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April visit with the Romero family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14747
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 Apr. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Romero family visiting with Lorna and John Court in their yard outside of their house on Imperial Street in Burnaby. Gabriel and Gisela are seated with thier children Alicia and Pablo while John Court stands in the back corner of the yard. John is holding his hands out to show tha…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Romero family visiting with Lorna and John Court in their yard outside of their house on Imperial Street in Burnaby. Gabriel and Gisela are seated with thier children Alicia and Pablo while John Court stands in the back corner of the yard. John is holding his hands out to show that they are physcially distanced. During the visit they set up two family groups of chairs spaced far apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
- History
- The photographer, Lorna Court took this picture during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Accession Code
- BV020.30.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 19 Apr. 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Photographer
- Court, Lorna
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with Norman Dowad
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Normam Dowad was born and rasied in Burnaby. Norm graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School, Simon Fraser University for one year, and obtained his law degree from York University. Norman began practicing law in 1974 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver as of 2023. 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
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Migration
- Sports
- Sports - Football
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
- Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
- Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
- Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
- Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
- Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
- Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Douglas Road School
- W. Dowad Limited
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5533 Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Images
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3July visit with the Romero family - a table for every couple
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14744
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 4 Jul. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court ar…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court are seated at three different tables while eating. Everyone is physically distanced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
- History
- The photographer, Lorna Court took this picture while having a meal in her backyard with members of the Romero family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Accession Code
- BV020.30.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 4 Jul. 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Photographer
- Court, Lorna
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
July visit with the Romero family - a table for every couple
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14746
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 4 Jul. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court ar…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Romero family eating in the backyard of Lorna and John Court in Burnaby. Members of the Romero family include Gabriel and Gisela Romero and their children, Alicia and Pablo. John Court is seated at the table in the foreground wearing a yellow t-shirt. The Romeros and John Court are seated at three different tables while eating. Everyone is physically distanced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health recommendations.
- History
- The photographer, Lorna Court took this picture while having a meal in her backyard with members of the Romero family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Accession Code
- BV020.30.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 4 Jul. 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Photographer
- Court, Lorna
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph