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1200 Year Old Log

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51441
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 a log that has been put on display at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. The log was dated as being 1200-years old and markers were placed on various rings to date the tree and make mention of historical events that took place in those years. The signs read: 770 AD See…
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.
483-062
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of a log that has been put on display at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. The log was dated as being 1200-years old and markers were placed on various rings to date the tree and make mention of historical events that took place in those years. The signs read: 770 AD Seed sprouted during life of Charlemagne / 1066 AD Battle of Hastings, Beginning of Norman Rule in England / 1215 AD Magna Carta signed by King John / 1497 AD John Cabot Reached Cape Breton / 1620 AD Pilgrim Fathers Aboard Mayflower Arrive at Cape Cod / 1808 AD Simon Fraser Reached Mouth of Fraser River / 1867 AD Confederation of Canada.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Maunfactured Products - Logs
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Frances Johnston at the Pacific National Exhibition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51388
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston (to the right) standing alongside four boys with their backs turned to the camera watching a performance at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. None of the boys are identified, although it is likely that one of them is her son, Sean.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-023
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston (to the right) standing alongside four boys with their backs turned to the camera watching a performance at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. None of the boys are identified, although it is likely that one of them is her son, Sean.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Names
Johnston, Frances
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Kiddieland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51395
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston and her children Sean and Wendy standing underneath a sign for "Kiddieland" at Playland in Vancouver. A large, giraffe-shaped signboard can be seen next to the entrance booths and a number of amusement rides are visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-030
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston and her children Sean and Wendy standing underneath a sign for "Kiddieland" at Playland in Vancouver. A large, giraffe-shaped signboard can be seen next to the entrance booths and a number of amusement rides are visible in the background.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Johnston, Frances
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Pacific National Exhibition loggers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51442
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 a man climbing up a pole during a logging demonstration at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. A crowd can be seen gathered around the base of the poles.
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.
483-063
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man climbing up a pole during a logging demonstration at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. A crowd can be seen gathered around the base of the poles.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Pacific National Exhibition Sideshow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51408
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston and her two children, Sean and Wendy, standing near a sideshow display at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. The sign for the sideshow reads: Playgirls - starring Ginger Lee.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1965
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-042
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frances Johnston and her two children, Sean and Wendy, standing near a sideshow display at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC. The sign for the sideshow reads: Playgirls - starring Ginger Lee.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Names
Johnston, Frances
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Playland

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51384
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of people at Playland in east Vancouver. Seated on the bench to the left and looking towards the camera is Frances Johnston. Her two children, Sean and Wendy, are next to her. The others in the crowd are unidentified. In the background, a sign for an amusement park ride is visible and …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1963
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of people at Playland in east Vancouver. Seated on the bench to the left and looking towards the camera is Frances Johnston. Her two children, Sean and Wendy, are next to her. The others in the crowd are unidentified. In the background, a sign for an amusement park ride is visible and reads: Little Dipper.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Names
Johnston, Dr. Sean
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Johnston, Frances
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Wendy Jonhston at the Pacific National Exhibition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51401
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wendy Johnston, aged approximately 5 years old, standing outside at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC, eating cotton candy.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1964
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-035
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wendy Johnston, aged approximately 5 years old, standing outside at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC, eating cotton candy.
Subjects
Exhibitions
Names
Johnston, Dr. Wendy
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4969
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1960-1969]
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child is being held on the lap of an adult male rider on outside carousel horse No. 9. At the Burnaby Village Museum, this hors…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child is being held on the lap of an adult male rider on outside carousel horse No. 9. At the Burnaby Village Museum, this horse is known as "Mignonette".
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV015.41.4
Date
[1960-1969]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.8
Images
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Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4970
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1960-1969]
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child, seated on one of the non-moving cast steel horses, has an adult woman standing beside him. She is wearing a yellow and w…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. The majority of riders are children. One small child, seated on one of the non-moving cast steel horses, has an adult woman standing beside him. She is wearing a yellow and white floral shift dress.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV015.41.5
Date
[1960-1969]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.9
Images
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Riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4971
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1960-1969]
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. A young girl is riding an outside horse, while an adult woman sits sidesaddle on a middle horse. The adult is wearing a multi-coloured, short-sleeved blouse and a red skirt.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is in motion. A young girl is riding an outside horse, while an adult woman sits sidesaddle on a middle horse. The adult is wearing a multi-coloured, short-sleeved blouse and a red skirt.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV015.41.6
Date
[1960-1969]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.10
Images
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Russell children riding carousel at PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3783
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Susan Russell is identified riding a white carousel horse (far left) and her older sibling Karen Russell is identified sitting side saddle on the black carousel horse.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Material Details
"Kodachrome / TRANSPARENCY / PROCESSED BY Kodak" printed on front face
Scope and Content
Photograph of three children riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Susan Russell is identified riding a white carousel horse (far left) and her older sibling Karen Russell is identified sitting side saddle on the black carousel horse.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Accession Code
BV011.56.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
June 1967
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
2022-02-10
Photographer
Brown, Shirley
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Verso of slide reads: "MADE IN CANADA" / "2... / JUN 67V1"
Images
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Russell children riding carousel at PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3784
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Deanna and Susan Russell riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Deanna Russell is standing and her younger sibling Susan Russell is seated on a carousel horse.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide; 35 mm
Material Details
"Kodachrome / TRANSPARENCY / PROCESSED BY Kodak" printed on front face
Scope and Content
Photograph of Deanna and Susan Russell riding the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). Deanna Russell is standing and her younger sibling Susan Russell is seated on a carousel horse.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
Accession Code
BV011.56.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
June 1967
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
2022-02-10
Photographer
Brown, Shirley
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Verso of slide reads: "MADE IN CANADA" / "2... / JUN 67V1"
Images
Less detail

