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Burnaby Girl Guides

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4592
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
Images
Documents
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Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4479
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:35 min)
Scope and Content
Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to friends, play, and recreation. Cice talks about Shirley, her best friend from grade school until Shirley’s death at 21. She describes the large, loose circle of friends she met in the Telford Avenue neighborhood or through school, and where they pl…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:35 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of Interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19
Scope and Content
Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to friends, play, and recreation. Cice talks about Shirley, her best friend from grade school until Shirley’s death at 21. She describes the large, loose circle of friends she met in the Telford Avenue neighborhood or through school, and where they played. Cice recalls how she spent time with her high school friends, and discusses the games that she played with her family and friends.
History
Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Persons - Children
Names
Brown, Cice Chandler
Geographic Access
Telford Avenue
Accession Code
BV017.45.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Audio Tracks

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_004.mp3
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1990
Length
00:11:47
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space
Date Range
1947-1990
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:11:47
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Maywood Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 26, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
01:35:07
Interviewee Name
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Field family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65782
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Field family home on Patterson in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Field family home on Patterson in Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Patterson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Field family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65787
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Field family home at 2543 Patterson in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a poor quality b&w photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Field family home at 2543 Patterson in Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Patterson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Sanderson family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65790
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Sanderson family home (believed to be located at 3812/5457 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park). A larger house which still stands on this property replaced this house in 1921.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a b&w photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Sanderson family home (believed to be located at 3812/5457 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park). A larger house which still stands on this property replaced this house in 1921.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Inman Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1954-1963
Length
00:05:41
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain
Date Range
1954-1963
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:05:41
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Commercial - Drive-In Theatres
Industries
Transportation - Automobiles
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Maywood Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 26, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
01:35:07
Interviewee Name
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Digney Film 3 - Construction and opening of Digney bowling Alley, visit to Stanley Park and summer vacations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10678
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1955 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (20 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
File consists of a film compliation of short clips created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film compilation documents the construction, opening and a tournament of the Digney Bowling Alley located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby along with Digney family outings at Stanley Park in V…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (20 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
File consists of a film compliation of short clips created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film compilation documents the construction, opening and a tournament of the Digney Bowling Alley located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby along with Digney family outings at Stanley Park in Vancouver and vacations at Birch Bay, Washington State and Okanagan Lake.
Creator
Digney, Andy
Subjects
Buildings - Recreational - Bowling Alleys
Sports - Bowling
Names
Digney, Andy
Swan, Sydney
Digney Bowling Alley
Digney, Drew
Digney, Joyce
Digney, Bruce
Digney, Paul
Geographic Access
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6521 Bonsor Avenue
Accession Code
BV019.18.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1955 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of film compilation
4 film segments from this compilation are described at item level and available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby.
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view entire content
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Colleen, Bob and Edith Rogers with two women

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21397
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1959 and 1961]
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Colleen and Bob Rogers (in front) standing together with Mary Steele (left), their grandmother Edith Rogers and Mabel McKenzie (far right). The group are standing beneath a cherry tree in the backyard of the home of Charlie and Ethel Rogers at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Colleen and Bob Rogers (in front) standing together with Mary Steele (left), their grandmother Edith Rogers and Mabel McKenzie (far right). The group are standing beneath a cherry tree in the backyard of the home of Charlie and Ethel Rogers at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Names
Rogers, Colleen
Rogers, Robert "Bob"
Rogers, Edith Eleanor Trimmer
Steele, Mary Gibson
McKenzie, Mabel Steel
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6458 Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
BV024.8.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1959 and 1961]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "FRONT ROW: COLLEEN ROGERS / BOB ROGERS / BACK ROW: OUR GRANDMOTHER, / EDITH ROGERS IN CENTER. / MARY STEELE WITH HANDON COLLEEN'S SHOULDERE. OTHER / LADY MABEL MCKENZIE. / LARGE CHERRY TREE IN BACK / YARD OF 6458 WILLINGDON"
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Orchard Shopping Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34634
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 20.4 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre on Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 20.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
069-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre on Kingsway.
Subjects
Aerial Photographs
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Names
Old Orchard Shopping Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4469 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Kingsway and Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34658
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19.4 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of Kingsway and Central Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 19.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
083-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Aerial photograph of Kingsway and Central Park.
Subjects
Aerial Photographs
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Central Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Ellis family home at Christmas

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37778
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the living room of the Ellis family home (6113 Silver Avenue) at Christmas. Phil Durham is playing table hockey in the foreground, and Annie Ellis is standing in the background. Christmas decorations, a television, a fireplace, and furniture can also be seen in the room.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-366
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the living room of the Ellis family home (6113 Silver Avenue) at Christmas. Phil Durham is playing table hockey in the foreground, and Annie Ellis is standing in the background. Christmas decorations, a television, a fireplace, and furniture can also be seen in the room.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Recreational Activities
Names
Durham, Phil
Ellis, Annie King
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Copied from col. photograph
Geographic Access
Silver Avenue
Street Address
6113 Silver Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Digney film 1 - Playing badminton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10615
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1960] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (53 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film segment taken from the front yard of Digney home at 6521 Bonsor Street. Joyce Digney is in the front yard playing badminton with her son Bruce while son Paul Digney is holding a hose and filling a pool in the driveway. Bonsor Park can be seen across the road along with houses.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (53 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film segment taken from the front yard of Digney home at 6521 Bonsor Street. Joyce Digney is in the front yard playing badminton with her son Bruce while son Paul Digney is holding a hose and filling a pool in the driveway. Bonsor Park can be seen across the road along with houses.
Creator
Digney, Andy
Subjects
Sports - Badminton
Names
Digney, Bruce
Digney, Paul
Digney, Joyce
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Geographic Access
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6521 Bonsor Avenue
Accession Code
BV019.18.3.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1960] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Photographer
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Notes
Title based on contents of film segment
Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
Images
Video

