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![Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits, [1933] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0101_001.jpg?width=280)
Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15284
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1933] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin (Nelson), Maureen Johnston and Louise Irwin wearing swimsuits and standing in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Barnet Lumber Company
- Irwin, Louise
- Irwin, Elsie May Taylor
- Johnston, Bob
- Johnston, Maureen
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.101
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1933] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- See page 42 of book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollection of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Bobby Johnston, Eleanor Irwin, Maureen Johnston, Louise Irwin pose in their swimsuits, c. 1928"
- Date for description of photograph based on information provided in Johnston family image 8
Images
![Bobby and Maureen Johnston and Eleanor and Louise Irwin in swimsuits, [1933] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0101_001.jpg)
Seniors dancing on Pioneer Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13331
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 22 September 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seniors dancing inside of the James Cowan Centre on Pioneer Day. Pioneer Day was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations and included entertainment, games, displays, dinner and dancing. A giant birthday cake was created for the occasion marking Burnaby's seventy-ninth birthday.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of seniors dancing inside of the James Cowan Centre on Pioneer Day. Pioneer Day was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations and included entertainment, games, displays, dinner and dancing. A giant birthday cake was created for the occasion marking Burnaby's seventy-ninth birthday.
- Subjects
- Events
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Persons - Seniors
- Persons - Pioneers
- Recreational Activities - Dancing
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.349
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 22 September 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 4-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
fishing rod with cloth case
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80105
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.19.4
- Description
- This is a four piece fishing rod with a cloth segmented case to hold the individual section of the rod. The rod has line eyes of a fly rod type but the butt piece is set up as a light casting rod. The segments of the rod may be hollow metal. The reel seat is chrome plated and the segments of the rod have a black finish. It is marked "STAG BRAND" on the rod seat
- Object History
- Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.
- Marks/Labels
- "STAG BRAND" stamped in the reel seat
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Devices
- Recreational Devices - Fishing Rods
- Fishing And Trapping Tools and Equipment
Images
fishing rod with cloth case
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80107
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.19.7
- Description
- This is a three piece fly fishing style rod with a cloth segmented case to hold the individual section of the rod. The line guides are bent wire tied to the rod. The segments of the rod appear to be hexagonal cane.
- Object History
- Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Recreational Activities - Fishing
- Recreational Devices
- Recreational Devices - Fishing Rods
- Fishing And Trapping Tools and Equipment
Images
Burnaby May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3114
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of folk dancing groups celebrating Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. The dance groups are composed of young boys and girls. Some dance groups are gathered around Maypoles, and a crowd is on a hill by the field watching.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of folk dancing groups celebrating Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. The dance groups are composed of young boys and girls. Some dance groups are gathered around Maypoles, and a crowd is on a hill by the field watching.
- Geographic Access
- Wedgewood Street
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Accession Code
- HV972.204.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
- Related Material
- For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-25
- Photographer
- Lloyd, Frank Ernest
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Inscribed on the negative and printed on the bottom front of the photograph: "Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd Studio, McKay B.C. / 20."
Images
Burnaby May Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3115
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of several maypoles that have been errected in celebration of Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. At every maypole, there are children (mainly girls), each holding a ribbon. The girls are wearing white dresses and some have white caps. A crowd is watching.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of several maypoles that have been errected in celebration of Burnaby's May Day at Robert Burnaby Park. At every maypole, there are children (mainly girls), each holding a ribbon. The girls are wearing white dresses and some have white caps. A crowd is watching.
- Geographic Access
- Wedgewood Street
- Robert Burnaby Park
- Street Address
- 8155 Wedgewood Street
- Accession Code
- HV972.204.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 26, 1928
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
- Related Material
- For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-25
- Photographer
- Lloyd, Frank Ernest
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "Burnaby May Day 26. 5. 28 / Lloyd Studio, McKay. B.C."
