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Kitty in front of Broadview
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39556
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.6 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill standing in the field in front of her family home, known as Broadview on Buckingham Avenue. This was the second Hill family home in the Burnaby Lake area and it was built around 1907. The first Hill home, Brookfield was on Deer Lake Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.6 x 10.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-875
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Kitty Hill standing in the field in front of her family home, known as Broadview on Buckingham Avenue. This was the second Hill family home in the Burnaby Lake area and it was built around 1907. The first Hill home, Brookfield was on Deer Lake Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 5730 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Marching at Edmonds School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35965
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken on Inspection Day of a girls gym class marching in formation.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Edmonds School subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 207-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-07
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken on Inspection Day of a girls gym class marching in formation.
- Names
- Edmonds Community School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- 18th Avenue
- Street Address
- 7651 18th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
Mr. Boyd and Henry Brawn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36977
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1941 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two neighbours, Mr. Boyd and Henry Brawn, standing in a field.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1941 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 12.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-435
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two neighbours, Mr. Boyd and Henry Brawn, standing in a field.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Fields
- Names
- Brawn, Henry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption on photograph
Images
![Mr. Manuel with a plough, [192-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-100.jpg?width=280)
Mr. Manuel with a plough
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37512
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. Manuel working a plough pulled by two horses at Cassie Avenue (later the location of Metrotown).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-100
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. Manuel working a plough pulled by two horses at Cassie Avenue (later the location of Metrotown).
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Fields
- Transportation - Horses
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Plows
- Occupations - Farmers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Cassie Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Mr. Manuel with a plough, [192-] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-100.jpg)
![New Burnaby Lake Sports Complex fields, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3380.jpg?width=280)
New Burnaby Lake Sports Complex fields
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98370
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified worker driving a tractor over one of the new artificial turf sports fields at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex in advance of the new fields' opening day.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3380
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified worker driving a tractor over one of the new artificial turf sports fields at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex in advance of the new fields' opening day.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Athletic Fields
- Buildings - Recreational - Sports
- Occupations - Civic Workers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Workers are putting the final touches to the new artificial sports fields at Burnaby Lake, in preparation for their official opening on Saturday."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake Sports Complex
- Kensington Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![New Burnaby Lake Sports Complex fields, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3380.jpg)
![O.G. Naud house, [1908] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/172-002-003.jpg?width=280)
O.G. Naud house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39832
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (date of original), copied 1986
- 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 is the right side of a three-part panorama (photos 172-002a to 172-002c) showing the land beside the house of Onezime G. Naud at 4737 Victory Road (later renamed Victory Street). A number of adults and children are seen standing in a field.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1908] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- O.G. Naud subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 172-002-3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is the right side of a three-part panorama (photos 172-002a to 172-002c) showing the land beside the house of Onezime G. Naud at 4737 Victory Road (later renamed Victory Street). A number of adults and children are seen standing in a field.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- b&w ; 5.5 x 24.5 cm photocopy of entire panorama accompanying in accession file
- Geographic Access
- Victory Street
- Street Address
- 4737 Victory Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![O.G. Naud house, [1908] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/172-002-003.jpg)
Saskatchewan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35190
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926 (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 George Pearson bidding farewell to fields and life on the Prairies.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926 (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.
- 204-047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George Pearson bidding farewell to fields and life on the Prairies.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Fields
- Names
- Pearson, George
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![SFU Terry Fox Field running track, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2847.jpg?width=280)
SFU Terry Fox Field running track
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97508
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified person painting the lane markers on the running track at Terry Fox Field at Simon Fraser University.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2847
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified person painting the lane markers on the running track at Terry Fox Field at Simon Fraser University.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Athletic Fields
- Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges
- Buildings - Recreational - Sports
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "The newly-rebuilt running track at Terry Fox Field at Simon Fraser University finally earns its stripes as a worker paints the lane markers."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![SFU Terry Fox Field running track, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2847.jpg)
![SFU Terry Fox Run, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2849.jpg?width=280)
SFU Terry Fox Run
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97510
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University students and staff walking on the Terry Fox Field running track, next to the SFU gymnasium, during the university's Terry Fox Run.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2849
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Simon Fraser University students and staff walking on the Terry Fox Field running track, next to the SFU gymnasium, during the university's Terry Fox Run.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Events - Fundraising
- Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges
- Geographic Features - Athletic Fields
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Students, staff and faculty at Simon Fraser University honor the spirit of Terry Fox at their own Terry Fox Run on Wednesday. The University, where Fox was a student before he embarked on his cross-country journey, also unveiled a new statue of Fox, in the Academic Quadrangle."
