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Guard dogs - atom bomb storage - Quebec - Bomark [i.e. Bomarc] missiles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3747
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Government - Federal Government
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Armament - Munitions
- Animals - Dogs
- Public Services - Military Services
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.105
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Practice bombs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3735
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.9 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of men being shown a selection of bombs by military personnel. Harold Winch is pictured second from right. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.9 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of men being shown a selection of bombs by military personnel. Harold Winch is pictured second from right. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Military Services
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Armament - Munitions
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.92
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Engineering Department vehicle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90425
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 614-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2016-24
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of former City of Burnaby employee Joe Cashato driving an Engineering Department vehicle. Vehicle is orange with "District of Burnaby Engineering 627" painted on its driver side door.
- Media Type
- Photograph
Images
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Burnaby Council Members, 1960
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34698
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwa…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.1 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 103-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Council and staff seated in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Hall, 4949 Canada Way. Councillors, anti-clockwise starting at upper left: Camille Mather, Malcolm J. Harper, John D. Drummond, Charles W. MacSorley, Donald H. Jamieson, Russell E. Hicks, James H. Edwards, and Robert W. Prittie. Staff, seated at table at back, left to right: J.H. Shaw (Clerk), H.W. Balfour (Manager), and S.B. McCafferty (Treasurer). Reeve Alan H. Emmott is seated on the dias.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Buildings - Civic - City Halls
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Occupations - City Clerks
- Names
- Balfour, H.W.
- Drummond, John D. "Doug"
- Edwards, James H.
- Emmott, Alan H.
- Harper, Malcolm J.
- Hicks, Russell E.
- Jamieson, Donald H
- MacSorley, Charles W.
- Mather, Camille
- McCafferty, S.B. "Bart"
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
- Burnaby City Hall
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- LeBlanc, Don
- Notes
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby Council Members - 1960"
- Stamp and annotation on back of photograph reads, "Croton Studio / Don Leblanc / Middlegate Shopping Centre, 406-7155 Kingsway, South Burnaby B.C. / Lakeview 2-2848 / File Number: 1114, Negative Number: 2"
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Nicholas Savchencko
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46224
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published December 1, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published December 1, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1112
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of roads and sewer design engineer for the Burnaby municipal engineering department, Nicholas Savchencko.
- Names
- Savchencko, Nicholas
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Victorian Order of Nurses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34883
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published March 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 14.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the newly elected executive of the auxillary to the Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). From left; president of the provincial Victorian Order of Nurses Bart McCafferty, president of the Burnaby branch George Armson, recording secretary Mrs. Harold Huggins, and director of nurses…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published March 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Victorian Order of Nurses subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 14.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 153-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-26
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the newly elected executive of the auxillary to the Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). From left; president of the provincial Victorian Order of Nurses Bart McCafferty, president of the Burnaby branch George Armson, recording secretary Mrs. Harold Huggins, and director of nurses Miss Margaret Standerwick.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- An annotation on the back of the photograph identifies: "McAfferty [sic], Burnaby Treasurer and VON"; "George Armson, Health and Sanitation, Burnaby and President VON"; [an unidentified woman]; and, "Miss Margaret Standerwicke [sic], Burnaby VON Head Nurse."
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Interview with Bill Gruenthal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19636
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Transportation
- Transportation - Rail
- Religions - Judaism
- Cemeteries
- Organizations
- Elections
- Names
- Gruenthal, Bill
- Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow
- O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal
- O'Connor, John
- Burquest
- Jacobson, Max Alec
- Temple Shalom
- Brentwood Shopping Centre
- Brentwood Park School
- Alpha Secondary School
- Burnaby School Board
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3Burnaby Waterworks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39587
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven men standing in front of a truck with a sign that reads; "Corporation of Burnaby Waterworks Dept." written on its side.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- CBA11
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2004-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seven men standing in front of a truck with a sign that reads; "Corporation of Burnaby Waterworks Dept." written on its side.
- Names
- Burnaby Waterworks
- Media Type
- Photograph
Edward and Edith Fountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1696
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress and her husband Edward is wearing a black suit with a black bow …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress and her husband Edward is wearing a black suit with a black bow tie. Edward Fountain was the first City of Burnaby License Inspector in 1949 (he worked for the City until he retired in 1970).
