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Vancouver Daily Province pioneer's honour roll certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17531
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1 Jun. 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Dorothy Atkinson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a Vancouver Daily Province, Pioneer's Certificate, Roll of Honour awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Mallett on June 1, 1929 and signed by managing director, F.J. Burd along with the mailing tube cover addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Mallett, 3965 Cambridge Street, Vancouver. Certificate decl…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Dorothy Atkinson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Material Details
- gold seal and ribbon adhered to surface
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a Vancouver Daily Province, Pioneer's Certificate, Roll of Honour awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Mallett on June 1, 1929 and signed by managing director, F.J. Burd along with the mailing tube cover addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Mallett, 3965 Cambridge Street, Vancouver. Certificate declares that the Malletts arrived in Vancouver in 1909. These certificates were awarded and mailed to three thousand people who were regular readers of the Vancouver Province newspaper for twenty years or more.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Accession Code
- BV021.28.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1 Jun. 1929
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-10-04
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based contents of item
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A Canadian song book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5048
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.3
- Call Number
- 784.8 MAC
- Contributor
- MacMillan, Ernest, 1893-1973
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- London
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- xii, 180 p.: music; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "With Mother's love/To Hazel/May 28, 1929./From Victoria/National Convention I.O.D.E." and "E. Fountain - 1957" written in pencil, endpapers (front). "B. Geosits 1" written in ink, endpapers (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Songs, English
- United Church of Canada
- Hymns
- Methodist Church
- Notes
- "Edited by Ernest MacMillan"
- "Published under the auspices of the National Council of Education" -- Title page verso
- "'The exercise of singing is delightful to nature, and good to preserve the health of Man.' William Byrd" -- Title page
- Includes index.
The Ryerson book of prose and verse book two
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5064
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.19
- Call Number
- 808.8 PIE
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Ryerson press
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- xv, 371, [2] p. : ill., maps
- Inscription
- "Marjorie Oldroyd / Laura Secord / School.", handwritten in blue ink on fly-leaf
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
![Catherine Mary Corner, [1928 or 1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1975/1975_0120_0010_001.jpg?width=280)
Catherine Mary Corner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.8 x 8.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later becoming Mrs. Levins), as a baby. She is wearing a white smock, socks and strapped shoes. Her mother was Edna Bateman Corner, eldest daughter of Edwin W. Bateman, the builder of the Elworth house at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 13.8 x 8.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Catherine Mary Corner (later becoming Mrs. Levins), as a baby. She is wearing a white smock, socks and strapped shoes. Her mother was Edna Bateman Corner, eldest daughter of Edwin W. Bateman, the builder of the Elworth house at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Accession Code
- HV975.120.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-13
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Notes on verso of postcard read: "18 months" and "Cartherine M. Corner"
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![Catherine Mary Corner, [1928 or 1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1975/1975_0120_0010_001.jpg)
Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38679
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 13.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 13.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 476-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-8
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver B.C.".
- Subjects
- Aerial Photographs
- Industries - Forestry
- Buildings - Industrial - Mills
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Names
- Barnet Mill
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Pacific Airway Ltd.