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- University Drive
- Street Address
- 8888 University Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![SFU Terry Fox Run, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2849.jpg)
Soccer game at Capitol Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38204
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 26, 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children playing the first soccer game of the season at Capitol Hill, the Aztecs (in white shirts) vs. the Timbers. Left to right: Ryan, Jonathan, Marvin, Tiffany, Jason Foxon, and Morgan. The coach is Chris Foxon. Cars can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 26, 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-791
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of children playing the first soccer game of the season at Capitol Hill, the Aztecs (in white shirts) vs. the Timbers. Left to right: Ryan, Jonathan, Marvin, Tiffany, Jason Foxon, and Morgan. The coach is Chris Foxon. Cars can be seen in the background.
- Names
- Foxon, Chris
- Foxon, Jason
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Copied from col. photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road, [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-537.jpg?width=280)
Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37950
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-537
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road area.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Fields
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Sperling Avenue
- Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road, [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-537.jpg)
Steers' Home Near Medford, Oregon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39508
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1881
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home and property belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon USA. Prior to moving to Canada, Claude Hill (an early resident of Burnaby Lake) lived and worked in Oregon for the Steers family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1881
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-827
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home and property belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon USA. Prior to moving to Canada, Claude Hill (an early resident of Burnaby Lake) lived and worked in Oregon for the Steers family.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Fields
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Swangard Stadium closed
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95096
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 21, 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two City of Burnaby signs attached to fencing outside Swangard Stadium in Central Park. The signs announce the facility's closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the fencing, the stadium's track and bleachers are visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 21, 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 623-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-10
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two City of Burnaby signs attached to fencing outside Swangard Stadium in Central Park. The signs announce the facility's closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the fencing, the stadium's track and bleachers are visible.
- Names
- Swangard Stadium
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Damer, Eric
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Interview with Reidun Seim by Kathy Bossort January 13, 2016 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory654
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Reidun Seim talking about the families and the vineyard and apple orchard on Aubrey Street. She tells stories about picking wild blackberries near Aubrey and raspberries grown on her parent’s farm, and about her mother’s large garden and kale grown for chicken feed.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Length
- 0:09:51
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Geographic Features - Gardens
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Geographic Access
- Aubrey Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- January 13, 2016
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Reidun Seim conducted by Kathy Bossort. Reidun Seim was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Reidun Seim’s memories about her parent’s farm on Curtis Street, events in her childhood, and the people who lived in or visited her neighborhood. She takes us on a tour of her neighborhood in the 1940s, telling us stories about families who lived on Curtis Street on and east of 7300 block, including people who lived on Burnaby Mountain in the old Hastings Grove subdivision above the end of municipal water service at Philips Avenue. She describes changes to Curtis Street, particularly after it provided access to Simon Fraser University in 1965. She also talks about her teaching career, and about how she values the green space and conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
- Biographical Notes
- Reidun Seim was born in 1931 in Vancouver B.C. to Sjur and Martine Seim. Sjur and Martine Seim emigrated to Canada from Norway in 1930, and after settling in Vancouver, moved to an acre of land and a new home at the base of Burnaby Mountain in 1932. Sjur attended UBC to learn about poultry farming and began his own chicken and egg business in 1935. The farm animals and large garden also contributed to the family’s livelihood and self-sufficiency. The Curtis Street neighborhood was a lively place and extended well up Curtis Street on the west slope of Burnaby Mountain, where Reidun would babysit for families. Reidun attended Sperling Avenue Elementary School (Gr. 1-8), Burnaby North High School, and Vancouver Normal School for teacher training in 1950-1951. She began teaching primary grades in Port Coquitlam at James Park School. Most of her career was spent in North Delta, teaching at Kennedy and Annieville schools from 1954-1958, appointed Primary Consultant (1958-1960) and Primary Supervisor (1960-1985), before retiring in 1986. Reidun lived at home with her parents on Curtis Street, commuting to Delta, and continues to live in the original farmhouse.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 2:35:58
