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Collectible toys and games of the twenties and thirties from Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5186
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Spero, James
Publication Date
c1988
Call Number
688.7 SPE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0486258270
Call Number
688.7 SPE
Author
Spero, James
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Dover
Publication Date
c1988
Physical Description
124 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Toys
Games
Catalogs
Names
Sears Roebuck and Co. Ltd.
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Collecting toys for fun & profit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary977
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ketchum, William C., 1931-
Publication Date
c1985
Call Number
688.7 KET
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0895862506
9780895862501
Call Number
688.7 KET
Author
Ketchum, William C., 1931-
Place of Publication
Tucson, AZ
Publisher
HPBooks
Publication Date
c1985
Series
Affordable collectibles series.
Physical Description
96 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Toys--Collectors and collecting
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.
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People with dollhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97535
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two people posing with a tall, decorated dollhouse.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2874
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two people posing with a tall, decorated dollhouse.
Subjects
Toys - Dollhouses
Toys
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
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Andrew Jinks with Lego cottage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97315
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Andrew Jinks, a programmer at the Burnaby company Creo-Scitex, posing in an office with a Lego replica of his family's cottage.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2711
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Andrew Jinks, a programmer at the Burnaby company Creo-Scitex, posing in an office with a Lego replica of his family's cottage.
Subjects
Toys
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Andrew Jinks, a programmer at Creo-Scitex, shows off the interior of one of his Lego creations, a scale replica of his family's cottage."
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BuggyBag

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95706
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man posed next to a stroller where a doll sits and demonstrates a product labelled the "BuggyBag."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1564
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man posed next to a stroller where a doll sits and demonstrates a product labelled the "BuggyBag."
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Toys - Dolls
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Myron Unrau demonstrates the "BuggyBag," a protective warmer for babies travelling in strollers, which he developed and is marketing over the internet."
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Burnaby Fire Department and Penningtons teddy bears

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95961
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters and Penningtons employees posed with a box of teddy bears and a fire truck in the background. The bears were purchased by Penningtons customers for donation to children.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2003]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1731
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire fighters and Penningtons employees posed with a box of teddy bears and a fire truck in the background. The bears were purchased by Penningtons customers for donation to children.
Subjects
Organizations - Charities
Toys
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Laurel Krause, the assistant manager at Penningtons, and David Graystone, of the Burnaby Fire Department, check out some of the more than 60 teddy bears purchased by customers of the North Rd. store to be donated to the fire department to give to kids who've been in accidents, or to charities that help kids. Looking on are Darcey O'Riordan and George Assaf, of the Burnaby Fire Department, and Brenda Kult, the manager at Penningtons."
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Elisabeth Hansen at craft fair

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97545
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elisabeth Hansen with dolls she is selling at a craft fair.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2884
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elisabeth Hansen with dolls she is selling at a craft fair.
Subjects
Toys - Dolls
Events
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on original file name
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Elisabeth Hansen sells dolls dressed in finery and victorian christmas tree ornaments."
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Evelyn Stanbury at Burnaby Village Museum Collectors' Weekend

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97022
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of Evelyn Stanbury, of the Canadian Artists in Porcelain, makes adjustments to a porcelain doll from the early 1900s that is on display as part of the Burnaby Village Museum's annual Collectors' Weekend. Other dolls in Stanbury's collection sit behind her.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2554
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Evelyn Stanbury, of the Canadian Artists in Porcelain, makes adjustments to a porcelain doll from the early 1900s that is on display as part of the Burnaby Village Museum's annual Collectors' Weekend. Other dolls in Stanbury's collection sit behind her.
Subjects
Toys - Dolls
Exhibitions - Burnaby Village Museum
Events
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Evelyn Stanbury, of the Canadian Artists in Porcelain, makes sure "Brother Angry," a GBR Heuback character doll from the early 1900s, is looking just right for his appearance amidst the dolls on display at Burnaby Village Museum, at its annual collectors' weekend."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
4900 Deer Lake Avenue
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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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…
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

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
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Interview with Georgina Nicholson by Eric Damer November 2, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory370
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1948-2012
Length
0:09:38
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Georgina Nicholson's childhood years. Georgina discusses the food she grew up on and the toys that she played with as a child, as compared to what she sees now. She briefly mentions taking tap dance classes in Vancouver.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Georgina Nicholson's childhood years. Georgina discusses the food she grew up on and the toys that she played with as a child, as compared to what she sees now. She briefly mentions taking tap dance classes in Vancouver.
Date Range
1948-2012
Length
0:09:38
Subjects
Toys
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 2, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Georgina Nicholson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 2, 2012. Major theme discussed: the life of a teenager in the nineteen-sixties.
Biographical Notes
Georgina Nicholson's parents were married in 1929 and moved into their house in North Burnaby. Georgina Nicholson was born in 1948 and grew up playing in neighbourhood parks. Georgina went to Rosser Avenue Elementary, Alpha and Burnaby Heights Junior Secondary, and North Burnaby High Schools. She later studied at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and pursued a career as a laboratory technologist.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:38:20
Interviewee Name
Nicholson, Georgina
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Georgina Nicholson

