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Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
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) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
History
Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. 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
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
Geographic Features
Geographic Features - Parks
Housing
Occupations
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Occupations - Writers
Persons - Volunteers
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Religions
Religions - Judaism
Names
Schwartz, William "Bill"
Schwartz, Ellen
City of Burnaby
Polestar Communications
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023

Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023

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Burnaby Council Members, 1960

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwa…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
103-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwards, and Robert W. Prittie. Staff, seated at table at back, left to right: J.H. Shaw (Clerk), H.W. Balfour (Manager), and S.B. McCafferty (Treasurer). Reeve Alan H. Emmott is seated on the dias.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Occupations - Civic Workers
Occupations - City Clerks
Names
Balfour, H.W.
Drummond, John D. "Doug"
Edwards, James H.
Emmott, Alan H.
Harper, Malcolm J.
Hicks, Russell E.
Jamieson, Donald H
MacSorley, Charles W.
Mather, Camille
McCafferty, S.B. "Bart"
Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
LeBlanc, Don
Notes
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby Council Members - 1960"
Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "Croton Studio / Don Leblanc / Middlegate Shopping Centre, 406-7155 Kingsway, South Burnaby B.C. / Lakeview 2-2848 / File Number: 1114, Negative Number: 2"
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4949 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Gilmore School staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription170
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1964 or 1965]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1964-1965. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Lynne Atchison, Mrs. Ann Herbert, Mrs. Nannaly Lawson, Mrs. Miriam Benson, Mrs. Alice Wade, and Miss Olive Shuttleworth. Row 2: Mrs. Lydia Derks…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1964-1965. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Lynne Atchison, Mrs. Ann Herbert, Mrs. Nannaly Lawson, Mrs. Miriam Benson, Mrs. Alice Wade, and Miss Olive Shuttleworth. Row 2: Mrs. Lydia Derkson, Miss Gloria Allen, Miss Eileen Brennan (nurse), Mrs. Muriel Fletcher, Miss Iris Willis, Miss Margaret Brown, and Mrs. Ruth Calder. Row 3: Miss Mary MacDonald, Mrs. Myra Maloney (School Secretary), Mrs Doreen Metzker (nee Nickle), Miss Clare Clemo, Mrs. Mae Curtis (Reading Centre), and Mrs. Bunny Gaskill. Row 4: Mr. Keith Stainton (Vice Principal ?), Mr. Robert Thomson (Principal / donor), Mr. Hudson Shannon, Mr. Charlie Johnson (Custodian), and Mr. Harry Seddon. Annotation in pencil on the back of the photograph reads: "Kieth [sic] Stainton back row / left #1 / (principal ?)" and "64-65."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Allen, Gloria
Atchison, Lynne
Brennan, Eileen
Benson, Miriam
Brown, Margaret
Calder, Ruth
Clemo, Clare
Curtis, Mae
Derkson, Lydia
Fletcher, Muriel
Gaskill, Bunny
Gilmore Avenue School
Herbert, Ann
Johnson, Charlie
Lawson, Nannaly
MacDonald, Mary
Maloney, Myra
Metzker, Doreen
Seddon, Harry
Shannon, Hudson
Shuttleworth, Olive
Stainton, Keith
Thomson, Robert
Wade, Alice
Willis, Iris
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.87.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1964 or 1965]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Photographer
Croton Studio Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Gilmore School staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription171
