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Archdeacon on horseback : Richard Small, 1849-1909, missionary at Lytton, Chaplain at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Lytton and Archdeacon of Yale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary715
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0929069056
- 092906903X
- Call Number
- 283.711 WIL
- Place of Publication
- Merritt, B.C.
- Publisher
- Sonotek Publishing
- Publication Date
- c1991
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "All good wishes to Colin / and many thanks for contributing / an enjoyable segment to the / 1992 B.C. Historical Federation / Convention. / Pixie McGeachie / May 20/92", written in ink on cover page.
- "Dear Colin - / Thank you again for giving up / your Saturday morning in order / to give B.C.H.F. delegates an / interesting & informative bus tour / commentary. Your contribution to / the convention is much appreciated. / Sincerely, / Pixie", hand-written note in ink inserted into book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Missions
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.
BC Studies : Native peoples and colonialism, special double issue, numbers 115/116, Autumn/Winter 1997/98
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7444
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 917.11 BCS
- Contributor
- Harris, Cole, 1936-
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Series
- BC Studies
- Physical Description
- 307 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Contributor: "Co-editors: Cole Harris and Jean Barman" -- front end paper
- ISSN : 0005-2949
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4480
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of Interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19
- Scope and Content
- Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions on children, and discusses the nature of community at the time. She comments on the cultural and religious backgrounds of the people she knew. Cice describes her family’s home and living arrangements, and how they reflected her family’s situation. She recalls a favourite toy.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Names
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_005.mp3
Lee Crowchild
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78849
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 11, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lee Crowchild during the Burnaby School District's "First Nations Career Day" at the Schou Education Centre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 11, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0164
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Lee Crowchild during the Burnaby School District's "First Nations Career Day" at the Schou Education Centre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Blissett, Rebecca
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 377 Rebecca / Bby - 10 - 65%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Metro-McNair Clinical Laboratories
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79307
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 30, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Metro-McNair Clinical Laboratories opening ceremony. An unidentified man is playing a hand drum next to the "Medicine Man Pole" carved by Haida artist Reg Davidson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 30, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0335
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Metro-McNair Clinical Laboratories opening ceremony. An unidentified man is playing a hand drum next to the "Medicine Man Pole" carved by Haida artist Reg Davidson.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby NW P3 / 1683 D Bby Simone"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Bill Copeland with Wayne Brassington and Bob Fenske
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79136
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 21, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby mayor Bill Copeland with fire chief Wayne Brassington and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) superintendent Bob Fenske leaving the Canadian Cancer Society's annual "Jail 'n' Bail" fundraiser. The mayor and fire chief were handcuffed together as they left the fundraiser.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 21, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 21 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0273
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby mayor Bill Copeland with fire chief Wayne Brassington and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) superintendent Bob Fenske leaving the Canadian Cancer Society's annual "Jail 'n' Bail" fundraiser. The mayor and fire chief were handcuffed together as they left the fundraiser.
- Subjects
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Public Services - Policing
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "1024 Bby Simone / 4/21 Bby pg. 1 78%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Police Officer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80741
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 19, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer putting a rifle case in the trunk of his police car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 19, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer putting a rifle case in the trunk of his police car.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2617 Bby C Steve / Bby 3 90%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Police Officer, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1430.jpg?width=280)
Police Officer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81286
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable demonstrating a security device on a door.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1430
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable demonstrating a security device on a door.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "763 Bby Simone 72% Bby p. 9"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Police Officer, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1430.jpg)
Richard Crookes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80530
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 6, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richard Crookes, a British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(BCSPCA) bike patrol worker on his bike in front of a SPCA van..
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 6, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0808
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Richard Crookes, a British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(BCSPCA) bike patrol worker on his bike in front of a SPCA van..