- History
- Edward and Edith Fountain purchased a home in the Deer Lake area in 1951. 6661 Russel Ave., Burnaby, also know as Moorcroft, was purchased from the builder, Arthur Moore. Edward Fountain was the first City of Burnaby License Inspector in 1949, in 1952 he became the Personnel Director, when he retired in 1970 his position was Assistant Manager. Edward and Edith, who loved to dance, attended many social events, parties and balls due to Edward's positions within the City of Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Geographic Access
- Russell Avenue
- Street Address
- 6661 Russell Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV004.17.22
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1967
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Related Material
- The dress Edith Fountain is wearing in the photograph is in BVM collection. BV004.17.1
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1967 RCMP Ball/ 6661 Russell Avenue/ Burnaby"
- Item no. BV004.17.1 is the dress itself
Images
Edward and Edith Fountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1697
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress with a fur stole and white evening gloves. Her husband Edward is…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Edward and Edith Fountain dressed in formal wear in front of the stone fireplace in their living room. They are dressed to attend an Royal Canadian Mounted Police ball. Edith is wearing a blue and silver sleeveless dress with a fur stole and white evening gloves. Her husband Edward is wearing a black suit with a black bow tie. Edward Fountain was the first City of Burnaby License Inspector in 1949 (he worked for the City until he retired in 1970).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Geographic Access
- Russell Avenue
- Street Address
- 6661 Russell Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV004.17.23
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1967
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Related Material
- The dress and the fur stole Edith Fountain is wearing in the photograph are in BVM collection. BV004.17.1 & BV004.17.3
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "1967"
- Item no. BV004.17.1 is the dress itself
Images
Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory627
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1965-2015
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about introducing the two interviewees Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They talk about their education, how they became interested in their career paths as urban planners and what kept them interested in their work, how they were hired by the City of Burnaby, and th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about introducing the two interviewees Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They talk about their education, how they became interested in their career paths as urban planners and what kept them interested in their work, how they were hired by the City of Burnaby, and their working relationship in the Planning Department.
- Date Range
- 1965-2015
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- November 24, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse conducted by Kathy Bossort. Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland by dedication on Burnaby Mountain, the 1974/76 delineation of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and the dispute between Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain, as discussed by two retired participants in these events from the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department, Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They also talk about their interaction with the public in developing policies, particularly for the 1974 report “The Public Meetings - Phase One”, and the importance of a strong policy base for long range planning and the patience needed to assemble land for large parks. They talk as well about their careers, their close working relationship in the department, and the cooperation between City and SFU staff in the development of UniverCity.
- Biographical Notes
- Basil Luksun was born and educated in South Africa, immigrating to Canada and Burnaby in 1972 to escape the harmful effects of apartheid. He holds a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Witwatersrand. He joined the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department in 1973, working his way up through the organization to Director of the department before retiring after 39 years in 2012. When he started work in the 1970s, the City of Burnaby was focusing on green space planning projects and he takes great pride in these projects as well as the city’s focus on long-term planning. Basil lived in the Capital Hill area from 1972 to 1990. He currently resides in Vancouver and has two sons, Warren and Derek. Jack Belhouse was born in 1946 in Vancouver and attended UBC, York University and SFU (1965-1972), majoring in urban geography. He began working in Burnaby’s planning department as a summer student in 1968, and was offered a full-time position when he graduated from university. He became Director of the Planning and Building Department before retiring after 38 years with the city in 2006. He and Basil Luksun worked closely together in long range planning in the department. Jack lives in Coquitlam with his wife Linda and has two children, Brad and Lori.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:58:23
- Interviewee Name
- Luksun, Basil
- Belhouse, Jack
- Interview Location
- Basil Luksun's home in Vancouver
- 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 one of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
Track one of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-012/MSS196-012_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Les Francis by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory329
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1979
- Length
- 0:10:35
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby, with a focus on waterworks. Les describes the influence of industry and population on the water system as well as the history of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Water Board.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby, with a focus on waterworks. Les describes the influence of industry and population on the water system as well as the history of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Water Board.
