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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…
- 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
Audio Tracks
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
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
Canada Way Food Market and Toy residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20350
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 13 Jun. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Canada Way Food Market building and Toy family residence (above) located at 4694 Canada Way. Blue plastic food crates, store racks and car tires are in the parking area in front of the store. The food market closed in 2010.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 13 Jun. 2023
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-13
- Photographer
- Petrusa, Kate
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Doug Lauder with toy sailboat, [1942] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0107_001.jpg?width=280)
Doug Lauder with toy sailboat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15299
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1942] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Douglas Lauder holding a toy sailboat. Doug is standing in front a picket fence and wall of a building on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Douglas Lauder holding a toy sailboat. Doug is standing in front a picket fence and wall of a building on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- History
- Helen (Sukkua) Lauder (1910-1995) and Sidney Lauder (1913-1936) had two children, Beverely (Mundreon) (b. 1935) and Douglas (1937-2018). While the children were young the family first lived at Kask Lumber camp before moving to Barnet. While living in Barnet in the 1940s, both children attended Barnet School. While Sidney Lauder fought overseas during WWII, Helen worked as a cook at the mill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Toys
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.107
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1942] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- See page 150 in book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "...Six year old Doug and sail boat, 1942"
Images
![Doug Lauder with toy sailboat, [1942] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0107_001.jpg)
Electric toy making for amateurs. This work treats of the making of electrical toys, electrical apparatus, motors, dynamos and measuring instruments, and is designed to bring within the reach of young and old the manufacture of genuine and useful appliances.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3669
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV000.3.2
- Call Number
- 625 SLO
- Edition
- 21st
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Norman W. Henley Publishing
- Publication Date
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 254 pages ill. 43 p. of advertising for new books in back.
- Inscription
- "R.B. Raymer 2675 Kingsway Class 2 S.B.H.S" [Written in pencil on front leaf, centre top.] "1.75" [Written in pencil on front leaf, right top.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electrical apparatus
- Electric toys
- Notes
- Includes Index
- Author full name and dates: Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940.
![Harry Toy at cash register inside Canada Way Food Market, [May 1972] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0014_001.jpg?width=280)
Harry Toy at cash register inside Canada Way Food Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20353
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [May 1972]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Toy standing at cash register inside Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Store products are visible behind him and hanging over his head.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Toy standing at cash register inside Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Store products are visible behind him and hanging over his head.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [May 1972]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-01
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Harry Toy at cash register inside Canada Way Food Market, [May 1972] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0014_001.jpg)
Harry Toy business records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20340
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1970-1990]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of business records relating to Harry's store, the Canada Way Food Market and the Fraser Merchants' Associaton.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of business records relating to Harry's store, the Canada Way Food Market and the Fraser Merchants' Associaton.
- Creator
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Accession Code
- BV023.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1970-1990]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Harry Toy fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20339
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]-2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.
- History
- 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 as 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.
- Creator
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Accession Code
- BV023.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]-2023
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
![Harry Toy in front of Canada Way Food Market, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0013_001.jpg?width=280)
Harry Toy in front of Canada Way Food Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20352
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Toy standing next to display of fresh flowers outside in front of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Harry Toy standing next to display of fresh flowers outside in front of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-01
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Harry Toy in front of Canada Way Food Market, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0013_001.jpg)
Harry Toy photographs series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20341
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1970-1990]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs relating to Harry Toy's store, the Canada Way Food Market, his involvement with the Fraser Merchants' Associaton and his family.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs relating to Harry Toy's store, the Canada Way Food Market, his involvement with the Fraser Merchants' Associaton and his family.
- Accession Code
- BV023.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1970-1990]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
toy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91704
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.4.6
- Description
- Plastic toy of an auto rickshaw. The rickshaw is black with yellow and white accents. There are three wheels, one at the front and two at the back, and no doors to the toy vehicle.
- There is a blue and red figure in the driver's seat of the rickshaw. The floor of the rickshaw is checkered pattern with "WEL-COME" printed on the floor.
- Object History
- These are items that belonged to the donors as household items in their home in Burnaby between 1976 and 2023.
- Category
- 09. Recreational Artifacts
- Classification
- Toys
- Object Term
- Toy, Car
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Toys
Images
toy donkey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87957
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5149.2
- Description
- toy donkey; plush donkey toy with wind up mechanics. The donkey is white, with a white mane and pink nose. There are red reins attached. The tail of the donkey is just a piece of metal that might have had fabric on it at one point. There is a spot on the donkey's side where a wind up key would fit. It looks like the tail and ears would move when the key was wound.
- Object History
- From John Edward Perry, son of George Douglas Perry (1891-1979) and Katie Rist (1893-1979), who lived on Frederick Avenue in Burnaby.
- Measurements
- 12 cm x 9.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Images
toy mobile
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90953
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.9.1
- Description
- Fisher-Price "Music Box Mobile" Blue plastic body with blue arched metal rod. White plastic cross bar attached at top, with 5 characters hanging down on red, yellow and blue strings. Characters include a pig, cow, scarecrow, horse and sheep. Round yellow top cap with a black chicken mounted at top. Motorized base has a yellow "turn" knob and a yellow "push to release button". Green sticker on front with a rooster on a weathervane and the text "Music Box / Mobile / Plays Brahms' Lullaby / Musical Movement / Japan / 174 / Made in U.S.A. / Patented Canada 1974 / Copyright 73 Fisher-Price Toys / East Aurora, N.Y. / DES. PAT. D237.288" Some wear and loss on the sticker surrounding the knob. Back of body has 4 metal screws and a spiral knob with a red wheel disc attached. Has a sticker with a scarecrow, sheep, rose, pig, horse, grass, barn and sky.
- Object History
- This mobile was used by a family in the Government Road area. The parents moved to Burnaby from Malaysia in 1979, and had two sons. This model of Fisher-Price's motorized mobiles was produced between 1973 and 1975, and attached to the crib rails.
- Category
- 09. Recreational Artifacts
- Classification
- Toys
- Object Term
- Toy, Mobile
- Marks/Labels
- Fisher Price
- Measurements
- 66cm high x 42 cm wide
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Toys
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
toy sewing machine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact82133
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV012.14.2
- Description
- toy sewing machine "Jet/Sew-O-Matic/A 'STRACO' MACHINE/Made in England". White plastic body on red metal base, hand crank machine with wooden handle.
- Object History
- Used in the Yanko family household. Annie D. Basiuk (later Yanko) was born on February 25, 1902 in Sheho, Saskatchewan (formerly Sheho, North West Territories). Daniel "Dan" Yanko was born in Kobilnicha, Ukraine in 1887 and immigrated to Canada in May or June of 1905. Daniel Yanko married Annie D. Basiuk and had thirteen children together. Their son, John Ivan Yanko was born on the family farm, near Kelliher, Saskatchewan, on June 27, 1923. In grade six, John was pulled out of school to help support the family. Eugenia “Jenny” Haresomovych (later Carman) was born August 8, 1904 in Galecia, Austria. She came to Canada in 1928, when her parents sent her to live with the Austrian consular in Halifax. A year later, she was in The Pas with Albert Edward Carman, with whom she would have three children. Their daughter, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman was born in The Pas, Manitoba March 24, 1929. Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) Carman later re-married Joseph Nagy who was born in Hungary in October 3, 1900. Jenny, Joseph and the children moved to Nelson, British Columbia, where Joseph worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway. At the age of twenty, John Yanko met his future wife Lillian Doris Carman while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and at fourteen had gone to visit her Godmother in Burnaby. John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman were married October 16, 1948 in Nelson, British Columbia and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953 and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North high school. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. Joseph Nagy died April 20, 1962; his wife Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy passed away August 14, 1985. Daniel "Dan" Yanko died in 1976; his wife Annie D. (Basiuk) Yanko died in 1997. John Yanko later returned to work, establishing his own tile setting business and working until age eighty-two. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John Ivan Yanko passed away in 2010; his wife Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman (Carman) Yanko passed away in 2011.
