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Portrait of E.W. Martin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15040
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson taken at Cathay Studio, Vancouver, B.C.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Elmer Martin Wilson taken at Cathay Studio, Vancouver, B.C.
- Names
- Martin, Elmer Wilson
- Accession Code
- BV019.37.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1959]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also BV019.37.8
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- February 4, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Cathay Studio
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from portfolio matt frame 27 x 44 cm. Front cover of matt includes gold lettering which reads: "Cathay / Studio / Vancouver, B.C."
- See also photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin - BV019.37.8
Images
Aerial photograph of Timber Preservers Ltd.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34686
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 24.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Timber Preservers Ltd. and the Fraser River at the foot of Trapp Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 24.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 095-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of Timber Preservers Ltd. and the Fraser River at the foot of Trapp Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Campbell Studios Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "Your Negative Number: 86/[7 or 4]0 / Re-orders any size always obtainable at Campbell Studio / 581 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Trapp Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
American Bowling Congress certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20986
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : 20 x 24.5 cm in frame 27 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certificate from the American Bowling Congress to H. Royle of Rose Bowl Alleys recognizing sponsorship of a League Championship in the 1955-1956 season in the "MAJOR "B" TEN PIN" league.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Royle fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : 20 x 24.5 cm in frame 27 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certificate from the American Bowling Congress to H. Royle of Rose Bowl Alleys recognizing sponsorship of a League Championship in the 1955-1956 season in the "MAJOR "B" TEN PIN" league.
- Subjects
- Sports - Bowling
- Accession Code
- BV006.39.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1956
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-09
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Label with framer identified on verso of frame reads: "Seip's / Art / Store / Pictures / and / Picture Framing / 2703 Main St. / Vancouver B.C."
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Burnaby Girl Guides
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4592
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
- Scope and Content
- File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.164
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Maywood Area
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
- Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
- Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
- Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
Images
Documents
C.C.F. Convention 1956
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3653
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 53.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1956 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Strachan elected Parl. Leader. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 53.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1956 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Strachan elected Parl. Leader. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
- Subjects
- Organizations - Political Parties
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Sunday, Fred William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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C.C.F. Provincial Convention 1955
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3652
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 50.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1955 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Visited by Rt. Hon. Clement Atlee. Vancouver, B.C. Apr. 1955. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 50.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1955 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Visited by Rt. Hon. Clement Atlee. Vancouver, B.C. Apr. 1955. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
- Subjects
- Organizations - Political Parties
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1955
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Sunday, Fred William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34681
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the fabrication of large construction industry components inside a Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. building.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 092-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the fabrication of large construction industry components inside a Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. building.
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Graphic Industries Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Printed on bottom of photo, "Dominion Bridge Co., Limited / Pacific Division"
- Printed on back of cardboard "GIL: Graphic Industries Ltd. / 54 West Hastings, Vancouver 4, B.C. / Phone Pacific 4174 File No: 2844 1"
- Stamped and annotated on back of cardboard, "Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. / Vancouver, B.C. / Neg./Print #55-DB-3-32" and "Jan. /56"
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34683
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. building with a piece of machinery with a plate reading, "Dominion Premier" on it.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 092-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd. building with a piece of machinery with a plate reading, "Dominion Premier" on it.
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Printed on bottom of photo, "Dominion Bridge Co., Limited / Pacific Division"
- Stamp on back of photo reads, "Dominion Bridge Co., Ltd. / Vancouver, B.C. / Neg./Print # 57-329"
- Geographic Access
- Henning Drive
- Street Address
- 3880 Henning Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
Garden in South Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34699
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.8 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified garden in South Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.8 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 104-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified garden in South Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Steffens-Colmer Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Embossed on front lower right of photograph, "Steffens-Colmer Photo"
- Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "Steffens-Colmer Ltd. / 560 Granville Street / Vancouver, B.C. / No. 52832-2"
Images
Girl Guides Conference
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5075
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 20.5 x 45.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Girl Guide leaders at the Girl Guides Conference at the Hotel Vancouver, March 31-April 1, 1950. All guiding leaders are dressed in uniforms and seated on chairs arranged into rows. There is an arrangement of daffodills in the foreground of the photograph and a union jack and treffoil…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 20.5 x 45.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Girl Guide leaders at the Girl Guides Conference at the Hotel Vancouver, March 31-April 1, 1950. All guiding leaders are dressed in uniforms and seated on chairs arranged into rows. There is an arrangement of daffodills in the foreground of the photograph and a union jack and treffoil flag standing along the wall. Leaders are identified as; Dorothy Burnett, Mrs. Allen, Janette Robbins, Mrs. Bagley, ? , Mrs. Midgely, Mrs. Quinnell, Mrs. Wotherspoon, Bea Malkin (formerly Vick), Margaret Matthews (Alberton), Phyllis Munday, Gwen Wall, Rebecca Crawford, Miss Denny, Winnie Theobald, Anne Buttersfield, Kay Thomas, Marjorie David, Mrs. Emmerton, Dorothy Wiks, Kay Boult, Aline Postill, Florence Fyfe-Smith, Norah Weller, Mrs. Coupland, Mrs. Titmarsh, Beth Hanson, Mrs. Peel, Mrs. Shirley, Joan Smart, Mrs. Allen, Pat Thomson, Jean Milne, Jory Reece, Mrs. Husband, Catherine London, Eileen Periton, Margaret Campbell, Lucy Smith
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Burnett, Dorothy Robertson
- Robbins, Janette
- Bagley, Barbara
- Midgley, Keenan
- Quinnell, Edythe
- Wotherspoon, Mrs.
