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![Bert Porter on a steamroller, [1919] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/140-011.jpg?width=280)
Bert Porter on a steamroller
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34830
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1919] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1919] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Lewis family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 140-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-10
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Labourers
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Construction - Road Construction
- Names
- Porter, Bert
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
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![Bert Porter on a steamroller, [1919] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/140-011.jpg)
Municipal road crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35609
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (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 municipal road crew. Identified: (far left) George H. Thomson. This was George Thomson's first job after arriving in Burnaby from London, England. He would later open Thomson's Cash Grocery stores. Note the horse drawn wagon used to haul materials.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-467
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a municipal road crew. Identified: (far left) George H. Thomson. This was George Thomson's first job after arriving in Burnaby from London, England. He would later open Thomson's Cash Grocery stores. Note the horse drawn wagon used to haul materials.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Horses
- Occupations - Labourers
- Construction - Road Construction
- Transportation - Wagons
- Names
- Thomson, George H.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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![Road construction on Kingsway, [1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/001-016.jpg?width=280)
Road construction on Kingsway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34040
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.0 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of road construction on Kingsway at 18th Avenue. Men and horses are working, and houses can be seen on the left side.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Stride family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 001-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of road construction on Kingsway at 18th Avenue. Men and horses are working, and houses can be seen on the left side.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w photograph accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- 18th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Edmonds Area
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![Road construction on Kingsway, [1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/001-016.jpg)
![Road works crew, [1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/131-001.jpg?width=280)
Road works crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34754
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 16.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Strangman (not identified) and a road works crew taking a break outside.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.7 x 16.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 131-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Strangman (not identified) and a road works crew taking a break outside.
- Names
- Strangman, John
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Road works crew, [1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/131-001.jpg)
![Road works crew, [1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/131-002.jpg?width=280)
Road works crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34755
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.4 x 16.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified road construction crew and machinery.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1918]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.4 x 16.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 131-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified road construction crew and machinery.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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![Road works crew, [1918] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/131-002.jpg)
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
- 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
- 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.
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Track three of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track three of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_3.mp3![Historic photo of Cariboo Road, [190-] date of original, copied [198_] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0860_001.jpg?width=280)
Historic photo of Cariboo Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13516
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the man.
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Cariboo Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.860
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Historic photo of Cariboo Road, [190-] date of original, copied [198_] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_0860_001.jpg)
Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory243
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1892-1911
- Length
- 0:09:58
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of the work that he and his brother did on the roadways; Canada Way, Kingsway. He discusses helping out at the Hatt-Cook residence as a boy as well as the tram system of the time. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husb…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of the work that he and his brother did on the roadways; Canada Way, Kingsway. He discusses helping out at the Hatt-Cook residence as a boy as well as the tram system of the time. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husband with these descriptions.
- Date Range
- 1892-1911
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:58
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- 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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Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
Track one of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-010/MSS137-010_Track_1.mp3
At Union Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34886
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a group of men, women and children outside at 4900 Union Street. Identified on the back of the postcard: Tom Simms, Municipal worker, upper right corner; and, Mirium Beckman, girl in lower right corner.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Olive Cullum subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 154-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-27
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a group of men, women and children outside at 4900 Union Street. Identified on the back of the postcard: Tom Simms, Municipal worker, upper right corner; and, Mirium Beckman, girl in lower right corner.
- Names
- Beckman, Mirium
- Simms, Tom
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Union Street
- Street Address
- 4900 Union Street
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
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![Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-008.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory27
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1909-1938
- Length
- 00:07:15
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's early days working at Burnaby's Municipal Hall, first as an office boy.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's early days working at Burnaby's Municipal Hall, first as an office boy.
- Date Range
- 1909-1938
- Photo Info
- Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008
- Length
- 00:07:15
- Subjects
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- May 21, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:58:01
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
- Interview Location
- Walker Avenue
- 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
- 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
![Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/307-008.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Charles B. Brown
Track one of interview with Charles B. Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-06/100-13-06_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Les Francis by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory327
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1914-1949
- Length
- 0:09:28
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's early years. He begins by mentioning his school days and moves into a detailed account of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the Hall and in the Stores.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's early years. He begins by mentioning his school days and moves into a detailed account of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the Hall and in the Stores.
- Date Range
- 1914-1949
- Photo Info
- Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070.
- Length
- 0:09:28
- 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
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Les Francis
Track one of recording of interview with Les Francis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-010/MSS171-010_Track_1.mp3![Grading at Oakalla, [1915] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-691.jpg?width=280)
Grading at Oakalla
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38104
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of men working on a rail car line at Oakalla Prison Farm.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.7 x 26.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-691
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crew of men working on a rail car line at Oakalla Prison Farm.
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Occupations - Railroad Labourers
- Construction - Railroad Construction
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Caption at top of photograph reads, "Grading at Oakalla"
- Geographic Access
- Oakmount Crescent
- Street Address
- 5220 Oakmount Crescent
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
![Grading at Oakalla, [1915] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-691.jpg)
Munitions factory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39156
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows three unidentified people standing on a loading dock at a New Westminster munitions plant.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-475
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows three unidentified people standing on a loading dock at a New Westminster munitions plant.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39153
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing near a pile of debris at a railway yard identified by the caption as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-472
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing near a pile of debris at a railway yard identified by the caption as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39158
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified people standing on a railway car. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-477
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified people standing on a railway car. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39159
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unknown man and woman seated near some debris at a railroad yard in New Westminster. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-478
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unknown man and woman seated near some debris at a railroad yard in New Westminster. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39160
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in uniform seated next to an unidentified woman. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-479
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man in uniform seated next to an unidentified woman. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39163
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four people sitting on a wooden bench, with four others standing behind them. The men are dressed in suits and wearing fedoras and the women are in dresses. The woman standing in the middle of the back row is Kitty Hill, but all others are unidentified. Munitions factories are visible…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-482
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four people sitting on a wooden bench, with four others standing behind them. The men are dressed in suits and wearing fedoras and the women are in dresses. The woman standing in the middle of the back row is Kitty Hill, but all others are unidentified. Munitions factories are visible behind them and the photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39164
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.4 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women and one man (all unknown) seated on a bench. The woman on the left has a camera with bellows, which looks to be a 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. folding camera resting on her lap, and the man is holding pipe. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.4 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-483
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women and one man (all unknown) seated on a bench. The woman on the left has a camera with bellows, which looks to be a 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. folding camera resting on her lap, and the man is holding pipe. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Photographic Tools and Equipment - Cameras
- Occupations - War Workers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Munitions - New Westminster 1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39165
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Ford Model T touring car full of munitions workers. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-484
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Ford Model T touring car full of munitions workers. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
