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B.C. Electric Railway no. 1232 coming into New Westminster Depot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2895
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 12 Feb. 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no.1232 coming into New Westminster Depot off the Marpole Line. The Mc & Mc store is visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no.1232 coming into New Westminster Depot off the Marpole Line. The Mc & Mc store is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 12 Feb. 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1232 coming into New Westminster Depot / off the Marpole / Line. / Sunday, Feburary 12, 1956"
Images
B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1953]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster station. The photographer is facing east and standing at the Columbia St. and Eighth Ave. inersection. There are many automobiles on Columbia Street..
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster station. The photographer is facing east and standing at the Columbia St. and Eighth Ave. inersection. There are many automobiles on Columbia Street..
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1953]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1315 leaves New Westminster / terminal west bound to Vancouver, / spring of 1953"
- Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "Nov_64"
Images
B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram passing New Westminster barns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2898
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram on the main line passing New Westminster barns and heading westbound to Vancouver. Other trams are visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram on the main line passing New Westminster barns and heading westbound to Vancouver. Other trams are visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1952
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1317 passing New Westminster / barns westbound to Vancouver in 1952"
Images
House at 315 5th Street, New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38723
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a house on 5th Street in New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-042
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a house on 5th Street in New Westminster.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
New Westminster - The Royal City
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8852
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- A pamphlet produced for the Centennial celebrations in New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11813
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- A pamphlet produced for the Centennial celebrations in New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Students at the Chinese school in New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14785
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of Chinese Canadian students standing on the stairs of the Chinese School in New Westminster. Frank and Emma Wong (members of the Quinn Wong family) are identified standing in the bottom left corner of the photograph and elder sister, Jessie Wong is identified standing in the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of Chinese Canadian students standing on the stairs of the Chinese School in New Westminster. Frank and Emma Wong (members of the Quinn Wong family) are identified standing in the bottom left corner of the photograph and elder sister, Jessie Wong is identified standing in the middle of the photograph. Members of the Kong family of Fraser Mills also appear in the photograph including Alice, Dorothy and Lea Kong along with members of the New Westminster Quan family. The front porch is decorated with bunting and includes a sign that reads "The Chinese Benevolent Association" along with a British flag and a flag of the Republic of China.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Persons - Students
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Wong, Quinn
- The Chinese Benevolent Association
- Kong, Alice
- Kong, Dorothy
- Kong, Lea
- Wong, Frank
- Wong, Emma
- Wong, Jessie
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV020.38.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 26-Nov-2019
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Tram no. 1232 at New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1222
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- January 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1232 at New Westminster.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1232 at New Westminster.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV992.23.15
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- January 1955
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1232/ N.W. 1/55"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
Images
Burnaby Lake line timetable
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription993
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1953]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Burnaby Lake line timetable for Sundays, running from Vancouver to Sapperton and New Westminster. Along with the timetable, three tickets and one cash fare receipt, costing 5 cents, were also photographed. Developed in 1910, the Burnaby Lake Line ceased operati…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Burnaby Lake line timetable for Sundays, running from Vancouver to Sapperton and New Westminster. Along with the timetable, three tickets and one cash fare receipt, costing 5 cents, were also photographed. Developed in 1910, the Burnaby Lake Line ceased operation in 1953.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [before 1953]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- For reference, check History of Regional Transit in Vancouver, at
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
Interurban Car 1203
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11208
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The front of the tram car displays the sign "Marpole". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The front of the tram car displays the sign "Marpole". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- History
- Photograph number four in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV019.46.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 27-Sep-19
- Photographer
- Bergson, George
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram / to run in Burnaby, / car 1203, about to / leave New Westminster / for Marpole / at 12:30 am / on Sunday,November 18, / 1956. Service ended / with this run. / Tom Pritichard / motorman / Lawrence Love / conductor / interurban car 1203 / 4 of 5"
Images
Interurban Car 1203
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11209
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The back of the tram car displays the sign "Westminster". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The back of the tram car displays the sign "Westminster". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- History
- Photograph number five in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV019.46.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 27-Sep-19
- Photographer
- Bergson, George
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram / to run in Burnaby, / car 1203, about to / leave New Westminster / for Marpole / at 12:30 am / on Sunday,November 18, / 1956. Service ended / with this run. / Tom Pritichard / motorman / Lawrence Love / conductor / interurban car 1203 / 5 of 5"