Young riders on C.W. Parker Carousel at the PNE

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4972
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1960-1969]
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four young riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is not yet in motion. A boy wearing shorts is seated on an outside horse, with a girl seated next to him on a middle horse. A second girl is seated on an inside horse.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 25.3 cm x 18.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four young riders on the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119 at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE). The carousel is not yet in motion. A boy wearing shorts is seated on an outside horse, with a girl seated next to him on a middle horse. A second girl is seated on an inside horse.
Subjects
Recreational Devices - Carousels
Names
Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
Accession Code
BV015.41.7
Date
[1960-1969]
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume I - Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel #119" (BV015.41.1). The scrapbook contained newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the Parker Carousel #119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph print created from negative BV015.41.11
Images
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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory409
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1960
Length
0:08:37
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
Date Range
1942-1960
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:37
Subjects
Building - Agricultural
Agriculture - Farms
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory410
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1960
Length
0:09:40
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
Date Range
1947-1960
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:09:40
Subjects
Building - Agricultural
Agriculture - Farms
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory411
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1965
Length
0:08:59
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Diane Stiglish's memories of her school days. Diane describes her family home, then goes on to discuss her school life and her after school activities. She also describes a number of her father's entrepreneurial projects.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Diane Stiglish's memories of her school days. Diane describes her family home, then goes on to discuss her school life and her after school activities. She also describes a number of her father's entrepreneurial projects.
Date Range
1947-1965
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:59
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory412
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1943-1967
Length
0:09:52
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's parents. Diane tells a story of her mother being suspected of a crime. She also mentions other mushroom growers in Burnaby and goes on to describe various activities undertaken by her parents (by sharing a number of photographs with the int…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's parents. Diane tells a story of her mother being suspected of a crime. She also mentions other mushroom growers in Burnaby and goes on to describe various activities undertaken by her parents (by sharing a number of photographs with the interviewer).
Date Range
1943-1967
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:09:52
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Occupations - Farmers
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory413
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1950-2012
Length
0:08:57
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of the neighbourhood she grew up in and the changes that have occurred there. Diane describes how her parents sold the mushroom farm and built a new home; the property later became a townhouse development. She mentions her brother …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of the neighbourhood she grew up in and the changes that have occurred there. Diane describes how her parents sold the mushroom farm and built a new home; the property later became a townhouse development. She mentions her brother and some of their early neighbours.
Date Range
1950-2012
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:57
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Stiglish family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77186
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1943]-1970 (date of originals), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
7 photographs (b&w copy-print) + 5 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of copy-printed early photographs of the F.J. Stiglish family and their mushroom farm and a file of food and gardening pamphlets.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1943]-1970 (date of originals), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Physical Description
7 photographs (b&w copy-print) + 5 p. of textual records
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2013-07
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of copy-printed early photographs of the F.J. Stiglish family and their mushroom farm and a file of food and gardening pamphlets.
History
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. Jack decided to change the spelling of the family's surname when he went into business because people seemed to be having trouble discerning the 'ich' sound at the end of "Stiglich," so it became "Stiglish". By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969, Jack sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Jack's son Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own, which he established with the help of his father. Diane began a career with BC Tel.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Stiglish family
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 552
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