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Interview with Maninder Arora

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19351
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (67 min., 25 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (66 min., 45 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Maninder Arora conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Museum Registrar James Binks. 0:00 – 07:33 Interview opens with introductions. Maninder Arora shares her immigration story and how she came to emigrate from India to Canada…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (67 min., 25 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (66 min., 45 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewers: Anushay Malik Co interviewer: James Binks Interviewee: Maninder Arora Location of Interview: In Burnaby at the home of Maninder Arora Interview Date: December 7, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: (01:07:25) Digital master recordings (wav) were edited into one recording and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Maninder Arora conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Museum Registrar James Binks. 0:00 – 07:33 Interview opens with introductions. Maninder Arora shares her immigration story and how she came to emigrate from India to Canada at 16 years of age with her mother, her older sister (18 yrs) and her younger brother (11 yrs) in 1974. Maninder explains how her sister immigrated first after marrying a South Asian Canadian and subsequently was able to sponsor members of her family to immigrate about one year later. Arora describes what life was like for her and her family in the northern part of Punjab in India prior to immigration to Canada. Arora describes her family composition with her being the second youngest of eight children and how at the time of immigrating, four of her elder siblings (three sisters and one brother) stayed behind. 07:34 – 16:23 As a new immigrant to Canada at the age of 16 years of age, Maninder Arora recalls the many challenges that she faced. Maninder describes how she attended Vancouver Technical School and then worked at a restaurant on Friday nights and weekends. She recollects how she got her first job through the Sikh community from the Akali Singh Sikh Gurdwara on Fraser Street. Maninder recalls that during the first five months in Canada, Maninder, her mother, sister and brother lived with her elder sister, her husband and child before finding a place of their own. Arora recalls where her family shopped for traditional Indian spices and foods. 16:24 – 25:50 Maninder Arora describes the next home that her family moved to and how she and her brother attended David Thompson Secondary School. Maninder explains that she dropped out of school in Grade 12 to go to work full time to help her family repay the debt that they owed for their immigration expenses. Around 1981, her mother was able to purchase a house at Marine Drive and Ross Street and her mother got work at the same restaurant that Maninder was working. Maninder shares and reflects on a disturbing encounter of racism that she and her older sister faced while taking local transit. 25:51 – 34:17 Maninder Arora talks about her past work experience. Maninder describes how with the help of her sister, she began working as a nurses' aide at care homes and private hospitals. Maninder reflects on how she intended to get a job in a unionized care home where she can make a better living wage. Maninder describes some of the places that she worked before obtaining certification as a nurse’s aide from Kwantlen College. 34;18 – 51:15 Maninder Arora describes the events that led to her marrying her future husband in 1986 and how it wasn’t an easy decision for her. Maninder describes where she and her family lived after her marriage and how her hard work led her to obtaining full time employment as a nurses' aide in Richmond. 51:16 - 56:16 Maninder Arora tells of how she decided to move to Burnaby where her sister and extended family were living. Maninder recalls what lead to her decision to move from Surrey to Burnaby in 1992. 56:17 - 1:04:23 Maninder Arora shares some experiences of her life in Burnaby. Maninder further reflects on her decisions for moving to Burnaby including providing what she thought would be a safer environment and education for her children. Maninder conveys how racism is still very much prevalent in society and recounts a personal encounter that she experienced while shopping for shoes at Metrotown. 1:04:24 – 1:06:45 The interviewer asks Maninder Arora what she would like to see conveyed as a message for younger people in an upcoming exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum on South Asian history. Maninder conveys that she would like all Canadian citizens living in Burnaby to make the environment better by not littering, living peacefully together and not causing people grief or struggle for nothing, “Be kind to each other”. In closing Arora shares the transportation route she took when emigrating from India to Canada.
History
Interviewee biography: Maninder Arora was born in the northern part of Punjab, India. Her sister immigrated to Canada in 1974 after marrying a South Asian Canadian. In 1975, after her father died, her sister was able to bring her mother, her 11 year old brother and Maninder at 16 years of age. After arriving in British Columbia, they first lived with her sister and family before finding a place of their own. Maninder attended Vancouver Technical School and later David Thompson Secondary School and worked in a restaurant on weekends to help her family out. Maninder and her family were members of the Sikh community and attended Akali Singh Sikh Gurdwara on Fraser Street. Maninder left school in Grade 12 to work full time to help her family repay the debt that they owed for their immigration expenses. In the early 1980’s Maninder’s family moved to a house near Marine Drive and Ross Street that her mother was able to purchase. With the help of her sister, Maninder got work as a nurses’ aide at care homes and private hospitals which eventually led her to obtaining certification from Kwantlen College. Maninder married in 1986 and had two children while living in Richmond. Around 1992, she moved from Surrey to Burnaby to be closer to her sister and to provide as safer environment for her children. 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”. James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Occupations
Occupations - Nurses
Migration
Names
Arora, Maninder
Responsibility
Malik, Anushay
Binks, James
Accession Code
BV022.29.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Maninder Arora, [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022