Images
Lawrence Love on Interurban Car 1203
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11205
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the side door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this in…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the side door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- History
- Photograph is one in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Love, Lawrence
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV019.46.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 27-Sep-19
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Bergson, George
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban / tram to run in / Burnaby, car 1203, / about to leave New / Westminster depot at / 12:30am., Sunday / November 18, 1956. / (Tom Pritichard - motorman / Lawrence Love - conductor) / 1203's final run was on / it's regular schedule , to Marpole. Service ended / with thi run" "1 of 5"
Images
Lawrence Love on Interurban Car 1203
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11207
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with train conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the window of the door at the rear of the car. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with train conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the window of the door at the rear of the car. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- History
- Photograph number three in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Love, Lawrence
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV019.46.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 27-Sep-19
- Photographer
- Bergson, George
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram to / run in Burnaby, / car 1203, about to / leave New Westminster / for Marpole / at 12:30 am / on Sunday,November 18, / 1956. Service ended / with this run. / Tom Pritichard / motorman / Lawrence Love / was the conductor / interurban car 1203 / 3 of 5"
Images
Tom Pritchard on Interurban Car 1203
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11206
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with motorman Tom Pritchard looking out the door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave the New Westminster depot on it's way to Marpole station at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- George Bergson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with motorman Tom Pritchard looking out the door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave the New Westminster depot on it's way to Marpole station at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
- History
- Photograph number two in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- Pritchard, Thomas
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV019.46.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 18 Nov. 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 27-Sep-19
- Photographer
- Bergson, George
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram to / run in Burnaby, car 1203, / about to leave New / Westminster for Marpole / at 12:30am on Sunday, / November 18, 1956. / Service ended with this run / Tom Pritichard - motorman / Lawrence Love was/ the conductor" / "2 of 5"
Images
Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19349
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (49 min., 21 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Honourable Raj Chouhan Location of Interview: Residence of Honourable Raj Chouhan Interview Date: December 2, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (00:49:21) Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. Raj Chouhan shares his ancestral background and personal experiences immigrating to Canada from India in 1973 and living and working in Canada as an immigrant and the organizations that he became involved with. Honourable Raj Chouhan recalls how he arrived in Burnaby with his family in 1973 and that his family worked in farming. Chouhan imparts his first hand experiences as a new immigrant working as a labourer in the farming industry and describes the unsafe and unfair working conditions that he and migrant workers faced. Chouhan conveys how this experience lead him to become an activist for better working conditions for migrant workers. This lead Chouhan and others to form the Canadian Farm Workers Union in 1980. Chouhan recollects his experiences flying from India to Canada with his wife, his first impressions after arriving in Vancouver and driving to Burnaby and what he brought with him. Chouhan explains his connections to Burnaby. Members of Chouhan's wife's family immgrated to Canada in 1957 and his wife and her three brothers joined them in 1970. Chouhan's father in law, Hardial Singh Grewal immigrated in 1957 and became president of the Sikh temple in New Westminster. Hardial Singh Grewal worked in a lumber mill in Vancouver and eventually bought a house in Burnaby. Chouhan married to his wife at the Sikh temple in New Westminster and lived in Burnaby for a period before moving to New Westminster where they could find more affordable housing. Chouhan shares that he first worked as a farm labourer in Abbotsford and then found a job in the sawmill which paid more. Chouhan describes the extreme racism and discrimination that he and other immigrants faced which lead to the formation of the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism under the leadership of Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma. Chouhan describes this organization that he was a part of and the Canadian Farm Workers Union that were both formed in Burnaby. Chouhan shares that he moved to Victoria in 1988 to serve on the Hospital Employee's Union and moved back to the mainland in 1993 and returned to Burnaby in 2001. Chouhan reflects on the history of South Asian immigration in Canada, how many of the migrants settled in the lower mainland including Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver establishing temples in Vancouver and New Westminster which became the centre for the South Asian community. He conveys how earlier occupations were limited to farming and millwork and how over time employment opportunities and education have broadened but there is still work to do. He imparts how second generation Canadians’ experiences differ from first generations providing examples of his own daughters’ and the occupations that they are working in. Chouhan provides his insights into the South Asian Canadian experience imparting “We make history every day and that history needs to be recorded and learned from.."... “People from different communities, different backgrounds who lived in Burnaby have contributed so much and South Asians are just like another community and participated in all aspects of social life, cultural, religious, economy. I'm so proud of our community, our forefathers who had that vision to fight for our rights. I'm inspired by people who struggled so much to gain basic rights, like the right to vote". Chouhan refers to these first immigrants as “Gadri Babbas” “revolutionary old people” who were also the main motivation that lead to India becoming a free country in 1947 and for fighting for basic rights here in Canada and how they made their contributions for future generations. Chouhan expresses what he imparts to students “Do not forget your past... if you remember your past then you are much more knowledgeable. Then we know what we need for the future. If we don't know the past, we don't know what the future is going to be like. To make a better future, you have to learn from the past and improve".
