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Baseball team

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1929]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: The photograph shows 11 men posed together in what appears to be a baseball field. 7 of 11 men are wearing baseball uniforms. Most of them have or are wearing baseball gloves. The signatures on the back of the photograph may correspond to the identity of the men in the photograph. They are: D. Hamm…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Material Details: stamped verso, u.l. "PHOTO BY/ C. J. Lord", inscribed in black ink, each line signed in different hands, " D. Hammell/ R. Wilson/ Martin L. Dalen/ Ed Marriott/ Wilf Mains [or Mairs]/ D. Bird/ W. Sobbs [or Gibbs]/ R. J. Pelchat [or Pelcher]"

Scope and Content: The photograph shows 11 men posed together in what appears to be a baseball field. 7 of 11 men are wearing baseball uniforms. Most of them have or are wearing baseball gloves. The signatures on the back of the photograph may correspond to the identity of the men in the photograph. They are: D. Hammell, R. Wilson, Martin L. Dalen, Ed Marriott, Wilf Mains (or Mairs), D. Bird, W. Sobbs (or Gibbs), R. J. Pelchat (or Pelcher).

Subjects: Sports - Baseball; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Hammell, D.; Wilson, R.; Dalen, Martin L.; Marriott, Ed; Bird, D.

Accession Code: BV985.5755.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1929]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-01-23

Photographer: Lord, C.J.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1928 or 1929]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team. Eleven girls in uniforms are sitting and standing in two rows in front of the net in Connaught Park, Vancouver with Miss Draper (wearing a hat). Standing in the back row are (l to r); [first name unknown] Grimwood, unidenti…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team. Eleven girls in uniforms are sitting and standing in two rows in front of the net in Connaught Park, Vancouver with Miss Draper (wearing a hat). Standing in the back row are (l to r); [first name unknown] Grimwood, unidentified, unidentified, Miss Draper, Hazel Groves, Rena Blomkey, Marg Jenkinsen. Sitting in the front row are ( l to r); Beth Auvache, [first name unknown] Hammond, unidentified, [first name unknown] Hammond, [first name unknown] Sloat.

Subjects: Sports - Grass Hockey; Sports - Team Sports; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Burnaby South High School; Grimwood, Miss; Blomkey, Rena; Groves, Hazel; Jenkinsen, Marg; Hammond, Miss; Auvache, Beth

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV989.28.4

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1928 or 1929]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 01-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Notes on recto of photograph read: "1928-29 From Burnaby South High" and "Grenwood / Miss Draper Hazel Groves / Rena Blomberg / Mary Jenkinsen / Beth Auvache / Hammond / Hammond / Sloat/ Senior Hockey Team - Connaught Park."

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Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team, [1928 or 1929] thumbnail

Burnaby South High School soccer team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South High School soccer team, semi-finalists in the Greater Vancouver championship game, but beaten 3-0 by Vancouver Junior High. Identified: (front row, centre behind ball) Tom Chalmers. Teacher: Mr. H.B. Smith.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-317

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South High School soccer team, semi-finalists in the Greater Vancouver championship game, but beaten 3-0 by Vancouver Junior High. Identified: (front row, centre behind ball) Tom Chalmers. Teacher: Mr. H.B. Smith.

Subjects: Sports - Soccer; Occupations - Teachers; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Burnaby South High School; Chalmers, Tom; Smith, H.B.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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Burnaby South High School soccer team, [1926] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Edmonds Lacrosse Team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 12.4 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Edmonds Lacrosse team. Team members and coaches included: Mr. Fennell, Mr. Pluxton, Jim McLennan, John McCallum, Walter Hopkins, Jack Devitt, Marwood Ward, Ernest Ramsey, Fred Denyer, Charlie Hyde, Billy Gray, Martin Knudson, Hugh Miller, and Howard Dinsmore.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.1 x 12.4 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-299

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Edmonds Lacrosse team. Team members and coaches included: Mr. Fennell, Mr. Pluxton, Jim McLennan, John McCallum, Walter Hopkins, Jack Devitt, Marwood Ward, Ernest Ramsey, Fred Denyer, Charlie Hyde, Billy Gray, Martin Knudson, Hugh Miller, and Howard Dinsmore.

