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5th Burnaby Brownie concert

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1948

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of 5th Burnaby Brownie Concert with 5th Burnaby Brownies, 5th Burnaby Guides, 1st North Burnaby Cubs and Scouts, Vancouver Sea Rangers, Brown Owl, Mrs. K. Hebron, Area Commissioner Miss R. McArthur, onstage at Gilmore Avenue School Auditorium.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of 5th Burnaby Brownie Concert with 5th Burnaby Brownies, 5th Burnaby Guides, 1st North Burnaby Cubs and Scouts, Vancouver Sea Rangers, Brown Owl, Mrs. K. Hebron, Area Commissioner Miss R. McArthur, onstage at Gilmore Avenue School Auditorium.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack; Hebron, Kathleen Billingham

Accession Code: BV015.35.176

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1948

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: March 9, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; This photograph is similar to photograph BV015.35.156.10 but includes people on the right side of the stage.; Handwritten annotations above photograph reads: "5th Burnaby Brownie Concert with 5th Burnaby Brownies, 5th Burnaby Guides, 1st North Burnaby Cubs and Scouts, Vancouver Sea Rangers, Brown Owl, / Mrs. K. Hebron (below right), Area Commissioner Miss R. McArthur, onstage / at Gilmore Avenue School Auditorium...opening...Feb 25th"; Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156

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Comedy show

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 009-011

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Valleyview Community Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Comedy show

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show. An audience is looking on from beside the stage.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 009-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men dressed as women in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show. An audience is looking on from beside the stage.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Valleyview Community Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34078

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man dressed as a woman in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 009-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man dressed as a woman in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Valleyview Community Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Comedy show

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34079

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.1 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.1 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 009-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Valleyview Community Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Annotation on back of photograph reads, "Fred Jackson"

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Comedy show

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 8.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 009-015

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of three men, two of whom are dressed as women, in a Valleyview Community Centre comedy show.

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Valleyview Community Centre

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4949 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Edmonds School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34811

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of four Edmonds School students in costume as cast members of the play, "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves."

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Helen Davy subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 138-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1985-08

Scope and Content: Photograph of four Edmonds School students in costume as cast members of the play, "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves."

Subjects: Clothing - Costumes; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Edmonds Community School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Street Address: 7641 Edmonds Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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The Magic Forest

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of unidentified members of the 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack dressed in white bunny costumes. The Brownies are dressed in costume to perform "The Magic Forest" story at the Girl Guide Rally at the Hastings Auditorium. The group of girls are gathered together on the floor of the auditorium wit…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of unidentified members of the 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack dressed in white bunny costumes. The Brownies are dressed in costume to perform "The Magic Forest" story at the Girl Guide Rally at the Hastings Auditorium. The group of girls are gathered together on the floor of the auditorium with members of the audience in the bleachers behind them.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Recreational Activities - Theatre

Names: Girl Guides of Canada; 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack

Accession Code: BV015.35.171

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [194-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: March 8, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Label beneath photograph reads: "BROWNIES IN WHITE. BROWNIES' CONTRIBUTION TO THE GIRL / GUIDE RALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AT HASTINGS AUDITORIUM CONSISTED / OF A FANTASY STORY KNOWN TO ALL / THEIR MEMBERS."; Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156