- Date Range
- 1930-1979
- Photo Info
- Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070.
- Length
- 0:10:35
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 16, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Les Francis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-thirties through the war years.
- Biographical Notes
- Les Francis was born in London, England, in 1914 and came with his family to Burnaby in 1919. Except for a few years away on special projects, Les has lived in Burnaby ever since. After attending Kingsway West Elementary and Burnaby South High Schools, Les joined the municipal work force. He first worked as a clerk in 1930 and later joined the Engineering Department where he spent his career maintaining and extending the municipal water system. Les Francis retired in 1979 as the City of Burnaby's Work's Superintendent.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:43:18
- Interviewee Name
- Francis, Les
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
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Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Les Francis
Track three of recording of interview with Les Francis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-010/MSS171-010_Track_3.mp3
Ted Ward
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46159
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w photomontage ; 15 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of returning officer Ted Ward flipping a coin with one hand, and holding papers in his other hand inside election headquarters. Incumbent Bill Burke and Bernice McDonough were tied for third place in the school trustee election, and in that circumstance, provincial law leaves the choice …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w photomontage ; 15 x 20 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of returning officer Ted Ward flipping a coin with one hand, and holding papers in his other hand inside election headquarters. Incumbent Bill Burke and Bernice McDonough were tied for third place in the school trustee election, and in that circumstance, provincial law leaves the choice of a winner up to the returning officer. The image of Ted Ward has been cut out and glued onto the photograph of election headquarters (filled with election ballot boxes) to produce the final photograph.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Elections
- Names
- Ward, Ted
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
B.C. Hydro engine no. 961
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2894
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1 May 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Hydro engine no. 961, with the operator in the cab and two other crew men. One crew man is standing on the engine walkway and the other is standing beside the engine. Buildings are visible behind
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Hydro engine no. 961, with the operator in the cab and two other crew men. One crew man is standing on the engine walkway and the other is standing beside the engine. Buildings are visible behind
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV012.36.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1 May 1964
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "May 1, 1964"
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CPR passenger train wreckage in Ontario
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45211
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 21, 1964, published August 21, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twisted rails and uprooted railway ties from an accident involving a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train in Ontario. Eight were killed and fifteen were injured when a gravel truck collided with the passenger train and derailed it at a grade crossing near Ottawa. One of the many w…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 21, 1964, published August 21, 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-097
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of twisted rails and uprooted railway ties from an accident involving a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train in Ontario. Eight were killed and fifteen were injured when a gravel truck collided with the passenger train and derailed it at a grade crossing near Ottawa. One of the many wounded was Burnaby school teacher; sculpture and painter Jack Hardman.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- United Press International (UPI) Radio Telephoto
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Railway City
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7535
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c[1960]
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.7.9
- Contributor
- Hopkins, D.
- Donoahue, J.
- Moller, Hans
- Canadian National Railways
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- City of Winnipeg
- Manitoba Hydro
- Province of Manitoba
- Library and Archives Canada
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Publication Date
- c[1960]
- Physical Description
- 52 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, col. pos.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Documentary Films
- Filmstrips
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Object History
- Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
- Notes
- A Canadian Series educational filmstrip about the history of Winnipeg and its development as a railway city. Visual material was provided by: Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal; City of Winnipeg Engineering Departments; Manitoba Hydro Electric Board - Winnipeg; Province of Manitoba, Department of Industry and Commerce and The Public Archives of Canada - Ottawa.
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Documents
Seattle World's fair and McLean family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85416
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- George H.F. McLean fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one silent, colour film segment providing glimpses of the Seattle Worlds Fair in 1961. The footage provides views of the McLean family touring the sites of the fair including the metropolitan area, the monorail, gondola, rides and architecture. The film closes with Teresa McLean …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- George H.F. McLean fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 567-001-1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-03
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one silent, colour film segment providing glimpses of the Seattle Worlds Fair in 1961. The footage provides views of the McLean family touring the sites of the fair including the metropolitan area, the monorail, gondola, rides and architecture. The film closes with Teresa McLean as an infant.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- McLean, George H.F.
