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Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 2761 North Road - an address that no longer exists. Three large billboards are posted at the edge of the property, facing onto the street.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1995

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-119

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 2761 North Road - an address that no longer exists. Three large billboards are posted at the edge of the property, facing onto the street.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Forests; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Young, Richard

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 95-167-B

Geographic Access: North Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

4250 Grange St

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 4250 Grange Street - an address that no longer exists. The property's current address is 5833 Wilson Avenue. A billboard in front of the property reads: Paramount / Coming Soon / Two 21-Storey Luxury Twin Towers".

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-075

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 4250 Grange Street - an address that no longer exists. The property's current address is 5833 Wilson Avenue. A billboard in front of the property reads: Paramount / Coming Soon / Two 21-Storey Luxury Twin Towers".

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 93-284-B; Photographer identified as "J.C."

Geographic Access: Wilson Avenue; Grange Street

Street Address: 5833 Wilson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

5744 Byrne Rd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94345

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 51 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of commercial and undeveloped properties located in the Big Bend area, including 5744 Byrne Road, Lowland Drive, and 4853 Byrne Road.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1993

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 51 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-130

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of commercial and undeveloped properties located in the Big Bend area, including 5744 Byrne Road, Lowland Drive, and 4853 Byrne Road.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 95-285-B; Sticky note adhered to print of photograph 622-130-036 reads: "Lowland Drive"; Sticky note adhered to print of photograph 622-130-039 reads: "4853 Byrne"; Photographer identified as "L.D."

Geographic Access: Byrne Road; Lowland Drive

Street Address: 5744 Byrne Road; 4853 Byrne Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

7018-7092 Lougheed Hwy [at] SW intersection w/ Bainbridge Ave

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93715

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 17 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the commercial properties located at 7018-7092 Lougheed Highway and the surrounding area. Photographs depict the buildings' exteriors, interiors, and roof. Also included in the file is one photograph of a map of Sechelt being marked up.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 17 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of the commercial properties located at 7018-7092 Lougheed Highway and the surrounding area. Photographs depict the buildings' exteriors, interiors, and roof. Also included in the file is one photograph of a map of Sechelt being marked up.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original print envelope; File no. 87-201-B

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway

Street Address: 7018 Lougheed Highway

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

8980 Fraserwood Crt

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94326

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 8980 Fraserwood Court. A Sutton Group real estate sign on the property advertises the site as the Fraserwood Corporate Centre with strata warehouse and office flex space. File also contains photographs of the commerical building adjacent to the si…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-111

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 8980 Fraserwood Court. A Sutton Group real estate sign on the property advertises the site as the Fraserwood Corporate Centre with strata warehouse and office flex space. File also contains photographs of the commerical building adjacent to the site.

Subjects: Land Clearing; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards; Buildings - Commercial

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 94-422-B; Photographer identified as "L.D."

Geographic Access: Fraserwood Court

Street Address: 8980 Fraserwood Court

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Burnaby Bulldogs marketing

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97058

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of players from the Burnaby Bulldogs undertaking efforts to boot season ticket sales. Photographs depict players Adam Taylor, Mike Distefano, and Mike Bickley stuffing promotional envelopes and Distefano and Bickley reviewing a map for their canvassing route with marketing…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2586

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of players from the Burnaby Bulldogs undertaking efforts to boot season ticket sales. Photographs depict players Adam Taylor, Mike Distefano, and Mike Bickley stuffing promotional envelopes and Distefano and Bickley reviewing a map for their canvassing route with marketing manager Sharon Goldstein.

Subjects: Persons - Athletes; Sports - Ice Hockey; Advertising Medium

Names: Burnaby Bulldogs

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2586-1: "Adam Taylor, Mike Distefano and Mike Bickley, of the Burnaby Bulldogs, spend an afternoon stuffing envelopes as the team tries to boost its flagging season ticket sales."; Caption from metadata for 535-2586-2: "Sharon Goldstein, marketing manager of the Burnaby Bulldogs, plots the day's canvassing route with players Mike Distefano and Mike Bickley, as the team goes door-to-door in an effort to boost season ticket sales."