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2137
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.185
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2143
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.191
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13200
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.186
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13201
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.187
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13202
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.188
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13203
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.189
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13204
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.190
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13205
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.192
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Cice Chandler Brown, July 2, 1925 (date of original), copied [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900510001.jpg?width=280)
Cice Chandler Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1449
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 2, 1925 (date of original), copied [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of baby Cice (Cicely) Chandler (later Brown) sitting on a quilt under a paper parasol. The image was taken at the family home on Telford Avenue, Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of baby Cice (Cicely) Chandler (later Brown) sitting on a quilt under a paper parasol. The image was taken at the family home on Telford Avenue, Burnaby.
- Names
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Geographic Access
- Telford Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV999.51.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 2, 1925 (date of original), copied [1999]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying (BV999.51.2)
Images
![Cice Chandler Brown, July 2, 1925 (date of original), copied [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900510001.jpg)
![Eleanor Irwin in sprinkler, [1937] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0077_001.jpg?width=280)
Eleanor Irwin in sprinkler
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15290
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1937] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elenanor Irwin (Nelson) dressed in a swimsuit and standing under a sprinkler in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elenanor Irwin (Nelson) dressed in a swimsuit and standing under a sprinkler in the yard of the Irwin family home on the site of the Barnet Lumber Mill.
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.77
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1937] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Eleanor Irwin in sprinkler, [1937] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0077_001.jpg)
![Grandma Taylor on swing with Louise and Eleanor, [1928] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0079_001.jpg?width=280)
Grandma Taylor on swing with Louise and Eleanor
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15260
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1928] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor seated on a swing and holding baby Louise Irwin while young Eleanor Irwin is standing behind and pushing. The swing is hanging from a tree in a yard.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grandmother, Elizabeth Taylor seated on a swing and holding baby Louise Irwin while young Eleanor Irwin is standing behind and pushing. The swing is hanging from a tree in a yard.
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Barnet Lumber Company
- Irwin, Louise
- Nelson, Eleanor Irwin
- Taylor, Elizabeth Shephard
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.79
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1928] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- See page 47 of book, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Bottom: Left to Right: Louise Irwin, Grandmother Isabella Taylor, and Eleanor Irwin,1928"
- Spelling of Grandmother Taylor's first name is taken from death certificate which reads "Elizabeth" (Shephard) Taylor"
Images
![Grandma Taylor on swing with Louise and Eleanor, [1928] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0079_001.jpg)
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4479
- 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) (0:06:35 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to friends, play, and recreation. Cice talks about Shirley, her best friend from grade school until Shirley’s death at 21. She describes the large, loose circle of friends she met in the Telford Avenue neighborhood or through school, and where they pl…
- 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) (0:06:35 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 4: This portion of the recording pertains to friends, play, and recreation. Cice talks about Shirley, her best friend from grade school until Shirley’s death at 21. She describes the large, loose circle of friends she met in the Telford Avenue neighborhood or through school, and where they played. Cice recalls how she spent time with her high school friends, and discusses the games that she played with her family and friends.
- 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
- Geographic Access
- Telford Avenue
- 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
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Audio Tracks
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_004.mp3![Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_001.JPG?width=280)
Interview with Shirley Cohn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_001.JPG)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3![Louise and Eleanor Irwin running with their uncle Fred, [1934] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0069_001.jpg?width=280)
Louise and Eleanor Irwin running with their uncle Fred
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15250
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1934] (date of original), copied 2004
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Louise Irwin (left) and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) (middle) running with their Uncle Fred Taylor in their yard at the Barnet Mill.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- In the Shadow by the Sea collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Louise Irwin (left) and Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) (middle) running with their Uncle Fred Taylor in their yard at the Barnet Mill.
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Barnet Lumber Company
- Irwin, Louise
- Nelson, Eleanor Irwin
- Taylor, Frederick "Fred"
- Geographic Access
- Burrard Inlet
- Accession Code
- BV019.32.69
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1934] (date of original), copied 2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- See page 53 of book, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" with caption "Louise and Eleanor Irwin running with Uncle Fred Taylor, 1934"
Images
![Louise and Eleanor Irwin running with their uncle Fred, [1934] (date of original), copied 2004 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2019/2019_0032_0069_001.jpg)