- Notes
- Title based on content of film
- Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Images
Video
Seattle World's fair and McLean family, 1961
Seattle World's fair and McLean family, 1961
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/567-001-1.m4vInterview with John Gordon Davis November 21, 2002 - Tape 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13082
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1940-1989] (interview content), November 21, 2002 (interview date), digitized in 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 audio cassette (50 min., 53 sec)
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with (John) Gordon Davis conducted by Mabel F. Nichols with her husband Jack Nichols. Mabel is interviewing Gordon as part of a research project to provide background information to the Burnaby Village Museum who are accepting a donation of Gordon's wife Anne's World War I…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 audio cassette (50 min., 53 sec)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Mabel F. Nichols and husband Jack Nichols Interviewee: John Gordon Davis Location of Interview: New Westminster Interview Date: November 21, 2002 Total Number of tracks: 2 (side A & B of audio cassette) Total Length of all Tracks: 50 min., 53 sec.
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with (John) Gordon Davis conducted by Mabel F. Nichols with her husband Jack Nichols. Mabel is interviewing Gordon as part of a research project to provide background information to the Burnaby Village Museum who are accepting a donation of Gordon's wife Anne's World War II nursing uniform. Gordon provides background information on his family history and describes his experiences while serving overseas during World War II (WWII) including his experiences as a radar operator and working at a military air squadron repair depot. Gordon also provides biographical information about his wife Anne Davis (nee Williams) and her experiences serving as a military nurse during WWII and their life in Burnaby. Interviewer, Mabel and Jack Nichols also provide anecdotal stories about their own life in Burnaby during the interview. Track 1 - Side A (30:34) 00:00 - 30:34 Interview opens with discussion between interviewer Mabel F. Nichols and Gordon Davis about his wife, Anne Davis' experience working in the nursing corps. Mr. Davis provides background information about working in mining between 1933 and 1940 before training in Ontario to become a radar operator during World War II. Gordon also describes his parents origins and how they moved to Burnaby in 1940 while Gordon headed off to Nova Scotia to serve with the RCAF. Gordon also shares information about his sister Anne Davis who married George L. Davis from Kirkland Lake and how they lived with Gordon's parents in the auto court in Burnaby. He tells of how George L. Davis worked for Dominion Bridge Co. and later as a meat cutter for Safeway near 6th Avenue and Kingsway in Burnaby. Mabel shares her own husband Jack's experiences growing up in Burnaby as the son of butcher, George Nichols, his career as a deisel mechanic and later in the GVRD Engineering Department. Gordon shares that his father, Gilbert died in 1957 and his mother Elizabeth died in 1968 and his older sister Ruth died in 1990. Gordon recollects his wedding day and honeymoon in North Wales in 1945 with his wife Anne. Track 2 - Side B (29:19) 00:00 - 14:37 Gordon continues with his recollections about his wedding and honeymoon in North Wales in 1945. The interviewers, Mabel and Jack discuss the geography of the area sharing their own experiences travelling in 1981 and try to get an idea of where Gordon and his wife were married. They agree that the place was Llandudno. He tells of signing up for another year of Military Service since his wife was still serving in the nursing corps. and describes working North of London at a Military facility to repair aircraft including mosquito bombers. 14:38 - 21: 53 Gordon shares information about working in the Middle East in 1943 while his wife Anne survived the bombing of the Dutch passenger ship, the Marnix that she was travelling on. Gordon tells of how Anne couldn't swim but had a life jacket on and was picked up by a life boat. Anne corresponded with Gordon to let him know that she was alright but had to be cryptic since all letters were censored. Gordon tells of how Anne then travelled to India. Interviewer, Mabel, speaks of her own brother Bill who was picked up in Gibralter and taken to England. 21:54 - 26:18 Gordon recollects first meeting his wife Anne in London and the bombing that occurred during WWII. He tells of how Anne trained as a midwife at the Royal College of Midwives in Yorkshire and how he attended Radio college in Ontario. 26:19- 29:19 Gordon speaks about his experience travelling east on the Queen Mary in World War II and how full the ship was. He says that they were 30 days at sea from May to June in 1942.