Subjects: Sports - Lacrosse; Sports - Team Sports; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Denyer, Fred; Devitt, Jack; Dinsmore, Howard; Gray, Billy; Hopkins, Walter; Hyde, Charlie; Knudson, Martin; McCallum, John; McLennan, Jim; Miller, Hugh; Ramsey, Ernest; Ward, Marwood

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Edmonds Lacrosse Team, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Gilmore Avenue School Baseball Team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Gilmore Avenue School girls baseball team on the front steps of the school. The girl in the front row, second from left, is holding a sign reading, "Gilmore Avenue Baseball 1923." Another girl is holding a tennis racket. Identified: Mr. Griffiths, principal, top row, far right.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-780

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Gilmore Avenue School girls baseball team on the front steps of the school. The girl in the front row, second from left, is holding a sign reading, "Gilmore Avenue Baseball 1923." Another girl is holding a tennis racket. Identified: Mr. Griffiths, principal, top row, far right.

Subjects: Sports - Baseball; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Gilmore Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Negative has a pink cast

Geographic Access: Gilmore Avenue

Street Address: 50 Gilmore Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Heights Area

Images

Gilmore Avenue School Baseball Team, 1923 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Gilmore Avenue School soccer team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Gilmore Avenue School soccer team at Woodland Park. Houses are visible in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1926] (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 5.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-283

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of a Gilmore Avenue School soccer team at Woodland Park. Houses are visible in the background.

Subjects: Sports - Soccer; Sports - Team Sports; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Gilmore Avenue School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Images

Gilmore Avenue School soccer team, [1926] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Jubilee Senior Boys Basketball Team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1924 or 1925] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 10.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 1924-25 Jubilee Seniors boys basketball team. Back, left to right: Ed Manning, Bill Dandy, Vic Osterout, and Ted [last name unknown]. Front, left to right: Wes Wrightson, Fred Robins, Bill Price, Art Scott, and Reverend Nixon. One of the boys is holding a basketball on which is …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1924 or 1925] (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 10.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-426

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 1924-25 Jubilee Seniors boys basketball team. Back, left to right: Ed Manning, Bill Dandy, Vic Osterout, and Ted [last name unknown]. Front, left to right: Wes Wrightson, Fred Robins, Bill Price, Art Scott, and Reverend Nixon. One of the boys is holding a basketball on which is written, "Jubilee Seniors 1924-5." There is also a penant reading, (letters clockwise): "JCMB" and "Eureka."

Subjects: Sports - Basketball; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Jubilee Seniors Boys Basketball Team; Dandy, Bill; Manning, Ed; Nixon, Reverend; Osterout, Vic; Price, William Francis "Bill"; Robins, Fred; Scott, Art; Wrightson, Wes

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Jubilee Senior Boys Basketball Team, [1924 or 1925] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Kingsway West School lacrosse team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway West School lacrosse team. Thomas "Tom" Chalmers is 3rd from left. The Burnaby School Board office is visible in the background.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-025

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of Kingsway West School lacrosse team. Thomas "Tom" Chalmers is 3rd from left. The Burnaby School Board office is visible in the background.