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Kub Kar Rally

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98034
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1960 and 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
12 photographs : col. negatives ; 60 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Scout's Kub Kar rally, including Scouters' qualifying inspections pre-race and Cubs racing.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1960 and 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
12 photographs : col. negatives ; 60 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
631-031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Scout's Kub Kar rally, including Scouters' qualifying inspections pre-race and Cubs racing.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Toys
Events - Competitions
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title. Full transcription: "Mr. Cunnold / Kub Kar Rally (negatives)
Title transcribed from envelope in which prints were originally housed
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Man cleaning his model train

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59200
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man polishing a model train.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 21 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1516
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man polishing a model train.
Subjects
Toys
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Railism [sic] / PMT 100% / page 5 / Burnaby / Today"
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Man playing with stuffed animals

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59054
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man arranging two stuffed animals.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 16 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1460
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man arranging two stuffed animals.
Subjects
Toys
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "1 / PMT 108% / page 15 / Burnaby / Today"
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People playing with dolls

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58919
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two people with a collection of dolls.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1980
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1371
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of two people with a collection of dolls.
Subjects
Toys - Dolls
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "page 5 / Burnaby Today / PMT 100%"
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Women around a desk with a box full of toy donations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59210
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1525
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Toys - Dolls
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "Donations"
Note on verso reads: "80-13-188 / PMT 100% / page 3 / Burnaby Today"
Related to 480-1504
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Women around the office

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59183
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1982
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 19.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1504
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of five women in an office. One woman is holding a doll up from a box of donated toys while the others watch.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Offices
Toys - Dolls
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
King, Basil
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "page 3 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
Related to 480-1525
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282885
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Contributor
Wolf, Jim
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Burrard Inlet
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
"edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
096928280x
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Contributor
Sone, Michael
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Corporation of the District of Burnaby
Publication Date
c1987
Physical Description
495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
Library Subject (LOC)
Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
Frontier and pioneer life
Biography
Object History
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Notes
"Editor Michael Sone".
Includes index.
4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
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Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Contributor
Friends of Interurban 1223
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2007
Printer
City of Burnaby Printshop
Physical Description
91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Name Access
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
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Interview with Gail Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4491
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:12:13 min)
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Gail’s school years, her activities, household living arrangements, responsibilities, jobs, toys and games, and friends. 00:00-2:46: Gail describes growing up in South Burnaby, on her parents’ farm on Marine Drive, which her father had purchased f…
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) (0:12:13 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Gail Yip Date of Interview: May 9, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total length of all Tracks: 0:22:16
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Gail’s school years, her activities, household living arrangements, responsibilities, jobs, toys and games, and friends. 00:00-2:46: Gail describes growing up in South Burnaby, on her parents’ farm on Marine Drive, which her father had purchased from the people he worked for. She talks about attending Riverway West Elementary School, then McPherson Junior High school, and Burnaby South High School. Gail describes the games and activities she participated in at school, both formal and informal. She discusses her first real job as a teenager, as a page at the Burnaby Public Library. 2:46-6:09: Gail recalls her responsibilities at home, and earning money. She talks about her family’s living arrangements. She describes her family, immediate and extended, and her family’s history on the farm. Gail discusses the economic difficulties of farming, and the job her father got when he leased the farm to a tenant. 6:09-10:15: Gail describes her playmates, with whom she played in the nearby bush, and recalls how the time of year and the weather affected their play. She mentions a roller skating rink on Edmonds Street, but notes that such amenities were uncommon then. Gail lists the organized youth activities she participated in: Brownies, C.G.I.T., and Explorers. She discusses the toys and games she played with at home with her sisters. Gail describes her family’s living arrangements, and how the large house included a big rumpus room with a television set. She talks about her family’s closeness with extended family. 10:15-12:13: Gail recalls that the distance between her home and school made it necessary to have lunch at school, and shares how this created a special group of friends. She relates how living near Marine Drive, which was then a highway, affected her. Gail recalls going to Sunday school with her neighbor’s children in her elementary school years, but describes her family as not being very connected to church. She talks about participating in Brownies and Explorers.
History
Recording of an interview with Gail Yip recording by Tom Gooden on May 9, 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 1950s and 60s.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Names
Yip, Gail
Accession Code
BV017.45.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks

Interview with Gail Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

Interview with Gail Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0004_001.mp3
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