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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Ceremony of Wading Pool Opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1113
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 29, 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken at the ceremony of a wading pool opening in the Central Park Women's Insitute Playgrounds. Men, women and a boy are gathered outside in front of a building. A signboard reads, "Everybody Smokes / Old Chum / Tobacco / Billiards / Cigar Tobacco and Soft Drinks."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken at the ceremony of a wading pool opening in the Central Park Women's Insitute Playgrounds. Men, women and a boy are gathered outside in front of a building. A signboard reads, "Everybody Smokes / Old Chum / Tobacco / Billiards / Cigar Tobacco and Soft Drinks."
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Organizations
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Central Park
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Accession Code
- HV972.204.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- June 29, 1929
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-25
- Photographer
- Lloyd, Frank Ernest
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- An accompanying catalogue note reads: "'Burnaby Broadcast' Thursday, June 6, 1929. p3 / Central Park Women's Institute asked permission to make collections in West Burnaby and Inman Avenue schools to raise money to construct a wading pool in Central Park. They will be informed that the Board appreciate their enterprise on behalf of the children but regret it is against the policy of the Board to allow such collections."
- Inscribed on the negative and printed on the bottom of the photograph: "Ceremony of Wading Pool Opening in the Central Park Women's Institute Playgrounds, B.C. / McKay Studio. B.C. / June 29th 1929." Stamped on the back of the photograph: "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / / McKay, B.C. Carl. 1012."
Images
certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact30472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.127.3
- Description
- The MacLean Method of Muscular Movement Writing - Certificate -- [1923]. The certificate was awarded to James Fitzpatrick of Inman Avenue School in Burnaby on June 27, 1923. The certificate is signed by the student's teacher M.L. Black and H.B. MacLean.
- Object History
- Awarded to student James Fitzpatrick (1914-1943) while a student at Inman Avenue School in Burnaby in 1923.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Achievement Symbols
- Object Term
- Certificate
Images
Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
schools
and “we didn’t want to run into any of those
guys.” Berenice recalls making porridge in
their first cooking class which wasn’t exactly
what they wanted to eat in the middle of the
afternoon. Pat Eeles (Hill) walked from Inman
Avenue School once a week for cooking and
sewing classes in 1950. She
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
Inman Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35450
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Inman Avenue School at 3963 Brandon Street, near Kingsway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-308
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Inman Avenue School at 3963 Brandon Street, near Kingsway.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Inman Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Inman Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark753
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Heritage Value
- The Inman Avenue school was built in 1912. The original four-room building was expanded in 1923 and an additional four rooms were constructed. In the mid-1950s, the current building replaced the older structure.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Inman Avenue school children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36727
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of school children, likely from Inman Avenue School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-082
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of school children, likely from Inman Avenue School.
- Names
- Inman Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Inman Avenue School children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36728
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.1 x 14.9 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of school children and a teacher, likely from Inman Avenue School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.1 x 14.9 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-083
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of school children and a teacher, likely from Inman Avenue School.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Inman Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Inman Avenue school children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36729
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11.1 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of school children, likely from Inman Avenue School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11.1 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-084
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of school children, likely from Inman Avenue School.
- Names
- Inman Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Inman Avenue School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35232
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Inman Avenue School students. Grace Farrington is in the 2nd row, 5th from left, next to the girl in the checked dress.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-089
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Inman Avenue School students. Grace Farrington is in the 2nd row, 5th from left, next to the girl in the checked dress.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Inman Avenue School site
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11128
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 3, 1915
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scale: 40 feet = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Inman Avenue School Site" "Burnaby Municipality" "Being Lots 3 -12 inc. Blk. C. of Subd. of Blks.5" "13-19 inc. & 21-28 inc. of Subd. of Westerly 80 Acres of, and portion of D.L. 34, Group One. New Westminster District".
- Creator
- McGugan, Donald Johnston
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Inman Avenue School
- Responsibility
- Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 3, 1915
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
- Scan Resolution
- 440
- Scan Date
- 22-Dec-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Oath in bottom left corner reads: "I, D.J. McGugan...did...superintend the survey...", "...completed on the 3rd day of May 1915"; signed "D.J. McGugan", notariz- ed by "Walter Edmonds" "sworn...22nd Day of May 1915"; "Burnett and McGugan. B.C. Land Surveyors. Etc. New Westminster. B.C.";
- handwritten note reads: "Note: Before using this Mon. see plan / of resubdivision of Lots 5 & 6 / of Block 'B' D.L. 34 / June 1945"
- handwritten twice on back, "1776"
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Inman, Burnaby, B.C.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66388
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Inman Avenue School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 523-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Inman Avenue School.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Inman Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's writing (engraved on negative) reads: "Layton / Inman. Burnaby, B.C. / 1954"
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Inman School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35218
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Inman Avenue School class. Marjorie Cassidy is in the 2nd row, 4th from left. The teacher, to the right, is Mr. Lowther. The Cassidy children, from oldest, are Willie, Marjorie, Mary and Katie.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-075
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Inman Avenue School class. Marjorie Cassidy is in the 2nd row, 4th from left. The teacher, to the right, is Mr. Lowther. The Cassidy children, from oldest, are Willie, Marjorie, Mary and Katie.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Brandon Street
- Street Address
- 3963 Brandon Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
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Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory86
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:31
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's descriptions of the neighbourhoods surrounding the schools that they worked at during the Depression. They also discuss the structure of elementary through high school as it was during this time.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's descriptions of the neighbourhoods surrounding the schools that they worked at during the Depression. They also discuss the structure of elementary through high school as it was during this time.
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:31
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track one of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_1.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory87
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:36
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the apprentice system offered as an alternative to high school as well as the Depression's effect on the schools.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the apprentice system offered as an alternative to high school as well as the Depression's effect on the schools.
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:36
- Subjects
- Education
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track two of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_2.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory88
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1933
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the effect that the appointment of a Commissioner had on teacher's employment.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's memories of the effect that the appointment of a Commissioner had on teacher's employment.
- Date Range
- 1931-1933
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track three of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_3.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory89
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's attitudes towards the Commissioner as well as to the unemployed in Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track four of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_4.mp3Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory90
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:06:01
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's overall impressions of the Depression years.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's overall impressions of the Depression years.
- Date Range
- 1931-1939
- Length
- 0:06:01
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track five of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_5.mp3Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
product package; cigar box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.14.43
- Description
- Box, cigar
- Object History
- This cigar box came from a family who settled in Burnaby in the 1920s,on 3512 Chaffey Avenue in Burnaby. In the 1921 census, William is listed as a poultry rancher. Their children attended Inman Avenue School in Burnaby.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Household Accessories - - Containers for Smoking & Tobacco
- Object Term
- Box, Cigar
- Subjects
- Personal Gear
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area