- Interviewee Name
- Seim, Reidun
- Interview Location
- Burnaby City Hall in the Law Library
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
Track five of interview with Reidun Seim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-017/MSS196-017_Track_5.mp3![Aerial View of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive, [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0040_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Aerial View of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4296
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive in the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive in the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
- Names
- Chinese Market Gardens
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV017.40.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 11/19/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
Images
![Aerial View of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive, [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0040_0001_001.jpg)
A Family Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Material Details
- Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:13:57 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00-02:21 The podcast opens with Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introducing themselves and their topic- the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby and the people who have made important contributions to the city’s development. “A Family Farm” talks about Chinese-owned businesses which are family run. “The family-oriented nature of Chinese-owned businesses also extend to many of the early (and current) Chinese-owned farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. When Chinese men first began farming in BC in the 1860s, a lot of them worked as labourers because they weren’t allowed to own land. After World War II many of these farmers were allowed to purchase lots, thanks to the Veterans Land Grant. These grants allowed returning veterans to purchase small parcels of land with government loans. Eventually, these men would start families on the farm, and many Chinese-owned farms became family-operated businesses where every member, male, female, child, and extended relatives were enlisted to work the grounds. And it was hard work, often from dawn to dusk, 6-7 days a week.” 02:23 – 07:50 This portion includes excerpts from Oral History interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) of Hop On Farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. The interview was conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Josephine recalls growing up on the family farm with her six siblings. She tells of how the family pulled together money to purchase twelve acres along Marine Drive in 1951, her family’s background, daily life on the farm , responsibilities on the farm for her and her siblings and of how her mother had to balance working on the farm and providing for a family of ten to twelve people. 07:51 – 08:10 In this portion, hosts comment and reflect on their own experiences. “While it’s likely that a lot of this was done out of necessity and not being able to afford additional paid labourers, having grown up in Chinese households ourselves, we can definitely understand the rationale for these family-operated businesses and how it connects back to the Chinese understanding of family and kinship.” 08:11 – 09:06 In this portion, Rose and Wei provide information on the roots of the Chinese character for family “jia” in mandarin or “gah” in Cantonese. They explain that the term family is composed of two parts: the upper element is like a roof, symbolizing shelter, and the bottom part represents a pig which symbolizes food, whereby the Chinese character for family represents that of a farm. They provide a quote from the writings of Francois de Martin-Donos “In ancient China, the farm is an enterprise, a shelter that insures one food and work. The farm is a place to rely on, but in return, needs to be maintained, including a set of responsibilities. In other words, “family” is the insurance of a stable life.” 09:07 – 10:27 In this portion, the hosts speak about how traditional Chinese thought is heavily influenced by the teachings of Confucius and Confucius philosophy. They explain how Confucius emphasized five sets of human relationships that form the basis for society: ruler and minister, husband and wife, parents and child, sibling and sibling, friend and friend. Of these five, three are familial relationships also known as Filial piety – the respect and care for one’s familial superiors (such as parents, elders, and ancestors). They speak of how this is one of Confucianism’s main teachings and in this respect caring for family members is seen as a moral obligation. In China housing arrangements are in the form of siheyuan”s — a type of residence that featured a courtyard surrounded on all four sides with buildings. These traditionally housed one large extended family if they were wealthy enough. 10:28 – 13:08 In this portion, hosts provide further information on Josephine Chow’s family experience working and living on the “Hop On” family farm through the decades. An excerpt from the interview with Josephine Chow conducted by Denise Fong is included. In this excerpt, Josephine reflects on her past experiences on the farm and her present day experiences of her siblings running the farm. 13:09 -13:56 Final summary, credits and acknowledgements.