- Malkin, Bea
- Matthews, Margaret
- Munday, Phyllis
- Wall, Gwen
- Crawford, Rebecca
- Theobald, Winnie
- Butterfield, Anne
- Thomas, Kay
- David, Marjorie
- Emmerton, Mrs.
- Wiks, Dorothy
- Boult, Kay
- Postill, Aline
- Fyfe-Smith, Florence
- Weller, Norah
- Titmarsh, Mrs.
- Hanson, Beth
- Peel, Mrs. A.E.
- Shirley, Mrs.
- Smart, Joan
- Thomson, Pat
- Milne, Jean
- Reece, Jory
- Husband, Mrs.
- London, Catherine
- Periton, Eileen
- Campbell, Margaret
- Smith, Lucy
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.96
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1950
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 19, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Sunday, Fred William
- Notes
- Title based on photograph
- Annotation in white on the bottom right corner of photograph reads: "Girl Guides / Conference / Hotel Vancouver / March 31-April 1. / 1950 / Sunday's Photos / Vancouver, B.C."
- Names of girl guide leaders were gathered from page 7 of scrapbook - BV06.49.83
- Note in purple marker on scrapbook page 7 (BV019.49.83) reads: "1950 / Picture Donated by K. Thomas"
- Handwritten notes in blue ink on verso of photograph read: Miss Denny / Winn Thiebolt / Mrs Crawford / Miss Wall / Mrs Monday / Mrs Shiley / Mrs. Wall / Lil Morgan / Kay Thomas / Mrs Olbertson / Mrs (Vick) Molkar / Mrs. Wotherspoon / Ann Butterfield / E. Periton / Mrs. Quenel / Ms Midgley / Mrs Peel / Mrs Titchmarsh / Miss Allen [sic] / Marj David / Mrs Peel / Mrs Bagley / Florence Fyffe-Smith / Lucy Smith / Mrs Midgley / Mrs Everton / Vic. / Margaret Campbell / Mrs. Robbins / Mrs Wilks / Mrs Pestill / Jean Milne / Jory Reid / Mrs. Allen / Kay Boldt / Mrs Allen / Nora Weller / Pat Thomson / Dorothy Burnett"
Images
Grace McGill inside McGill Annex
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36134
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 15, 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm, mounted on board 15 x 40.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (Mrs.) William Beck, Grace McGill, and Lois Stevenson each holding stacks of books at the opening of the McGill Annex.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 15, 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm, mounted on board 15 x 40.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 225-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (Mrs.) William Beck, Grace McGill, and Lois Stevenson each holding stacks of books at the opening of the McGill Annex.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Libraries
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cunningham, Bill
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was originally mounted in a booklet style folder, with a stamp on the recto that reads: "BURNABY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR REFERENCE USE IN LIBRARY ONLY" a stamp in the interior that reads: "COMPLIMENTS VANCOUVER DAILY PROVINCE" and a stamp on the verso that reads: "Bill Cunningham, Vancouver, B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Albert Street
- Street Address
- 4595 Albert Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Group of football players
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Oct. 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of men dressed as football players and arranged in two rows. T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association is identified in the centre of the second row. Men in photograph are dressed in football tops and helmets…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of men dressed as football players and arranged in two rows. T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association is identified in the centre of the second row. Men in photograph are dressed in football tops and helmets, dress pants and dress shoes.
