"Persons - Children" found 289 records

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Van Loomis / David"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave & Van / 1931 ish"

Images

Van Loomis and David Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82667

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows two boys identified from left to right as Van Loomis and David Hill sitting on a log in the water.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-220

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows two boys identified from left to right as Van Loomis and David Hill sitting on a log in the water.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Channels

Names: Hill, David O. E. "Dave"; Loomis, Herbert Van Wyck "Van"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Van Loomis / David"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave & Van / Y P T"

Images

Lesley Hill and two unidentified children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82668

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water. The girl on the left is identified as Lesley Hill.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-221

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water. The girl on the left is identified as Lesley Hill.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Channels; Geographic Features - Beaches

Names: Durban, Lesley C. Hill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Lesley"

Images

Lesley Hill and two unidentified children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82669

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water and one standing on the beach. The children wading in the water are identified from left to right as Lesley Hill, David Hill and Van Loomis. The other child is unidentified.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-222

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows three children wading in a body of water and one standing on the beach. The children wading in the water are identified from left to right as Lesley Hill, David Hill and Van Loomis. The other child is unidentified.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Channels; Geographic Features - Beaches

Names: Durban, Lesley C. Hill; Hill, David O. E. "Dave"; Loomis, Herbert Van Wyck "Van"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Lesley, David, Van / 1931"

Images

David and Lesley Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82670

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a boy and a girl, identified as David and Lesley Hill, sitting on a rock.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1931]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-223

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a boy and a girl, identified as David and Lesley Hill, sitting on a rock.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Durban, Lesley C. Hill; Hill, David O. E. "Dave"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "David & Lesey [sic]"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave & Lesley"

Images

Gerry and Lesley Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82671

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a boy and a girl, identified as Gerry and Lesley Hill, respectively.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-224

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a boy and a girl, identified as Gerry and Lesley Hill, respectively.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Durban, Lesley C. Hill; Hill, Gerald B. "Gerry"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on page photograph is mounted to reads: "Gerry and Lesley / Yellowpoint [sic] 1931"

Images

Gerry Hill, Mrs. Biart, and Bim

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82673

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a boy, a woman, and a girl near a body of water. Identified from left to right are Gerry Hill, Mrs. Biart, and Bim.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-226

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a boy, a woman, and a girl near a body of water. Identified from left to right are Gerry Hill, Mrs. Biart, and Bim.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Persons - Children

Names: Hill, Gerald B. "Gerry"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Gerry / Mrs. Biart, Bim 1932"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Gerry / Mrs Biart / Bim"; Note in pencil on verso reads: "1932?"

Images

Gerry Hill, Mrs. Biart, and Bim, 1932 thumbnail

Lesley, Gerry, and David Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82675

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl and two boys, identified from left to right as Lesley, Gerry, and David Hill, dressed in costumes.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-228

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl and two boys, identified from left to right as Lesley, Gerry, and David Hill, dressed in costumes.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Persons - Children

Names: Hill, Gerald B. "Gerry"; Hill, David O. E. "Dave"; Durban, Lesley C. Hill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Lesley Gerry David 1932"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave Gerry / Lesley"; Note in pencil on verso reads: "1932"

Images

Lesley, Gerry, and David Hill, 1932 thumbnail

Lesley Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82683

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl, identified as Lesley Hill, standing on a beach.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-235

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl, identified as Lesley Hill, standing on a beach.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Beaches

Names: Durban, Lesley C. Hill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Lesley"

Images

Gerry, Lesley and Dave Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82676

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl and two boys, identified from top to bottom as David, Lesley, and Gerry Hill.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-229

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl and two boys, identified from top to bottom as David, Lesley, and Gerry Hill.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Channels

Names: Hill, Gerald B. "Gerry"; Hill, David O. E. "Dave"; Durban, Lesley C. Hill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Gerry, Lesley, Dave"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Dave / Lesley / Gerry / Yellow Point / 34 ish"

Images

Gerry, Lesley and Dave Hill, [1934] thumbnail

Hill and Loomis families

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82681

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of the Hill and Loomis families. Identified are David Hill (back row, far left), Charlotte Hill (back row, fifth from left), Gerry Hill (back row, sixth from left), Van Loomis (back row, far right), Minard Hill (front row, third from left), Lesley Hill (front row, fourth fr…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-234

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of the Hill and Loomis families. Identified are David Hill (back row, far left), Charlotte Hill (back row, fifth from left), Gerry Hill (back row, sixth from left), Van Loomis (back row, far right), Minard Hill (front row, third from left), Lesley Hill (front row, fourth from left), Janet Loomis (front row, second from right), and Ted Loomis (front row, far right).

