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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…

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 recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 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 Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.

History: Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Migration; Occupations - Teachers; Occupations - Grocers; Organizations; Organizations - Business Associations; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Names: Toy, Christina; Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"; Babey, Beverley; Canada Way Food Market; Fraser Merchants' Association

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4694 Canada Way

Accession Code: BV023.16.19

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Related Material: See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0019_003

Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3

Agreement with S.S. and Hannah Gordon and Wong Toy re: Building on W 6 Acres of 12 Acre Portion of DL 35

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55071

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 71177

Meeting Date: 1-Dec-1937

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 71177

Meeting Date: 1-Dec-1937

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 71177

1-Dec-1937 Meeting Minutes

Robert and his friend fixing a toy tractor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39079

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.8 cm on pager 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers (left) and a friend working on a toy tractor. The friend is unidentified and is pictured lying under the tractor.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.8 cm on pager 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-398

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers (left) and a friend working on a toy tractor. The friend is unidentified and is pictured lying under the tractor.

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Tractors

Names: Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Robert and his friend fixing a toy tractor, [1930] thumbnail

Robert driving a toy tractor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39077

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.8 cm on pager 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers driving a toy tractor.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.8 cm on pager 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-396

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers driving a toy tractor.

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Tractors

Names: Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Robert driving a toy tractor, [1930] thumbnail

Robert on a toy tractor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39035

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers driving a toy tractor. Tractor has a painted number "44" on the side.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-354

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers driving a toy tractor. Tractor has a painted number "44" on the side.

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Tractors

Names: Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Robert on a toy tractor, [1930] thumbnail

Robert Peers with a toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39014

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.2 x 6.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers standing on the grass in front of a row of trees, holding a toy.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.2 x 6.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-333

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers standing on the grass in front of a row of trees, holding a toy.

Subjects: Toys

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

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Robert Peers with a toy, [1930] thumbnail

Robert playing with a toy dog

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39082

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers holding a toy dog on a leash. Robert is wearing a sailor's hat the read: HMS Superb.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.3 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-401

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers holding a toy dog on a leash. Robert is wearing a sailor's hat the read: HMS Superb.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Robert playing with a toy dog, [1930] thumbnail

Anne Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39070

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Anne Peers, sitting on a blanket, holding a toy ball.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-389

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Anne Peers, sitting on a blanket, holding a toy ball.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Latham, Anne Peers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Babs Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66252

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1938]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Babs Peers, standing in the yard of an unidentified home, holding a stuffed toy. Babs is the daughter of Kitty and Bob Peers.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1938]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-964

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph shows Babs Peers, standing in the yard of an unidentified home, holding a stuffed toy. Babs is the daughter of Kitty and Bob Peers.

Names: Jeffrey, Barbara Peers "Babs"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso reads: "Vancouver Drug Co. Ltd. / May 30 1938 / Nu-Gloss"

Images

Bob Peers with his children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39062

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 7 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Peers sitting on a bench holding his infant daughter, Anne next to his son Robert. A toy dog can be seen sitting next to Robert.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 7 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-381

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bob Peers sitting on a bench holding his infant daughter, Anne next to his son Robert. A toy dog can be seen sitting next to Robert.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Latham, Anne Peers; Peers, Robert C.K.; Peers, William John "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Bob Peers with his children, [1930] thumbnail

Claude Hill with his son-in-law and grandchildren

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39063

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of (l to r): Robert Peers, his father Bob Peers, his sister Anne Peers and his grandfather, Claude Hill. Robert is holding a toy dog by a leash.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.7 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-382

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of (l to r): Robert Peers, his father Bob Peers, his sister Anne Peers and his grandfather, Claude Hill. Robert is holding a toy dog by a leash.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"; Latham, Anne Peers; Peers, Robert C.K.; Peers, William John "Bob"

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Claude Hill with his son-in-law and grandchildren, [1930] thumbnail

Helen and Evelyn Langford

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37012

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.9 x 12.1 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters Helen and Evelyn Langford with a toy buggy. They were the daughters of George and Lillian Langford.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1931 (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 ; 7.9 x 12.1 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-475

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of sisters Helen and Evelyn Langford with a toy buggy. They were the daughters of George and Lillian Langford.