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Condominiums

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97530

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of two condominium buildings. One building has a sign that reads: "Final Sell Out," and towers are visible behind the complex in the other photograph.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2869

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of two condominium buildings. One building has a sign that reads: "Final Sell Out," and towers are visible behind the complex in the other photograph.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Condominiums; Buildings - Residential; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

Images

Deer Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994-1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 55 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists of scenic photographs of Deer Lake and Deer Lake Park, including closeup photographs of the lake and landscape photographs with the lake in the foreground and mountains and skyline visible in the distance. The photographs capture Deer Lake in the fall, winter, and spring. Also inclu…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994-1996

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 55 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 618-025

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2015-15

Scope and Content: File consists of scenic photographs of Deer Lake and Deer Lake Park, including closeup photographs of the lake and landscape photographs with the lake in the foreground and mountains and skyline visible in the distance. The photographs capture Deer Lake in the fall, winter, and spring. Also included in the file are four photographs of Deer Lake Park signs.

Subjects: Natural Phenomena - Snow; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds; Plants - Trees; Geographic Features - Mountains; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Names: Burnaby Art Gallery

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs

Geographic Access: Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

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Southern Railway of BC Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94306

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 16 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 1 computer disk ; 14 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Photographs of properties owned by Scott Paper Ltd, including the Doman Sawmill property. Several of the photographs include zoning signs notifying the public that the property is to be developed or redeveloped for Heavy Industrial permitted use.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 1994

Collection/Fonds: Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

Physical Description: 16 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm + 1 computer disk ; 14 x 14 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 622-091

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2017-39

Scope and Content: Photographs of properties owned by Scott Paper Ltd, including the Doman Sawmill property. Several of the photographs include zoning signs notifying the public that the property is to be developed or redeveloped for Heavy Industrial permitted use.

Subjects: Buildings - Industrial; Buildings - Industrial - Mills; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Young, Richard

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in; File no. 94-100-O; Computer disk labelled "Railands.xsl / 2/93"

Access Ability Program

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 3 photographs(tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Gerry Passmore and John Cannon, who were retrained for computer technology skills through the Burnaby Skills Centre's Access Ability Program. Photographs depict Passmore posing with an ethernet cable; Cannon posing in his workplace; and Cannon meeting as a mentor with s…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 3 photographs(tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-3038

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Gerry Passmore and John Cannon, who were retrained for computer technology skills through the Burnaby Skills Centre's Access Ability Program. Photographs depict Passmore posing with an ethernet cable; Cannon posing in his workplace; and Cannon meeting as a mentor with student Allan Newstead.

Subjects: Education; Telecommunication Tools and Equipment

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a December 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-3038-1: "Gerry Passmore went from manhandling logs with thick steel cables to running fine ethernet cable and installing computer systems after he was retrained through the Access Ability Program following an accident that ended his career in the logging industry."; Caption from metadata for 535-3038-2: "A carpenter since he was 15 years old, John Cannon had to get used to the shirt-and-tie world as a computer programmer after job retraining through the Access Ability program following an accident that made it impossible to continue working in the trades. He's a senior manager of electronic communication for Future Shop/Best Buy, and he's now giving back to the program by volunteering as a mentor to new students."; Caption from metadata for 535-3038-3: "John Cannon, a graduate of the Burnaby Skills' Centre's Access Ability program, and now a senior manager of electronic communications for Future Shop/Best Buy, is giving back to the program that retrained him for a new career by mentoring new students. He's meeting with his latest protege, Allan Newstead."

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Alpha Secondary School walkout

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97634

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Alpha Secondary School students during a walkout and rally in reaction to the labour dispute between teachers and the provincial government.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2933

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of Alpha Secondary School students during a walkout and rally in reaction to the labour dispute between teachers and the provincial government.

Subjects: Persons - Students; Education; Protests and Demonstrations

Names: Alpha Secondary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2933-1: "Students at Alpha Secondary endure wet snow and sleet as they protest in support of teachers."; Caption from metadata for 535-2933-2: "Students at Alpha Secondary try to catch the attention of motorists passing in front of the school. About 50 students walked out of their classes Thursday morning to rally in support of their teachers, who are embroiled in an ongoing labor dispute with the provincial government."

