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Affidavit re proof of age for Elmer Wilson Martin

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
16 May 1946
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of an Affidavit in the Matter of Proof of Age for Elmer Wilson Martin. The Affidavit is signed on May 16, 1946 by Elmer Wilson Martin's mother, Bethia Martin and is signed proof of his date of birth in Saskatchewan and is signed by a Notary Public, Alexander J. Gordon.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of an Affidavit in the Matter of Proof of Age for Elmer Wilson Martin. The Affidavit is signed on May 16, 1946 by Elmer Wilson Martin's mother, Bethia Martin and is signed proof of his date of birth in Saskatchewan and is signed by a Notary Public, Alexander J. Gordon.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Martin, Bethia "Bertie" Snell
Accession Code
BV019.40.43
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
16 May 1946
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Allen family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36794
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 12.3 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Allen family mother and daughters in front of a blossoming tree. Left to right: Pat, Marjorie (mother) and Stephanie. This photograph was taken at their home at 3976 McGill Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1940 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.4 x 12.3 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-251
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Allen family mother and daughters in front of a blossoming tree. Left to right: Pat, Marjorie (mother) and Stephanie. This photograph was taken at their home at 3976 McGill Street.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Allen, Marjorie
Allen, Stephanie
Corbet, Patricia "Pat" Allen
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
McGill Street
Street Address
3976 McGill Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Burnaby family gravestones

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grave marker for Robert Burnaby and other family members in Loughborough, United Kingdom. The grave marker is a cross on three tiered slabs with plaque on each. The top one reads, "Robert Burnaby / Born Nov. 30. 1828: Died Jan. 10.1878." The middle one reads, "Sarah Burnaby / Bo…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grave marker for Robert Burnaby and other family members in Loughborough, United Kingdom. The grave marker is a cross on three tiered slabs with plaque on each. The top one reads, "Robert Burnaby / Born Nov. 30. 1828: Died Jan. 10.1878." The middle one reads, "Sarah Burnaby / Born October 22. 1822: Died March 2 1875./ Rev. VII. 14." The bottom one reads, "Sarah, Widow of the / Rev. Thomas Burnaby, / And mother of the above. / Died: Oct. 31, 1878, Aged 80 Years."
Subjects
Monuments - Gravestones
Names
Burnaby, Robert
Burnaby, Sarah
Emmanuel Parish Church
Accession Code
HV976.65.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For a wider view of the grave marker, see HV976.65.3
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-20
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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Burnaby family gravestones

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.4 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grave marker for Robert Burnaby and other family members in cemetery in Loughborough, United Kingdom. The grave marker is a cross on three tiered slabs with plaque on each. The top one reads, "Robert Burnaby / Born Nov. 30. 1828: Died Jan. 10.1878." The middle one reads, "Sarah…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.4 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grave marker for Robert Burnaby and other family members in cemetery in Loughborough, United Kingdom. The grave marker is a cross on three tiered slabs with plaque on each. The top one reads, "Robert Burnaby / Born Nov. 30. 1828: Died Jan. 10.1878." The middle one reads, "Sarah Burnaby / Born October 22. 1822: Died March 2 1875./ Rev. VII. 14." The bottom one reads, "Sarah, Widow of the / Rev. Thomas Burnaby, / And mother of the above. / Died: Oct. 31, 1878, Aged 80 Years." It is suspected that the grave marker was located in the large church building that is shown in photo HV976.65.1. There is a brick wall behind the grave marker. Stamped on the back of the photo: "4387."
Subjects
Monuments - Gravestones
Names
Burnaby, Robert
Burnaby, Sarah
Emmanuel Parish Church
Accession Code
HV976.65.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For a closer view of the grave marker, see HV976.65.2
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-20
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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Catherine Mary Corner

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1940]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.9 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later Levins) as a young girl of about twelve. She is sitting on a wooden railing with a scarf tied in her hair, a light coloured top with puff sleeves and a pom pom at her neck and a light coloured, knee length pleated skirt. Her white socks are rolled down to …
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 ; 13.9 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later Levins) as a young girl of about twelve. She is sitting on a wooden railing with a scarf tied in her hair, a light coloured top with puff sleeves and a pom pom at her neck and a light coloured, knee length pleated skirt. Her white socks are rolled down to her ankles and her dark-coloured shoes have open design work on the tops. Catherine Mary Corner Levins' mother was Edna Bateman Corner, eldest daughter of Edwin W. Bateman, the builder of the Elworth house at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Names
Levins, Catherine Mary Corner
Accession Code
HV975.120.11
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1940]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in green ink on verso of phtograph reads: "5 / CATHERINE / MARY / CORNER"
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Christmas lunch for staff of Columbia and Stride studios

