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Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' New Haven Barn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark852
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
Associated Dates
1939
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Associated Dates
1939
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 12183
Enactment Date
11/12/2006
Description
Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
Heritage Value
The site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The New Haven Barn is a significant feature from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works, and is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the New Haven Barn include its: - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Organization
Home of the Friendless
Borstal School
New Haven Correction Centre
Architect
Henry Whittaker
Function
Primary Historic--Estate
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
003-004-661
Boundaries
'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.
Area
230873.18
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Names
Whittaker, George
New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders
New Haven Correction Centre
Borstal School
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
Buildings - Agricultural
Street Address
4250 Marine Drive
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Images
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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory470
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1936-1990
Length
00:04:34
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
Date Range
1936-1990
Length
00:04:34
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Archives
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 21, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:43:35
Interviewee Name
Nixon, Al
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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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
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track five of interview with Reidun Seim

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Barn book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4912
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Beatty Bros Limited
Publication Date
c1931
Call Number
631 BEA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV991.45.136
Call Number
631 BEA
Author
Beatty Bros Limited
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Beatty Bros., Ltd.
Publication Date
c1931
Series
Book (Beatty Bros., Limited), no. 11
Physical Description
334 p. : ill. : 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Barns
Farm buildings
Dairying
Stables
Catalogs
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Agricultural
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Agriculture
Agriculture - Dairy
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Object History
Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
Notes
Includes index.
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Nicholson Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38258
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph looking over a field toward a house and barn identified as E.W. Nicholson's Broadway Jersey Ranch.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Margaret McCallum subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
375-020
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-42
Scope and Content
Photograph looking over a field toward a house and barn identified as E.W. Nicholson's Broadway Jersey Ranch.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Agriculture - Crops
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Our farm home - Broadway Jersey Ranch 1993. 3704 Boundary Road at G.N.Ry Crossing Burnaby BC. Property occupied and owned by E.W. Nicholson from May 23, 1900 to Sept. 29, 1951. Property sold to Link-Belt Co. in 1951."
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Street Address
2550 Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Towards Nicholson Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38256
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph looking over a field towards a house and barn in the background. The farm has been identified as that belonging to E.W. Nicholson of the Broadview district.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Margaret McCallum subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
375-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-42
Scope and Content
Photograph looking over a field towards a house and barn in the background. The farm has been identified as that belonging to E.W. Nicholson of the Broadview district.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Agriculture - Crops
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption.
A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Haying time on farm of E.W. Nicholson."
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Street Address
2550 Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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Eagles garden and house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37187
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of five people standing in front of the Eagles' front door, at the Eagles Estate.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[193-] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
331-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-21
Scope and Content
Photograph of five people standing in front of the Eagles' front door, at the Eagles Estate.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
5655 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Eagles house and landscaping

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37192
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles standing outside of their house with two other couples.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
331-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-21
Scope and Content
Photograph of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles standing outside of their house with two other couples.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Names
Eagles, Dr. Blythe
Eagles, Dr. Violet
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
5655 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Violet Eagles in the garden