- Names
- Yanko Family
Images
toy store playset
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87859
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV017.18.1
- Description
- toy store playset; wood base with three walls and one open side to access interior; walls painted pale yellow with red trim; base has colourful floor covering, unpainted wood baseboard moulding, and metal trim at open edge; two side walls have square cut-outs for acrylic windows; windows each have lace valences; back wall has a built-in wood shelving unit; shelving unit has open storage and eight (8) pull-out drawers
- Object History
- Helmut Wagner made the toy store for his daughter, Marlies, as a Christmas present in 1956. The toy store was presented to Marlies on Christmas morning, stocked with miniature accessories made by her father or purchased by her parents. It became part of a Christmas tradition, and was given to Marlies every Christmas stocked with toys and treats. She played with it until January of February each year, when it was put away. She remembers playing with it frequently as a child. The Wagner family moved to Burnaby in 1960. Helmut was very handy and made other items for his family, including toys for Marlies' brothers. Marlies thinks the photograph was taken in 1956.
- Measurements
- L: 71.2 cm H: 28.0 cm W: 34.5 cm
Images
Toy trains : a history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary904
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Carlson, Pierce
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Call Number
- 625.1 CAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 057503890X
- Call Number
- 625.1 CAR
- Author
- Carlson, Pierce
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads--Models--History
- Subjects
- Transportation
![William Toy with grandaughters, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0011_001.jpg?width=280)
William Toy with grandaughters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20348
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William "Bill" Toy standing together with his grandaughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina Toy in front of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William "Bill" Toy standing together with his grandaughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina Toy in front of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-01
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![William Toy with grandaughters, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0011_001.jpg)
![Yuen Sun Toy with grandaughters, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0012_001.jpg?width=280)
Yuen Sun Toy with grandaughters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20351
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Yuen Sun Toy standing together with her grandaughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina Toy outside of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Sign for International Meat Market is visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Series
- Harry Toy photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Yuen Sun Toy standing together with her grandaughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina Toy outside of the Canada Way Food Market located at 4694 Canada Way, Burnaby. Sign for International Meat Market is visible in the background.
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-01
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Yuen Sun Toy with grandaughters, [197-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2023/2023_0025_0012_001.jpg)
bulletin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91859
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.3
- Description
- Fraser Merchants' Association - Bulletin -- [1982]. Legal sized, 15 page bulletin produced by the Fraser Merchants' Association and Fraser Merchants' Co-Operative. The bulletin is volume 10, number 65 from 1982. The document is printed in red text in both English and Chinese. The cover page has three postage stamps and the address for the Canada Way Fruit [Food] Market.
- Object History
- Item was owned by Harry Toy, proprietor of Canada Way Food market and member of the Fraser Merchants' Association. See BV023.16.19 for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Measurements
- Height: 36 cm
- Width: 22 cm
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
Images
calendar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.6
- Description
- Fraser Merchants' Association - Calendar -- [2001]. Calendar for 2001 circulated by the Fraser Merchants Association. The front cover of the calendar has a photograph of a lake and mountains covered in snow at Banff National Park.
- There is a page attached at the back of the calendar with the Fraser Merchants Association address, which is the same as the Canada Way Food Market.
- Object History
- Item was owned by Harry Toy, proprietor of Canada Way Food market and member of the Fraser Merchants' Association. See BV023.16.19 for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Calendar
- Measurements
- Height: 22.5 cm
- Width: 21.5 cm
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91861
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.25.7
- Description
- H.Y. Louie's Cash & Carry - Flyer -- [1980]. Flyer or flier printed on blue legal sized paper for H.Y. Louie's Cash and Carry business. The flyer advertised different products that could be purchased and the sale price for the time period of November 10 to 14, 1980.
- The flyer was folded into four panels horizontally and stapled closed for mailing. On the back of the paper is the address for the Canada Way Market.
- Object History
- Item was owned by Harry Toy, proprietor of Canada Way Food market and member of the Fraser Merchants' Association. See BV023.16.19 for full biography.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Flier
- Measurements
- Height: 36 cm
- Width: 22 cm
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
Images