- Responsibility
- Published by the Gowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Texaco Drive
- Street Address
- 8059 Texaco Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
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Robert Peers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38702
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Names
- Peers, Robert C.K.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer identifed as "Bridgman"
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![Robert Peers, [1927] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-021.jpg)
![Robert Peers, [1927] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-022.jpg?width=280)
Robert Peers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38703
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 21 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Names
- Peers, Robert C.K.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Robert Peers, [1927] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-022.jpg)
Interview with William J. Copeland by Rod Fowler February 18, 1990 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory438
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Length
- 00:06:37
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Photo Info
- Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067
- Length
- 00:06:37
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 18, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with former Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Copeland was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Copeland’s education, career and experience as a Burnaby firefighter from 1955 to 1987, and his work for the union International Association of Fire Fighters. He talks about his early family life in Burnaby and Vancouver, war service, training with the Federal Fire Service, the organizations he has belonged to, and the careers of his three children. He briefly talks about Burnaby politics and his unexpected election to Mayor of Burnaby. Major themes of the interview, described by track: Track 1: Organizations - Unions; Public Services - Fire Protection; International Association of Fire Fighters; Track 2: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 3: Elections; Track 4: family history and education; Track 5: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 6: Elections
- Biographical Notes
- William John (Bill) Copeland (1927-2002) was born in Vancouver May 19, 1927. As a young child he lived with his parents on Southwood Street in South Burnaby on a chicken ranch. Bill’s father was a miner and was often away from home. The family moved to Pioneer Mines at Bridge River for a few years and then moved back to Vancouver in 1941 when his father contracted silicosis. Bill served in the navy for about a year near the end of WWII, was in the Canadian Merchant Marine and worked as a pipe fitter, before beginning his career as a fire fighter. He trained with the Federal Fire Service and worked two years at the Wireless Station in Delta. In 1955 he started work as Fire Fighter No. 53 in Burnaby, retiring 33 years later in 1987. Most of his career was spent at the Control Station or Number 1 Firehall, first located at Wiilingdon and Hastings (now No.5 Station) and later on Sperling near Canada Way. Bill worked as a first aid instructor, eventually moving into the training office, and retired as assistant chief. In 1987, shortly after retiring, Bill was asked to run for Mayor for the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). Much to his surprise he won. He served with distinction for three terms (1987-1996). Bill, his wife Ruth, and their three children, Doug and Dan (both firefighters) and Emily (a teacher), lived in North Burnaby on Cliff Avenue, the family home for about 35 years. Bill was active in many organizations including the Cliff Avenue soccer organization, St. John Ambulance, Burnaby Red Cross, and CNIB, among others. He began representing firefighters locally in the International Association of Fire Fighters in the early 1960s, eventually becoming President of the provincial association and then Vice President of the 6th District representing Western Canada.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:25:35
- Interviewee Name
- Copeland, William J
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Track four of interview with William J. Copeland
Track four of interview with William J. Copeland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-013/MSS187-013_Track_4.mp3An English grammar for secondary schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5075
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.29
- Call Number
- 428.2 COW
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Copp Clark Co.
- Publication Date
- 1927
- Physical Description
- iii, 244 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Faded stamp on front cover. Unreadable "97" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "00047" [stamped in black ink on front pastedown] "Langley Jr.-Sr. High School Library" [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Textbooks
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
![Image of British Columbia Music Festival Certificate, [1926] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2016/201600430009_001.jpg?width=280)
Image of British Columbia Music Festival Certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4108
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Copy scan of a certificate from the British Columbia Musical Festival. "This is to Certify that The Vancouver Scottish Orchestra / (Conductor, Thomas Shankie) / has been awarded First place in the competition for / Orchestras - Open - Holding the 'Gold Range' Challenge / Cup for 1926 / in the Briti…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Copy scan of a certificate from the British Columbia Musical Festival. "This is to Certify that The Vancouver Scottish Orchestra / (Conductor, Thomas Shankie) / has been awarded First place in the competition for / Orchestras - Open - Holding the 'Gold Range' Challenge / Cup for 1926 / in the British Columbia Musical Competition Festival, 1926."
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Accession Code
- BV016.43.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1926] (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Image is from a binder of family history. Binder 1, orange cover "Old Stanley Family Photo / Old Shankie Family Photos / War Photos - Echo Photos".
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![Image of British Columbia Music Festival Certificate, [1926] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2016/201600430009_001.jpg)
MacLean Method of Muscular Movement Writing certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15319
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 25 Jun. 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MacLean Method of Muscular Movement Writing" certificate awarded to Margaret Knight when she was a pupil at Gilmore Avenue school.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MacLean Method of Muscular Movement Writing" certificate awarded to Margaret Knight when she was a pupil at Gilmore Avenue school.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Accession Code
- BV020.34.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 25 Jun. 1926
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Henderson family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35802
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Henderson family children. Left to right: Mabel Henderson (middle sister), Donald Henderson (younger brother), and Frances Henderson (older sister).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-660
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Henderson family children. Left to right: Mabel Henderson (middle sister), Donald Henderson (younger brother), and Frances Henderson (older sister).
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Booking photograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57774
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a two-part, right-profile and front-view booking photograph of a prisoner, said to have escaped from Oakalla Prison Farm on July 14, 1930.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Jeffery subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 013-022
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a two-part, right-profile and front-view booking photograph of a prisoner, said to have escaped from Oakalla Prison Farm on July 14, 1930.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Escaped from Oakalla / 14.7.30 / 18255 / EDWARD BOYD / @ / SILAS SIMON / 14290 / Welsh. / Age 24. / 5 ' 5 5/8. Weight 136 / DK BROWN Curly Hair / Brown Eyes"
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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 …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_001.JPG)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3Ontario high school arithmetic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5070
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Crawford, J. T.