Digney film 1 - Playing badminton, [1960] (date of original), copied 2019

Digney film 1 - Playing badminton, [1960] (date of original), copied 2019

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_012.mp4
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Digney film 1 - Playing with Tawny

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10616
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1960] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 22 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film segment taken from the front yard of Digney home at 6521 Bonsor Street. The Digney family dog named Tawny is playing with a sprinkler in the yard, barking at the camera man who is probably Dig Digney. Film continues with Joyce Digney throwing a piece of wood for the dog while Bruce Digney look…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 22 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film segment taken from the front yard of Digney home at 6521 Bonsor Street. The Digney family dog named Tawny is playing with a sprinkler in the yard, barking at the camera man who is probably Dig Digney. Film continues with Joyce Digney throwing a piece of wood for the dog while Bruce Digney looks on.
Creator
Digney, Andy
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Names
Digney, Bruce
Digney, Joyce
Geographic Access
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6521 Bonsor Avenue
Accession Code
BV019.18.3.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1960] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Photographer
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Notes
Title based on contents of film segment
Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
Images
Video

Digney film 1 - Playing with Tawny, [1960] (date of original), copied 2019

Digney film 1 - Playing with Tawny, [1960] (date of original), copied 2019

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_013.mp4
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Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10659
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 22 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film segment of women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background. Sydney Swan (wearing glasses and vest) is identified as one of the bowlers.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 22 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film segment of women and men lawn bowling at Central Park in Burnaby. Buildings along Kingsway and Boundary Road are visible in the background. Sydney Swan (wearing glasses and vest) is identified as one of the bowlers.
Creator
Digney, Andy
Subjects
Sports - Lawn Bowling
Names
Swan, Sydney
Geographic Access
Central Park
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV019.18.6.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[196-] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Photographer
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Notes
Title based on contents of film segment
Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.6)
Similar footage of lawn bowling - see BV019.18.6.8
Images
Video

Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019

Digney Film 4 - Lawn bowling at Central Park, [196-] (date of original), copied 2019

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0006_007.mp4
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Bob and Colleen Rogers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21392
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun. 1961
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert "Bob" Rogers and sister Collen Rogers standing in the backyard of their house at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert "Bob" Rogers and sister Collen Rogers standing in the backyard of their house at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Names
Rogers, Robert "Bob"
Rogers, Colleen
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6458 Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
BV024.8.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Jun. 1961
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "JUN_61"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads:"BOB ROGERS & SISTER / COLLEEN ROGERS / TAKEN IN BACK YARD OF / 6458 WILLINGDON AVENUE"
Images
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Charlie Rogers with daughter Colleen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21393
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Aug. 1961
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charlie Rogers with his young daughter, Colleeen Rogers in the backyard of their home at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charlie Rogers with his young daughter, Colleeen Rogers in the backyard of their home at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Names
Rogers, Laurence Charles "Charlie"
Rogers, Colleen
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6458 Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
BV024.8.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Aug. 1961
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "JUN_61"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads:"COLLEEN ROGERS AND / DAD, CHARLIE ROGERS / IN BACKYARD OF / OUR HOUSE AT / 6458 WILLINGDON AVENUE"
Images
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Ethel Rogers with son Bob Rogers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21394
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun. 1961
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ethel Rogers standing with her young son, Bob Rogers in the backyard of their home at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ethel Rogers standing with her young son, Bob Rogers in the backyard of their home at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Names
Rogers, Ethel Victoria Hurl
Rogers, Robert "Bob"
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6458 Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
BV024.8.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Jun. 1961
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "JUN_61"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads:"ETHEL ROGERS & BOB/ ROGERS / TAKEN IN BACK / YARD OF HOUSE AT 6458 / WILLINGDON AVENUE"
Images
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Charlie Rogers with Bob and Colleen Rogers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21395
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jun. 1961
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Laurence "Charlie" Rogers with his children, Colleen and Bob Rogers in the backyard of their home at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Rogers fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Laurence "Charlie" Rogers with his children, Colleen and Bob Rogers in the backyard of their home at 6458 Willingdon Avenue.
Names
Rogers, Laurence Charles "Charlie"
Rogers, Colleen
Rogers, Robert "Bob"
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6458 Willingdon Avenue
Accession Code
BV024.8.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Jun. 1961
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "JUN_61"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads:"COLLEEN ROGERS, CHARLIE / ROGERS & BOB ROGERS AT / 6458 WILLINGDON AVENUE"
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Matheson family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37667
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Matheson family home at 6149 McKay Avenue (formerly numbered 2890 McKay Avenue). It was built in the spring of 1926.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-255
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Matheson family home at 6149 McKay Avenue (formerly numbered 2890 McKay Avenue). It was built in the spring of 1926.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Street Address
6149 McKay Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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