- History
- Interviewee biography: John Gordon Davis was born to Elizabeth Ann Vert (nee Eyres) and Gilbert Davis on September 13, 1913 in North Cobalt, Ontario. Gordon was the second youngest of six children. After graduating from high school he attended Radio College in Toronto. He spent two years prior to World War II working in radio on British ships. In 1940, after retiring, his parents moved to British Columbia. They purchased the Flowerland Auto Court in 1941 at 4212 Douglas Road, Burnaby. During this time, Gordon moved to Ontario and sought employment in radio range stations that were dealing with new technology throughout Europe. He joined the RCAF in 1941. While in London, in May of 1941, he met his future wife Anne Williams. In World War II, Anne served as a nurse in Queen Alexandra's Imperial Army Nursing Corps. In November 1943, Anne survived the bombing of the Dutch passenger ship, SS Marnix while it sailed in a convoy from England to the Mediterranean. Gordon did many tours throughout the Middle East, Turkey, Egypt, Italy, the Battle of the Bulge, Sarnia before he was known as “surplus to requirement”. Since Anne was still in the nursing corps, Gordon signed on for another year and was sent north of London to a Repair Squadron where he worked on operational repairs of Mosquito bombers which were manufactured in Canada. Anne and Gordon continued their correspondence and eventually married in North Wales on January 23, 1945. Gordon was shipped back to Canada in October of 1945 and moved in with his parents at their auto court on Douglas Road in Burnaby. Anne joined Gordon in Burnaby in April 1946 when her mission was completed. Anne packed up her things in a large trunk that she addressed to Gordon’s parents on Douglas Road. Gordon moved around British Columbia in his work for BC Electric and eventually retired with HB Contracting Ltd. in Surrey working on the BC pipeline between 1953 and 1954. In the late 1950s, Gordon and Anne purchased a home in Burnaby at 1508 6th Street (now 7591 6th Street) which they lived in until 1984. In 1985, Anne and Gordon sold their house in Burnaby and moved to Hyack House in New Westminster. Anne Davis died in 1989 at the age of 76 years. Gordon's father, Gilbert died in 1957 and his mother Elizabeth Ann Verta died in 1968. Interviewer biography: Mabel F. Nichols (nee Lawrence) was one of six children born in Hope [ca.1932] to Elmer E. Lawrence and Louise (nee Pennier). Elmer and Louise married in Yale B.C. in 1916. Mabel’s mother, Louise Pennier was part of the Sts'ailes Nation (Chehalis First Nation). Elmer and Louise had three sons and three daughters. Both of Mabel’s parents died in Langley in 1960. Mabel married Jack (John) Nichols [between 1959 and 1960]. They lived at 6004 Wilson Street, Burnaby in 1959; 4910 Willingdon Avenue [between 1960 and 1962] and 4662 Hazel Street [between 1963 and 1987] before moving to Surrey. Jack Nichols' parents, George and Alma Nichols owned and operated Nichols Family Meat Market at 4018 Kingsway (later renumbered 4500 Kingsway). The family lived behind the butcher shop.
- Names
- Davis, John Gordon "Gordon"
- Davis, Anne Williams
- Davis, Gilbert
- Nichols, Mabel F. Lawrence
- Nichols Family Meat Market
- Accession Code
- BV005.37.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1940-1989] (interview content), November 21, 2002 (interview date), digitized in 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of sound recording
- Recording is closed due to poor sound quality
- See also: Anne Davis' (nee Williams) WWII nursing uniform- BV003.15.10 & BV03.15.11 & BV003.15.12
Burnaby Players on Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37771
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-359
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Players parading along Kingsway in costume. Some members are in a car with a sign reading "Burnaby Players," while others walk alongside. The photo was taken at the corner of Kingsway and Silver Avenue facing north.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Actors
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Names
- Burnaby Players
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Silver Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
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Nurse Barbara Whalen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65508
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published January 9, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses nurse Barbara Whalen looking at the camera and smiling as she attempts to dig her car out of the snow.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965, published January 9, 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 153-046
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Victorian Order of Nurses nurse Barbara Whalen looking at the camera and smiling as she attempts to dig her car out of the snow.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: “1965 Miss Whalen”
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: “Columbian Photo / Room 5, 35 Sixth St. / New Westminster, B.C. / LA 1-2622 :: Local 229 / Basil King Photo”
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