- History
- Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Agriculture
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Social Issues - Racism
- Names
- Fong, Denise
- Responsibility
- Wu, Rose
- Yeong, Wei Yan
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.28.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- BV020.28.4; BV020.28.5
- Notes
- Title based contents of sound recording
- See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1
- Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:
- Why is family important in China? https://medium.com/@francois_dmd/why-is-family-so-important-in-china-1617b13a67
- Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337
- Covered Roots: The History of Vancouver's Chinese Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WHS2Uf3JU
- Burnaby Village Museum Shares Chinese-Canadian Farming History This Summer https://westcoastfood.ca/burnaby-village-museum-shares-chinese-canadian-farming-history-this-summer/
- Chinese Market Gardeners in the City of Burnaby BC Continue to Practice Urban Agriculture https://cityfarmer.info/chinese-market-gardeners-in-the-city-of-burnaby-bc-continue-to-practice-urban-agriculture/
- Chinese Market Gardening in BC https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/chinese-market-gardening-bc/
Images
Audio Tracks
A Family Farm, 2020
A Taste of History Video series - 2020 subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14272
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a two part video series "A Taste of History". Part one is titled "A Taste of History - Scraps and Dragons" and part two is titled " A Taste of History - A Pig's Tale". The films were created by Debbie Liang and Joty Gill, University of British Columbia alumni and graduates fro…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a two part video series "A Taste of History". Part one is titled "A Taste of History - Scraps and Dragons" and part two is titled " A Taste of History - A Pig's Tale". The films were created by Debbie Liang and Joty Gill, University of British Columbia alumni and graduates from the Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies program (ACAM). "Scraps and Dragons" provides information on the origins of the Chinese-Canadian culinary dish "chop suey" and tells the story of Chinese Canadian Chop Suey restaurants, highlighting the history of the "Dragon Inn" chop suey restaurant owned by Larry Lee. "A Pig's Tale" shares informaton on the history of Chinese pig farms also known as "Piggeries" in Burnaby, highlighting the experiences of Chinese Pig farmers along Douglas Road. Films include versions with English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese subtitles.
- History
- In 2020, due to the restrictions of COVID-19, UBC interns were asked to create virtual experiences to reimagine Burnaby Village Museum's historical Chinese Canadian programming in remote online spaces. Debbie Liang and Joty Gill (UBC alumni and graduates of Dr. Henry Yu's 2019 summer ACAM 390A Global Seminar to Asia) returned to work with Burnaby Village Museum to create two short films showcasing the history of Chinese Canadian Chop Suey restaurants and piggeries in Burnaby
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
- Agriculture - Farms
- Agriculture - Ranches
- Animals - Pigs
- Regulations
- Accession Code
- BV020.28
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
Back to the Roots Podcast series - 2020 subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14271
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 4 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 video recording (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a three episode podcast series "Back to the Roots" and two research interviews conducted using the video communication platform, "Zoom". The three podcasts which delve into the topics of Chinese family operated businesses, Chinese contributions to early local and alternative …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 4 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 video recording (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a three episode podcast series "Back to the Roots" and two research interviews conducted using the video communication platform, "Zoom". The three podcasts which delve into the topics of Chinese family operated businesses, Chinese contributions to early local and alternative food systems, and Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbalism. The three podcasts are titled "A Family Farm"; "Where is your food from?" and "Chinese Herbalist Shops & TCM". The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Facutly of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. The two interviews were conducted by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Facutly of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. The recorded interviews include Dr. John Yang (doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Denise Fong (Burnaby Village Museum's Chinese-Canadian History researcher, co curator of the Accross the Pacific exhibit and UBC PHD candidate). The interviews were conducted as part of Rose and Wei Yan's research in support of a three episode podcast series "Back to the Roots" which delves into the topics of Chinese family operated businesses, Chinese contributions to early local and alternative food systems, and Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbalism.
- Accession Code
- BV020.28
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Interviews were originally recorded as mp4 videos on zoom. One of the interviews is made available for public access on Heritage Burnaby as an mp3 sound recording. Contact the Burnaby Village Museum to access the recording of the other interview.
C.F. Sprott's house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34498
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.8 x 17.7 cm mounted on cardboard 14.8 x 19.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of C.F. Sprott's House at Douglas Road and Norland Avenue. A unidentified man is standing on the porch steps.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12.8 x 17.7 cm mounted on cardboard 14.8 x 19.7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 022-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of C.F. Sprott's House at Douglas Road and Norland Avenue. A unidentified man is standing on the porch steps.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Cooksley, William Thomas
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "C.F. Sprott's Residence, Fruit Farm, Burnaby B.C."
- Annotation underneath photograph reads, "W.T. Cooksley, New Westminster, B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Norland Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
![Chinese man working in field, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0175_001.jpg?width=280)
Chinese man working in field
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19753
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified Chinese man crouched down and working in a field. A gardening hoe is leaning on his shoulder and there are young trees growing behind him. This field and orchard could be located on the Love family property.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified Chinese man crouched down and working in a field. A gardening hoe is leaning on his shoulder and there are young trees growing behind him. This field and orchard could be located on the Love family property.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.175
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- 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)
Images
![Chinese man working in field, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0175_001.jpg)