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1967-1968. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Olive Shuttleworth, Mrs. Doreen Weltens, Shirley Young (steno), Mrs. Ruth Calder, Mrs. Dorothy Raines, Mrs. Ingrid ?, Mrs. Lydia Derkson, and Mr…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1967-1968. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Miss Olive Shuttleworth, Mrs. Doreen Weltens, Shirley Young (steno), Mrs. Ruth Calder, Mrs. Dorothy Raines, Mrs. Ingrid ?, Mrs. Lydia Derkson, and Mrs. Queenie Scargill. Row 2: Mrs. Vi Rotta, Eileen Duthie (Secretary), Miss Pam Box, Miss Barbara Hart, Miss Margaret Brown, Mrs. Ruth Carrington (Library), and Mrs. Alice Wade. Row 3: Miss Gloria Allen, Mrs. Bunny Gaskill, Miss Ann Malcolm (Nurse), Mrs. Loa Thorarinson, Mrs. Gladys Heshedahl, Miss Sophie Adams (Sr. Spec), and Miss Sheila Pratt. Row 4: unidentified woman, Mr. Harry Mazur, Mr. Robert Thomson (principal / donor), Mr. Ron Henderson, Mr. Charlie Johnson (Custodian), Mr. Art Robinson, and Mrs. Tracy Wilson. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Harvy Mazur 2nd from left/ [arrow] back row."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Adams, Sophie
Allen, Gloria
Box, Pam
Brown, Margaret
Calder, Ruth
Carrington, Ruth
Derkson, Lydia
Duthie, Eileen
Gaskill, Bunny
Gilmore Avenue School
Hart, Barbara
Henderson, Ron
Heshedahl, Gladys
Johnson, Charlie
Malcolm, Ann
Mazur, Harry
Pratt, Sheila
Raines, Dorothy
Robinson, Art
Rotta, Vi
Scargill, Queenie
Shuttleworth, Olive
Thomson, Robert
Thorarinson, Loa
Wade, Alice
Weltens, Doreen
Wilson, Tracy
Young, Shirley
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.87.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1967 or 1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Photographer
Croton Studio Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Gilmore School staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription172
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968 or 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1968-1969. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Mrs. Dorothy Raines, Mrs. Evelyn Boyle (Pri. Spec), unidentified woman, Mrs. Tracey Wilson, Mrs. Ingrid ?, Miss Michi Lee, and Miss Kathy Coles. Row…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gilmore School staff from the year 1968-1969. The people are identified as follows (front row to back row, left to right). Row 1: Mrs. Dorothy Raines, Mrs. Evelyn Boyle (Pri. Spec), unidentified woman, Mrs. Tracey Wilson, Mrs. Ingrid ?, Miss Michi Lee, and Miss Kathy Coles. Row 2: Mrs. Queenie Scargill, Mrs. Lydia Derkson, unidentified woman, Mrs. Bunny Gaskill, Mrs. Alice Wade, Mrs. Ruth Calder, Mrs. Kitty Warren, and an unidentified woman. Row 3: Miss Ruth Carrington (Librarian), Miss Pam Box, Miss Betty Manring (chair mistress), Miss Loa Thorarinson, Mrs Gladys Heshedahl, Miss Ann Malcolm (school nurse), Mrs. Eileen Duthie (School Secretary), and Mrs. Doreen Weltens. Row 4: unidentified woman, Mr. Harry Mazur (Vice Principal), Mr. Norm Johannson (Custodian), Mr. Ron Henderson, Mr. Art Robinson, Mr. Robert Thomson (principal / donor), and Miss Sophie Adams (Sr. Special). An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "68-69."
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Nurses
Names
Adams, Sophie
Box, Pam
Boyle, Evelyn
Calder, Ruth
Carrington, Ruth
Coles, Kathy
Derkson, Lydia
Duthie, Eileen
Gaskill, Bunny
Gilmore Avenue School
Henderson, Ron
Heshedahl, Gladys
Johannson, Norm
Lee, Michi
Malcolm, Ann
Manring, Betty
Mazur, Harry
Raines, Dorothy
Robinson, Art
Scargill, Queenie
Thomson, Robert
Thorarinson, Loa
Wade, Alice
Warren, Kitty
Weltens, Doreen
Wilson, Tracey
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.87.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1968 or 1969]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-12-19
Photographer
Croton Studio Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Holy Cross Primary School classroom

