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Ontario Place - Toronto, Ontario
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3717
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of six men and one woman seated at a dining table. The men include Harold Winch and the Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon, a member of Indian Parliament; the woman is identified in photograph BV013.12.50 as Jean McPherson, CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) official.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of six men and one woman seated at a dining table. The men include Harold Winch and the Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon, a member of Indian Parliament; the woman is identified in photograph BV013.12.50 as Jean McPherson, CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) official.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.74
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1969]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See photograph BV013.12.51.
- Photographer
- Inn Studios Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "INN STUDIOS LTD. / TORONTO / PHONE / 445-4522 / NEG RE-ORDER No." / "2925-5" (in pencil)
Images
![Ontario Place - Toronto, Ontario, [1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0074_001.jpg)
CPR passenger train wreckage in Ontario
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45211
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 21, 1964, published August 21, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twisted rails and uprooted railway ties from an accident involving a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train in Ontario. Eight were killed and fifteen were injured when a gravel truck collided with the passenger train and derailed it at a grade crossing near Ottawa. One of the many w…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 21, 1964, published August 21, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-097
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twisted rails and uprooted railway ties from an accident involving a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train in Ontario. Eight were killed and fifteen were injured when a gravel truck collided with the passenger train and derailed it at a grade crossing near Ottawa. One of the many wounded was Burnaby school teacher; sculpture and painter Jack Hardman.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- United Press International (UPI) Radio Telephoto
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Ontario high school arithmetic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5070
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Crawford, J. T.
- Smith, G. R.
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Call Number
- 513 CRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.25
- Call Number
- 513 CRA
- Author
- Crawford, J. T.
- Smith, G. R.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Hunter-Rose Company Limited
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- Press of the Hunter-Rose Co., Limited
- Physical Description
- 307 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Triangles Decimals" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "eg 60" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Carn Marie Elde" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Carter & Wright Drugs As______[Assiniboia] Sask" [stamped in purple ink on front endpaper] "Ni_ Israel Elde Congress Sask." [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "l'arithmeteque" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Carn Mario Elde" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic--Study and teaching
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education" --t.p.
- Author's given name and dates: Crawford, J. T. (John Thomas), 1864-1928.
The Ontario high school physics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5904
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3841.1
- Call Number
- 530 MER
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp Clark Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1923
- Physical Description
- vii-viii, 552 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Front end paper: "chap 31 & 32." [top left corner, handwritten in pencil] "Norah Kingston" [middle of page, handwritten in black ink] "PARROTT''S BOOK STORE" "218 SECOND AVE.. SO." ""SASKATOON SASK." [near bottom right of page, stamped in purple ink] Opposite of and back end paper: [Study notes in pencil and some erased] Located in front in the book: Paper insert : [ lists the table of contents of Physics Manual (BV985.3830.1) and handwritten in blue ink.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physics--Textbooks
- Physics
- Physics--Study and teaching (Secondary)
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario".
- Author's given name and dates: Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937.
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Ontario Place
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3694
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a construction site at Ontario Place including five men and one woman. The men include Harold Winch and Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon, a member of Indian Parliament; the woman is identified as "Jean McPherson, CPA official." CPA most likely refers to the Commonwealth Parliamenta…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 17.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a construction site at Ontario Place including five men and one woman. The men include Harold Winch and Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon, a member of Indian Parliament; the woman is identified as "Jean McPherson, CPA official." CPA most likely refers to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
- Subjects
- Government - Federal Government
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.51
- Date
- [1969?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See photograph BV013.12.74.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Ontario Place, [1969?] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0051_001.jpg)
Request for Endorsement for Resolution Passed by Canadian Coal Publicity re Railway Rates to Enable Alberta Coal to be Sold in the Compettitve Market in Ontario
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport65754
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56874
- Meeting Date
- 5-Dec-1927
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56874
- Meeting Date
- 5-Dec-1927
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Sambo's Pancake House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35138
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the exterior and parking lot of Sambo's Pancake House, Kingsway. Printed on the top of the front of the postcard is "Sambo's Pancake House," and a sign on the building read's "Sambo's." Written on the back of the postcard: "Please surrender this card for 10% discount on you…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 201-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1987-10
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the exterior and parking lot of Sambo's Pancake House, Kingsway. Printed on the top of the front of the postcard is "Sambo's Pancake House," and a sign on the building read's "Sambo's." Written on the back of the postcard: "Please surrender this card for 10% discount on your next visit to Sambo's, 5550 Kingsway, Burnaby. Offer good until Feb. 28th, 1969. Your host Sambo's."