- Names
- Crookes, Richard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby - 5 - 54% / Bby - 1 25% / 1527 Bby Mario"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Rick Pennington, Katharine Jackson and Doug Wells
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80544
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 13, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rick Pennington of Mundy’s Towing, presenting Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Victim Services representatives Katharine Jackson and Constable Doug Wells with teddy bears.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 13, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0821
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Rick Pennington of Mundy’s Towing, presenting Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Victim Services representatives Katharine Jackson and Constable Doug Wells with teddy bears.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1547 Steve Bby / Bby - 9 56%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79814
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 22, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer with a flashlight looking into a car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 22, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0532
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer with a flashlight looking into a car.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby File photo / 49% Bby 10"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Mancatcher
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4933
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Fossum, Jack, 1905-
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Call Number
- 971 FOS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.23.61
- ISBN
- 092176202X
- Call Number
- 971 FOS
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Fossum, Jack, 1905-
- Place of Publication
- [Comox, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Lindsay Press
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Printer
- Friesen & Sons
- Physical Description
- 227 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Property of Ted Brue" "from daughter" "Janette Jan-1992" [handwritten in blue ink]
- Notes
- "An immigrant's story of logging, policing and pioneering in the Canadian west" -cover
The way it was : fifty years of RCMP memories : early twenties to early seventies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3856
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.23.62
- Call Number
- 971 SAU
- Author
- Saul, Don
- Contributor
- Hertzog, Ernie
- Spalding, Frank
- Willes, Ed
- Place of Publication
- [Victoria, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Victoria Division, RCMP Veterans Association
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Printer
- Hemlock Printers
- Physical Description
- 215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Ted Brue" "from Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Oct - 1991" [handwritten in blue ink on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Police
- Notes
- "Edited by Don Saul" -T.p. "Illustrations by Ernie Hertzog, Frank Spalding, Ed Willes" -T.p. "The way it was 50 years of RCMP memories" -cover
Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (m4a) (118 min., 39 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (115 min., 20 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill and their daughter, Prem Kaur Gill conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep. The interview is conducted in English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. The three members of the Gill family share the…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (m4a) (118 min., 39 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (115 min., 20 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Anushay Malik, Rajdeep Interviewees: Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill Location of Interview: Gill family residence on Warwick Avenue in Burnaby Interview Date: November 11, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (1:58:39) Digital master recording (m4a) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill and their daughter, Prem Kaur Gill conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep. The interview is conducted in English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. The three members of the Gill family share their ancestral background, their personal experiences immigrating to Canada, living in Burnaby and working in British Columbia as South Asian immigrants. 00:00 – 27:34 Santokh “Gurmail” Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill share their migration stories and experiences living and working in British Columbia as South Asian immigrants and their eldest child, Prem Kaur Gill shares her own experiences as a child of South Asian immigrants and growing up in British Columbia as a South Asian Canadian. Gurmail Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar and Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in Hoshiapur of the Indian state of Punjab. Gurmail describes how he moved from India to England with his family in 1957, immigrated to Canada from England in 1966, married his wife Mohinder in England in 1968 and brought his family (parents and two siblings) to Canada from England in 1970 and other relatives including his wife’s family in the 1970s and 1980s. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill recollect their arranged marriage in England in 1968, their immigration process and explain how they arrived in Burnaby residing with a cousin at 4649 Georgia Street until they were able to purchase their own home after a few years. Gurmail shares names and connections to the relatives that came to British Columbia before him. Gurmail and Mohinder tell how they lived in the basement of the house and rented out the upper floor to save money. The couple recall what they brought with them when they immigrated to Canada and Mohinder Kaur Gill tells of how before leaving India, she and her mother made a special rajai for her to take with her. Mohinder describes the process of making a rajai (a quilted blanket that was made by hand). Gurmail and Mohinder Gill talk about the challenges that they’ve experienced as new immigrants including not being fluent in English, the cold weather and not having very many family or friends nearby to provide support. They attended the Gurdwara on Ross Street or Akali Singh Sikh Society Gurdwara on Skeena in Vancouver. They explain how there was limited access to grocery stores that supplied Punjabi and Indian spices and other cooking supplies. They talk about how they used a food mill and mortar and pestle to grind their own spices and flour and how Mohinder often made traditional sweets like barfi and laddo and pakoras using pea flour when they couldn’t get Besan flour. 