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Book of birds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4819
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
598 BOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.6170.1
Call Number
598 BOO
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Ernest Nister
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. : 27 cm.
Inscription
"Ma___ Burd from Nancy Bompa Xmas 1914" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Birds
Juvenile literature
Children's literature
Animals
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
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B. Patterson with his dog on Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription559
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men and a dog named Hector standing on a frozen lake, looking at a dead frozen deer. Some of them seem to be wearing skates. According to a catalogue record from 1977, the original print had written explanation stating: "Bruce and Bill [Patterson] with some friends found a wild deer frozen in the ice on Burnaby Lake about three miles from house. Not often do we get a winter like this." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Burnaby Lake / B. Paterson standing beside dog. / No date."
Subjects
Animals - Deer
Animals - Dogs
Events - Deaths
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Names
Patterson, Bill
Patterson, Bruce
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Accession Code
HV977.99.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-11
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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British birds' eggs and nests, popularly described

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2010
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Atkinson, J. C. (John Christopher), 1814-1900
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Publication Date
1901
Call Number
590 ATK
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV980.2.26
Call Number
590 ATK
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Author
Atkinson, J. C. (John Christopher), 1814-1900
Contributor
Coleman, W. S. (William Stephen), 1829-1904
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
G. Routledge and Sons
Publication Date
1901
Physical Description
vii, 245 p. : 12 leaves of plates, col.
Library Subject (LOC)
Birds
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Atkinson, J. C. (John Christopher), 1814-1900
Contributior's given name, dates, and contribution: Coleman, W. S. (William Stephen), 1829-1904 (illustrator)
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Burnaby Lake Show / originals

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91683
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1995
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1995
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
71 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for a slideshow presentation about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the American coot, green-winged teal, bufflehead, heron, american bittern, barn swallow, barn owl, painted turtle, muskrat, Canadian goose, beaver, wood duck, bullrushes, yellow and white waterlilies, yellow iris, and loosestrife. Also included in the slideshow are photographs of the BC Wildlife rescue and fisherman working in the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Animals
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from sheets slides
Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Burnaby Lake slide show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91684
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976-1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a v…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1976-1999
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Doreen Lawson for slideshow presentations about Burnaby Lake. Slideshow primarily depicts the wildlife and foliage of Burnaby Lake, including: the painted turtle, heron, American coot, coyote, barn owl, rainbow fry, Canadian goose, and beaver, as well as a variety of scenic photographs of the Burnaby Lake shoreline with mountains and the Metrotown skyline in distance. Also included in file are photographs of people canoeing, kayaking, feeding geese, and participating in conservation activities including fencing trees and testing water levels. Photographs also depict the pipeline leading into Burnaby Lake, lake dredging equipment, and an oil slick.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Animals
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-1 : 618-002-9 originally housed in read: "Burnby Lake Slideshow"
Note in black ink on recto of slide sheet photographs 618-002-10 : 608-002-19 originally housed in read: "Burnaby Lake / Rejects (My Fav!)"
Photographs contents are identified on many of the slide cases within the file.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Burnaby Lake wildlife

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91577
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991-1997
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
51 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake and its wildlife. Wildlife species depicted include: heron, geese, mallards and bufflehead mallards, fuzzy green bullfrogs, a red-tailed hawk, and barn owl. Also included in the file are photographs of Cariboo Dam and purple loosestrife.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1991-1997
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
51 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
605-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2003-30
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake and its wildlife. Wildlife species depicted include: heron, geese, mallards and bufflehead mallards, fuzzy green bullfrogs, a red-tailed hawk, and barn owl. Also included in the file are photographs of Cariboo Dam and purple loosestrife.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Animals
Geographic Features - Forests
Names
Lawson, Doreen A.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Wildlife species are identified on slide cases
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Burnaby Winter Club

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34632
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1963]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 19.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Winter Club at 4990 Canada Way. Three sheep and a horse are standing in a field by a building.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1963]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 19.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
068-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Winter Club at 4990 Canada Way. Three sheep and a horse are standing in a field by a building.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Buildings - Recreational
Animals - Sheep
Names
Burnaby Winter Club
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Canadian Geese

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81037
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 24, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian geese on the grass outside of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 24, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1207
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian geese on the grass outside of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Langdeau, Brian
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1142 Bby Brian / Bby - 2 49%"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Accompanying caption reads: "May 24, 1998 1142: / Geese feel at home at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. Article entitled "Geese make a mess of city sports field.""
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Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18881
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film footage of Joyce Digney, her mother, Dorothy Brookes and her young son Drew Digney visiting the Vancouver Zoo located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. Film clip documents them watching pelicans feeding and swimming in a pond and walking along the pathways within the park.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film footage of Joyce Digney, her mother, Dorothy Brookes and her young son Drew Digney visiting the Vancouver Zoo located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. Film clip documents them watching pelicans feeding and swimming in a pond and walking along the pathways within the park.
Creator
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Subjects
Exhibitions - Zoos
Animals
Animals - Birds
Names
Digney, Joyce
Digney, Drew
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV019.18.5.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1967] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Photographer
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Notes
Title based on contents of film segment
Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
Images
Video

Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park, [1967] (date of original), copied 2019

Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park, [1967] (date of original), copied 2019

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_004.mp4
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Dodie Rutherford and Rolie Moore-Pierce