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51417
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-051
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Clergy
Names
Holy Cross Primary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Street Address
1450 Delta Avenue
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Holy Cross Primary School classroom

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51418
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The girls are seated at their desks on one side of the room and the boys are standing at the back of the class.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-052
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The girls are seated at their desks on one side of the room and the boys are standing at the back of the class.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Clergy
Names
Holy Cross Primary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Street Address
1450 Delta Avenue
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Holy Cross Primary School classroom

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51419
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-053
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Clergy
Names
Holy Cross Primary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Street Address
1450 Delta Avenue
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Holy Cross Primary School classroom

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51433
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 7 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, seated at their desks with their hands raised, smiling at their teacher, who is facing away from the camera, and dressed in a habit.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-054
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 7 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, seated at their desks with their hands raised, smiling at their teacher, who is facing away from the camera, and dressed in a habit.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Clergy
Names
Holy Cross Primary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Delta Avenue
Street Address
1450 Delta Avenue
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Interview with Eileen Kernaghan by Rod Fowler April 10, 1990 - Track 7

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1939-1990
Length
00:09:08
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Eileen Kernaghan’s childhood, her education and teaching career, her marriage to Pat Kernaghan and their move to Burnaby, his work at Oakalla Prison, the opening of their Neville Street bookstore, and changes in their neighbourhood
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Eileen Kernaghan’s childhood, her education and teaching career, her marriage to Pat Kernaghan and their move to Burnaby, his work at Oakalla Prison, the opening of their Neville Street bookstore, and changes in their neighbourhood
Date Range
1939-1990
Photo Info
Eileen Kernaghan standing in front of four poets at the Poetry Pocket Cafe in New Westminster, October 15, 1995. Item no. 535-0014
Length
00:09:08
Subjects
Education
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 10, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Eileen Kernaghan, conducted by Rod Fowler. Eileen Kernaghan 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 Eileen Kernaghan’s activities with the Burnaby Writers’ Society and the Burnaby Arts Council, describing the history of these organizations between 1967 and 1990. She describes the financial and other challenges facing the arts community, the various programs initiated by the Arts Council, and the development of the Burnaby Arts Centre facilities at Deer Lake. She also talks about her education, writing career, the Neville Street neighbourhood, and her and her husband’s bookstore business. Ghosts believed to inhabit some of the Arts Centre's heritage buildings are also a topic of conversation. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Eileen Kernaghan was born January 6, 1939, to William Alfred Monk (1910-2003) and Belinda Maude Monk (1908-1996), and grew up on a dairy farm near Grindrod in the North Okanagan. She attended a two room school in Grindrod, completed Junior and Senior High School in Enderby, and at age 17 in 1956, left home to attend UBC. She taught school in the North Okanagan area in the late 1950s, during which time she married her husband Patrick Kernaghan. They moved to Vancouver in 1961, Burnaby in 1963, and settled on Neville Street in the South Slope area in 1966 with their three children. Pat Kernaghan worked at Oakalla Prison as a correctional officer until his retirement in 1988. Eileen and Patrick Kernaghan owned and operated a bookstore on Neville Street from 1987 to 1999. They later moved to New Westminster. Eileen Kernaghan began her writing career at twelve years old with a story published in the Vancouver Sun. After her youngest child began school, with more free time, she started writing again and has become an award winning author of fantasy and science fiction novels. She helped found the Burnaby Writers’ Society in 1967, taught writing workshops, and wrote its popular Newsletter for many years. In 1971 the Society put together a small handbook for BC writers, a venture that was expanded and published by Douglas MacIntyre in 1975 as “The Upper Left-Hand Corner: a writer’s handbook for the Northwest”. The book became a Canadian best-seller. During this same period Eileen Kernaghan began her successful “Grey Isles” trilogy. In 1967 she joined the Burnaby Arts Council, worked as its Coordinator from 1973 to 1984, and was a determined advocate for municipal government support for the arts in Burnaby.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
1:26:27
Interviewee Name
Kernaghan, Eileen
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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Track seven of interview with Eileen Kernaghan

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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory540
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1938-1990
Length
00:04:02
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s friendship and business partnership with CKNW broadcaster Jack Cullen; the entertainment people Sev Morin met; and a brief description of his early education at the Jesuit College in Edmonton
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s friendship and business partnership with CKNW broadcaster Jack Cullen; the entertainment people Sev Morin met; and a brief description of his early education at the Jesuit College in Edmonton
Date Range
1938-1990
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:04:02
Names
Gai Paree Supper Club
Subjects
Occupations - Entertainers
Education
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin 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 Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
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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Nicholas Savchencko