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Interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1931-2022] (interview content), interviewed 25 Nov. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 56 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 57 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of an oral history interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interview opens with introductions and how the content of the interview can be drawn on by Burnaby Village Museum for future …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 56 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 57 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Anushay Malik Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Dr. Sadhu Binning Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: November 25, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: (1:15:57) Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of an oral history interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interview opens with introductions and how the content of the interview can be drawn on by Burnaby Village Museum for future exhibits and for researchers to learn more about the history of the South Asian community in Burnaby. During the interview, Dr. Binning shares his ancestral background along with his relatives' and his own personal experiences as a South Asian immigrant living and working in British Columbia and Burnaby. Dr. Binning conveys that he’s a Burnaby resident who’s lived in Burnaby since 1973 and that his children were born here. Binning shares his ancestral heritage beginning with his uncle Dhana Singh who emigrated from Punjab to British Columbia in 1931 and began working in the forest industry. He explains how Dhana Singh and another partner owned, operated and worked in small sawmills in the vicinity of Kamloops, Williams Lake and also on Vancouver Island. Binning conveys that in the beginning Dhana Singh and many other South Asian immigrants were not legal residents until 1938. In 1938, about 350 South Asian immigrants (mainly Punjabi) gathered resources to hire a lawyer to obtain permanent residency. Binning mentions that one of the notable South Asians in the group who was also a close friend of his uncle, was Darshan Singh Sangha, a trade unionist who was a founding member of the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) union and an active member of the Communist Party of Canada. Binning conveys how Darshan Singh Sangha returned to India in 1947 to be a part of the revolution, how he was very active in the communist movement in India. While in India, Darshan Singh Sangha, was known as Canadian and thereby adopted “Canadian” as his surname, becoming “Darshan Singh Canadian”. Binning further explains that his uncle Dhana Singh Sangha returned to India in 1951, married and came back to B.C. in 1957 bringing with him, his wife and children. In 1960, with the support of his uncle, Binning’s father, Jit Singh Binning immigrated to British Columbia and began working in sawmills in the lower mainland, Kamloops, Quesnel and on Vancouver Island. Binning clarifies that his uncle, Dhana Singh was able to immigrate to Canada with the support of his cousins from the Tarker Singh Bains family. Binning further describes Darshan Singh Sangha’s involvement with the Communist party and the IWA and how the majority of the members were from the forest industry. As an active and prominent member of the labour movement, Darshan Singh Sangha fought for the rights of South Asians and Chinese who working in the industry and facing racism, unfair wages and discriminatory practices. Binning describes how Darshan Singh Sangha wrote a book in English in 1943, titled “Rise of the New Asia”. Binning conveys how immigrants of Chinese and South Asian decent didn’t have the right to vote in British Columbia and how Darshan Singh Sangha was instrumental in obtaining the right to vote in British Columbia, although he was never given the credit. Binning describes his uncle Dhana Singh as a likeable guy with many friends, first living in Kamloops before moving to Vancouver. Binning imparts how the sport of wrestling is a popular Punjabi sport along with Punjabi kabaddi. He conveys that his uncle became involved in wrestling while working in sawmills. South Asian immigrants had to do physical labour working in sawmills, the work could be tough and could often lead to physical fights. A number of South Asian immigrants working in the mills already had experience as wrestlers from back home. Dhana Singh later left the lumber industry to work in the agriculture sector. Binning explains how immigration rules changed in the 1960s which lead to larger numbers of South Asians immigrating to Canada. Many of these new immigrants were educated and politically conscious. All of these new immigrants faced racism but being politically conscious from an independent India and with the ability to speak English they organized themselves to fight for their rights. Binning imagines the items that his uncle and his father may have brought with them in their suitcase when immigrating to Canada. Binning describes three items, including a rajai (a blanket with cotton inside that is sewn together), a bistra (small attaché case or trunk) and a piece of cloth to lie on. Binning further describes the roles in Indian society as caste divisions and that it was usually women’s work in making the rajais. Binning recollects the locations that his father and his family lived after coming to Vancouver. Binning explains that a few years after living together in Vancouver, he and his family moved to Burnaby in 1973 to be closer to his Dr. Binning’s wife, Jagdish Binning’s family. Dr. Binning and family lived in a house in Burnaby located on Irmin Street near Royal Oak between 1973 and 1987. While living at this house their children attended McPherson Park Junior High School and later Burnaby South Secondary School. Binning reflects on some of the racism that he and his family have faced while living in Burnaby which led him to write a poem that he published in 1994 titled “No More Watno Dur”. Binning explains the meaning of the title “Watan” meaning “country and everybody” “a country far way from the motherland”. Binning explains the origins of the magazine “Watan” that was started by a friend in 1973. The magazine got its roots in Vancouver in 1973 from an organization called the “Punjabi Literary Association”. Binning became the editor of the magazine in 1976 and his friend joined him as assistant editor in 1978. Binning continued to work as editor until 1983 or 1984 when he returned to school to complete his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree. Binning describes the origins of the “Vancouver Sath” that was formed by a small group of South Asians around 1982. Binning was a founding member of the organization and held meetings and rehearsals at his house in Burnaby. Vancouver Sath first started out as an informal discussion forum by a group of politically conscious Punjabi writers and activists. Binning talks about issues and problems that Vancouver Sath addressed including; racism as well as domestic violence in the South Asian community. Binning explains how he and Sukhwant Hundal wrote articles on these issues and others that were happening in the South Asian community in Canada. Binning talks about how in 1983, the group was inspired to begin performing theatrical works after consulting with Gursharan Singh who was from a well known theatrical group from Punjab who were performing in Vancouver. In the beginning the Vancouver Sath’s plays were focused on the problems in Punjab but they soon decided to address social issues in their own South Asian community here in Canada. Binning summarizes and draws attention to, some of the plays that Vancouver Sath has written and performed including; “Picket Line”, about Punjabi women farmworkers’ rights; “Lattan de Bhoot”, about domestic abuse; “A Crop of Poison”; “Kihda Viah” (English translation- “Whose Marriage”) about arranged marriage and others about social issues in the South Asian community. The plays were performed in public schools and community centres in Vancouver and Richmond, Simon Fraser University and some were also performed in Toronto, Calgary and Williams Lake. Binning mentions some of the traditional foods that he likes to eat and where he and his family have shopped to find ingredients. He recalls how his mother, Gurmaje Kaur Binning did all of the cooking and was often cooking all day long. In the sixties, the Binning family address on 13th Avenue in Vancouver was also used as a postal address for many friends and family who’d recently immigrated. When these friends dropped by to pick up their mail, his mother often provided them with tea and food. After Binning and his wife, Jagdish moved to their own home in 1973, he shared in some of the shopping and cooking but his wife did the majority of the work due to his busy schedule. The interview closes with Binning providing an explanation of how “Watno Dur” magazine changed it’s name to “Watan” magazine. Binning reflects on how this came to be, when he made the decision to get an education in Canada and to stay here, not just as a “Canadian” but as a “Punjabi Canadian.

