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Burnaby family gravestone
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34659
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12.6 x 9.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby family's joint gravestone on the grounds of the Loughborough Emmanuel Parish Church (built 1835 to 1837). The top level of the stone reads, "Robert Burnaby / Born Nov 30 1828 : / Died Jan 10 1878." The next level reads, "Sarah Burnaby / Born October 22nd 1822 : Died March…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 12.6 x 9.9 cm
- Material Details
- "Ansco Safety Film 10" printed on edge of negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 084-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby family's joint gravestone on the grounds of the Loughborough Emmanuel Parish Church (built 1835 to 1837). The top level of the stone reads, "Robert Burnaby / Born Nov 30 1828 : / Died Jan 10 1878." The next level reads, "Sarah Burnaby / Born October 22nd 1822 : Died March 2[?]th 1873 / Rev. VII 14." The bottom level reads, "Sarah, Widow of the Rev. Thomas Burnaby, / And Mother of the Above, / Died Oct. 31, 1878, Aged 89 Years." The side of the stone reads, "The Lord is My Shepherd."
- Subjects
- Monuments - Gravestones
- Names
- Burnaby, Robert
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photograph accompanying
Images
Roy and Carol Brainerd with their daughters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77184
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1958 (date of original); digitally copied 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Brainerd family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Roy Brainerd and his wife Carol with their three daughters. Roy is holding their youngest, Jayne, Linda is in the middle, with their eldest, Susan on the right-hand side, holding her mother's hand.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1958 (date of original); digitally copied 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Brainerd family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 551-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Roy Brainerd and his wife Carol with their three daughters. Roy is holding their youngest, Jayne, Linda is in the middle, with their eldest, Susan on the right-hand side, holding her mother's hand.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- MSS172-003 contains an identification key for this photograph
- Scan is cropped - reproduced on same page as 551-004
Images
Natalia Lyshak's casket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77737
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-014
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Subjects
- Monuments - Gravestones
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph [not in English]
- Note written on album page reads: "Natalia - Grannie's sister - Roman Lyshak's mother / Brzeg Poland / 24 III '58"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Roman's mother - Natalia (mum's sister)"
Carrying Natalia Lyshak's casket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77738
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people carrying Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people carrying Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's casket in Brzeg, Poland.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Funerals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph [not in English] - date: "Brzeg / 24 III '58"
- Note written on album page reads: "grannie's sister Natalia 24 III 58"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Natalia - Roman Lyshak's mother / mum's sister"
Images
Natalia Lyshak's funeral
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77809
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's funeral, held in Brzeg, Poland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 3, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-044
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Natalia (Harasimowicz) Lyshak's funeral, held in Brzeg, Poland.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Funerals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph [not in English] - date: "Brzeg / 24 III '58"
- Note written on album page reads: "Brzeg 24 III 58 Natalia / grannie's sister"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Natalia - Roman Lyshak's mother / mum's sister"
Images
Anderson family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37440
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Anderson family in front of the Anderson family home at 3908 Norland Avenue (previously numbered 4437 Norland Avenue). Left to right: Mrs. Anderson (grandmother), Madelaine Anderson (mother), Janet Anderson (daughter), and Cliff Anderson (son).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.2 x 3.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-028
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Anderson family in front of the Anderson family home at 3908 Norland Avenue (previously numbered 4437 Norland Avenue). Left to right: Mrs. Anderson (grandmother), Madelaine Anderson (mother), Janet Anderson (daughter), and Cliff Anderson (son).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Norland Avenue
- Street Address
- 3908 Norland Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Ethel Derrick, Brenda Derrick and Agnes Beamish
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37679
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.7 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three generations; Ethel Beamish Derrick, her daughter Brenda Derrick and her mother Agnes Beamish, standing in front of the Beamish family home at 277 17th Avenue (later renumbered 8059 17th Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.7 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-267
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three generations; Ethel Beamish Derrick, her daughter Brenda Derrick and her mother Agnes Beamish, standing in front of the Beamish family home at 277 17th Avenue (later renumbered 8059 17th Avenue).