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46224
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published December 1, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published December 1, 1965
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1112
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Occupations - Civic Workers
Names
Savchencko, Nicholas
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Victorian Order of Nurses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34883
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published March 1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 14.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the newly elected executive of the auxillary to the Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). From left; president of the provincial Victorian Order of Nurses Bart McCafferty, president of the Burnaby branch George Armson, recording secretary Mrs. Harold Huggins, and director of nurses…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965, published March 1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Victorian Order of Nurses subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 14.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
153-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1985-26
Scope and Content
Photograph of the newly elected executive of the auxillary to the Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). From left; president of the provincial Victorian Order of Nurses Bart McCafferty, president of the Burnaby branch George Armson, recording secretary Mrs. Harold Huggins, and director of nurses Miss Margaret Standerwick.
Subjects
Occupations - Nurses
Occupations - Civic Workers
Organizations
Names
Armson, George
McCafferty, S.B. "Bart"
Standerwick, Margaret
Victorian Order of Nurses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies: "McAfferty [sic], Burnaby Treasurer and VON"; "George Armson, Health and Sanitation, Burnaby and President VON"; [an unidentified woman]; and, "Miss Margaret Standerwicke [sic], Burnaby VON Head Nurse."
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Annie Ellis in Burnaby Players costume

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37772
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Ellis, in a Burnaby Players costume, at the back of 6113 Silver Avenue, the Ellis family home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-360
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Ellis, in a Burnaby Players costume, at the back of 6113 Silver Avenue, the Ellis family home.
Subjects
Occupations - Actors
Clothing - Costumes
Names
Burnaby Players
Ellis, Annie King
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Silver Avenue
Street Address
6113 Silver Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Anthropology professor Kathleen Aberle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45719
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1969], published September 10, 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 4.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University Anthropology professor Kathleen Aberle.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1969], published September 10, 1969
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 4.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-613
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Simon Fraser University Anthropology professor Kathleen Aberle.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Aberle, Kathleen
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Arthur Orr

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46220
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published August 9, 1963
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Superintendent of Engineering Services ever to be appointed at Simon Fraser University , Arthur Orr.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963, published August 9, 1963
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1108
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Superintendent of Engineering Services ever to be appointed at Simon Fraser University , Arthur Orr.
Subjects
Occupations - Engineers
Names
Orr, Arthur
Simon Fraser University
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Artist at work on mural

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34617
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 15, 1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.2 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an artist painting a mural as part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Paint-In on Hastings Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 15, 1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.2 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an artist painting a mural as part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Paint-In on Hastings Street.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Occupations - Artists
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
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Artist at work on mural

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34618
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 15, 1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.0 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an artist painting a mural as part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Paint-In on Hastings Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 15, 1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.0 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an artist painting a mural as part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Paint-In on Hastings Street.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Occupations - Artists
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
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Artist at work on mural

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34619
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 15, 1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.1 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an artist painting a mural as part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Paint-In on Hastings Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 15, 1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.1 x 6.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
066-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an artist painting a mural as part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Paint-In on Hastings Street.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Occupations - Artists
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
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Aubrey Elementary School staff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38588
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1965 or 1966]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the fourteen members of the Aubrey Elementary school staff in the gymnasium of the school. In the back row are (from left to right): V. Cuthbertson, unidentified, unidentified, Bill Waldie, Joe Sadowski, unidentified, and Margaret Reid (Gooding). In the first row (from left to right) …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1965 or 1966]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
463-026
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the fourteen members of the Aubrey Elementary school staff in the gymnasium of the school. In the back row are (from left to right): V. Cuthbertson, unidentified, unidentified, Bill Waldie, Joe Sadowski, unidentified, and Margaret Reid (Gooding). In the first row (from left to right) are: Marilyn Wodynski, Barbara Houston, and Roberta Larson (last on the right). The others are unidentified.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Aubrey Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Stratford Avenue
Street Address
1075 Stratford Avenue
Planning Study Area
Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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