27:35 – 36:11 Gurmail provides more details on his family’s immigration story, including names of relatives, how his six siblings and parents all immigrated to British Columbia in 1970 and how in the early 1970s and mid 1980’s Gurmail and his family sponsored approximately 70 friends and relations from India (including Mohinder’s family) to immigrate to Canada. When Mohinder’s family arrived they lived with them in their house until they were able to purchase property next door and build their own home. Children in the families all attended elementary and high school in Burnaby which now amounts to three generations. 36:12 – 59:28 Gurmail and Mohinder Gill talk about their experiences of racial discrimination. Gurmail recalls members of the South Asian community, Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma, Harinder Mahil and Charan Gill starting the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism. Gurmail tells of how he got involved contributing some of his union dues as a member of CAIMAW (Canadian Association of Industrial Mechanical and Allied Workers Union- Local 15) and as a friend of Charan Gill and Raj Chouhan of the Canadian Farm Workers Union. Gurmail Gill explains how he was a founding member of CAIMAW and treasurer until the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union (in 1991). Mohinder and Gurmail tell of how people from the South Asian community were discouraged from wearing Punjabi dresses or head coverings for fear of being yelled at with racial slurs and how it was often scary to go outside. Many from their community often avoided attending the Akali Singh Gurdwara since a head covering was required and people were afraid of being a target. Gurmail provides details about his work with A1 Steel, how different unions were formed pertaining to various skillsets and jobs per company and how he became a member of CAIMAW Local 15 (foundry workers). Mohinder recollects her experiences as a mother, the daily tasks involved and friends that she made who’d also emigrated from Punjab. Mohinder describes how she designed and sewed many Punjabi dresses using her electric sewing machine and how she learned English by attending adult classes at a church on Commercial Drive. Mohinder and her mother attended the classes for two hours per day for six years at a cost of twelve dollars for ten weeks. Once Mohinder could speak a little English, she started working and was able to practice more. 59:29 – 1:06:08 Mohinder, Gurmail and Prem talk about some of their favourite traditional foods including corn roti and spinach curry and how they grow many of their own vegetables including peppers, eggplant, saag (spinach), onions, garlic, cilantro, zucchini, squash and fenugreek. Mohinder reflects on how access to Punjabi clothing and fabric stores in Vancouver has changed and that ready made food is now more available. Traditional foods were previously made from scratch with women gathering together and cooking for hours and now it’s gotten easier but more expensive and less of a community feel. 1:06:09- 1:55:20 Mohinder and Gurmail Gill discuss and share their perspectives and experiences on raising a family in the past versus today. Gurmail imparts that all of his siblings became educated and secured professional careers while he continued to work in the trades. Prem Kaur Gill shares her own experiences growing up and attending school in Burnaby. Gurmail and Mohinder Gill recall the type of suitcase that they brought with them when they immigrated and how they recently they got rid of it. Gurmail and the group reflect and discuss the confusion with racial identity terms that have been used in this country. They comment that South Asians were referred to as “Hindu” and “East Indian” and Indigenous peoples were referred to as “Indian” and the controversy and racism behind some of these terms. The group discusses the impact of the caste system and other discriminatory experiences and compare their experiences of living in England to living in Canada. Prem comments on how it’s just recently that South Asian customs, celebrations and practices have been recognized and celebrated here in Canada, like Diwali and yoga. They comment on how much of the language, culture and customs have been retained in Surrey where many can still communicate in Punjabi and don’t need to be fluent in English. The group discusses how many South Asians immigrants first lived and worked in Vancouver but with rising property prices many moved to Surrey expanding and establishing a much larger South Asian community with resources. The group discusses and compares the differing travel routes that many of them and their relatives took when immigrating and travelling between India and Canada. The group talks about Rajdeep’s ancestral village in India which is near the Gill village of Firozpur. Gurmail explains the origins and details behind his family name that was changed from “Shergill” to “Gill” and the name “Santokh” from his maternal side.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar in Punjab, India. Gurmail moved to England with his family in 1957 and immigrated to British Columbia in 1966. Gurmail married his wife, Mohinder Kaur Gill in England in 1968 and she immigrated to British Columbia from England soon after. Gurmail first lived with a cousin in Burnaby before purchasing a home of his own in Burnaby where he raised his family. Gurmail worked in the steel industry and was a member and treasurer of the CAIMAW before the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union. Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in the Hoshiapur in Punjab, India. She married her husband Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill in England in 1968 and immigrated to Burnaby, British Columbia to join her husband. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill have four children, all born in Burnaby. Prem Kaur Gill was born in Burnaby in 1969 and is the eldest child of Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill. Prem grew up and attended school in Burnaby. Interviewers' biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Foods
- Indigenous peoples
- Buildings - Religious - Temples
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Migration
- Occupations
- Organizations - Unions
- Responsibility
- Rajdeep
- Malik, Anushay
- Accession Code