Subjects: Toys; Transportation - Carriages

Names: Langford, Evelyn; Langford, Helen

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Helen and Evelyn Langford, 1931 (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4480

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions …

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of Interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions on children, and discusses the nature of community at the time. She comments on the cultural and religious backgrounds of the people she knew. Cice describes her family’s home and living arrangements, and how they reflected her family’s situation. She recalls a favourite toy.

History: Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Indigenous peoples - British Columbia; Persons - Children

Names: Brown, Cice Chandler

Accession Code: BV017.45.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_005.mp3

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4481

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:54 min)

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to toys, continued from Track 5, living arrangements, and lifestyle choices. Cice continues to recall her favourite early childhood toy, and her bicycle, which she received as a teenager. She discusses how her parents made choices according to their f…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:54 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of Interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to toys, continued from Track 5, living arrangements, and lifestyle choices. Cice continues to recall her favourite early childhood toy, and her bicycle, which she received as a teenager. She discusses how her parents made choices according to their financial situation. Cice talks about her family installing a toilet, and she describes how the money saved for a bathtub was spent purchasing a piano instead.

History: Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Toys; Sports - Cycling; Persons - Children

Names: Brown, Cice Chandler

Accession Code: BV017.45.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 6, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_006.mp3

Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19596

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass S…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)

Material Details: Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby; Some of the video recording (mp4) files were edited and saved as audio recording (wav) files

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass Sabha gudawara; Lachman Singh Gill; Joanne Smith; Ellen and Bill Schwartz; Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal (founders of Vancouver Sath); Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah; Jagandeep "Jag" Nagra; David Skulski; Kanwal Singh Neel; "The Bollywood Boyz" Harv Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra; Jenny Siormanolakis; Bill Gruenthal; Lama Tenzin Sherpa and Lama Sue Salter; Norman Dowad; Richard Liu; Shanaz Khan; Harry Toy; Lisette Pappas; Alex and Georgia Chronakis; Donna Wong and Jeffrey Wong.

Accession Code: BV023.16; BV024.4

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024

Media Type: Sound Recording; Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; Some of the recordings within this subseries have access restrictions; Further accruals are expected

Martin boys and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66706

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Scope and Content: Photograph of four children at the beach with what appears to be a Red Ryder BB gun. Bill Martin is holding the toy gun and his younger brother Jackie Martin is kneeling in front. The other two children are unidentified.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 525-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of four children at the beach with what appears to be a Red Ryder BB gun. Bill Martin is holding the toy gun and his younger brother Jackie Martin is kneeling in front. The other two children are unidentified.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Martin, William

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Spruce Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Martin boys and friends, [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011 thumbnail

Robert and Anne Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39059

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers standing next to his infant sister, Anne. Anne is lying on a blanket on a wooden bench and a toy dog can be seen at Robert's feet.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-378

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers standing next to his infant sister, Anne. Anne is lying on a blanket on a wooden bench and a toy dog can be seen at Robert's feet.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Latham, Anne Peers; Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Robert and Anne Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39064

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers (right) seated next to his sister, Anne. Anne is propped up on a bench with pillows and a blanket and Robert is holding up a toy.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-383

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers (right) seated next to his sister, Anne. Anne is propped up on a bench with pillows and a blanket and Robert is holding up a toy.

Subjects: Toys

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

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Robert and Anne Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39065

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers (right) seated next to his sister, Anne. Anne is propped up on a bench with pillows and a blanket and a toy can be seen laying near her left hand on the blanket.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-384

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Robert Peers (right) seated next to his sister, Anne. Anne is propped up on a bench with pillows and a blanket and a toy can be seen laying near her left hand on the blanket.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Latham, Anne Peers; Peers, Robert C.K.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Anne Peers with a basket of toys

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Anne Peers standing in front of a basket full of toys.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1932]

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 17 x 24.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-408

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Anne Peers standing in front of a basket full of toys.

Subjects: Toys

Names: Latham, Anne Peers

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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