History: Interviewee biography: Dr. Sadhu Binning was born on May 10, 1947 to mother Gurmej Kaur and father Jeet Singh Binning. Due to lack of proper records management in India at the time of his birth, it is believed that he was actually born sometime in December of 1947. He grew up alongside two brothers and one sister in a village located in Kapurthala, Punjab. Dr. Binning attended secondary school in the nearby city of Phagwara, Punjab although he did not complete his education here. Throughout his childhood, he enjoyed reading both Punjabi and Hindi novels and learned how to read Urdu as well. Dr. Binning’s uncle, Dhana Singh immigrated to Canada in 1933 and returned to India in 1953. When Dhana Singh returned to Canada in 1957, he sponsored Dr. Binning’s father, Jeet Singh Binning to immigrate. Dhana Singh co-owned a few saw mills in British Columbia and also worked in the truck driving industry. Dr. Binning remembers that some people who had lived in Canada would visit their village and that they appeared to be strong and healthy and looked happy. He also noticed that they would eat meat, so whenever they would visit there would be meat available. In 1967, when he was nineteen and a half years old, Dr. Binning immigrated Canada to join his father. He recalls his father and uncle and a friend arriving at the airport to pick him up. During his first few days, Dr. Binning made the decision to remove his turban and beard upon receiving advice from his uncle. Dr. Binning first obtained work on a farm in Abbotsford, working alongside his mother. While working, Dr. Binning also attended English classes in Vancouver. Dr. Binning’s Uncle Dhana Singh worked in a Vancouver saw mill and tried to help find work for his nephew but was unsuccessful. Dr. Binning soon found work at a saw mill in Avola and worked there until the end of the summer until a friend helped find him work in a saw mill in North Vancouver. During his free time, he enjoyed camping with friends. In 1970, Dr. Binning left the saw mill after obtaining a job at the post office. The post office offered lower wages than working at the mill but Dr. Binning believed that he would become more educated working here. While working as a postman, Dr. Binning recalls facing a lot of discrimination and racism and was often referred to as a ‘Paki’ multiple times a day. In 1973, Dr. Binning married Jagish Sihota. Sadhu and Jagdish originated from nearby villages in India and met each other in Canada. Dr. Binning’s wife, Jagdish worked at the Royal Bank of Canada for thirty years until her retirement. While working, she also looked after the household and their son and daughter. Jagdish also handwrote a magazine, “Watno Dur’ (English translation: ‘away from homeland’) which was distributed in the community. In 1976, Dr. Binning became the editor of the magazine and the name was later changed to “Watan’ as they had accepted their new homeland of Canada. While working at the post office, Dr. Binning also attended night school starting in eighth grade. After receiving his high school diploma, he was accepted to Simon Fraser University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Anthropology and Sociology and in 1986 he obtained a Masters degree from Simon Fraser University. While attending university, Dr. Binning was very active within the community and wanted to work to improve society. He first thought that he would return to India to contribute and improve rights in his homeland but upon seeing the prevalence of the movements in Canada, he realized that work needed to be done here too. In 1983, Dr. Binning became a founding member and contributor to a theatrical collective known as “Vancouver Sath”. The theatrical group produced plays that represented societal issues and were invited to perform at multiple conferences throughout British Columbia and Canada. The group focused and acknowledged the many issues in Punjab and in Canada. One of the plays that the group produced focused on the exploitation of Punjabi women who worked on farms in Canada. Dr. Binning continued to be involved as an integral member of Vancouver Sath until 1995. Over the years, Dr. Binning has strongly lobbied for Punjabi language education and between 1988 and 2008 he worked as Punjabi instructor at the University of British Columbia. He first worked as a teaching assistant at UBC under Dr. Harjot Oberoi and due to low wages, he simultaneously worked at the Post Office. In 2019, Dr. Binning received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from UBC in recognition of his work. Since 1973, Dr. Binning has lived in Burnaby and has resided in the same home that he and his wife Jagdish purchased in 1987. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, watercolour painting, travelling abroad and going on road trips. Interviewer biography: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Industries - Logging/lumber; Industries - Forestry; Foods; Migration; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Organizations - Unions; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Performances; Performances - Dramatic Performances; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Binning, Dr. Sadhu; Binning, Gurmaje Kaur; Binning, Jit Singh; Binning, Jagdish; Sangha, Darshan Singh; Canadian Farmworkers Union; Hundal, Sukhwant; Sangra, Harjinder; Singh, Dhana; Vancouver Sath