- Subjects
- Sports - Football
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.162
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Oct. 1959
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook that included photographs, newspaper clippings, textual records and ephemera
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Simpsons Sears Days / Gray Cup Contest / Oct 1959"
- Business card with photograph reads: "E.C. MacPherson / Press Relations Officer/ Canadian Pacific Railway Company / Vancouver B.C."
Images
Haskell and Barberie with first anniversary cake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17348
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [7 May 1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and Jack Barberie, Manager of McGavin's Bakery holding a large knife while standing next to large tiered cake with a number "1" on top. The cake was created by McGavin's Bakery in honour of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby first anniversary…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and Jack Barberie, Manager of McGavin's Bakery holding a large knife while standing next to large tiered cake with a number "1" on top. The cake was created by McGavin's Bakery in honour of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby first anniversary celebration.
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.98
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [7 May 1955]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ford, Rolly
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Negative No.___/ ROLLY FORD PHOTO PUBLICATIONS LTD. / 2195 Palmerston Ave. West Vancouver B.C. / Telephone West 162"
Images
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory651
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1932-1950
- Length
- 0:03:10
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the location of the Seim property on Curtis Street in the 7300 block (originally 7100 block) at the base of Burnaby Mountain, and her memory of the drainage ditches full of running water from Burnaby Mountain on Curtis, Augusta and Un…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the location of the Seim property on Curtis Street in the 7300 block (originally 7100 block) at the base of Burnaby Mountain, and her memory of the drainage ditches full of running water from Burnaby Mountain on Curtis, Augusta and Union Streets.
- Date Range
- 1932-1950
- Length
- 0:03:10
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Ditches
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Reidun Seim
Track two of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_2.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory652
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1934-1990
- Length
- 0:15:30
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s chicken farm. She describes the farm buildings, other animals on the farm, and how her father operated the chicken farm, especially his approach to keeping the chickens disease free. She also talks about cutting down the …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about her father’s chicken farm. She describes the farm buildings, other animals on the farm, and how her father operated the chicken farm, especially his approach to keeping the chickens disease free. She also talks about cutting down the alder at the back of the property for the chicken run, and building rock walls and a driveway with rocks taken off the property. She also describes how the property was subdivided in the 1980s.
- Date Range
- 1934-1990
- Length
- 0:15:30
- Subjects
- Occupations - Farmers
- Animals - Poultry
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Reidun Seim
Track three of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_3.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory653
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:10:11
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about what the Curtis Street neighborhood looked like in the 1930s and 1940s. She tells a story about the next door mink farm. She also describes Curtis Street road and the avenues that branched off Curtis Street on Burnaby Mountain above P…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about what the Curtis Street neighborhood looked like in the 1930s and 1940s. She tells a story about the next door mink farm. She also describes Curtis Street road and the avenues that branched off Curtis Street on Burnaby Mountain above Philips Avenue (First Avenue). These avenues (First to Ninth) were part of a street grid laid out for Hastings Grove in 1911 and are now forest in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. She also talks about the old Hastings Grove store building, the Adams family who lived in it and the community events held there.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:10:11
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Geographic Access
- Curtis Street
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Reidun Seim
Track four of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_4.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory654
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken feed.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Aubrey Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_5.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory655
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue and the public tap available there for residents living on Burnaby Mountain. She talks about the City of Vancouver cemetery property. She describes the families and people who live…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue and the public tap available there for residents living on Burnaby Mountain. She talks about the City of Vancouver cemetery property. She describes the families and people who lived on Burnwood (2nd Ave), and the mushroom farm that operated next door to the Seim farm.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:12:19
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Burnwood Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with Reidun Seim
Track six of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_6.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory656
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:15
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the people who lived on Curtis Street and 4th Avenue on Burnaby Mountain. Fourth avenue was part of a street grid laid out for Hastings Grove in 1911 and is now forest in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the people who lived on Curtis Street and 4th Avenue on Burnaby Mountain. Fourth avenue was part of a street grid laid out for Hastings Grove in 1911 and is now forest in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:15
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Westridge Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track seven of interview with Reidun Seim
Track seven of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_7.mp3Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory657
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:08:05
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim telling stories about her mother building Reidun and her friends a playhouse, about walking on Burnaby Mountain and cutting Christmas trees, and tobogganing on Curtis Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim telling stories about her mother building Reidun and her friends a playhouse, about walking on Burnaby Mountain and cutting Christmas trees, and tobogganing on Curtis Street.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:08:05
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track eight of interview with Reidun Seim
Track eight of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_8.mp3