Geographic Access: Parker Street

Street Address: 4600 Parker Street

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

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Audio recordings containing interviews

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57960

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 audio cassettes

Scope and Content: File contains audio interviews conducted by students of Ms. Martel's Grade 10 with former students and teachers of Edmonds School, including Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Tina Carlson, and Harold Degen, among others. The interviews were completed as part of a class research project.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 5 audio cassettes

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS036-002

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: File contains audio interviews conducted by students of Ms. Martel's Grade 10 with former students and teachers of Edmonds School, including Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Tina Carlson, and Harold Degen, among others. The interviews were completed as part of a class research project.

Subjects: Education

Names: Edmonds Community School

Media Type: Textual Record; Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Label on recto of BHS1988-07-001 reads: "One's a Heifer Sinclair Ross". Label on verso reads: "One's a Heifer Arrangement in Black and White (part of FOG)"; Label on recto of BHS1988-07-002 reads: "Side 1 Mrs Dunn". Label on verso reads: "Side 2 Blank"; Label on BHS1988-07-003 reads: "Mrs Bell".; Label on BHS1988-07-004 reads: "Side I Mrs. Tina Carlson"; Label on recto of BHS1988-07-005 reads: "Harold Degen BL J. Side 1085". Label on verso reads: "Roland Cope Side 1086"

Burnaby South science fair

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96331

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of students involved in the Burnaby South Secondary science fair. Photographs depict grade 9 student Daphne Chao with a mealworm and an unidentified student holding up a vial.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 2 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of students involved in the Burnaby South Secondary science fair. Photographs depict grade 9 student Daphne Chao with a mealworm and an unidentified student holding up a vial.

Subjects: Education; Persons - Students

Names: Burnaby South High School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a February 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2012-1: "Daphne Chao, a Grade 9 student at Burnaby South Secondary, assesses the happiness of one of the meal worms she used for her experiment to see how well mealworms thrived according to their diet. She was participating in the school's annual science fair."

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Street Address: 5455 Rumble Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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Community-Centred College for the Retired

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97724

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the Community-Centred College for the Retired and several of its students and classes, in its former location in the Burnaby Public Library Middlegate branch. Photographs depict students and instructors in genealogy and music classes, and a meeting between College membe…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 6 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2998

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the Community-Centred College for the Retired and several of its students and classes, in its former location in the Burnaby Public Library Middlegate branch. Photographs depict students and instructors in genealogy and music classes, and a meeting between College members and Joan Selvy, Social Planner for the City of Burnaby.

Subjects: Persons - Seniors; Education

Names: Community Centred College for the Retired

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2998-1: "Marilyn Sandvik is researching her family history with tips and techniques she's learned in a geneology course she's taking at the Community-Centred College for the Retired."; Caption from metadata for 535-2998-2: "Catherine Macdonald Glosli, a trainer for the Family History Centre, conducts a class in geneology at the College for the Retired."; Caption from metadata for 535-2998-3: "Marilyn Sandvik compares notes with Lynne Grauer in their geneology class."; Caption from metadata for 535-2998-4: "A music class at the College for the Retired studies theory."; Caption from metadata for 535-2998-5: "The tight confines of the College's current home, in the basement of the Middlegate branch of the Burnaby Public Library, means a planning meeting with Joan Selvy, the Social Planner for the City of Burnaby, has to be held standing up."; Caption from metadata for 535-2998-6: "Setsuko Klippenstein, a music instructor at the College for the Retired, prepares for her next class, as the hustle and bustle of the small school blurs past her."

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

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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 …

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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

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Documents

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Audio Tracks

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

Roots of Empathy at Stoney Creek Community School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97740

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 5 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Community School. Photographs depict Kelly Savela and her baby daughter Lauryn with Rhonda Cuthbert, the program's facilitator, and grade 1 and 2 students interacting with Lauryn during the program.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 5 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-3014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Community School. Photographs depict Kelly Savela and her baby daughter Lauryn with Rhonda Cuthbert, the program's facilitator, and grade 1 and 2 students interacting with Lauryn during the program.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Buildings - Schools; Education

