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Bookcrossing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96061
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Alexander Martin, a member of bookcrossing.com, seated at an outdoor patio table. Several books sit on the table in front of him and one is labelled "Free Book!"
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1810
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ian Alexander Martin, a member of bookcrossing.com, seated at an outdoor patio table. Several books sit on the table in front of him and one is labelled "Free Book!"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ian Alexander Martin is a member of bookcrossing.com, a worldwide affiliation of book lovers who share literacy by leaving behind free books from their own collections in public places like cafes, park benches and bus stops. Members can then track where their books have gone through a website."
Images
Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club annual show
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96835
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Irene Nibler, a member of the Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club, admiring an aoneum, or "Black Rose," on display at the Club's annual show and sale at Royal Square Mall in New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2393
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Irene Nibler, a member of the Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club, admiring an aoneum, or "Black Rose," on display at the Club's annual show and sale at Royal Square Mall in New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Irene Nibler, of the Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club, gets a close-up look at an Aoneum, or "Black Rose," one of the exotic plants grown by the club's 21 members, and on display at their annual show and sale at the Royal Square Mall over the weekend."
Images
Burnaby Laphounds open house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97486
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jim Noyes inspecting an egg-shaped piece of selenite at the Burnaby Laphounds open house at Bonsor Recreation Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2825
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jim Noyes inspecting an egg-shaped piece of selenite at the Burnaby Laphounds open house at Bonsor Recreation Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jim Noyes checks a piece of selenite, a Mexican crystal, that's been carved and polished into the shape of an egg, at the Burnaby Laphounds open house at Bonsor Rec Centre on Saturday. Selenite grows in caves, and it is also the main component of gypsum wallboard."
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6550 Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96829
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society members Merrill Gordon, Steve Mancinelli, and Karen Morcke standing in Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2387
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society members Merrill Gordon, Steve Mancinelli, and Karen Morcke standing in Burnaby Mountain Park.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Persons - Volunteers
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Members of the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, Merrill Gordon, Steve Mancinelli, and Karen Morcke, hope to preserve the views from Burnaby Mountain Park."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Dawn Embree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96317
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dawn Embree, a program manager at Purpose Society and founding member of the Burnaby/New Westminster Task Force on the Sexual Exploitation of Youth and Children. Dawn leans her elbows on a table and a doll sits in front of her, on the table in the foreground.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2000
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dawn Embree, a program manager at Purpose Society and founding member of the Burnaby/New Westminster Task Force on the Sexual Exploitation of Youth and Children. Dawn leans her elbows on a table and a doll sits in front of her, on the table in the foreground.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Dawn Embree, a program manager at Purpose Society, is one of the founding members of the Burnaby/New Westminster Task Force on the Sexual Exploitation of Youth and Children. The Task Force is developing a training program for youth workers to help them deal with sexually exploited children."
Images
Don Wrigley with Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98008
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing inside of the trolley car and outside of rusted, pre-restoration car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3112
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing inside of the trolley car and outside of rusted, pre-restoration car.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Rail
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3112-1: "Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, and of the Burnaby Historical Society, surveys the gutted interior of the old trolley car."
- Caption from metadata for 535-3112-2: "Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, and of the Burnaby Historical Society, wants to keep the old trolley car in Burnaby."
Images
Historical reenactor at Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95950
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tim Watkins, dressed in 1860s period costume as Sgt. James Lindsay. Watkins is crouched over a fire and cutting bacon into a pan as he takes part in the historical reenactment of an 1860s encampment by the RE Living History Society as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Collectors' Weeke…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1719
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tim Watkins, dressed in 1860s period costume as Sgt. James Lindsay. Watkins is crouched over a fire and cutting bacon into a pan as he takes part in the historical reenactment of an 1860s encampment by the RE Living History Society as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Collectors' Weekend.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Tim Watkins, as Sgt. James Lindsay, who would go on to become the first sherriff of Barkerville, cooks up some bacon at an 1860s encampment by the RE Living History Society, part of Burnaby Village Museum's Collectors' Weekend. The camp represents historical characters from early BC history, spending the weekend living true to the time period."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Jack Phillips
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97941
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack Phillips, the president of the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3067
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack Phillips, the president of the Council of Senior Citizens' Organizations of BC.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jack Phillips, the president of the Council of Senior Citizens' Organization of BC, is upset about the level of funding for seniors' health care, and he's written a letter to the prime minister."
Images
Lotus Sports Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96165
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Lotus Sports Club carrying their outrigger canoe across snowy ground at Barnet Marine Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1862
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Lotus Sports Club carrying their outrigger canoe across snowy ground at Barnet Marine Park.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Canoeing
- Recreational Activities
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Hardy paddlers roll their outrigger through the snow to the Lotus Sports Club's appropriately-named Icebreaker races at Barnet Marine Park on Saturday. More than 192 paddlers from Chilliwack to Vancouver Island competed in the first outrigger races of the season."