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- 17th Avenue
- Street Address
- 8059 17th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Images
Spring Tea at Ellesmere United Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription53032
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 17, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of the Spring Tea and Open House for the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten at Ellesmere United Church hall. The mothers of the kindergartners donated sandwiches, cookies and cakes and a net profit of $26.05 was made.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 17, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 246-039
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-12
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of the Spring Tea and Open House for the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten at Ellesmere United Church hall. The mothers of the kindergartners donated sandwiches, cookies and cakes and a net profit of $26.05 was made.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Events - Fundraising
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Thanks for a swell evening / Maurie K'
- Geographic Access
- Ellesmere Avenue
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 300 Ellesmere Avenue North
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
The Burnaby Courier newspaper
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64470
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 29, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 p. (newsprint)
- Scope and Content
- Item is "The Burnaby Courier" newspaper with short article on the front page about the Bailey family and the 1857 Upper Canada Penny left to Minnie Booth Bailey by her mother.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 29, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Bailey family subseries
- Physical Description
- 4 p. (newsprint)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS115-005
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-55
- Scope and Content
- Item is "The Burnaby Courier" newspaper with short article on the front page about the Bailey family and the 1857 Upper Canada Penny left to Minnie Booth Bailey by her mother.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
![Money's Mushrooms parade float, [1957] (date of original), digitally copied 2013 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/552-003.jpg?width=280)
Money's Mushrooms parade float
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77189
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1957] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Stiglish family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Money's Mushrooms parade float that FJ "Jack" Stiglish created for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade. Helen Stiglish is believed to have created the mushroom drawings for the float.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1957] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
- Collection/Fonds
- Stiglish family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 552-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-07
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Money's Mushrooms parade float that FJ "Jack" Stiglish created for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade. Helen Stiglish is believed to have created the mushroom drawings for the float.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Father created the float for the PNE parade with mother's help. My mother probably drew the mushrooms as she was very artistic. There was also a booth at the PNE that / about 1957 / float on an old red Studebaker"
- Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
- Geographic Access
- Keswick Avenue
- Street Address
- 3782 Keswick Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
![Money's Mushrooms parade float, [1957] (date of original), digitally copied 2013 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/550/552-003.jpg)
![Waiting for the bus, [between 1957 and 1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/246-029.jpg?width=280)
Waiting for the bus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52989
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1957 and 1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergartners and their mothers and teachers waiting for a chartered bus.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1957 and 1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 246-029
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergartners and their mothers and teachers waiting for a chartered bus.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Waiting for the bus, [between 1957 and 1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/246-029.jpg)
Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (m4a) (118 min., 39 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (115 min., 20 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill and their daughter, Prem Kaur Gill conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep. The interview is conducted in English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. The three members of the Gill family share the…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (m4a) (118 min., 39 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (115 min., 20 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Anushay Malik, Rajdeep Interviewees: Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill Location of Interview: Gill family residence on Warwick Avenue in Burnaby Interview Date: November 11, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (1:58:39) Digital master recording (m4a) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill and their daughter, Prem Kaur Gill conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep. The interview is conducted in English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. The three members of the Gill family share their ancestral background, their personal experiences immigrating to Canada, living in Burnaby and working in British Columbia as South Asian immigrants. 