Names: Stoney Creek Elementary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-1: "Lauryn Savela, 4 months, relaxes in front of a classroom of Grade 1-2 students, in the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Elementary."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-2: "Rhonda Cuthbert, the Facilitator for the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Elementary, welcomes Kelly Savela and her daughter, Lauryn, 4 months, to the classroom."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-3: "Grade 1-2 students in the Roots of Empathy program at Stoney Creek Elementary sing the "Goodbye Song" at the end of baby Lauryn's half-hour visit."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-4: "Tanner Pinto, 7, takes a keen interest in the Roots of Empathy class at Stoney Creek Elementary. The Grade 1-2 students learn to understand the lives of babies during a half hour visit by a mother and her child."; Caption from metadata for 535-3014-5: "Klaudine Ann Magbitang, 7, and her classmates in the Grade 1-2 Roots of Empathy program learn about the lives of babies during a visit by Kelly Savela and her 4-month old daughter, Lauryn."

Geographic Access: Beaverbrook Crescent

Street Address: 2740 Beaverbrook Crescent

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

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School libraries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97650

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 4 photographs (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of education staff and parents posing in school libraries in Burnaby and New Westminster, including Burnaby Mountain Secondary School and Glenbrook Middle School.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 4 photographs (tiff) : col.

Description Level: File

Record No.: 535-2946

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: File contains photographs of education staff and parents posing in school libraries in Burnaby and New Westminster, including Burnaby Mountain Secondary School and Glenbrook Middle School.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Education

Names: Burnaby Mountain Secondary School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a November 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata for 535-2946-1: "Leslie Gaudet, librarian at Burnaby Mountain Secondary, says electronic resources at the school help fill the gap between student needs and the available printed material. It can take up to five years for a new school to fully stock its library shelves."; Caption from metadata for 535-2946-2: "Murray Peterson, director of instruction for Burnaby School District, says it takes time to properly stock a school library."; Caption from metadata for 535-2946-3: "Marianne Janzen, the co-chair of the Parents' Advisory Council at Glenbrook Middle School, says the group has been actively fundraising to help fill the library shelves, but there's still a long way to go."

Geographic Access: Eastlake Drive

Street Address: 8800 Eastlake Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

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"Step back in Time" slide programme kit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13703

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1978-1979

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 39 photograph : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists photographs from Heritage Village Museum Education Department "Step Back in Time" slide programme kit. Photographs document various Heritage Village Museum exhibits and programming.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum presentation and programming series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 39 photograph : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: File consists photographs from Heritage Village Museum Education Department "Step Back in Time" slide programme kit. Photographs document various Heritage Village Museum exhibits and programming.

Subjects: Education

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5.894

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1978-1979

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 2400

Scan Date: September 1, 2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs; Labels on original container read: "STEP BACK IN TIME / Slide Programme / 1978-79 kit / School Programs - new photos / Education Department / Heritage Village Museum / COPY 1" (container was disposed of and slides were rehoused); Slides are numbered BV020.5.894.1 to BV020.5.894.14 in the order that they were found at the time of the description.

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Graduation records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82734

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930-1941]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two envelopes and one dictionary. One envelope is empty and is addressed to: "To Whom it May Concern" and is from: "Hugh M. Fraser High School / 2350 Kingsway / New Westminster, BC". It most likely contained the reference letter from May 12, 1941 written by the principal of Hugh M.…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930-1941]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS167-013

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: File consists of two envelopes and one dictionary. One envelope is empty and is addressed to: "To Whom it May Concern" and is from: "Hugh M. Fraser High School / 2350 Kingsway / New Westminster, BC". It most likely contained the reference letter from May 12, 1941 written by the principal of Hugh M. Fraser Senior and Junior High Schools. The second envelope is addressed to "Miss Hazel Simnett / 4019 Kingsway / New Westminster, BC" from the Department of Education in Victoria, BC. It contains the reference letter as discussed previously, a University Entrance Examination certificate, a High School Graduation certificate from Burnaby South High School, a Grade Twelve Examination Junior Matriculation certificate and a purple and gold ribbon. The dictionary is a Nelson's "Highroads" English Dictionary. Inside an inscription reads: "Hazel Simnett / 4019 Kingsway / Burnaby / BSHS / Hazel Simnett / Kingsway West School".

Subjects: Personal Symbols - Certificates

Names: Simnett, Hazel

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Simnett personal papers series

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

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