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1945 and 1951]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the staff of Columbia and Stride Studios seated and standing around a table set for their Christmas lunch. Both studios were owned by Charles Edgar Stride. Sitting at the table (from left) are; Helga Schankowitz, unidentified, Doris Park, Mrs. Reeves, an unidentified woman who worked …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 17.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the staff of Columbia and Stride Studios seated and standing around a table set for their Christmas lunch. Both studios were owned by Charles Edgar Stride. Sitting at the table (from left) are; Helga Schankowitz, unidentified, Doris Park, Mrs. Reeves, an unidentified woman who worked at Columbia studio, Charles Stride, Muriel Kirkwood, Kate Myers and Pauline Mahony. Standing behind are; the manager of Columbia studio Mr. Reeves, May Pallon, Lyla Ettinger, Eva Digby, Ethel Mulven and Mrs. Palmer.
Subjects
Holidays - Christmas
Names
Stride, Charles Edgar
Park, Doris
Reeves, Mrs
Kirkwood, Muriel
Myers, Kate
Mahony, Pauline
Reeves, Mr
Pallon, May
Ettinger, Lyla
Mulven, Ethel
Palmer, Mrs
Digby, Evelina "Eva" Ettinger
Schankowitz, Helga
Accession Code
BV999.52.2
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1945 and 1951]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying : see BV999.52.3
Note taken from an interview with Muriel Kirkwood, former Stride studio employee, in the accession file, identifies the people in the photograph
Helga Schankowitz identified from the on-line image by David Krygsveld (entropy@nd.sympatico) "The girl at the left is Helga Schankowitz, my mother's first cousin" 27 Mar 2017
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Cram family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35711
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cram family. From left: Mrs. Alice Tidball Cram (mother, carrying neighbour's baby), Tom Cram (brother), Mary Cram (sister), Lloyd Berkey (brother-in-law), Ruth Cram Berkey (sister, married to Lloyd Berkey), and William Cram (father).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-569
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Cram family. From left: Mrs. Alice Tidball Cram (mother, carrying neighbour's baby), Tom Cram (brother), Mary Cram (sister), Lloyd Berkey (brother-in-law), Ruth Cram Berkey (sister, married to Lloyd Berkey), and William Cram (father).
Names
Berkey, Lloyd
Berkey, Ruth Cram
Cram, Alice Tidball
Cram, Tom
Cram, William
Vogt, Mary Cram
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Douglas and Beverley Lauder with portrait of parents

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1943] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Lauder and his sister Beverley (Mundreon) Lauder standing in the yard of the family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill. Douglas is holding a portrait of his mother and father, Sidney and Helen (Sukkua) Lauder. A picket fence and wall of a house are visible behind them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Lauder family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas Lauder and his sister Beverley (Mundreon) Lauder standing in the yard of the family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill. Douglas is holding a portrait of his mother and father, Sidney and Helen (Sukkua) Lauder. A picket fence and wall of a house are visible behind them.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Barnet Mill
Barnet Lumber Company
Mundreon, Beverley Lauder
Lauder, Sidney
Lauder, Douglas
Lauder, Helen Sukkua
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV019.32.110
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1943] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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E.W. Martin with parents and child

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing with his father, William Henry Martin and mother, Bethia Martin (nee Snell). William Henry Martin is holding a young child. They are standing outside of Hiawatha Lodge, Manatou Saskatchewan.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson dressed in a Royal Canadian Air Force uniform and standing with his father, William Henry Martin and mother, Bethia Martin (nee Snell). William Henry Martin is holding a young child. They are standing outside of Hiawatha Lodge, Manatou Saskatchewan.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, William Henry
Martin, Bethia "Bertie" Snell
Accession Code
BV019.37.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1939 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
See also BV019.37.16
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mr. E.W. Martin / & his mom & Dad"
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Gardner Family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35616
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gardner family and other relatives. Identified: (front) Urban Gardner (brother) with pet dog, Toby; (2nd row, left to right) Will Swain (uncle visiting from Winnipeg), Hazel Gardner Willis (sister), Fred Willis (husband of Hazel); (back row, left to right) Nell Pentland (aunt vis…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-474
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gardner family and other relatives. Identified: (front) Urban Gardner (brother) with pet dog, Toby; (2nd row, left to right) Will Swain (uncle visiting from Winnipeg), Hazel Gardner Willis (sister), Fred Willis (husband of Hazel); (back row, left to right) Nell Pentland (aunt visiting from Winnipeg), Sarah Gardner (mother), Harry Gardner (father), and an unidentified woman. This later became the site of Bonsor Park at 6550 Bonsor Avenue.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Names
Gardner, Harry Norman
Gardner, Sarah Ann Swain
Gardner, Urban
Pentland, Nell
Swain, Will
Willis, Fred
Willis, Hazel Gardner
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6550 Bonsor Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Gee Shee Jung standing on plankboard

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1942 and 1952]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gee Shee Jung standing on plankboard in yard; telephone pole and small white building in background. Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952) was the mother of Suey Ying Jung (Laura).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gee Shee Jung standing on plankboard in yard; telephone pole and small white building in background. Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952) was the mother of Suey Ying Jung (Laura).
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Jung, Gee Shee
Accession Code
BV017.24.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1942 and 1952]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
01-Oct-2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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The Giving Heart / Leila Orman

