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George and Mary Buxton house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64636
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the George and Mary Buxton house in Burnaby. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1910-1913), Mary (1900-?), Alice Clarissa (Clissie) (…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
513-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-05
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the George and Mary Buxton house in Burnaby. George Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1910-1913), Mary (1900-?), Alice Clarissa (Clissie) (1902-?), Bernard (1897-1972) and Leopold (1893-1951). The Buxton house remains a heritage landmark in Burnaby to this day.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Buxton Street
Street Address
4807 Buxton Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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Dunn family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37683
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 1937 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ilma Dunn (centre) and her sons, Robert Dunn (left) and Fred Dunn (right), with 2nd Street School in the background. They each have toys in their hands. Robert is wearing a mask pushed to the top of his head.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
October 1937 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-271
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ilma Dunn (centre) and her sons, Robert Dunn (left) and Fred Dunn (right), with 2nd Street School in the background. They each have toys in their hands. Robert is wearing a mask pushed to the top of his head.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Toys
Names
Dunn, Fred
Dunn, Ilma Beamish
Dunn, Robert
Second Street School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
2nd Street
Street Address
7502 2nd Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
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Interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell 24-Jun-75 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory54
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1934
Length
0:09:06
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell's memories of Nelson Avenue School, including enrolment boundaries during the Depression. Ethel describes making clothes and other items from flour sacks.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell's memories of Nelson Avenue School, including enrolment boundaries during the Depression. Ethel describes making clothes and other items from flour sacks.
Date Range
1934
Photo Info
Leer family; Ethel Leer Lewarne is standing on the far right, 1911. Item no. 204-052
Length
0:09:06
Names
Nelson Avenue School
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
24-Jun-75
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Ethel (Leer) Lewarne and Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 24, 1975. Major theme discussed is: the Depression. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Ethel Cecilia Leer was born in 1899 in London, England to George Frederick and Sarah Ann Leer. In 1908, the Leer family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada. George Frederick Leer began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Ethel’s younger brother George Leer was born about this time. A third child was born but unfortunately did not live past infancy. The Leers arrived in Burnaby in 1911 and bought two lots in Alta Vista at the corner of Portland and McGregor. George Frederick and Sarah Ann were active members of the All Saints Anglican Church on Royal Oak. Ethel went to Dundonald school from 1911 to 1913 with Miss Bowell as her teacher, then on to Britannia High School from 1913 to 1915. Ethel’s father, George Frederick Leer died March 23, 1919 at the age of forty-one. Ethel Cecilia Leer married Alfred Lewarne on December 26, 1921 in Burnaby. Alfred was born February 9, 1893 in Cornwall, England. Before marriage he worked for a creamery in Vancouver. After marriage, Alfred began his own ice cream business in Burnaby. The Lewarnes bought a lot along Nelson Avenue and built a house. Their first child Patricia "Tricia" (later McCleod) was born in 1923, their second was Beverley “Bev” (later Burrell). Their third child, William A. “Bill” Lewarne was born in 1926. Bill grew up to become one of the most popular Mayors in Burnaby’s history, serving from 1981 to 1987. He also served as a member of Council from 1973 to 1975 and 1977 to 1981. After Alfred Lewarne’s death on May 5, 1962 at the age of sixty-nine, Ethel continued living in the family home. Ethel’s mother, Sarah Ann Leer died May 11, 1963 at the age of eighty-seven.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:00:59
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, Ethel Leer
Burrell, Beverley "Bev" Lewarne
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell

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Riverway East and Riverway West Schools

