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Digney family home at Christmas

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (1min., 18 sec.) : digital, col. ; si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment of the Digney family at Christmas. Film opens with views of a rhododendrun bush and moves into footage showing the outside and inside their home at Christmas time.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (1min., 18 sec.) : digital, col. ; si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-002-6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-15

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment of the Digney family at Christmas. Film opens with views of a rhododendrun bush and moves into footage showing the outside and inside their home at Christmas time.

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Names: Digney, Andy

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Royal Visit'

Geographic Access: Central Park; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

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Digney family home at Christmas, 1939

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Digney family in Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by interspersed footage of the family's pet dog Nero and puppies along with some brief glimpses of the Royal visit (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and cavilicade in 1939 along Kingsway. The film then switches to footage of Digney family Christmas festivities, a cat playing with a fish in a bowl and summer time at Pelican Lake in the 1940s and ends with a dog playing with a ball.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Animals - Dogs; Holidays - Christmas; Animals - Cats

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Bruce; Digney, Paul

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Digney family in Burnaby, [between 1939 and 1959]

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Digney film 1 - Christmas tree

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (21 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of a silver foil Christmas tree decorated with lights and balls. The tree is on display in the living room of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The tree is spinning slowly on a motorized stand.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (21 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of a silver foil Christmas tree decorated with lights and balls. The tree is on display in the living room of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The tree is spinning slowly on a motorized stand.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Geographic Access: Kaymar Drive

Accession Code: BV019.18.3.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of film segment; Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)

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Digney film 1 - Christmas tree, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

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Digney film 1 - Digney family Christmas

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (41 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of Digney family gathered in the basement of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive for Christmas dinner. Family members are identified as: Andy Digney, Alice Digney, Joyce Digney, Sydney Swan, Connie Swan, Bruce Digney, Paul Digney, Mel and June Arthur.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (41 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of Digney family gathered in the basement of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive for Christmas dinner. Family members are identified as: Andy Digney, Alice Digney, Joyce Digney, Sydney Swan, Connie Swan, Bruce Digney, Paul Digney, Mel and June Arthur.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Names: Digney, Alice Swan; Digney, Andy; Digney, Bruce; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Joyce; Digney, Paul; Arthur, Malcolm "Mel"; Arthur, June

Accession Code: BV019.18.3.15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of film segment; Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)

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Digney film 1 - Digney family Christmas, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

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Digney film 1 - Outdoor Christmas display

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1954 and 1963] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (25 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of an outdoor Christmas display with a mechanical Santa, his sleigh and two reindeer with "Merry Xmas Happy New Year" in behind. Reindeer part of the display rotates on a motor. This could be in Burnaby outside of the Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The wooden display was created by Andy D…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (25 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of an outdoor Christmas display with a mechanical Santa, his sleigh and two reindeer with "Merry Xmas Happy New Year" in behind. Reindeer part of the display rotates on a motor. This could be in Burnaby outside of the Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The wooden display was created by Andy Digney.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Names: Digney, Andy

Geographic Access: Kaymar Drive

Accession Code: BV019.18.3.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1954 and 1963] (date of original), copied 2019

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of film segment; Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)

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Digney film 1 - Outdoor Christmas display, [between 1954 and 1963] (date of original), copied 2019

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Interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill November 7, 1977 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1892-1905

Length: 0:09:33

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. He tells stories of the antics he got into with his brothers. Claude's wife, Marion Hill speaks encouraging words.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. He tells stories of the antics he got into with his brothers. Claude's wife, Marion Hill speaks encouraging words.

Date Range: 1892-1905

Photo Info: Claude Hill, the son of Bernard and Marian Hill, [1888]. Item no. 477-933

Length: 0:09:33

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Geographic Access: Douglas Road; Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: November 7, 1977

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with A. Claude Hill and his wife Marion Hill, conducted by Colin Stevens, November 7, 1977. Major themes discussed are: Christmas traditions and his Deer Lake neighbourhood.

Biographical Notes: Claude Hill was born in England about 1885, the eldest son of Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard R. Hill. His younger sibling were Frank, Winnie and Minard Gerald “Gerry.” Claude Hill was named after Bernard’s older brother, Louis Claude Hill. Claude's father, Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Uncle Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. His oldest child, Claude was seven years old at the time and his first years of school in Burnaby were at Douglas Road. Later, Claude rode a horse and buggy with his younger brother to travel to school in New Westminster. A.Claude Hill married Marion "Mamie" in his early twenties.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:00

Interviewee Name: Hill, Claude; Hill, Marion

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 one of interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill

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Interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill November 7, 1977 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1892-1905

Length: 0:08:15

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. Claude and Marion HIll continue discussing Christmas traditions of the time.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to A. Claude Hill's memories of Christmas as a young boy, living in the Deer Lake area. Claude and Marion HIll continue discussing Christmas traditions of the time.

Date Range: 1892-1905

Photo Info: Claude Hill, the son of Bernard and Marian Hill, [1888]. Item no. 477-933

Length: 0:08:15

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Interviewer: Stevens, Colin

Interview Date: November 7, 1977

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with A. Claude Hill and his wife Marion Hill, conducted by Colin Stevens, November 7, 1977. Major themes discussed are: Christmas traditions and his Deer Lake neighbourhood.