00:00 – 27:34 Santokh “Gurmail” Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill share their migration stories and experiences living and working in British Columbia as South Asian immigrants and their eldest child, Prem Kaur Gill shares her own experiences as a child of South Asian immigrants and growing up in British Columbia as a South Asian Canadian. Gurmail Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar and Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in Hoshiapur of the Indian state of Punjab. Gurmail describes how he moved from India to England with his family in 1957, immigrated to Canada from England in 1966, married his wife Mohinder in England in 1968 and brought his family (parents and two siblings) to Canada from England in 1970 and other relatives including his wife’s family in the 1970s and 1980s. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill recollect their arranged marriage in England in 1968, their immigration process and explain how they arrived in Burnaby residing with a cousin at 4649 Georgia Street until they were able to purchase their own home after a few years. Gurmail shares names and connections to the relatives that came to British Columbia before him. Gurmail and Mohinder tell how they lived in the basement of the house and rented out the upper floor to save money. The couple recall what they brought with them when they immigrated to Canada and Mohinder Kaur Gill tells of how before leaving India, she and her mother made a special rajai for her to take with her. Mohinder describes the process of making a rajai (a quilted blanket that was made by hand). Gurmail and Mohinder Gill talk about the challenges that they’ve experienced as new immigrants including not being fluent in English, the cold weather and not having very many family or friends nearby to provide support. They attended the Gurdwara on Ross Street or Akali Singh Sikh Society Gurdwara on Skeena in Vancouver. They explain how there was limited access to grocery stores that supplied Punjabi and Indian spices and other cooking supplies. They talk about how they used a food mill and mortar and pestle to grind their own spices and flour and how Mohinder often made traditional sweets like barfi and laddo and pakoras using pea flour when they couldn’t get Besan flour. 27:35 – 36:11 Gurmail provides more details on his family’s immigration story, including names of relatives, how his six siblings and parents all immigrated to British Columbia in 1970 and how in the early 1970s and mid 1980’s Gurmail and his family sponsored approximately 70 friends and relations from India (including Mohinder’s family) to immigrate to Canada. When Mohinder’s family arrived they lived with them in their house until they were able to purchase property next door and build their own home. Children in the families all attended elementary and high school in Burnaby which now amounts to three generations. 36:12 – 59:28 Gurmail and Mohinder Gill talk about their experiences of racial discrimination. Gurmail recalls members of the South Asian community, Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma, Harinder Mahil and Charan Gill starting the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism. Gurmail tells of how he got involved contributing some of his union dues as a member of CAIMAW (Canadian Association of Industrial Mechanical and Allied Workers Union- Local 15) and as a friend of Charan Gill and Raj Chouhan of the Canadian Farm Workers Union. Gurmail Gill explains how he was a founding member of CAIMAW and treasurer until the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union (in 1991). Mohinder and Gurmail tell of how people from the South Asian community were discouraged from wearing Punjabi dresses or head coverings for fear of being yelled at with racial slurs and how it was often scary to go outside. Many from their community often avoided attending the Akali Singh Gurdwara since a head covering was required and people were afraid of being a target. Gurmail provides details about his work with A1 Steel, how different unions were formed pertaining to various skillsets and jobs per company and how he became a member of CAIMAW Local 15 (foundry workers). Mohinder recollects her experiences as a mother, the daily tasks involved and friends that she made who’d also emigrated from Punjab. Mohinder describes how she designed and sewed many Punjabi dresses using her electric sewing machine and how she learned English by attending adult classes at a church on Commercial Drive. Mohinder and her mother attended the classes for two hours per day for six years at a cost of twelve dollars for ten weeks. Once Mohinder could speak a little English, she started working and was able to practice more. 59:29 – 1:06:08 Mohinder, Gurmail and Prem talk about some of their favourite traditional foods including corn roti and spinach curry and how they grow many of their own vegetables including peppers, eggplant, saag (spinach), onions, garlic, cilantro, zucchini, squash and fenugreek. Mohinder reflects on how access to Punjabi clothing and fabric stores in Vancouver has changed and that ready made food is now more available. Traditional foods were previously made from scratch with women gathering together and cooking for hours and now it’s gotten easier but more expensive and less of a community feel. 1:06:09- 1:55:20 Mohinder and Gurmail Gill discuss and share their perspectives and experiences on raising a family in the past versus today. Gurmail imparts that all of his siblings became educated and secured professional careers while he continued to work in the