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription87921
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-1967 (date of originals), copied [1990]
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
24 photographs : b&w copy prints + 25 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of Dundonald, Riverway East, Glenwood and Riverway West schools and negatives.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-1967 (date of originals), copied [1990]
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Physical Description
24 photographs : b&w copy prints + 25 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
572-002
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2014-27
Scope and Content
Photographs of Dundonald, Riverway East, Glenwood and Riverway West schools and negatives.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Riverway East School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Most of the photographs are copy prints taken from the Riverway West PTA scrapbook MSS068-001 (Bay 64 - Shelf 6)
Many of the photographs contain annotations on verso
Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-002-1 reads: "Riverway East"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph 572-002-2 reads: "school site for/ 1) Dundonald with shed/ 2) Riverway East 1905/ 3) Glenwood"
Note in blue pen on verso of photograph 572-002-38 reads:"back row/ Miss Kidd, Donald Kin, William Waldner, Sammy Gilbert, Lucy Checkowsky, Geraldine McIntyre, Beatrice MacGowen, Jean Banon, Dorren McClure, Sady Mann, Sonny McClure, 2 Normal Students/2nd row/Eva Eng, Florence MacGowen, Evelyn Rorison, Kay Rorison, Nelie Wilson, Jessie Gilbert, Margaret Corothers, Audrey Banon, Betty Mann, Jean MacMullin/3rd row/ Hughie Rorison, Engine Banoff, David Downs, Donald McIntyre, Fred Chambers, George Eng, Anthony Checkowsky, Jimmy Wintson, Art McClure, Leonard Geall, Jack Rorison, Peter Smith, Gum Eng."
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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Riverway West School Photo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription70550
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930
Collection/Fonds
Kantonen Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is a class picture at Riverway West school taken about 1930. Only one student has been identified - fourth from the left in the second row is Terttu Ulriki Kantonen (Bertha).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930
Collection/Fonds
Kantonen Family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
531-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2012-06
Scope and Content
Photograph is a class picture at Riverway West school taken about 1930. Only one student has been identified - fourth from the left in the second row is Terttu Ulriki Kantonen (Bertha).
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Kantonen, Terttu Ullriki "Bertha"
Riverway West School
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Street Address
4340 Marine Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
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Bellinger family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37460
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936 or 1937] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Bellinger family home at 2827 Earl Avenue (later 6296 Pearl Avenue), during alteration of the front porch. The workers are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1936 or 1937] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 4.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-048
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Bellinger family home at 2827 Earl Avenue (later 6296 Pearl Avenue), during alteration of the front porch. The workers are unidentified.
Subjects
Construction
Occupations - Labourers
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bellinger, Bernard
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Photos 370-047 and 370-049 show house before and after renovations
Geographic Access
Pearl Avenue
Street Address
6296 Pearl Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
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Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82687
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-240
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82688
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a man standing in the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-241
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a man standing in the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82689
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a person standing near the beginnings of the construction of a building, most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-242
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a person standing near the beginnings of the construction of a building, most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82690
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-243
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82691
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-244
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82692
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-245
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the beginnings of the construction of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82695
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the construction site of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-248
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the construction site of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Construction
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82696
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the construction site of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-249
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the construction site of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Construction
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Dominion Bridge Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1703
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 20, 1930
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; mounted on linen
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby Plant.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 20, 1930
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; mounted on linen
Description Level
Item
Record No.
3523
Access Restriction
Department only
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Dominion Bridge Company's Burnaby Plant.
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Industrial
Names
Dominion Bridge Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Frank, Leonard
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Henning Drive
Street Address
3880 Henning Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
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Unidentified man at building site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82694
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an unidentified man standing beside a truck and the construction site of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-247
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows an unidentified man standing beside a truck and the construction site of a building that is most likely Yellow Point Lodge.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Construction
Transportation - Trucks
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory253
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1903-1940
Length
0:09:46
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's descriptions of road construction in Burnaby, including the names of the settlers and logging companies involved in their construction. Alfred discusses the changes that took place during World War I, along with municipal Relief work that he t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's descriptions of road construction in Burnaby, including the names of the settlers and logging companies involved in their construction. Alfred discusses the changes that took place during World War I, along with municipal Relief work that he took part in at Burnaby Mountain. Alfred also discusses early schools and mentions his wife, Ada Bingham.
Date Range
1903-1940
Photo Info
Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
Length
0:09:46
Subjects
Construction - Road Construction
Land Clearing
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Scope and Content
Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Total Tracks
12
Total Length
1:38:06
Interviewee Name
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings

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Daniel Kneale building a garage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36940
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Daniel Kneale building a garage at the family home at 6726 Broadway at Sperling Avenue (Sperling Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-398
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Daniel Kneale building a garage at the family home at 6726 Broadway at Sperling Avenue (Sperling Avenue).
Subjects
Construction
Names
Kneale, Daniel
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Broadway
Street Address
6726 Broadway
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
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George Pearson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35178
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-?] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man identified as George Pearson digging a foundation with a pick and shovel at the Burnaby Municipal Hall site at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Note the Municipal Hall in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-?] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-035
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man identified as George Pearson digging a foundation with a pick and shovel at the Burnaby Municipal Hall site at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Note the Municipal Hall in the background.
Subjects
Construction Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Labourers
Names
Pearson, George
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell 24-Jun-75 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory51
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1931
Length
0:05:37
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Ethel Lewarne's memories of living through the Depression with her husband's job loss, three children and an unfinished house.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Ethel Lewarne's memories of living through the Depression with her husband's job loss, three children and an unfinished house.
Date Range
1931
Photo Info
Leer family; Ethel Leer Lewarne is standing on the far right, 1911. Item no. 204-052
Length
0:05:37
Subjects
Construction
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
24-Jun-75
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Ethel (Leer) Lewarne and Beverley (Lewarne) Burrell by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 24, 1975. Major theme discussed is: the Depression. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Ethel Cecilia Leer was born in 1899 in London, England to George Frederick and Sarah Ann Leer. In 1908, the Leer family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada. George Frederick Leer began working for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Ethel’s younger brother George Leer was born about this time. A third child was born but unfortunately did not live past infancy. The Leers arrived in Burnaby in 1911 and bought two lots in Alta Vista at the corner of Portland and McGregor. George Frederick and Sarah Ann were active members of the All Saints Anglican Church on Royal Oak. Ethel went to Dundonald school from 1911 to 1913 with Miss Bowell as her teacher, then on to Britannia High School from 1913 to 1915. Ethel’s father, George Frederick Leer died March 23, 1919 at the age of forty-one. Ethel Cecilia Leer married Alfred Lewarne on December 26, 1921 in Burnaby. Alfred was born February 9, 1893 in Cornwall, England. Before marriage he worked for a creamery in Vancouver. After marriage, Alfred began his own ice cream business in Burnaby. The Lewarnes bought a lot along Nelson Avenue and built a house. Their first child Patricia "Tricia" (later McCleod) was born in 1923, their second was Beverley “Bev” (later Burrell). Their third child, William A. “Bill” Lewarne was born in 1926. Bill grew up to become one of the most popular Mayors in Burnaby’s history, serving from 1981 to 1987. He also served as a member of Council from 1973 to 1975 and 1977 to 1981. After Alfred Lewarne’s death on May 5, 1962 at the age of sixty-nine, Ethel continued living in the family home. Ethel’s mother, Sarah Ann Leer died May 11, 1963 at the age of eighty-seven.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:00:59
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, Ethel Leer
Burrell, Beverley "Bev" Lewarne
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track two of interview with Ethel Lewarne and Beverley Burrell

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