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Beaches

Names: Hill, David O. E. "Dave"; Durban, Lesley C. Hill; Hill, Gerald B. "Gerry"; Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal; Loomis, Herbert Van Wyck "Van"; Loomis, Edward D. "Ted"; Rosenthal, Janet V. Loomis; Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Hill and Loomis families, [1934] thumbnail

Hill and Loomis children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82682

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of four boys and two girls identified from left to right as Janet Loomis, Van Loomis, David Hill, Lesley Hill, Gerry Hill, and Ted Loomis.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-236

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of four boys and two girls identified from left to right as Janet Loomis, Van Loomis, David Hill, Lesley Hill, Gerry Hill, and Ted Loomis.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Geographic Features - Beaches

Names: Hill, David O. E. "Dave"; Durban, Lesley C. Hill; Hill, Gerald B. "Gerry"; Loomis, Herbert Van Wyck "Van"; Loomis, Edward D. "Ted"; Rosenthal, Janet V. Loomis

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "Janet Loomis, Van, David, Lesley / Gerry & Ted"; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Ted Loomis / Gerry Hill / Lesley Hill / Dave Hill / Van Loomis / Janet Loomis / About 1934"

Images

Hill and Loomis children, [1934] thumbnail

Lesley Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82684

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl identified as Lesley Hill.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-237

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of a girl identified as Lesley Hill.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Durban, Lesley C. Hill

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in blue pen on verso reads: "Lesley"

Images

Burnaby and Digney recreational events

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85208

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1934 and 1938]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (B…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1934 and 1938]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (Banff) which begins in black and white and changes to colour format. This is followed by colour footage of car racing at the Digney Speedway located on 10 acres of property on MacPherson Ave. Jelopy stock car racing is seen taking place with crowds of people looking on.

Subjects: Sports - Swimming; Events - Parades; Persons - Children; Persons - Crowds; Sports - Automobile Racing

Names: Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney Speedway

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: MacPherson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

Images

Video

Burnaby and Digney recreational events, [between 1934 and 1938]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-3.m4v

Interview with Tony Fabian by Kathy Bossort October 29, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory596

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1934-1955

Length: 0:20:52

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s memories of his childhood and growing up in Saskatchewan and Richmond, BC. He tells about being taken from his family at an early age and being placed with an immigrant farming family; how hard life was as a child working on a farm; and the often…

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Tony Fabian’s memories of his childhood and growing up in Saskatchewan and Richmond, BC. He tells about being taken from his family at an early age and being placed with an immigrant farming family; how hard life was as a child working on a farm; and the often abusive ways he saw people treat farmland and animals. He relates how his experiences developed his land ethic and love of nature.

Date Range: 1934-1955

Length: 0:20:52

Subjects: Agriculture; Persons - Children

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 29, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Tony Fabian conducted by Kathy Bossort. Tony Fabian was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Tony Fabian’s part in park creation and protection of natural areas in Burnaby, particularly as a member of the Park and Recreation Commission in the 1970s; his childhood and how that contributed to his land ethic; and the history of the uses made of and setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain.

Biographical Notes: Tony S. Fabian was born in 1934 in north Saskatchewan. At less than a year old Tony, along with his siblings, was removed from his family home and eventually placed with an immigrant farm family. As a child he worked on the farm and witnessed what he considered abusive treatment of the land and farm animals. When he was about 12 years old his adoptive family moved to the BC coast where he went on his own, working for a variety of farmers in Richmond and Delta. At 19 he contracted polio, quit farm work, and found work with the telephone company. In 1956 Tony married, and in 1957 he and his wife moved to a home on Hardwick Street in Burnaby where he still lives. Tony entered civic politics in the 1960s when he objected to development on Hardwick Park and became concerned about the destruction of Burnaby’s natural landscapes. He became a life long advocate for preserving natural areas and helped to create large parks in Burnaby on the foreshore of the Fraser River and on Burrard Inlet. He served as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission 1970-1975, is a long time volunteer with the Burnaby Lake Park Association, and continues to stay current on local and regional environmental issues. In 2008 Tony was presented with the City of Burnaby Environment Award for Community Stewardship.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 1:43:22

Interviewee Name: Fabian, Tony S.