trades. Prem Kaur Gill shares her own experiences growing up and attending school in Burnaby. Gurmail and Mohinder Gill recall the type of suitcase that they brought with them when they immigrated and how they recently they got rid of it. Gurmail and the group reflect and discuss the confusion with racial identity terms that have been used in this country. They comment that South Asians were referred to as “Hindu” and “East Indian” and Indigenous peoples were referred to as “Indian” and the controversy and racism behind some of these terms. The group discusses the impact of the caste system and other discriminatory experiences and compare their experiences of living in England to living in Canada. Prem comments on how it’s just recently that South Asian customs, celebrations and practices have been recognized and celebrated here in Canada, like Diwali and yoga. They comment on how much of the language, culture and customs have been retained in Surrey where many can still communicate in Punjabi and don’t need to be fluent in English. The group discusses how many South Asians immigrants first lived and worked in Vancouver but with rising property prices many moved to Surrey expanding and establishing a much larger South Asian community with resources. The group discusses and compares the differing travel routes that many of them and their relatives took when immigrating and travelling between India and Canada. The group talks about Rajdeep’s ancestral village in India which is near the Gill village of Firozpur. Gurmail explains the origins and details behind his family name that was changed from “Shergill” to “Gill” and the name “Santokh” from his maternal side.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar in Punjab, India. Gurmail moved to England with his family in 1957 and immigrated to British Columbia in 1966. Gurmail married his wife, Mohinder Kaur Gill in England in 1968 and she immigrated to British Columbia from England soon after. Gurmail first lived with a cousin in Burnaby before purchasing a home of his own in Burnaby where he raised his family. Gurmail worked in the steel industry and was a member and treasurer of the CAIMAW before the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union. Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in the Hoshiapur in Punjab, India. She married her husband Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill in England in 1968 and immigrated to Burnaby, British Columbia to join her husband. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill have four children, all born in Burnaby. Prem Kaur Gill was born in Burnaby in 1969 and is the eldest child of Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill. Prem grew up and attended school in Burnaby. Interviewers' biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Foods
- Indigenous peoples
- Buildings - Religious - Temples
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Migration
- Occupations
- Organizations - Unions
- Responsibility
- Rajdeep
- Malik, Anushay
- Accession Code
- BV022.29.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcript available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
- Indian Family System Reference notes: Baba = informal way to say grandfather; old man Bibi = informal way to say grandmother; old woman Dada= paternal grandfather Dadi= paternal grandmother Dadke= paternal family members; paternal side (Various spellings might exist for the following terms) Thaiyya= father’s elder brother (uncle) Thaiyyi= father’s elder brother’s wife (aunt) Chacha= father’s younger brother (uncle) Chachi= father’s younger brother’s wife (aunt) Bua= father’s sister (older or younger) (aunt) Phuphar= father’s sister’s husband (uncle) Nana= maternal grandfather Nani= maternal grandmother Nanke/nanka= maternal family members; maternal side Mama= mom’s brother (older or younger) (uncle) Mami= mom’s brother’s wife (aunt) Maasi= mom’s sister (older or younger) (aunt) Maasard= mom’s sister’s husband (uncle)
Audio Tracks
Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0002_002.mp3
Mrs. Thomas Nilan and Steven Nilan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1612
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. Thomas Nilan smiling as she holds her fourteen month old son, Steven, in her arms after rescuing him from a fire in their home. Photograph was published in the Vancouver Daily Province March 8, 1956.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. Thomas Nilan smiling as she holds her fourteen month old son, Steven, in her arms after rescuing him from a fire in their home. Photograph was published in the Vancouver Daily Province March 8, 1956.
- Names
- Nilan, Steven
- Accession Code
- BV002.22.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Cunningham, William "Bill"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BRAVE MOTHER Mrs. Thomas Nilan, dashed through smoke-filled suite at 3735 Eton, North Burnaby, Wednesday, to save her 4-month-old son, Steven, who was asleep in a bedroom. The family lost all its possessions, none of which was insured. (Bill Cunningham photo)"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "W. Cunningham Vancouver Daily Province"
Images
Madelaine, Janet and Cliff Anderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37434
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1955 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of mother and children, Madelaine, Janet and Cliff Anderson in front of the family car at the back of their home at 4437 Norland Avenue (later renumbered 3908 Norland Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1955 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.2 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of mother and children, Madelaine, Janet and Cliff Anderson in front of the family car at the back of their home at 4437 Norland Avenue (later renumbered 3908 Norland Avenue).