Subjects: Sports - Lacrosse; Sports - Team Sports; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Burnaby School Board; Chalmers, Thomas "Tom"; Kingsway West School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 4800 Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

Kingsway West School lacrosse team, 1923 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

New Westminster Salmonbellies

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the New Westminster Salmonbellies professional lacrosse team. Identified are: Back row (left to right): Dave McWaters, Oscar Swanson, Buck Marshall, George Rennie, [unidentified], Tommy Gifford, Jack Gifford, Tim Mahony, [unidentified]; Middle row: Len Turnbull, "Haddie" Stoddart, "Pa…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-600

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the New Westminster Salmonbellies professional lacrosse team. Identified are: Back row (left to right): Dave McWaters, Oscar Swanson, Buck Marshall, George Rennie, [unidentified], Tommy Gifford, Jack Gifford, Tim Mahony, [unidentified]; Middle row: Len Turnbull, "Haddie" Stoddart, "Pat" Feeney, Hugh Gifford, Thure Storme, Willis Patchel; Front row: Alvan "Bun" Clark, Lawrie Nelson, Gordon "Grumpy" Spring, George Feeney, Burnie Feedham.

Subjects: Sports - Lacrosse; Sports - Team Sports; Clothing - Uniforms

Names: Feedham, Colonel Burnaby "Burnie"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photo was mistakenly identified as the "Vancouver Athletic Club Lacrosse Team" in Pioneer Tales of Burnaby but was corrected with information from the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Images

New Westminster Salmonbellies, 1921 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1928 or 1929]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on card 18 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team for the 1928-1929 school year. Thirteen girls in uniforms are standing in two rows in front of the school building, holding their hockey sticks. A woman in a fur trimmed coat is standing in the centre of the back row.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on card 18 x 24 cm

Material Details: Card mount has a decorative border

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team for the 1928-1929 school year. Thirteen girls in uniforms are standing in two rows in front of the school building, holding their hockey sticks. A woman in a fur trimmed coat is standing in the centre of the back row.

Subjects: Sports - Team Sports; Sports - Grass Hockey; Occupations - Teachers

Names: Burnaby South High School

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Accession Code: BV989.28.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [1928 or 1929]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/12/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note written in blue ball-point pen on recto of photograph reads: "Wonderful French Teacher from Sorbonne, Fr. / Burnaby South High School - Grass Hockey Sr. Team 1928-29"

Images

Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team, [1928 or 1929] thumbnail

South Burnaby High School football team

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the South Burnaby High School football team. Twelve boys and four men are posing for the camera on the sports field. All are unidentified except R. D. Peers (second from left, back row), Norman Macey (far left, centre row), and Mac Chekaluk (third from left, back row, in the white goa…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Peers family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 020-058

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of the South Burnaby High School football team. Twelve boys and four men are posing for the camera on the sports field. All are unidentified except R. D. Peers (second from left, back row), Norman Macey (far left, centre row), and Mac Chekaluk (third from left, back row, in the white goalie jersey).

Subjects: Sports - Soccer; Sports - Team Sports

Names: Burnaby South High School; Macey, Norman; Peers, Richard Dominic "Dick"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Southoaks Crescent

Street Address: 6650 Southoaks Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

South Burnaby High School football team, [1922] thumbnail

Interview with Norman Dowad

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.

History: Interviewee biography: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. 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: Agriculture - Farms; Education; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Migration; Sports; Sports - Football; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"; Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"; Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"; Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David; Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen; Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"; Rideout, Dr. John Anthony; Burnaby Central Secondary School; Douglas Road School; W. Dowad Limited

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Geographic Access: Buckingham Avenue; Deer Lake

Street Address: 5533 Buckingham Avenue

Accession Code: BV023.16.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0016_003

Audio Tracks

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3

Bank of Nova Scotia tennis party

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39215

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia on the lawn of the Peers family home, Greyfriars, during a tennis party. Bob Peers is seated on the ground, in the centre of the first row (holding a tennis racket.)

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-534

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the staff of the Bank of Nova Scotia on the lawn of the Peers family home, Greyfriars, during a tennis party. Bob Peers is seated on the ground, in the centre of the first row (holding a tennis racket.)