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
- Names
- Sambo's Pancake House
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 5550 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
![Sambo's Pancake House, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/201-001.jpg)
Sewing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3723
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV001.11.23
- Call Number
- 646.2 ONT
- Publisher
- Ryerson Press
- Publication Date
- 1925
- c1914
- Series
- Ontario teachers' manuals
- Physical Description
- 127 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "Ruth Bryson" [handwritten on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Sewing--Study and teaching
- Sewing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index and bibliographical references.
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education"--t.p.
Interview with John Gordon Davis November 21, 2002 - Tape 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13082
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1940-1989] (interview content), November 21, 2002 (interview date), digitized in 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 audio cassette (50 min., 53 sec)
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with (John) Gordon Davis conducted by Mabel F. Nichols with her husband Jack Nichols. Mabel is interviewing Gordon as part of a research project to provide background information to the Burnaby Village Museum who are accepting a donation of Gordon's wife Anne's World War I…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 audio cassette (50 min., 53 sec)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Mabel F. Nichols and husband Jack Nichols Interviewee: John Gordon Davis Location of Interview: New Westminster Interview Date: November 21, 2002 Total Number of tracks: 2 (side A & B of audio cassette) Total Length of all Tracks: 50 min., 53 sec.
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with (John) Gordon Davis conducted by Mabel F. Nichols with her husband Jack Nichols. Mabel is interviewing Gordon as part of a research project to provide background information to the Burnaby Village Museum who are accepting a donation of Gordon's wife Anne's World War II nursing uniform. Gordon provides background information on his family history and describes his experiences while serving overseas during World War II (WWII) including his experiences as a radar operator and working at a military air squadron repair depot. Gordon also provides biographical information about his wife Anne Davis (nee Williams) and her experiences serving as a military nurse during WWII and their life in Burnaby. Interviewer, Mabel and Jack Nichols also provide anecdotal stories about their own life in Burnaby during the interview. Track 1 - Side A (30:34) 00:00 - 30:34 Interview opens with discussion between interviewer Mabel F. Nichols and Gordon Davis about his wife, Anne Davis' experience working in the nursing corps. Mr. Davis provides background information about working in mining between 1933 and 1940 before training in Ontario to become a radar operator during World War II. Gordon also describes his parents origins and how they moved to Burnaby in 1940 while Gordon headed off to Nova Scotia to serve with the RCAF. Gordon also shares information about his sister Anne Davis who married George L. Davis from Kirkland Lake and how they lived with Gordon's parents in the auto court in Burnaby. He tells of how George L. Davis worked for Dominion Bridge Co. and later as a meat cutter for Safeway near 6th Avenue and Kingsway in Burnaby. Mabel shares her own husband Jack's experiences growing up in Burnaby as the son of butcher, George Nichols, his career as a deisel mechanic and later in the GVRD Engineering Department. Gordon shares that his father, Gilbert died in 1957 and his mother Elizabeth died in 1968 and his older sister Ruth died in 1990. Gordon recollects his wedding day and honeymoon in North Wales in 1945 with his wife Anne. Track 2 - Side B (29:19) 00:00 - 14:37 Gordon continues with his recollections about his wedding and honeymoon in North Wales in 1945. The interviewers, Mabel and Jack discuss the geography of the area sharing their own experiences travelling in 1981 and try to get an idea of where Gordon and his wife were married. They agree that the place was Llandudno. He tells of signing up for another year of Military Service since his wife was still serving in the nursing corps. and describes working North of London at a Military facility to repair aircraft including mosquito bombers. 14:38 - 21: 53 Gordon shares information about working in the Middle East in 1943 while his wife Anne survived the bombing of the Dutch passenger ship, the Marnix that she was travelling on. Gordon tells of how Anne couldn't swim but had a life jacket on and was picked up by a life boat. Anne corresponded with Gordon to let him know that she was alright but had to be cryptic since all letters were censored. Gordon tells of how Anne then travelled to India. Interviewer, Mabel, speaks of her own brother Bill who was picked up in Gibralter and taken to England. 21:54 - 26:18 Gordon recollects first meeting his wife Anne in London and the bombing that occurred during WWII. He tells of how Anne trained as a midwife at the Royal College of Midwives in Yorkshire and how he attended Radio college in Ontario. 26:19- 29:19 Gordon speaks about his experience travelling east on the Queen Mary in World War II and how full the ship was. He says that they were 30 days at sea from May to June in 1942.