Responsibility: Petrusa, Kate; Malik, Anushay

Accession Code: BV022.29.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1931-2022] (interview content), interviewed 25 Nov. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby

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Interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning, [1931-2022] (interview content), interviewed 25 Nov. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0003_004.mp3

Andy Digney Film

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85335

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1934 and 1961]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments h…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1934 and 1961]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 2 optical discs (approx. 2 hrs, 40 min) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a collection of 18 short films on DVD. These films were created by Andy Digney using his 8 mm camera and provide views of the Digney family gatherings, trips, vacations at home and abroad. They also provide glimpses of Burnaby parades, celebrations and the Digney Speedway. The 18 segments have all been described at item level.

Subjects: Animals - Dogs; Recreational Activities - Fishing; Recreational Activities - Camping; Recreational Activities - Picnics; Geographic Features - Rivers; Events - Parades

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film; The original 8mm film footage was digitized and broken down into 18 segments, reflecting the original order. Items are described as 562-003-1 : 562-003-18

Burnaby Civic Employees Picnic

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 79.0 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of men, women and children at a Burnaby Civic Employees Picnic at Belcarra Park. Some of the people identified in the photograph are: Judith Hunter Conners, Ann Grover, Ed Engberg, John Fredrick Grover, David Hunter, Phyllis Hunter, Jim Grover, Sid [Dote?], possibly Charlie Fo…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1949

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Civic Employees subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 79.0 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 198-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1987-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of a group of men, women and children at a Burnaby Civic Employees Picnic at Belcarra Park. Some of the people identified in the photograph are: Judith Hunter Conners, Ann Grover, Ed Engberg, John Fredrick Grover, David Hunter, Phyllis Hunter, Jim Grover, Sid [Dote?], possibly Charlie Fothergill, and possibly Mrs. Fothergill. An annotation at the bottom centre of photograph reads, "Burnaby Civic Employees / Picnic Belcarra Park July 1949," and at the bottom right of the photo, "Sunday's Photos."

