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Group of Brownies

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37301
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of twenty-six girls in Brownie uniforms in what appears to be a school gymnasium. The girls are all holding flags from different countries around the world. All are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Norah Code subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
345-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1997-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of twenty-six girls in Brownie uniforms in what appears to be a school gymnasium. The girls are all holding flags from different countries around the world. All are unidentified.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Clothing - Uniforms
Symbols - Flags
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Code, Norah
Notes
Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper
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Bob Blake and Phyllis Grendahl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64830
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.3 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of YMCA movie club president Bob Blake presenting a trophy to Phyllis Grendahl.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.3 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1557
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of YMCA movie club president Bob Blake presenting a trophy to Phyllis Grendahl.
Subjects
Personal Symbols - Trophies
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso reads: "2 [?] / Fri AM / 6""
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Personal material

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82732
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett personal papers series
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-008
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Performances - Concerts
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Personal Symbols - Certificates
Transportation
Persons - Royalty
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Simnett, Frederick "Fred"
Simnett, Mary Ann
Lansdowne, James Fenwick
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together
Simnett personal papers series
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
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Cub master Grace Dallamore Corbett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35271
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952 (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 Grace Corbett (nee Dallamore, and later Grace McCarthy upon her second marriage) in district cub master regalia.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-128
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Grace Corbett (nee Dallamore, and later Grace McCarthy upon her second marriage) in district cub master regalia.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys Societies and Clubs
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
McCarthy, Grace Dallamore Corbett
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Scouts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37298
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of three men dressed in Scouts uniforms (all are unidentified).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Norah Code subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
345-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1997-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of three men dressed in Scouts uniforms (all are unidentified).
Subjects
Organizations - Boys Societies and Clubs
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Code, Norah
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographs in this collection were taken and compiled by Norah Code, former editor of the "Burnaby Courier" newspaper during the course of her work for the newspaper
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Interview with Judy Hagen by Eric Damer November 7, 2012 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory337
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1944-2012
Length
0:12:18
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
Date Range
1944-2012
Photo Info
Judith "Judy" Robins (later Hagen) posing in a dance costume, 1949. Item no. 549-036.
Length
0:12:18
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Structures - Bridges
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 7, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 7, 2012. Major theme discussed: the neighbourhood of Dover Street.
Biographical Notes
Judy Robins (later Hagen) was born in 1941 and grew up in South Burnaby. Her paternal grandfather, a master stone mason from Devon, moved to Vancouver in 1912 to find work before bringing over the rest of the family. He bought three lots in Burnaby and in 1918 moved his family to a small house on Dover Street (formerly Paul Street). Judy’s father, Jack, married, bought one of his father’s lots and built a new home for his family. Judy attended school and church nearby, took dance and piano lessons and participated actively in Girl Guides. After high school, she attended the University of British Columbia (UBC) and then Simon Fraser University (SFU), worked for a few years and then married in 1967 before moving to Courtaney, British Columbia.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:09:51
Interviewee Name
Hagen, Judith "Judy" Robins
Interview Location
Nanaimo Museum on Vancouver Island
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
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Track six of recording of interview with Judy Hagen