Biographical Notes: Claude Hill was born in England about 1885, the eldest son of Marian (Berkeley) and Bernard R. Hill. His younger sibling were Frank, Winnie and Minard Gerald “Gerry.” Claude Hill was named after Bernard’s older brother, Louis Claude Hill. Claude's father, Bernard R. Hill was born in Bengal, India while his father worked for the East Indian Railway. He and his older brother Uncle Claude became strawberry farmers in Burnaby despite their years of training as engineers. Between them, the Hill brothers owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and half way around Deer Lake. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. He also served as Burnaby Councillor and School Trustee. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. His oldest child, Claude was seven years old at the time and his first years of school in Burnaby were at Douglas Road. Later, Claude rode a horse and buggy with his younger brother to travel to school in New Westminster. A.Claude Hill married Marion "Mamie" in his early twenties.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:30:00

Interviewee Name: Hill, Claude; Hill, Marion

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 interview with Claude Hill and Marion Hill

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Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…

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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: 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.

History: Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Environmental Issues; Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection; Geographic Features; Geographic Features - Parks; Housing; Occupations; Occupations - Entrepreneurs; Occupations - Writers; Persons - Volunteers; Persons - Jewish Canadians; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Religions; Religions - Judaism

Names: Schwartz, William "Bill"; Schwartz, Ellen; City of Burnaby; Polestar Communications; British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Accession Code: BV023.16.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby

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Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023

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Interview with Shirley Cohn

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)

Scope and Content: File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.

History: Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Recreational Activities - Hiking; Organizations; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Migration; Persons - Jewish Canadians; Religions - Judaism; Social Issues - Racism; Social Issues; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.; Cohn, Shirley; Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"; Burquest; Hillel Jewish Students Association; Simon Fraser University; SFURA walking and hiking group; Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"; Temple Shalom

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Accession Code: BV023.16.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby

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Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

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McLean family Christmas

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 19 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with footage of Sharon McLean in a costume with her sister Teresa McLean while their brother looks on and switches to footage of the McLean family opening presents on Christmas morning. Teresa McLean can be seen with a doll and toys while and her …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1963

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 19 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 567-001-9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-03

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with footage of Sharon McLean in a costume with her sister Teresa McLean while their brother looks on and switches to footage of the McLean family opening presents on Christmas morning. Teresa McLean can be seen with a doll and toys while and her brothers and family members are busy unwrapping Christmas gifts in their living room. The film closes with young Teresa McLean and family members building a snowman in their backyard.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Holidays - Christmas; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: McLean, Teresa; McLean, George H.F.; McLean, Edna; McLean, Sharon

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: McLean, George H.F.

Notes: Title based on content of film; Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA

Street Address: 4378 Halley Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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McLean family Christmas, 1963

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McLean family Christmas

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 24 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film providing footage of the McLean family opening presents on Christmas morning, playing in the snow and building a snowman on a street outside their home on Halley Avenue South and eating Christmas dinner. The film closes with McLean family and friends playing …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 24 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 567-001-16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-03

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film providing footage of the McLean family opening presents on Christmas morning, playing in the snow and building a snowman on a street outside their home on Halley Avenue South and eating Christmas dinner. The film closes with McLean family and friends playing pool and games in their recreation room.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Holidays - Christmas; Natural Phenomena - Snow

Names: McLean, Teresa; McLean, George H.F.; McLean, Brad; McLean, Edna; McLean, Sharon

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: McLean, George H.F.

Notes: Title based on content of film; Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA

Street Address: 4378 Halley Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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McLean family Christmas, 1966

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McLean family Christmas and new years celebrations

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1962

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family celebrating Christmas at thier home at 4378 Halley Avenue South in Burnaby. The film footage shows the family opening presents on Christmas morning, seated at the table for Christmas dinner and adults dancing an…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1962

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 567-001-3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-03

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film segment providing glimpses of the McLean family celebrating Christmas at thier home at 4378 Halley Avenue South in Burnaby. The film footage shows the family opening presents on Christmas morning, seated at the table for Christmas dinner and adults dancing and celebrating New Years Eve in their recreation room.

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas; Celebrations - New Years Eve; Recreational Activities - Dancing

Names: McLean, Teresa; McLean, Sharon; McLean, Edna; McLean, George H.F.

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: McLean, George H.F.

Notes: Title based on content of film; Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA

Street Address: 4378 Halley Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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McLean family Christmas and new years celebrations, 1962

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McLean family Christmas and snow fun

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with a Christmas tree and the McLean family opening their presents on Christmas morning. The film follows with the McLean children playing, skiing and toboganning in the snow on Burnaby Mountain. The film closes with Teresa and playmate swinging and…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 567-001-13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-03

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent colour film and opens with a Christmas tree and the McLean family opening their presents on Christmas morning. The film follows with the McLean children playing, skiing and toboganning in the snow on Burnaby Mountain. The film closes with Teresa and playmate swinging and going down a slide in the McLean's back yard.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Holidays - Christmas; Natural Phenomena - Snow; Sports - Skiing; Geographic Features - Mountains

Names: McLean, Teresa; McLean, George H.F.; McLean, Brad; McLean, Edna; McLean, Sharon

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: McLean, George H.F.

Notes: Title based on content of film; Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Street Address: 4378 Halley Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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McLean family Christmas and snow fun, 1964

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McLeans at Christmas

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1962

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent, colour digital film segment providing glimpses of Christmas and recreational activities. The film opens with glimpses of the McLean family opening presents on Christmas morning, followed by them playing a game of pool and table tennis games in the family's recreation ro…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1962

Collection/Fonds: George H.F. McLean fonds

Physical Description: 1 digital file ( 4 min., 15 sec ) : digital , col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 567-001-5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-03

Scope and Content: Item consists of one silent, colour digital film segment providing glimpses of Christmas and recreational activities. The film opens with glimpses of the McLean family opening presents on Christmas morning, followed by them playing a game of pool and table tennis games in the family's recreation room, sharing a meal and the youngest McLean, Teresa being given a bath by her mother, Edna.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Holidays - Christmas

Names: McLean, Teresa; McLean, Edna

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: McLean, George H.F.

Notes: Title based on content of film; Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA

Street Address: 4378 Halley Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

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McLeans at Christmas, 1962

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