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Recreational Activities - Picnics

Names: Conners, Judith Hunter; Engberg, Ed; Fothergill, Charlie; Grover, Ann; Grover, Jim; Grover, John Fredrick; Hunter, David; Hunter, Phyllis; Burnaby Civic Employees Union

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Sunday, Fred William

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Burnaby Civic Employees Picnic, 1949 thumbnail

Burnaby Schools Day at Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35084

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1940] (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 of Burnaby Schools Day held at Central Park. Children are dancing on a field. A water tower can be seen in the distance.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Davies family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 190-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-41

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Schools Day held at Central Park. Children are dancing on a field. A water tower can be seen in the distance.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing; Geographic Features - Fields

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Central Park; Imperial Street

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Burnaby Schools Day at Central Park, [between 1937 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Campsite

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-?] (date of original), copied 1976

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a campsite with two tents. An unidentified woman in a dress and hat is standing by the tent to the right. There are also two unidentified men and two dogs. One of the dogs is standing on the roof of a vehicle, and the other on a front wheel. There is illegible lettering on the door o…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a campsite with two tents. An unidentified woman in a dress and hat is standing by the tent to the right. There are also two unidentified men and two dogs. One of the dogs is standing on the roof of a vehicle, and the other on a front wheel. There is illegible lettering on the door of the van. The area is wooded with tall grass and bushes. Charred tree stumps can be seen in the background. The location is unidentified, but it is likely that the photograph was taken in Burnaby.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Camping; Animals - Dogs; Structures - Tents

Accession Code: HV976.251.31

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [194-?] (date of original), copied 1976

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of the women in the same outfit, see HV976.251.33

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 22/8/2006

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Campsite, [194-?] (date of original), copied 1976 thumbnail

Delores, Gerty, Iris, Jean, and Lillian

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Delores, Gerty, Iris, Jean, and Lillian standing on the playing fields, playing a game.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 207-031

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: Photograph of Delores, Gerty, Iris, Jean, and Lillian standing on the playing fields, playing a game.

Subjects: Recreational Activities

Names: Edmonds Community School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Edmonds Street

Street Address: 7641 Edmonds Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Delores, Gerty, Iris, Jean, and Lillian, 1940 thumbnail

Glen Boal and his cousin Bob

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1943 and 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Glen Boal and his cousin Bob, standing in a road. Glen Boal is holding a bow and arrow. The road may be Norland Avenue.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm

Material Details: Handwritten text in ink on back reads: ""Glen Boal & cousin Bob / Norland Ave. Burnaby / mid1940's".

Scope and Content: Photograph of Glen Boal and his cousin Bob, standing in a road. Glen Boal is holding a bow and arrow. The road may be Norland Avenue.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Hunting

Names: Boal, Glen

Geographic Access: Norland Avenue

Accession Code: BV017.28.43

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1943 and 1947]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 06-Mar-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Glen Boal and his cousin Bob, [between 1943 and 1947] thumbnail

Gym class at Edmonds School

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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 doing exercises in formation. Delores Jackson is visible on the far left at the front; the only one dressed all in white.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 207-013

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 doing exercises in formation. Delores Jackson is visible on the far left at the front; the only one dressed all in white.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Fields; Recreational Activities

Names: Edmonds Community School; Jackson, Delores

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

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Gym class at Edmonds School

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph taken on Inspection Day of a girls gym class doing exercises.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1944

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 207-015

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 doing exercises.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Fields; Recreational Activities

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

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Hiking on Snake Hill (Burnaby Mountain)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.9 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Clarence Henshaw, Joe Wilmer (with Curly, the dog) Doug McCallum (with a 22 for hunting grouse, pheasant or pigeon), and Gordon Henshaw hiking to a cabin they had built on Snake Hill (now Burnaby Mountain) where Simon Fraser University is now located.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940 (date of original), copied 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.9 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 315-270

