1960. After marrying the couple immigrated to England where Nadeem was already working. While living in England, Nadeem and Surjeet had two children. After Surjeet's father died in Canada in 1972, Nadeem, Surjeet and their two children immgrated to Canada, joining Surjeet's family who were living in Burnaby. After Nadeem immigrated to Burnaby in 1973 he worked various jobs before working with CN/CP Telecommunications. Nadeem holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching from Punjab University and a diploma from the London Board of Education (L.B.E.) and a P.Eng. from Lancaster. He has seven books published in Punjabi, three in Urdu and is published in eight anthologies. He is fluent in Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi. Interviewers' biographies: 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”. Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Buildings - Industrial - Saw Mills; Buildings - Industrial - Factories; Education; Employment; Industries - Logging/lumber; Migration; Occupations - Engineers; Occupations - Millworkers; Occupations - Teachers; Occupations - Writers; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"; Kapoor Sawmills Limited; Siddoo, Kapoor Singh; Teja, Gurdial Singh; Parmar, Surjeet Kaur; Manhas, Ghania Singh; Singh, Mayo; Manhas, Kashmir Singh; Manhas, Sher Singh; Manhas, Budhan Kaur; Manhas, Lashman Singh

Responsibility: Malik, Anushay; Rajdeep

Geographic Access: Woodsworth Street

Accession Code: BV022.29.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1600-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Oct. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area; Capitol Hill Area

Related Material: See also BV022.29.5 - Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Spelling of "Ginaya Singh" found as "Ghania Singh Manhas" in obituary and death certificate; Interview is conducted in English with various segments of discussion in Punjabi; Transcript of interview available upon request

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Interview with Kalwant Singh

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0001_003.mp3

Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory190

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1880-1920

Length: 0:08:39

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's father Edwin Bateman's history of first coming to Canada.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's father Edwin Bateman's history of first coming to Canada.

Date Range: 1880-1920

Photo Info: Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1

Length: 0:08:39

Names: Bateman, Edwin W.

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: February 22, 1978

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Marianne May "May" Bateman conducted by Colin Stevens, February 22, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Elworth.

Biographical Notes: May Bateman was born in 1894 in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba to Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and Cassie (Dale) Bateman. May's father, Edwin Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie (McWilliams) born in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901.Cassie (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale, born 1865, and moved his six children to Vancouver. The Bateman family first lived at 7th and Balsam in a large new house. It wasn’t until 1920 that they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived here for seventeen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Bateman died July 5, 1935. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman died on November 25, 1957 at the age of ninety-seven. Marianne May Bateman died in 1990.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:44

Interviewee Name: Bateman, Marianne May

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 three of interview with May Bateman

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Julius Caesar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1838

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Publication Date: 1893

Call Number: 822.3 SHA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.76.13

Call Number: 822.3 SHA

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Contributor: Dent, Walter

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Blackie & Son

Publication Date: 1893

Series: The junior school Shakespeare

Physical Description: xiii, 114 p. 18 cm.

Inscription: Front endpaper: "Mary Hart Medicine Hat Alta" [written in pencil] Title page: "Alexander High School" [written in pencil] Back endpaper: List of exams, written in pencil. Throughout book: Doodles, study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil.

Library Subject (LOC): English drama

Notes: with introduction and notes by Walter Dent; Includes index.

Methodist hymn and tune book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5844

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1894

Call Number: 783.9 MET Ver.2

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.121.18

Call Number: 783.9 MET Ver.2

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Methodist Book and Pub. House

Publication Date: c1894

Printer: Methodist Book and Pub. House

Physical Description: xix, 530 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "C. C. Hockridge Cedarville Ont. 1900" "910.19 _____ Vancouver BC." [handwritten in black ink on endpaper opposing title page] "C. C. Hockridge"[written in pencil in the middle of title page] "1894" [written in pen on the bottom of title page] various numbers written in pencil on back pastedown

Library Subject (LOC): Methodist Church; Hymns, English

Object History: Donor's father inscribed his name and address inside book.

Notes: "Compiled and published by authority of the General Conference of the Methodist Church."; Includes index.; music and lyrics in English; Version 2 of 2

Methodist hymn and tune book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6393

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Methodist Church (Canada)

Publication Date: c1894

Call Number: 783.9 MET Ver. 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.3907.1

Call Number: 783.9 MET Ver. 1

Author: Methodist Church (Canada)

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Methodist Book and Pub. House

Publication Date: c1894

Printer: Methodist Book and Pub. House

Physical Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : music ; 22 cm.

Inscription: numbers written in pencil on first page.

Library Subject (LOC): Methodist Church; Hymns, English

Notes: "Compiled and published by authority of the General Conference of the Methodist Church."; Includes index.; music and lyrics in English; Version 1 of 2

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