- History
- Interviewee biography: John Gordon Davis was born to Elizabeth Ann Vert (nee Eyres) and Gilbert Davis on September 13, 1913 in North Cobalt, Ontario. Gordon was the second youngest of six children. After graduating from high school he attended Radio College in Toronto. He spent two years prior to World War II working in radio on British ships. In 1940, after retiring, his parents moved to British Columbia. They purchased the Flowerland Auto Court in 1941 at 4212 Douglas Road, Burnaby. During this time, Gordon moved to Ontario and sought employment in radio range stations that were dealing with new technology throughout Europe. He joined the RCAF in 1941. While in London, in May of 1941, he met his future wife Anne Williams. In World War II, Anne served as a nurse in Queen Alexandra's Imperial Army Nursing Corps. In November 1943, Anne survived the bombing of the Dutch passenger ship, SS Marnix while it sailed in a convoy from England to the Mediterranean. Gordon did many tours throughout the Middle East, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, the Battle of the Bulge, Sarnia before he was known as “surplus to requirement”. Since Anne was still in the nursing corps, Gordon signed on for another year and was sent north of London to a Repair Squadron where he worked on operational repairs of Mosquito bombers which were manufactured in Canada. Anne and Gordon continued their correspondence and eventually married in North Wales on January 23, 1945. Gordon was shipped back to Canada in October of 1945 and moved in with his parents at their auto court on Douglas Road in Burnaby. Anne joined Gordon in Burnaby in April 1946 when her mission was completed. Anne packed up her things in a large trunk that she addressed to Gordon’s parents on Douglas Road. Gordon moved around British Columbia in his work for BC Electric and eventually retired with HB Contracting Ltd. in Surrey working on the BC pipeline between 1953 and 1954. In the late 1950s, Gordon and Anne purchased a home in Burnaby at 1508 6th Street (now 7591 6th Street) which they lived in until 1984. In 1985, Anne and Gordon sold their house in Burnaby and moved to Hyack House in New Westminster. Anne Davis died in 1989 at the age of 76 years. Gordon's father, Gilbert died in 1957 and his mother Elizabeth Ann Verta died in 1968. Interviewer biography: Mabel F. Nichols (nee Lawrence) was one of six children born in Hope [ca.1932] to Elmer E. Lawrence and Louise (nee Pennier). Elmer and Louise married in Yale B.C. in 1916. Mabel’s mother, Louise Pennier was part of the Sts'ailes Nation (Chehalis First Nation). Elmer and Louise had three sons and three daughters. Both of Mabel’s parents died in Langley in 1960. Mabel married Jack (John) Nichols [between 1959 and 1960]. They lived at 6004 Wilson Street, Burnaby in 1959; 4910 Willingdon Avenue [between 1960 and 1962] and 4662 Hazel Street [between 1963 and 1987] before moving to Surrey. Jack Nichols' parents, George and Alma Nichols owned and operated Nichols Family Meat Market at 4018 Kingsway (later renumbered 4500 Kingsway). The family lived behind the butcher shop.
- Names
- Davis, John Gordon "Gordon"
- Davis, Anne Williams
- Davis, Gilbert
- Nichols, Mabel F. Lawrence
- Nichols Family Meat Market
- Accession Code
- BV005.37.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1940-1989] (interview content), November 21, 2002 (interview date), digitized in 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of sound recording
- Recording is closed due to poor sound quality
- See also: Anne Davis' (nee Williams) WWII nursing uniform- BV003.15.10 & BV03.15.11 & BV003.15.12
Interview with Shirley Cohn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. 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
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3
Charles Burkman on his cross Canada trip
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1379
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- April 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Burkman in boots, jacket and cap walking along a railway track with a long tool in his hands sometime between April 6 (when he was passing by Port Arthur, ON) and April 16 (when he was passing by Ignace Ontario) during his cross Canada trip from Halifax to Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charles Burkman in boots, jacket and cap walking along a railway track with a long tool in his hands sometime between April 6 (when he was passing by Port Arthur, ON) and April 16 (when he was passing by Ignace Ontario) during his cross Canada trip from Halifax to Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Names
- Burkman, Charles
- Accession Code
- BV999.8.93
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- April 1921
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Cross Country Hike Jan - June/ Between 1921 - April 6, (Port Arthur) Thunder/ Bay, Ontario/ and/ 1921 April 16, Ignace, Ontario"
Images
Field family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65767
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] - [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : tiffs ; 600 ppi + 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Field family and their relatives, including the Sandersons, as well as notes used by Thomas Sanderson in preparation of an address he gave in 1934 titled "The Early Development of Our Lumber Industry with Historical Sketches."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] - [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : tiffs ; 600 ppi + 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- 2012-24
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Field family and their relatives, including the Sandersons, as well as notes used by Thomas Sanderson in preparation of an address he gave in 1934 titled "The Early Development of Our Lumber Industry with Historical Sketches."