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Picnics; Sports - Tennis

Names: Bank of Nova Scotia; Peers, William John "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access: Rugby Street

Street Address: 5289 Rugby Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Bank of Nova Scotia tennis party, 1926 thumbnail

Baseball team outside Schou school

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1925 and 1926]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a girls and boys baseball team standing in front of Schou Street School, five girls kneeling in front row and three girls and two boys standing in back row. An adult male is standing fourth from left in the back row. Annotation on photograph reads "Baseball Team 1925-26 / C. Williamso…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a girls and boys baseball team standing in front of Schou Street School, five girls kneeling in front row and three girls and two boys standing in back row. An adult male is standing fourth from left in the back row. Annotation on photograph reads "Baseball Team 1925-26 / C. Williamson - coach" written in ink on bottom of image. The photograph is mounted on black acid free board designed to be freestanding. Elinor Winter is identified as one of the team members.

Subjects: Sports - Baseball

Names: Turner, Elinor May Winter; Schou Street School

Accession Code: BV008.59.25

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1925 and 1926]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-03-08

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Inscription at bottom of photograph reads: "Baseball team 1925-26 / C. Williamson - coach"

Images

Baseball team outside Schou school, [between 1925 and 1926] thumbnail

Boys standing in the water

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39200

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of four young men standing, posing for the camera, in the water at Yellow Point, British Columbia. All are unidentified.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-519

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of four young men standing, posing for the camera, in the water at Yellow Point, British Columbia. All are unidentified.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Boys standing in the water, 1921 thumbnail

Brookes and Paterson at V.L.T.C.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9.2 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crowd gathered in the stands at the Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club. On the court are four unidentified men walking towards the stands.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1922]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9.2 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-704

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a crowd gathered in the stands at the Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club. On the court are four unidentified men walking towards the stands.

Subjects: Persons - Crowds; Sports - Tennis

Names: Vancouver Lawn and Tennis Club

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on caption accompanying photograph; The caption "Brookes and Paterson [sic] at V.L.T.C." likely refers to well-known Australian doubles players Norman Brookes and Gerald Patterson.

Images

Brookes and Paterson at V.L.T.C., [1922] thumbnail

Burnaby North High School junior champs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1929

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby North High School Junior Basketball team and champions of the Wilson Cup. The team and coaches are gathered together with their championship trophy for a group photograph. Ray Fleming is identified second from right in the front row sitting next to the trophy with a basket bal…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby North High School Junior Basketball team and champions of the Wilson Cup. The team and coaches are gathered together with their championship trophy for a group photograph. Ray Fleming is identified second from right in the front row sitting next to the trophy with a basket ball balanced on top with the words "BNHS / Jr. Champs / 1929" painted on it. Other team members include J.Gemmel, W. Auld, D. Wright, F. Parker and A. Lawson. The team beat out Duke of Connaught High School of New Westminster in the championship game, 10-8 as the final score.

Subjects: Sports - Basketball

Names: Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"; Burnaby North High School

Accession Code: BV016.46.91

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1929

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on information contained within photograph album; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "3_Col"; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52; See also City of Burnaby Archives Photograph no. 476-015

Images

Burnaby North High School junior champs, 1929 thumbnail

Children on the Beach

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1928]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.7 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of three children holding hands and standing on the beach at an unidentified location. Only Robert Peers is identified (far left). Robert is holding a bucket and all three children are wearing swimming outfits.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1928]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.7 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-303

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of three children holding hands and standing on the beach at an unidentified location. Only Robert Peers is identified (far left). Robert is holding a bucket and all three children are wearing swimming outfits.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Beaches; Sports - Swimming

Names: Peers Family; Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Christina North and Violet Dunbar at the Beach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38317

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Christina North (left) and Violet Dunbar (right) wearing bathing costumes and posing for the camera at an unidentified beach.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Eagles family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 404-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2000-4

Scope and Content: Photograph of Christina North (left) and Violet Dunbar (right) wearing bathing costumes and posing for the camera at an unidentified beach.