- BV022.29.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcript available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
- Indian Family System Reference notes: Baba = informal way to say grandfather; old man Bibi = informal way to say grandmother; old woman Dada= paternal grandfather Dadi= paternal grandmother Dadke= paternal family members; paternal side (Various spellings might exist for the following terms) Thaiyya= father’s elder brother (uncle) Thaiyyi= father’s elder brother’s wife (aunt) Chacha= father’s younger brother (uncle) Chachi= father’s younger brother’s wife (aunt) Bua= father’s sister (older or younger) (aunt) Phuphar= father’s sister’s husband (uncle) Nana= maternal grandfather Nani= maternal grandmother Nanke/nanka= maternal family members; maternal side Mama= mom’s brother (older or younger) (uncle) Mami= mom’s brother’s wife (aunt) Maasi= mom’s sister (older or younger) (aunt) Maasard= mom’s sister’s husband (uncle)
Audio Tracks
Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0002_002.mp3
Andrea Berry
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81064
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 21, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrea Berry getting her handprint scanned by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer as a part of the digital child identification program.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 21, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 21 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1234
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrea Berry getting her handprint scanned by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer as a part of the digital child identification program.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Policing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1354 / 81% Bby p.8"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "June 21, 1998 1354: / Three-year-old Andrea Berry gets her handprint scanned as part of RCMP's new digital child identifications program."
Images
Blair Spraggs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81062
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 17, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Blair Spraggs leaning on a cement wall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 17, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1232
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Blair Spraggs leaning on a cement wall.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Policing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "1369 Bby Steve A / Bby - 3 - 75%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "June 17, 1998 1369: / Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Blair Spraggs, lead investigator in the 1995 unsolved slaying of 29-year-old Elizbita Donasewicz, at murder site. Article "Brutal slaying remains unsolved.""
Images
Car Accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80600
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 10, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of police, fire and ambulance on scene at a car accident on Marine Drive. One car in flipped over and there is a stretcher one scene.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 10, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0868
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of police, fire and ambulance on scene at a car accident on Marine Drive. One car in flipped over and there is a stretcher one scene.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and pink ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby Mario 1791 56% / Bby p.5"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Car Accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80784
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 17, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car accident on Willingdon Avenue, in front of Brentwood mall involving a 1998 Volvo that collided with a British Columbia Transit bus, two sign poles, and a light pole. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and firemen are on scene.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 17, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1041
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car accident on Willingdon Avenue, in front of Brentwood mall involving a 1998 Volvo that collided with a British Columbia Transit bus, two sign poles, and a light pole. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and firemen are on scene.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "53% 2823 Bby Simone "in colour" / Bby p. 20"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Car accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78828
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 24, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an automobile crash on an overpass. A police officer, firefighter and an unidentified woman are standing by the wrecked vehicles. The exact location of the crash is unknown.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 24, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 21.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0144
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an automobile crash on an overpass. A police officer, firefighter and an unidentified woman are standing by the wrecked vehicles. The exact location of the crash is unknown.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Public Services - Policing
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and red ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 211 Brian / Bby 3 80%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Car Accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78858
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 14, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an automobile crash with a John Deere grader. Police and firefighters are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The crash occurred in the 8400-block Winston Street, Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 14, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0169
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an automobile crash with a John Deere grader. Police and firefighters are standing behind the wrecked vehicle. The crash occurred in the 8400-block Winston Street, Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cooke, Bill
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "02/14 422 - Bby - Bill Cooke / BNW p. 3 / 89%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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