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37957
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dodie Rutherford (later Banford) and Rolie Moore-Pierce on horseback at Hart House.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[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 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-544
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dodie Rutherford (later Banford) and Rolie Moore-Pierce on horseback at Hart House.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Animals - Horses
Names
Banford, Dodie Rutherford
Pierce, Rosalie "Rolie" Moore Barrett
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Edwin Wettenhall Bateman at the farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription144
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman standing between a draft horse and a milking cow on his property. The horse is being held by his muzzle with Edwin's left hand and they are both facing the cow. The cow is being held by her halter with Edwin's right hand and her lead is hanging loosely to the …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman standing between a draft horse and a milking cow on his property. The horse is being held by his muzzle with Edwin's left hand and they are both facing the cow. The cow is being held by her halter with Edwin's right hand and her lead is hanging loosely to the ground at their feet. The photograph was taken on the Elworth property at the hobby farm just east of the main house.
Subjects
Animals - Cows
Animals - Horses
Names
Bateman, Edwin W.
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Accession Code
BV986.21.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Edwin Bateman with horse + cow On Hobby farm located just east of Elworth on Douglas Rd." and "# 3"
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Ernest and Frank Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36072
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Street subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 6 x 11 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
217-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-6
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ernest Street and his son Frank feeding the animals at the family farm on Cumberland Street.
Subjects
Animals - Cows
Animals - Poultry
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Street, Ernest
Street, Frank
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Horse and Dog

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81115
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 22, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a dog chasing a horse at an equestrian centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 22, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 22 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1263
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of a dog chasing a horse at an equestrian centre.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Animals - Horses
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Morstad, John
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Burn / 1547 / Morstad / 102% Bby. 2"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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The how and why wonder book of birds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3833
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Mathewson, Robert F.
Publication Date
c1960
Call Number
598.2 MAT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV004.20.20
Call Number
598.2 MAT
Author
Mathewson, Robert F.
Contributor
Ferguson, Walter
Smith, Ned, 1919-1985
Wolf, Donald D.
Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
White, Oakes A.
Place of Publication
New York, N.Y.
Publisher
Wonder Books
Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date
c1960
Series
How and why wonder books series, No. 5009.
Physical Description
[48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Inscription
The How and Why Wonder Book of Birds
Library Subject (LOC)
Birds
Readers--Science
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
Inculdes index.
White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Price: 59 cents
"Illustrated by Walter Ferguson and Ned Smith"
"Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
"Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
"Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
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Hunters with dead bears and a mule deer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19324
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men holding rifles and standing beneath a tree with animal carcasses. The three men are posing with two dead bears and a dead mule deer on the ground at their feet.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Material Details
Over exposed areas of photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men holding rifles and standing beneath a tree with animal carcasses. The three men are posing with two dead bears and a dead mule deer on the ground at their feet.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Animals - Deer
Animals - Bears
Accession Code
BV022.32.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1910]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
Photograph BV022.32.39 is a similar photograph taken at the same location
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
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Illustrated natural history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3483
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Publication Date
c1897
Call Number
590 WOO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV983.9.19
Call Number
590 WOO
Author
Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Henry Altemus
Publication Date
c1897
Series
Altemus' young people's library
Physical Description
244, 16 p. : ill.
Inscription
"With Best Wishes / to [Birtie] From Wilford / xmas 1909" -handwritten in pencil on cover page. Mistakenly wrote "1908" then wrote "9"over the "8".
Library Subject (LOC)
Mammals
Animals
Birds
Natural history
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Wood, J.G. (John George), 1827-1889
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Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 3

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1980
Length
0:06:55
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vanco…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s description of the food sources on the farm including the garden, food animals, berry picking and bears. She also describes what her parents did after giving up the farm, opening sporting good stores on Hastings Street and then in North Vancouver.
Date Range
1942-1980
Length
0:06:55
Names
Olofson, Axel
GAK Fur Farm
Subjects
Agriculture
Animals - Livestock
Animals - Bears
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Lochdale Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 14, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
Biographical Notes
Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:19:04
Interviewee Name
Olofson, B. Maureen
Interview Location
Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Maureen Olofson

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King Ed Pet Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98190
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a King Ed Pet Centre employee posing with an African grey parrot inside the aquarium section of the pet store, and outdoors with puppies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3268
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a King Ed Pet Centre employee posing with an African grey parrot inside the aquarium section of the pet store, and outdoors with puppies.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Animals - Birds
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7377 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Knight family photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64501
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
Scope and Content
Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Knight family subseries
Physical Description
49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
Description Level
File
Record No.
510-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1992-53
Scope and Content
Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Animals - Dogs
Occupations - Veterinarians
Names
Knight, Virginia
Knight, Milton
Lakeview Aviaries
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Stamp on verso of 510-001 reads: "Woodward's Advertising Photography"
Note on verso of 510-003 reads: "Taken at San Juan Capistrano. The minute you enter the place these pigeons light all over you and they sell you small bags of wheat to feed them." Other notes and date stamp on verso.
Note on verso of 510-010 reads: "Virgie + Sheila Joan (Easton) Mulliner / New Year's Eve / 1970-71"
510-008, 510-009, 510-011, 510-012: Date stamp on verso reads "Jan 12, 1962"
Note on verso of 510-022 reads: "My little Saw-Whet Owl who was one of my patients. Fully recovered and hand tame."
510-024 is five small photographs glued to a black paper album page
Handwritten notes on recto of 510-032, describing the clocks in the photograph.
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Street Address
5255 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Kyra Thody

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80979
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 19, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kyra Thody holding her pet parrot at Deer Lake. There are ducks and Canadian geese in the background of this photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 19, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1163
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kyra Thody holding her pet parrot at Deer Lake. There are ducks and Canadian geese in the background of this photograph.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Names
Thody, Kyra
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Blissett, Rebecca
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "754 Bby Rebecca / 75% p. 1"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Less detail

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