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Marine Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Mike Achilles at Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97735
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mike Achilles flying a radio-controlled electric jet at the Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club's flying area at Burnaby Lake Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mike Achilles flying a radio-controlled electric jet at the Burnaby Lake Hood's Up Flyers Club's flying area at Burnaby Lake Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Mike Achilles takes advantage of the turn in the weather to launch his Pico radio-controlled electric jet, at the Burnaby Lake Hoods-Up Club's flying area at Burnaby Lake Park. The club has more than 130 members, making it one of the largest in Western Canada."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
The Netherlands Association's Indonesian Dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96205
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Angeline Tan placing a traditional Dutch lace hat on Edie Bijdemast, the vice president of the Netherlands Association, against a black background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1897
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Angeline Tan placing a traditional Dutch lace hat on Edie Bijdemast, the vice president of the Netherlands Association, against a black background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Angeline Tan helps Edie Bijdemast, the vice president of The Netherlands Association, with her traditional Dutch lace hat. The Association will be hosting its annual Indonesian Dinner at the Scandanavian Center on Feb. 4, to celebrate the melding of the two cultures in Indonesia."
Images
Rotary Club exchange students
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97116
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students Simon Zukowski and Angel Lo, both participants in Rotary Club student exchanges, holding a souvenir blanket from Ecuador.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2643
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students Simon Zukowski and Angel Lo, both participants in Rotary Club student exchanges, holding a souvenir blanket from Ecuador.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Simon Zukowski, who just returned from a Rotary Club exchange to Ecuador, shows off a souvenir blanket to Angel Lo, a student from Japan on a Rotary exchange to Burnaby."
Images
Simon Fraser University student demonstration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96028
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Simon Fraser University students dancing outdoors on the campus during a National Day of Action demonstration.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1779
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Simon Fraser University students dancing outdoors on the campus during a National Day of Action demonstration.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Claudia Nobauer and Amanda Van Barsen dance for lower tuition fees at the National Day of Action student protest, Wednesday at Simon Fraser University. About 200 students attended the rally at Convocation Mall before joining a larger protest march in downtown Vancouver. Similar protests were held across Canada."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Simon Fraser University Student Society demonstration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96026
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two members of the Simon Fraser Student Society preparing protest signs outdoors on campus. The sign behind them reads: "National Day of Action, Feb 4, 2004, Reduce Tuition Fees."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1777
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two members of the Simon Fraser Student Society preparing protest signs outdoors on campus. The sign behind them reads: "National Day of Action, Feb 4, 2004, Reduce Tuition Fees."
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Josephine Wong, the Science rep for the Simon Fraser Students Society, and Nammi Pooroushasb, the Society's research and policy co-ordinator, prepare signs for Wednesday's annual National Day of Action to protest rising tuition fees."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Society for Creative Anachronism
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95789
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a meeting of the Society of Creative Anachronism at the Capitol Hill Community Hall. Two photographs show a close-up of a participant dressed in medieval knight armour, with a chainmail mask, and the other shows two members of the Society engaged in battle in the Commun…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1621
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of a meeting of the Society of Creative Anachronism at the Capitol Hill Community Hall. Two photographs show a close-up of a participant dressed in medieval knight armour, with a chainmail mask, and the other shows two members of the Society engaged in battle in the Community Hall's parking lot. Both are dressed in medieval armour and fighting with swords and shields.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1621-1 and 535-1621-2: "It's not a remake of the film Gladiator. Richard Bertrand, aka "Sir Kheron" of the Barony of Lions Gate, prepares to go into battle at a meeting of the Society for Creative Anachronism at the Capitol Hill Community Hall. The Society's more than 24,000 members worldwide, study and recreate the arts, sciences, literature and recreation of the European Middle Ages, before 1600 A.D."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1621-3: "Residents in the Capitol Hill area would be excused if they thought they had been transported through time to the medieval age on Saturday, as members of the Society for Creative Anachronism met, and battled, at the Capitol Hill Community Hall. Richard Bertrand, aka "Sir Kheron" of the Barony of Lions Gate, has the upper hand on Crawford Tate, aka "Crawford Lum the Elder," of the Bary of Seagirt. The Society's more than 24,000 members worldwide, study and recreate the arts, sciences, literature and recreation of the European Middle Ages, before 1600 A.D."
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
South Burnaby Metro Club 50th anniversary group photo
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97420
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of members of the South Burnaby Metro Club gathering for a group photograph during the Club's 50th anniversary celebrations at the Bonsor Recreation Complex. Photographs depict the photographer climbing a ladder above the group and Bob Stewart with a bullhorn, organizing t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2782
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of members of the South Burnaby Metro Club gathering for a group photograph during the Club's 50th anniversary celebrations at the Bonsor Recreation Complex. Photographs depict the photographer climbing a ladder above the group and Bob Stewart with a bullhorn, organizing the crowd.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Athletic Associations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Events - Anniversaries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2782-1: "Hundreds of past and present members of the South Burnaby Metro Club gather for a giant group photograph as a photographer heads skyward to record the moment. The photo session kicked off the club's 50th Anniversary celebration at Bonsor Rec Centre, on Saturday."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2782-2: "Bob Stewart helps organize hundreds of past and present members of the South Burnaby Metro Club for a giant grop photograph to kick off the club's 50th Anniversary celebrations, Saturday at Bonsor Rec Centre."
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6550 Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
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
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Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
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