Interview Location: Tony Fabian's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Tony Fabian

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-007/MSS196-007_Track_1.mp3

Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85469

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (1 min., 36 sec.) : digital, b&w ; si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a black and white film segment of an unidentified theatrical production at the Oak Theatre with children as the performers. Children appear in costume with some dressed as mice or rats and cats dancing and performing on the stage while others are dressed as townsfolk. Th…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (1 min., 36 sec.) : digital, b&w ; si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-002-5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-15

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a black and white film segment of an unidentified theatrical production at the Oak Theatre with children as the performers. Children appear in costume with some dressed as mice or rats and cats dancing and performing on the stage while others are dressed as townsfolk. The play closely resembles the folk tale 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' (also known as The Pan Piper, the Rat Catcher of Hamelin).

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Theatres; Recreational Activities - Theatre; Persons - Children

Names: Oak Theatre

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Royal Visit'; Storage location refers to location of DVD containing this clip. See 562-002 notes for more information. Additional copies of video file stored in Permanent drive accession folder.

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Central Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Video

Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre, 1939

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-5.m4v

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory570

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the operation and location of the Olofson’s mink ranch, the challenges of raising mink, and when the family gave up the farm in 1950/51. She describes how she and her sister Anita Lea used a bicycle to go to school.

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:14:54

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm; Sperling Avenue School

Subjects: Agriculture; Industries - Fur Trade; Occupations - Farmers; Transportation; Persons - Children

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory572

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:13:41

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s childhood at her family’s mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain. She describes neighbourhood friends, pets, playing on the farm and in the bush, going to town, and what the mountain looked like

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s childhood at her family’s mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain. She describes neighbourhood friends, pets, playing on the farm and in the bush, going to town, and what the mountain looked like

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:13:41

Names: Olofson, Axel; GAK Fur Farm

Subjects: Persons - Children; Recreational Activities

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Westridge Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory576

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:06:57

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson telling several stories about events she remembers from her childhood on her parents mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain and going to Sperling Avenue School.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson telling several stories about events she remembers from her childhood on her parents mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain and going to Sperling Avenue School.

Date Range: 1942-1952

Length: 0:06:57

Names: GAK Fur Farm; Sperling Avenue School

Subjects: Recreational Activities; Persons - Children

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 14, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.

Biographical Notes: Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 1:19:04

Interviewee Name: Olofson, B. Maureen

Interview Location: Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby

Interviewer Bio: Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track eight of interview with Maureen Olofson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-004/MSS196-004_Track_8.mp3

Investment in Youth

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Norm Henderson collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a motion picture film entitled 'Investment in Youth'. The film was created between October 1945 and March 15, 1946 and had its first public screening in April of 1946 at the North Burnaby High School with The Deputy Minister of Education of British Columbia, Dr. F.T. Fairey in atte…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Norm Henderson collection

Physical Description: 1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 565-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-33

Scope and Content: Item consists of a motion picture film entitled 'Investment in Youth'. The film was created between October 1945 and March 15, 1946 and had its first public screening in April of 1946 at the North Burnaby High School with The Deputy Minister of Education of British Columbia, Dr. F.T. Fairey in attendance. It was produced for the Burnaby School Board as one method of demonstrating the importance of education as well as pointing out the need for school improvements. The depression of the 1930s left Burnaby in a difficult position with limited school construction and during World War II there were little resources for maintenance. Ken West was the producer and amateur cinematographer while Vancouver teacher, Roth Gordon assisted with the cinematography as well as providing technical assistance. The script was written by Norman D. MacDonald, who was the principal of Burnaby South High School while Inspector of Burnaby Schools, Cliff G. Brown, provided the overall supervision and idea for the production. Norm Henderson worked as a student assistant during the filming and assisted with much of the sound work. The speed of the film was ASA 2 ( artifical lighting) to 4 (natural lighting). As a result many of the sets had to have outside lighting. A 16 mm Bolex camera was used to film the entire production with sound being added later.

History: Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm Henderson and Kathleen MacFarlane were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite located at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway in Burnaby. Norm taught at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Persons - Children

Names: Henderson, Norm; Burnaby School Board; West, Ken; Gordon, Roth; MacDonald, N.D.

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Gordon, Roth; West, Ken

Responsibility: Burnaby School Board

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Investment in Youth, 1946

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