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Norland Avenue
- Street Address
- 3908 Norland Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Francis Rumble with Katherine and Sidney Cumbers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2632
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 30, 1954 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 300 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Katherine Ann Rumble Cumbers and Sidney Cumbers on their wedding day with Katherine's mother, Francis Rumble.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 300 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Katherine Ann Rumble Cumbers and Sidney Cumbers on their wedding day with Katherine's mother, Francis Rumble.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV004.115.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- June 30, 1954 (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow with mother and aunt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19189
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young Jimmy Chow standing with his mother, Gim Gee Chow and his aunt in a residential area of Vancouver. The three are standing in front of a tree with view of street and house behind.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young Jimmy Chow standing with his mother, Gim Gee Chow and his aunt in a residential area of Vancouver. The three are standing in front of a tree with view of street and house behind.
- Accession Code
- BV022.21.35
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1954]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-03
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
Images
William Parker and Sarah Love Parker in garden at Love farmhouse on Cumberland Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10320
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of couple, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, in the garden at the Love farmhouse on Cumberland Avenue. The couple stand to the left and there is a tree in bloom to the right. There is a house in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm
- Material Details
- Written on the verso in black ink: "Gramps William Parker / & Grams Sarah [ditto]." Stamped on the verso in black ink: "THIS IS A / KODACOLOR PRINT / MADE BY / EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY / T.M. REGIS. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Week of September 7, 1953 / IV"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of couple, William Parker and Sarah Love Parker, in the garden at the Love farmhouse on Cumberland Avenue. The couple stand to the left and there is a tree in bloom to the right. There is a house in the background.
- History
- Photograph is from the Love farmhouse. The house was lived in by generations of the Love family. Jesse and Martha Love's daughter, Sarah Love married William Parker and their daughter, Elsie (later Hughes) is the donor's mother. The objects were in the house when the donor lived in the house.
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 7651 Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV019.8.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1953
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 18-Mar-19
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow with his father and mother
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19192
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1953]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young Jimmy Chow with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow standing outside a building in Asquith, Saskatchewan. Jimmy's father is holding him in his arms. The group are standing in the snow outside of a building.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young Jimmy Chow with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow standing outside a building in Asquith, Saskatchewan. Jimmy's father is holding him in his arms. The group are standing in the snow outside of a building.
- Accession Code
- BV022.21.38
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1953]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-03
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten notes in blue ink are written in Traditional Chinese on verso of photograph. Notes translated to English and transliterated into Mandarin pinyin read: " "Niu Guo Tang" (name of a village in Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China). "A keepsake for maternal grandmother. From maternal grandson Hipman Chow" (Jimmy Chow)
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
Images
Report card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19007
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 25 Jun. 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 card
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a British Columbia Secondary Secondary Report Card for Edith Fleming, grade eight, Douglas Road Elementary-Junior High School. Report card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming, her father Ray Fleming and her teacher, J.O. Sheffield.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 card
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a British Columbia Secondary Secondary Report Card for Edith Fleming, grade eight, Douglas Road Elementary-Junior High School. Report card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming, her father Ray Fleming and her teacher, J.O. Sheffield.
- Names
- Douglas Road School
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.168
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 25 Jun. 1952
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-01-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Item is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow with his mother Gim Gee Chow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19182
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1952]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jimmy Chow with his mother Gim Gee Chow (nee Dang) standing togetheroutside in front of car in Churchill, Manitioba. There is snow on the ground.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jimmy Chow with his mother Gim Gee Chow (nee Dang) standing togetheroutside in front of car in Churchill, Manitioba. There is snow on the ground.
- Accession Code
- BV022.21.28
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1952]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-03
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
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