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Elworth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription971
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1932]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Elworth," the home of Edwin W. and Mary (Dale) Bateman, at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The house was completed in 1922 and designated a heritage property in 1992.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Elworth," the home of Edwin W. and Mary (Dale) Bateman, at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The house was completed in 1922 and designated a heritage property in 1992.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
HV974.90.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1932]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Related Material
For a closer zoom of the same exterior view, see photograph HV974.90.9
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Photographer
Lorimy, G.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "THE EDMONDS STUDIO / (G. Lorimy, Photographer) / 1188 Edmonds St. / Phone New Westminster 1618L1"
Annotation on back of photograph reads: "3920 Douglas Road"
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Elworth house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription150
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1939
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph ; b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elworth house, looking south east from the driveway. This is the house Edwin W. Bateman built and lived in (at the present day Burnaby Village Museum site).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph ; b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Material Details
Photograph believed to be a salted-paper print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elworth house, looking south east from the driveway. This is the house Edwin W. Bateman built and lived in (at the present day Burnaby Village Museum site).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV986.21.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1939
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Related Material
For a copy print of the same image, but cropped differently, see BV004.28.8
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "ELWORTH HOUSE"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "39.5"
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Elworth house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription972
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1932] (date of original), copied [1974]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Elworth," the home of Edwin W. and Mary (Dale) Bateman, at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The house was completed in 1922 and designated a heritage property in 1992. Photograph was taken on the occasion of Warren Stafford Bateman and Winifred Dare Webster's wedding which took place on Septe…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Elworth," the home of Edwin W. and Mary (Dale) Bateman, at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The house was completed in 1922 and designated a heritage property in 1992. Photograph was taken on the occasion of Warren Stafford Bateman and Winifred Dare Webster's wedding which took place on September 21, 1932.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
HV974.90.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1932] (date of original), copied [1974]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Related Material
For a wider shot of the same exterior view, see photograph HV974.90.8
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12 cm accompanying
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Better Pictures / NuGloss / Photo Finish / Vancouver Drug Co. / Limited / B61"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads:"3920 Douglas Rd"
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Fred and Betty

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2668
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man identified as Fred holding a terrier named Betty up on her hind legs.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man identified as Fred holding a terrier named Betty up on her hind legs.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV996.6.132
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/9/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "Fred / Betty"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Gordon Lubbock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37253
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Lubbock in a suit and tie, standing outside the Lubbock farmhouse.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-027
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Lubbock in a suit and tie, standing outside the Lubbock farmhouse.
Names
Lubbock, Gordon
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Hart House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37949
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936 or 1937] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Hart House, taken from the Pugh family house.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936 or 1937] (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 ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-536
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of Hart House, taken from the Pugh family house.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Hart House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37952
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Hart House.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (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 ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-539
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Hart House.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Hart House flowers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37988
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1934] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a field of flowers at Hart House.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1930 and 1934] (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 ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-575
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a field of flowers at Hart House.
Subjects
Plants - Flowers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Hart House summer residence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37951
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hart House summer residence, which is obscured by trees.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (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 ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-538
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hart House summer residence, which is obscured by trees.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Hawkshaw family and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2672
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hawkshaw family and friends (left to right); Miss McLean, Jack, Jean and Mabel and Dal Hawkshaw standing in the garden at Deer Lake with their dog, Betty.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hawkshaw family and friends (left to right); Miss McLean, Jack, Jean and Mabel and Dal Hawkshaw standing in the garden at Deer Lake with their dog, Betty.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Names
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Hawkshaw, Edward Delamere Burrington "Dal"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV996.6.136
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/9/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "Miss McLean, Jack, Jean, Mom, Dal, Betty"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory188
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1978
Length
0:09:03
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
Date Range
1920-1978
Photo Info
Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1
Length
0:09:03
Subjects
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Interviewer
Stevens, Colin
Interview Date
February 22, 1978
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Marianne May "May" Bateman conducted by Colin Stevens, February 22, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Elworth.
Biographical Notes
May Bateman was born in 1894 in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba to Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and Cassie (Dale) Bateman. May's father, Edwin Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie (McWilliams) born in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901.Cassie (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale, born 1865, and moved his six children to Vancouver. The Bateman family first lived at 7th and Balsam in a large new house. It wasn’t until 1920 that they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived here for seventeen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Bateman died July 5, 1935. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman died on November 25, 1957 at the age of ninety-seven. Marianne May Bateman died in 1990.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:30:44
Interviewee Name
Bateman, Marianne May
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory189
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1978
Length
0:09:40
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
Date Range
1920-1978
Photo Info
Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1
Length
0:09:40
Subjects
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Interviewer
Stevens, Colin
Interview Date
February 22, 1978
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Marianne May "May" Bateman conducted by Colin Stevens, February 22, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Elworth.
Biographical Notes
May Bateman was born in 1894 in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba to Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and Cassie (Dale) Bateman. May's father, Edwin Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie (McWilliams) born in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901.Cassie (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale, born 1865, and moved his six children to Vancouver. The Bateman family first lived at 7th and Balsam in a large new house. It wasn’t until 1920 that they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived here for seventeen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Bateman died July 5, 1935. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman died on November 25, 1957 at the age of ninety-seven. Marianne May Bateman died in 1990.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:30:44
Interviewee Name
Bateman, Marianne May
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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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: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. 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
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Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