- History
- Interviewee biography: Honourable Raj Chouhan was born in the city of Ludhiana in the Province of Punjab in India and immigrated to Canada in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Raj's family settled in Burnaby. Raj grew up in Burnaby and attended schoool. Honourable Raj Chouhan was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2020. He was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on December 7, 2020. Honourable Chouhan is the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers Union and the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism and has served as a director of the Hospital Employees' Union, the Labour Relations Board of B.C. and the Arbitration Bureau of B.C. Honourable Chouhan has also served as the Vice President of B.C. Human Rights Defenders since 2003 and has taught courses in Human Rights, the B.C. Labour Code and Collective Bargaining since 1987. Interviewer biography: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Occupations - Agricultural Labourers
- Migration
- Organizations - Unions
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Agriculture
- Agriculture - Farms
- Government - Provincial Government
- Government
- Names
- Chouhan, Raj
- British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism
- Sharma, Dr. Hari Prakash
- Grewal, Hardial Singh
- Canadian Farmworkers Union
- Hospital Employees Union
- Khalsa Diwan Society
- Responsibility
- Petrusa, Kate
- Accession Code
- BV022.29.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
Interview with Honourable Raj Chouhan, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 2 Dec. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0004_002.mp3Interview with David Skulski
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19606
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…
- 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
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. 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
- Education
- Foods
- Music
- Musical Instruments
- Occupations - Musicians
- Performances - Concerts
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Burnaby Symphony Orchestra
- Burnaby South High School
- Burquest
- Skulski, Murray "David"
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Vancouver Society for Early Music
- Peretz Centre
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0010_003.mp3B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1207 heading west to Marpole
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2901
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1207 heading west towards Marpole on a Sunday afternoon in 1955. The Mc & Mc (McLennan & McFeeley) store in New Westminster is visible behind.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1207 heading west towards Marpole on a Sunday afternoon in 1955. The Mc & Mc (McLennan & McFeeley) store in New Westminster is visible behind.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1955
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "After threading the cross over from the New / Westminster depot, BCER #1207 heads west / to Marpole on a Sunday after noon in 1955. / #1207 has been brought back from the USA and / is now being refurbished in the POCO garage / of B.C. Transit"
Images
Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory409
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1960
- Length
- 0:08:37
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
- Date Range
- 1942-1960
- Photo Info
- Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
- Length
- 0:08:37
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- December 4, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
- Biographical Notes
- F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:06
- Interviewee Name
- Stiglish, Diane
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish
Track one of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-026/MSS171-026_Track_1.mp3Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory410
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1960
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
- Date Range
- 1947-1960
- Photo Info
- Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- December 4, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
- Biographical Notes
- F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:06
- Interviewee Name
- Stiglish, Diane
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish
Track two of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-026/MSS171-026_Track_2.mp3Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory411
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1965
- Length
- 0:08:59
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Diane Stiglish's memories of her school days. Diane describes her family home, then goes on to discuss her school life and her after school activities. She also describes a number of her father's entrepreneurial projects.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Diane Stiglish's memories of her school days. Diane describes her family home, then goes on to discuss her school life and her after school activities. She also describes a number of her father's entrepreneurial projects.
- Date Range
- 1947-1965
- Photo Info
- Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
- Length
- 0:08:59
- Subjects
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- December 4, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
- Biographical Notes
- F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:06
- Interviewee Name
- Stiglish, Diane
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish
Track three of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-026/MSS171-026_Track_3.mp3