Interview with Maninder Arora, [1974-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Dec. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0006_003.mp3
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Board of Management minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65503
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937-1947
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Board of Management minute book.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937-1947
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-072
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Board of Management minute book.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Burnaby Branch papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65433
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929-1943
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch transportation reports, disbursement statements and tax receipts.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929-1943
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS021-045
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch transportation reports, disbursement statements and tax receipts.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Branch receipt book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65060
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1948
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 ledger book
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch receipt book. Included in the receipt book are loose annual Statement of Disbursement pages.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1948
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 ledger book
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-013
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch receipt book. Included in the receipt book are loose annual Statement of Disbursement pages.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Edition
Rev.
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282893
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Edition
Rev.
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Architecture
Historic buildings
Buildings
Historic sites
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Heritage
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
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Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65056
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as a number of loose pages of notes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-009
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as a number of loose pages of notes.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65057
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930-1931
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as a number of loose pages of notes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930-1931
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-010
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as a number of loose pages of notes.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65059
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933-1939
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as loose pages of correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933-1939
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-012
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as loose pages of correspondence.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65062
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as loose pages of correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-015
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as loose pages of correspondence.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65063
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as loose pages of correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-016
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Capitol Hill Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are adhered newspaper clippings as well as loose pages of correspondence.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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East Burnaby Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65061
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936-1950
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) East Burnaby Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are loose pages of notes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936-1950
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-014
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) East Burnaby Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are loose pages of notes.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Edmonds and East Burnaby Auxiliary receipt book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65498
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1956
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 ledger book
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Edmonds and East Burnaby Auxiliary receipt book. Included in the receipt book is one piece of correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939-1956
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 ledger book
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-067
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Edmonds and East Burnaby Auxiliary receipt book. Included in the receipt book is one piece of correspondence.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Health brochures

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58253
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929-1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of three brochures on the subject of health. One is entitled "Pioneers of Nursing in Canada" issued by the History of Nursing Society of the McGill University School for Graduate Nurses for the International Congress of Nurses. The other two were produced by the Department of Pensions…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929-1938
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS061-077
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1991-24
Scope and Content
File consists of three brochures on the subject of health. One is entitled "Pioneers of Nursing in Canada" issued by the History of Nursing Society of the McGill University School for Graduate Nurses for the International Congress of Nurses. The other two were produced by the Department of Pensions and National Health in Ottawa; one of which is entitled "Wells", the other is entitled "The Rat Menace."
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory12
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1939
Length
0:04:34
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's positive attitude towards fellow citizens during the Depression, her husband's work and pay cuts at Fraser Mills and the issues of unemployment in general.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's positive attitude towards fellow citizens during the Depression, her husband's work and pay cuts at Fraser Mills and the issues of unemployment in general.
Date Range
1930-1939
Photo Info
Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
Length
0:04:34
Names
Godwin, Harold
Subjects
Industries - Pulp and Paper
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July 2, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
Biographical Notes
Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:47:57
Interviewee Name
Godwin, Florence Hart
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track three of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory16
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1939
Length
0:05:09
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's thoughts on Municipal politics of the time.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's thoughts on Municipal politics of the time.
Date Range
1930-1939
Photo Info
Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
Length
0:05:09
Names
Pritchard, William A.
Subjects
Elections
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July 2, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
Biographical Notes
Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:47:57
Interviewee Name
Godwin, Florence Hart
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track seven of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory17
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1939
Length
0:05:54
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's memories of entertainment on offer during the Depression as well as her overall experience of that time, where she mentions the birth of her daughter in 1929.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's memories of entertainment on offer during the Depression as well as her overall experience of that time, where she mentions the birth of her daughter in 1929.
Date Range
1930-1939
Photo Info
Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
Length
0:05:54
Names
Godwin, Elizabeth
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Geographic Access
Elwell Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July 2, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
Biographical Notes
Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:47:57
Interviewee Name
Godwin, Florence Hart
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track eight of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282885
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Contributor
Wolf, Jim
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Burrard Inlet
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
"edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
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North Burnaby Auxiliary attendance book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65058
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930-1953
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) North Burnaby Auxiliary attendance book.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930-1953
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-011
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) North Burnaby Auxiliary attendance book.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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North Burnaby Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65054
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930-1943
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) North Burnaby Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are a number of loose pages of notes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930-1943
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-007
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) North Burnaby Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book are a number of loose pages of notes.
Media Type
Textual Record
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South-West Burnaby Auxiliary minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65064
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-1949
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) minute book for the South Burnaby, West Burnaby and South-West Burnaby Auxiliaries. Included in the minute book are loose report pages as well as a VON Quarterly magazine; Vol. 2, No. 4 dated December 1949.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-1949
Collection/Fonds
Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS021-017
Accession Number
2010-09
Scope and Content
Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) minute book for the South Burnaby, West Burnaby and South-West Burnaby Auxiliaries. Included in the minute book are loose report pages as well as a VON Quarterly magazine; Vol. 2, No. 4 dated December 1949.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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