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Interview with Warren McWilliams - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory202
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1930
Length
0:08:32
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandmother, Mary (Dale) Bateman. He also mentions his childhood friends in the neighbourhood.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandmother, Mary (Dale) Bateman. He also mentions his childhood friends in the neighbourhood.
Date Range
1920-1930
Photo Info
Warren McWilliams in E. W. Bateman's McLaughlin-Buick, 1919. Item no. BV994.22.4
Length
0:08:32
Names
Bateman, Mary Dale
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Warren McWilliams. Major themes discussed are: Elworth and his grandparents, Edwin and Mary (Dale) Bateman.
Biographical Notes
When Warren McWilliam's grandfather, Edwin Bateman was twenty-one he immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale. They were married in 1886 and had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie Dale (McWilliams) born in Portage La Prairie in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901. Cassie died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the CPR where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale and moved his six children to Vancouver. In 1920 Edwin Bateman moved his wife and youngest daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. Mamie Bateman married George Lloyd McWilliams May 19, 1915 and had one child, Warren McWilliams. When Warren was very young, the McWilliams family moved into a small house just across Douglas Road from the Bateman’s and Mamie and Warren were daily visitors to Elworth house for ten years. Warren McWilliams attended Douglas Road School and spent a lot of time at Deer Lake swimming and skating. E.W. Bateman died in 1957 at the age of ninety-nine. George Lloyd McWilliams died June 30, 1961 at the age of seventy-four, his wife Mamie Dale (Bateman) McWilliams died June 1, 1979 at the age of eight-seven.
Total Tracks
2
Total Length
0:14:18
Interviewee Name
McWilliams, Warren
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 Warren McWilliams

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Interview with Warren McWilliams - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory203
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1930
Length
0:05:46
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandfather Edwin W. Bateman.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Warren McWilliam's memories of his grandparent's home, Elworth and his grandfather Edwin W. Bateman.
Date Range
1920-1930
Photo Info
Warren McWilliams in E. W. Bateman's McLaughlin-Buick, 1919. Item no. BV994.22.4
Length
0:05:46
Names
Bateman, Edwin W.
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Warren McWilliams. Major themes discussed are: Elworth and his grandparents, Edwin and Mary (Dale) Bateman.
Biographical Notes
When Warren McWilliam's grandfather, Edwin Bateman was twenty-one he immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale. They were married in 1886 and had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie Dale (McWilliams) born in Portage La Prairie in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in Hartney, Manitoba in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901. Cassie died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the CPR where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale and moved his six children to Vancouver. In 1920 Edwin Bateman moved his wife and youngest daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. Mamie Bateman married George Lloyd McWilliams May 19, 1915 and had one child, Warren McWilliams. When Warren was very young, the McWilliams family moved into a small house just across Douglas Road from the Bateman’s and Mamie and Warren were daily visitors to Elworth house for ten years. Warren McWilliams attended Douglas Road School and spent a lot of time at Deer Lake swimming and skating. E.W. Bateman died in 1957 at the age of ninety-nine. George Lloyd McWilliams died June 30, 1961 at the age of seventy-four, his wife Mamie Dale (Bateman) McWilliams died June 1, 1979 at the age of eight-seven.
Total Tracks
2
Total Length
0:14:18
Interviewee Name
McWilliams, Warren
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 Warren McWilliams

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John Barker Lubbock and James Henry Jones

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37231
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Barker Lubbock, father of the Lubbock children, and his friend, James Henry Jones smoking cigars in the yard at the Lubbock family farm house.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Barker Lubbock, father of the Lubbock children, and his friend, James Henry Jones smoking cigars in the yard at the Lubbock family farm house.
Names
Lubbock, John Barker
Jones, James Henry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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John Lubbock with two horses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37250
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Lubbock with a horse on either side of him, standing in front of his family's farmhouse. He is holding both horses by their halters.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Lubbock with a horse on either side of him, standing in front of his family's farmhouse. He is holding both horses by their halters.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Names
Lubbock, John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Kay

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2711
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 25, 1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman named Kay seated on the grass of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue). Gardens and trees are visible behind.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman named Kay seated on the grass of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue). Gardens and trees are visible behind.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Plants - Grasses
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV996.6.152
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 25, 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/24/2011
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "Kay / '1937' / 'Edition'"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Kay, Wilma and Colin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2713
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 25, 1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kay, Wilma and Colin sitting on one another on the lawn of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kay, Wilma and Colin sitting on one another on the lawn of Mabel Hawkshaw's home located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (R.F. Anderson house - 6504 Deer Lake Avenue).
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV996.6.154
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 25, 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/9/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "Kay, Wilma an [sic] Colin"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
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Kitty Peers and her children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66240
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Peers (nee Hill) with her three children, Robert, Babs and Anne, seated on a bench in front of the Annie and Claude Hill cottage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1935
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-953
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Peers (nee Hill) with her three children, Robert, Babs and Anne, seated on a bench in front of the Annie and Claude Hill cottage.
Names
Jeffrey, Barbara Peers "Babs"
Latham, Anne Peers
Peers, Robert C.K.
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6570 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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