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1994-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Clarence Henshaw, Joe Wilmer (with Curly, the dog) Doug McCallum (with a 22 for hunting grouse, pheasant or pigeon), and Gordon Henshaw hiking to a cabin they had built on Snake Hill (now Burnaby Mountain) where Simon Fraser University is now located.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Hiking; Animals - Dogs

Names: Henshaw, Clarence R. "Buzz"; Henshaw, Gordon; McCallum, Doug; Wilmer, Joe

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

Images

Hiking on Snake Hill (Burnaby Mountain), 1940 (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail

Interview with Alekxos Sarter by Kathy Bossort October 16, 2015 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1910-1960

Length: 0:21:54

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s historical overview of early public recreation, and intentions to set aside parkland, on Burnaby Mountain; Acting-Commissioner Richard Bolton’s signing of By Law 1772 that created Barnet Mountain Park in 1942; and her explanation about the fun…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Alekxos Sarter’s historical overview of early public recreation, and intentions to set aside parkland, on Burnaby Mountain; Acting-Commissioner Richard Bolton’s signing of By Law 1772 that created Barnet Mountain Park in 1942; and her explanation about the function and kinds of park dedications used in Burnaby.

Date Range: 1910-1960

Length: 0:21:54

Names: Bolton, Richard; Barnet Mountain Park; Burnaby Mountain Park

Subjects: Geographic Features - Parks; Planning; Recreational Activities

Geographic Access: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

Interviewer: Bossort, Kathy

Interview Date: October 16, 2015

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Alekxos Sarter conducted by Kathy Bossort. Alekxos Sarter was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain from Alekxos Sarter’s perspective and experience as employee in the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The interview provides an excellent explanation of the history and function of kinds of park dedications used by the City of Burnaby; an overview of issues around including the Trans Mountain tank farm in the conservation area; and the background to the land use and ownership disagreement between the City of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, its resolution, and the subsequent development of SFU’s UniverCity. Alekxos Sarter talks about Richard Bolton, Burnaby’s Acting-Commissioner who was responsible for dedicating the first park on Burnaby Mountain in 1942, and the creation of a park named after him in UniverCity.

Biographical Notes: Alekxos Sarter was born in Vancouver in 1961, to Daine and Kasandra Sarter. She grew up in North Vancouver and since 1994 has lived on a sailboat in False Creek. After attending UBC where she studied landscape architecture, she was hired by the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1986. Working first in parks design, Alekxos quickly moved into parks planning, her preferred career. As Research Officer she covers research, planning, public consultation, parks and facility inventory, parkland acquisition, among other duties.

Total Tracks: 9

Total Length: 2:20:47

Interviewee Name: Sarter, Alekxos T.

Interview Location: City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room

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 three of interview with Alekxos Sarter

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Interview with Betty Blair by Eric Damer October 17, 2012 - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1939-2012

Length: 0:10:46

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's memories of popular culture activities that she has enjoyed. Betty discusses listening to the radio, singing around the piano and going out to the theatre as a girl. She also mentions her more recent pottery practice.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's memories of popular culture activities that she has enjoyed. Betty discusses listening to the radio, singing around the piano and going out to the theatre as a girl. She also mentions her more recent pottery practice.

Date Range: 1939-2012

Photo Info: Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5.

Length: 0:10:46

Subjects: Recreational Activities

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 17, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 17, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.

Biographical Notes: Betty Warburton (later Atkinson) (later Blair) was born in 1926 and grew up at three different locations on Frederick Avenue in Burnaby. She went to school in Burnaby; first at Kingsway West for two years, then Nelson Avenue and then Burnaby South High School where she completed senior matriculation. After graduation, Betty worked for a few years in Vancouver before marrying her first husband Don Atkinson and raising their children in Burnaby. Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair has participated in a range of activities from hiking and Girl Guides to volunteer arthritis care. By the nineteen-sixties she had began to learn pottery and take lessons at Mather House in Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:59:03

Interviewee Name: Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5. thumbnail

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Track six of recording of interview with Betty Blair

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