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37188
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Eagles standing in the garden at the Eagles Estate with a another woman and a child and a dog.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 17 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
331-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1996-21
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Eagles standing in the garden at the Eagles Estate with a another woman and a child and a dog.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Animals - Dogs
Names
Eagles, Dr. Violet
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
5655 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Violet Eagles outside her home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38323
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm + 1 b&w negative ; 6 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Eagles and a friend standing on the lower lawn in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1939
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eagles family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm + 1 b&w negative ; 6 x 5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
404-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2000-4
Scope and Content
Photograph of Violet Eagles and a friend standing on the lower lawn in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Names
Eagles, Dr. Violet
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Sperling Avenue
Street Address
5655 Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Fire Department at Fire Hall No. 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35199
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934 (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 Burnaby fire department trucks and firefighters, in front of fire hall No. 2. Note the old Burnaby Municipal Hall on the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-056
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby fire department trucks and firefighters, in front of fire hall No. 2. Note the old Burnaby Municipal Hall on the left.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - City Halls
Transportation - Fire Trucks
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Buildings - Civic - Fire Halls
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
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Dot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2707
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1937
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dot standing on the lawn of the R.F. Anderson house located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (6504 Deer Lake Avenue) in Burnaby. Mabel Hawkshaw was living in this house in 1937. The Anderson House, gardens and tall trees are visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dot standing on the lawn of the R.F. Anderson house located at 3908 Deer Lake Avenue (6504 Deer Lake Avenue) in Burnaby. Mabel Hawkshaw was living in this house in 1937. The Anderson House, gardens and tall trees are visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Geographic Features - Gardens
Plants - Trees
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
BV996.6.139
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1937
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/18/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption for photograph reads: "Dot + Me"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory36
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1927-1930
Length
0:08:22
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
Date Range
1927-1930
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:08:22
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Formby Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Broadway Jersey Ranch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38259
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house and barn identified as E.W. Nicholson's "Broadway Jersey Ranch." Three men and a team of horses can be seen to the right of the house. The men may be E.W. Nicholoson, John McCallum and George Dell.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Margaret McCallum subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
375-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-42
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house and barn identified as E.W. Nicholson's "Broadway Jersey Ranch." Three men and a team of horses can be seen to the right of the house. The men may be E.W. Nicholoson, John McCallum and George Dell.
Subjects
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Dell, George
McCallum, John
Nicholson, E.W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Street Address
2550 Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
Images
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John McCallum at Nicholson Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38260
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.4 x 15.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men and a team of horses standing in a field next to the home and farm belonging to E.W. Nicholson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Margaret McCallum subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.4 x 15.4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
375-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-42
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men and a team of horses standing in a field next to the home and farm belonging to E.W. Nicholson.
Subjects
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Dell, George
McCallum, John
Nicholson, E.W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Home of E.W. Nicholson. John McCallum and team. George Dell near steps."
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Street Address
2550 Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
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Cherry-Burrell general catalog : complete equipment and supplies for handling milk and its products : catalog no. 1939.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2262
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Cherry-Burrell Corporation of Canada
Publication Date
c1939
Call Number
637 CHE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV977.29.49
Call Number
637 CHE
Author
Cherry-Burrell Corporation of Canada
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Cherry-Burrell Corp.
Publication Date
c1939
Physical Description
324 p. : ill. : 28 cm.
Inscription
"Mr Gould" [Handwritten in red crayon on title page] "Dary Supply Co Ltd" [Handwritten in orange crayon on title page] "Dairy Supplies ________ Complete ____ to the Dairy ____ ______ 1158 Romeo _____ Vancouver B.C." [Stamped in black ink on front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Commercial catalogs
Dairying
Catalogs
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Dairy
Notes
Includes index.
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Combining in field

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19919
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men and child with combining equipment in a field in Alberta. Two men are working with a combine to harvest grain and the others are standing nearby. Man standing in centre is identified as Orrie Sommers' dad, one man on combine is identified as Orrie's brother, child and man sta…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men and child with combining equipment in a field in Alberta. Two men are working with a combine to harvest grain and the others are standing nearby. Man standing in centre is identified as Orrie Sommers' dad, one man on combine is identified as Orrie's brother, child and man standing next to tractor are identified as "Irene" and "Fred".
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Cool, Irene Dorothy Rae Sommers
Sommers Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.341
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1930
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "This is in 1930 / combining on Orrie / brothers place which / we rent. / Orries Dad in centre / Irene & Fred. / His brother [Orlif] & / man on combine. / The other man / is a salesman. / They are always / thick in the fall"
Note in ink on lower recto of photograph reads: "1930"
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Group posing on farming machinery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19923
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of nine people posing on farming equipment used for harvesting on a farm in Alberta. Frank Charles Stanley is seated in front with two boys standing behind him, his son Frank Conquest Stanley (right) and a boy identified as Don (left). Three young women are seated on upper le…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of nine people posing on farming equipment used for harvesting on a farm in Alberta. Frank Charles Stanley is seated in front with two boys standing behind him, his son Frank Conquest Stanley (right) and a boy identified as Don (left). Three young women are seated on upper level of equipment with two young girls standing behind. The woman that is standing could be Esther Love Stanley or a relation of Frank Stanley. Farm buildings are visible in the background.
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Stanley, Frank Charles
Stanley, Frank Conquest
Stanley, Esther Love
Stanley Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.345
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
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Group posing on farming machinery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19924
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of eight people posing on farming equipment used for harvesting on a farm in Alberta. Esther (Love) Stanley is seated on the right and her children Frank and Joyce Stanley are standing above with group of young women and girls. Young boy named "Don" is standing to the left of …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of eight people posing on farming equipment used for harvesting on a farm in Alberta. Esther (Love) Stanley is seated on the right and her children Frank and Joyce Stanley are standing above with group of young women and girls. Young boy named "Don" is standing to the left of Esther. Farm buildings are visible in the background.
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Stanley, Esther Love
Stanley, Frank Conquest
Warner, Joyce Stanley
Stanley Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.346
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
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Group posing on farming machinery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19926
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[193-]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of eight people posing on farming equipment used for harvesting on a farm in Alberta. Esther (Love) Stanley is seated on the right and her children Frank and Joyce Stanley are standing above with group of young women and girls. Young boy named "Don" is standing to the left of …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of eight people posing on farming equipment used for harvesting on a farm in Alberta. Esther (Love) Stanley is seated on the right and her children Frank and Joyce Stanley are standing above with group of young women and girls. Young boy named "Don" is standing to the left of Esther. Farm buildings are visible in the background.
Subjects
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Stanley, Esther Love
Stanley, Frank Conquest
Warner, Joyce Stanley
Stanley Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.348
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[193-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-09
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
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