- History
- William “Willie“ James Field was born to William and Rebecca (Chambers) December of 1881 in England. Laura Tonkin was born to John Charles and Amelia (Johns) February of 1887 in Wales. Her brother, Charles Henry “Harry” was born in 1888. In 1907, Laura Tonkin married Willie James Field. Their first child, Phyllis Laura, was born in 1910. In 1912, the young family of three immigrated to Canada, arriving firstly in Hamilton, Ontario, where Willie James ran a welding business. Both Willie’s youngest brother, Arthur Pearcy, and Laura’s only brother, Charles Henry “Harry”, joined them soon after. The extended family of five then moved west to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. But Arthur Percy soon returned to Hamilton, married Sara Umbach, and had their two children, Arthur and June. Laura and Willie returned to Wales with Phyllis to have their second child, William John “John”, in 1914. War broke out and they were stranded until 1919. Within that time, Harry also returned to England with his bride, Ethyl “Em.” In 1919, the Field and Tonkin families returned to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, before heading out west. Willie James Field or Harry Tonkin owned the Model T-Ford convertible that the extended family travelled west in, arriving in Central Park, Burnaby, around 1921. Amelia and John Charles Tonkin purchased a home on Wilson Avenue where they lived out the rest of their lives. Amelia died on March 6, 1944, at the age of 82. Harry and Em Tonkin bought property on Nelson Avenue and began their family with a son, Roy, who unfortunately, did not survive infancy. He had a sister, Marjorie, born 1927. Willie James and Laura bought property on Patterson Avenue and had two more children: Dorothy, born October 10, 1925, and Robert George, born September 6, 1927. In 1929, June Field was brought out from Ontario as tuberculosis had claimed both her parents. The Mackenzies of Central Park adopted her and she became June Mackenzie at the age of three. Her older brother Arthur stayed in a foster home in Ontario. When June lost both her adoptive parents, Arthur came to Burnaby and he and his sister became a members of the Patterson Avenue Field family. In 1937, Phyllis Field married Gordon John Sanderson, the son of Ellen Jane Garvin and former Burnaby Reeve Thomas Sanderson. William James Field died March 17, 1965, at the age of 83, his wife Laura died in 1968 at the age of 81. William John “John” and Margaret (Begg) Field had their daughter Lorraine in 1941 and Joyce shortly after. Robert George married Edna Schilthelm of Mandy Avenue in Burnaby, and had William George “Bill”, Elizabeth “Betty” Gorrie, Joan Katherine Nash and Susan Carol Hanniford. All live locally, except Joan who lives in Royston.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Field family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 521, MSS168
A text-book of physics : including a collection of examples and questions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.4.31
- Call Number
- 530 WAT
- Edition
- 8th ed.
- Contributor
- Moss, Herbert
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1923
- Printer
- Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- iii-xx, 976 p. :ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: "Nabil Sabbagh"[handwritten in ink] "Scientific Section" "ADIB F. SABBAGH" [ink stamp] "c/o Queen's University" "Kingston (Ontario) Canada"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physics--Textbooks
- Physics
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "with diagrams".
- "revised by Herbert Moss".
- Author's given name and dates: Watson, W. (William), 1868-1919.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume i
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1786
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.15
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.1 1922
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 334 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- Contributor: editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 1 - 334
- volume 1 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume ii
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1787
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.16
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.2 1922
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 326 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 335 - 660.
- volume 2 of 20.
- includes index for entire collection.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume ii
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3190
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.9
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.2 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 326 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 334 - 660.
- volume 2 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume iii
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1788
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.17
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.3 1922
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 332 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 661 - 992.
- volume 3 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume iii
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3191
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.10
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.3 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 332 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson.
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 661 - 992.
- volume 3 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume iv
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3192
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.11
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.4 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 993 - 1312.
- volume 4 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume ix
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.23
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.9 1922
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 336 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 2611 - 2946.
- volume 9 of 20.