- Smith, G. R.
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Call Number
- 513 CRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.25
- Call Number
- 513 CRA
- Author
- Crawford, J. T.
- Smith, G. R.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Hunter-Rose Company Limited
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- Press of the Hunter-Rose Co., Limited
- Physical Description
- 307 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Triangles Decimals" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "eg 60" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Carn Marie Elde" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Carter & Wright Drugs As______[Assiniboia] Sask" [stamped in purple ink on front endpaper] "Ni_ Israel Elde Congress Sask." [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "l'arithmeteque" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Carn Mario Elde" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic--Study and teaching
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education" --t.p.
- Author's given name and dates: Crawford, J. T. (John Thomas), 1864-1928.
Recipes for home economics classes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7435
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV019.37.6
- Call Number
- 641.1 REC
- Place of Publication
- Regina, [Sask.]
- Publisher
- Province of Saskatchewan, Department of Education
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- J.W. Reid
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Handwritten text in black ink on front cover reads: "Reta Boyd".
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Home economics
- Nutrition
- Home economics--North America--History
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
- Cooking, Canadian
- Juvenile literature
- Object History
- Elmer Wilson Martin was a professional engineer who lived much of his life in Burnaby. He married Ellen Renetta "Reta" (Boyd) Martin in approx. 1930 and the couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 for him to attend UBC. He later enlisted in the RCAF during WWII where he served as a pilot and wing commander. Elmer ran Martin's Auto Villa at 6604 East Hastings Street (later 6574 East Hastings Street) and was heavily involved in local Burnaby politics and with the North Burnaby Board of Trade. The donor states that he ran for Burnaby mayor in 1959 and also donated land to S.F.U. in the late 1960's. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Buildings, a pre-fab building manufacturing company. His last position was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd.
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education" - title page. "Printed by J.W. Reid, King's Printer" -- title page Includes index
![Three women, [October 1925 or 1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1984/1984_0051_0050_001.jpg?width=280)
Three women
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3020
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [October 1925 or 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.2 x 8.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of three unidentified women taken in a photographic studio. The older woman is sitting on a chair in the front, and is wearing light coloured top with beads around her neck, and a long dark skirt that goes down past her calves. The two younger women who appear to be the older …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 13.2 x 8.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of three unidentified women taken in a photographic studio. The older woman is sitting on a chair in the front, and is wearing light coloured top with beads around her neck, and a long dark skirt that goes down past her calves. The two younger women who appear to be the older woman's daughters are in knee length dresses of polka dot patterns and mary jane shoes and are standing by the woman.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Accession Code
- HV984.51.50
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [October 1925 or 1929]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-10-31
- Photographer
- Gale's Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Printed on the back of the postcard paper: "Gale's Studios, / Branches in all Towns."
- Stamped on the back of the photograph: "Oct 1929 [or 1925]."
Images
![Three women, [October 1925 or 1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1984/1984_0051_0050_001.jpg)
MacLean Method of Muscular Movement Writing certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15318
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 15 Jun. 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MacLean Method of Muscular Movement Writing" certificate awarded to Margaret Knight when she was a pupil at Gilmore Avenue school.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MacLean Method of Muscular Movement Writing" certificate awarded to Margaret Knight when she was a pupil at Gilmore Avenue school.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Accession Code
- BV020.34.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 15 Jun. 1925
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
Farrington family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35228
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Farrington family daughters. Left to right: Olive Farrington Barber, Ethel Farrington, and Grace Farrington
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-085
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Farrington family daughters. Left to right: Olive Farrington Barber, Ethel Farrington, and Grace Farrington
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
McGeachie family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the McGeachie family. Standing: John McGeachie (father). On right: Helen McGeachie (mother). Left to right: Thomas McGeachie, Florence Mary McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie (wearing tie), and Roderick Noel McGeachie.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-464
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the McGeachie family. Standing: John McGeachie (father). On right: Helen McGeachie (mother). Left to right: Thomas McGeachie, Florence Mary McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie (wearing tie), and Roderick Noel McGeachie.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
- Names
- McGeachie, Florence Mary
- McGeachie, Helen
- McGeachie, John
- McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
- McGeachie, Roderick Noel
- McGeachie, Thomas
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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