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book (soft-cover)
Scope and Content
Item is a book by Leila Orman entitled "The Giving Heart" with the dedication; "To my Mother, Daisy Marie Orman, whose complete faith in God is the foundation of this story."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
1 book (soft-cover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS104-002
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a book by Leila Orman entitled "The Giving Heart" with the dedication; "To my Mother, Daisy Marie Orman, whose complete faith in God is the foundation of this story."
Media Type
Textual Record
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Gordon Jung and Gee Shee Jung

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16726
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1935 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Suey Yook "Gordon" Jung standing with his mother, Gee Shee Jung on the family farm located at 5460 Douglas Road in Burnaby (address was changed to 5286 Douglas Road in 1958).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Suey Yook "Gordon" Jung standing with his mother, Gee Shee Jung on the family farm located at 5460 Douglas Road in Burnaby (address was changed to 5286 Douglas Road in 1958).
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Jung, Gee Shee
Jung, Suey Yook "Gordon"
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Street Address
5286 Douglas Road
Accession Code
BV021.19.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1935 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
96
Scan Date
April 13, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Intermediate progress card

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
30 Jun. 1948
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a British Columbia Public Schools Intermediate Progress Card for Edith Fleming, grade four, Douglas Road School. Progress card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming, her father Ray Fleming and her teacher, M.A. Wells.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a British Columbia Public Schools Intermediate Progress Card for Edith Fleming, grade four, Douglas Road School. Progress card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming, her father Ray Fleming and her teacher, M.A. Wells.
Names
Douglas Road School
Accession Code
BV016.46.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
30 Jun. 1948
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
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Intermediate progress card

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
30 Jun. 1949
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a British Columbia Public Schools Intermediate Progress Card for Edith Fleming, grade five, Douglas Road School. Progress card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming and her teacher, N. Holob.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a British Columbia Public Schools Intermediate Progress Card for Edith Fleming, grade five, Douglas Road School. Progress card is signed by her mother, Frances L. Fleming and her teacher, N. Holob.
Names
Douglas Road School
Accession Code
BV016.46.166
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
30 Jun. 1949
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
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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:10:12
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's parents. Aili tells the story of her parents meeting, getting married and eventually setting in Crabtown with their two children. She explains what it was like to live in Crabtown during the depression years; the homes were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:12
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 2

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1920-1945
Length
0:07:49
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's collection of photographs. Aili describes each photograph and tells stories of her childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet; the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand.
Date Range
1920-1945
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:07:49
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
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Track two of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory421
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1937-1949
Length
0:10:42
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet (the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand). Aili describes her childhood neighbours, her family home, family friends,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's childhood along the waterfront at Burrard Inlet (the homes of Crabtown were built on decks which were on top of pilings, that were sunk deep into the sand). Aili describes her childhood neighbours, her family home, family friends, dance halls, and the Marine Building in Vancouver.
Date Range
1937-1949
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:42
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Aili Topalian by Eric Damer October 11, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory422
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1937-1979
Length
0:10:15
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's memories of her early life in Burnaby. Aili discusses family friends, Maplewood flats in North Vancovuer, the waterfront at Burrard Inlet, owning Bantam Roosters and an Alsatian dog. She mentions some of the more challenging aspec…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Aili (Rintanen) Topalian's memories of her early life in Burnaby. Aili discusses family friends, Maplewood flats in North Vancovuer, the waterfront at Burrard Inlet, owning Bantam Roosters and an Alsatian dog. She mentions some of the more challenging aspects of Crabtown.
Date Range
1937-1979
Photo Info
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) holding cat, next to her sister who has a rooster in her arms, [1937]. Item no. 337-003.
Length
0:10:15
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 11, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Aili (Rintanen) Topalian conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 11, 2012. Major theme discussed: growing up in Crabtown.
Biographical Notes
Aili Rintanen (later Topalian) came to British Columbia in 1936 from a homestead near Burnt Lake, Alberta. After a few months in Vancouver and then a Burnaby apartment, the Rintanens moved to a house on the Burrard Inlet. The family lived over the water, in a house built on a deck, secured to the top of pilings that were sunk deep into the sand. Aili's mother Aune Rintanen found work at a fish and chip shop in downtown Vancouver and her father Gus Rintanen worked in a nearby mill. Aili and her sister Trudi (later Tuomi), attended school in Burnaby. For nine years the Rintanens created a home for themselves in an area now called Crabtown, although no one living there called it that.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:39:00
Interviewee Name
Topalian, Aili Rintanen
Interview Location
Interviewee's residence
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
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Track four of recording of interview with Aili Topalian

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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory464
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1911-1990
Length
00:05:22
Summary
This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Dep…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Department in 1911.
Date Range
1911-1990
Length
00:05:22
Subjects
Public Services - Fire Protection
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 21, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:43:35
Interviewee Name
Nixon, Al
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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