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Arthur W. Mawbey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46259
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1959 and 1964]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1959 and 1964]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1147
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of World War I veteran Arthur W. Mawbey sitting in front of the Union Jack in uniform during a Remembrance Day observance ceremony. He is smoking a pipe, with one hand resting on his cane, and the other hand holding a white wooden cross with maple leaf resting on it.
Subjects
Persons - Veterans
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Symbols - Flags
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Mawbey, Arthur W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Flags for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip Visit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55620
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951
Collection/Fonds
Charles MacSorley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of 24 men and women wearing various uniforms standing on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall holding Union Jacks. The photograph was taken on the occasion of the 1951 Royal Visit. None of the people in the photograph are identified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951
Collection/Fonds
Charles MacSorley fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
486-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of 24 men and women wearing various uniforms standing on the steps of Burnaby Municipal Hall holding Union Jacks. The photograph was taken on the occasion of the 1951 Royal Visit. None of the people in the photograph are identified.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Symbols - Flags
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Allan Studios
Notes
Title based on caption
Caption on recto reads: "Flags for Princess Elizabeth & Prince Philip / Burnaby 1951"
Photographer's stamp on verso
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Waiting for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55644
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951
Collection/Fonds
Charles MacSorley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of approximately twenty-four men and women dressed in uniform, standing on the steps of the Municipal Hall. Many of the people are holding flags. The photograph was taken in 1951 during the royal visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951
Collection/Fonds
Charles MacSorley fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
486-038
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2005-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of approximately twenty-four men and women dressed in uniform, standing on the steps of the Municipal Hall. Many of the people are holding flags. The photograph was taken in 1951 during the royal visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Subjects
Events - Royal Visits
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Occupations - Nurses
Symbols - Flags
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Allan Studios
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Interview with Edward Apps by Rod Fowler February 22, 1990 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory457
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:09:48
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Ed Apps’ work as Foreman Painter for the Burnaby School Board, and his positions in the local and provincial union CUPE, from 1953 to 1982. He briefly describes some of the old schools and how he got involved in community organizations after retirement
Date Range
1946-1990
Length
00:09:48
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Organizations - Unions
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 22, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Edward Apps, conducted by Rod Fowler. Ed Apps 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 Ed Apps involvement in community groups, particularly his work in seniors organizations lobbying for seniors’ housing since his retirement, and views about the role of Rate Payer groups, unions and politics in the development of North and South Burnaby. He also talks about his origin in England, his war service, arrival with his wife Margaret in Burnaby in 1946, his work with the Burnaby School Board and for the local union, the location of some of the older schools, the history of his house, and briefly about his wife and children. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Edward Apps was born in 1918 in London, England, and grew up in Kent and Essex. In WWII he flew the third glider to land in Normandy on June 6th, 1944. He and his wife Margaret Hope (1915-1985) immigrated to British Columbia in 1946, joining his wife’s parents, who had immigrated earlier in 1939, in Burnaby Heights in North Burnaby. He worked for the Burnaby School Board as Foreman Painter, and served on CUPE Local 379 Executive, until his retirement in 1982. In 1948 Ed Apps bought his first lot, for $150.00, in the 4700 block on Georgia Street, building houses there and in the 4100 block before buying his present home, a ca.1900 farm building, in the same area in 1954. North Burnaby was “bush country and orchards” in the 1950s; his two sons played in the ravines; and the family used the tram system on Hastings and Boundary Road for transportation. Development of municipal services seemed slower in North than South Burnaby, and Ed Apps remembers the strong role Rate Payers groups had in creating local services and lobbying Municipal Council for provide services. After retirement Ed Apps became involved in several local and provincial seniors organizations, advocating for better housing, including serving on the Executives of the Network of Burnaby Seniors and the Council of Senior Citizens Organization, and was active in the provincial Seniors Research and Resource and CMHC Housing Committee. He also served on the Centennial Committee of Burnaby.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:56:50
Interviewee Name
Apps, Ed
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Daughters of England

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38084
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1957 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of women gathered for the last meeting of the Daughters of England, which took place at Gilley Avenue and Neville Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1957 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 5.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 26.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-671
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of women gathered for the last meeting of the Daughters of England, which took place at Gilley Avenue and Neville Street.
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Names
Daughters of England
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Gilley Avenue
Neville Street
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Early Troop Photos

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55146
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photograph: b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph portraits of early Burnaby Boy Scout troops, including a photograph of the first Central Park B.P. Boy Scouts. One photograph is taken in a photography studio; the other two in Central Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
3 photograph: b&w
Description Level
File
Record No.
631-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Photograph portraits of early Burnaby Boy Scout troops, including a photograph of the first Central Park B.P. Boy Scouts. One photograph is taken in a photography studio; the other two in Central Park.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Photographs 631-002-1 and 631-002-2 are mounted on board
Geographic Access
Central Park
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Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire function

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36306
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 25, [1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire function. Alice Grant is handing a gift to another member as they stand at the head table, in front of the microphone. Both women seated on either side are watching with emotional smiles on their faces. There is a large bouquet of daffodils on…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 25, [1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-026
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of an Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire function. Alice Grant is handing a gift to another member as they stand at the head table, in front of the microphone. Both women seated on either side are watching with emotional smiles on their faces. There is a large bouquet of daffodils on the table.
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Names
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Grant, Alice Taylor
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
North Shore Graphic Arts
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of phototgraph reads: "NORTH SHORE GRAPHIC ARTS WEST VANCOUVER BC"
Photographer identifies item as no. 139-50-20
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 9

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory510
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1952-1990
Length
00:02:32
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in and description of the history of the South Burnaby Men’s Club
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s involvement in and description of the history of the South Burnaby Men’s Club
Date Range
1952-1990
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:02:32
Names
South Burnaby Men's Club
Subjects
Organizations - Men's Societies and Clubs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 26, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
01:35:07
Interviewee Name
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 10

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory511
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1952-1990
Length
00:07:45
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s activities with the Parks and Recreation Commission, the relationship between community groups and the Commission, and the development of Central Park. He lists membership in other community groups such as the Historical Society. He also continues …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s activities with the Parks and Recreation Commission, the relationship between community groups and the Commission, and the development of Central Park. He lists membership in other community groups such as the Historical Society. He also continues to describe the activities of the South Burnaby Men’s Club and its change of name to South Burnaby Metrotown Club to include women
Date Range
1952-1990
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:07:45
Names
South Burnaby Men's Club
Burnaby Historical Society
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Organizations - Men's Societies and Clubs
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 26, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown 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 Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
01:35:07
Interviewee Name
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Mrs. George D. McLean

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46057
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. George D.McLean sitting in a living room with a floral motif, wearing a white dress, white hat, white gloves, and a string of large white pearls. She is holding a white purse in one hand, while her other hand is resting on the arm of the sofa. She is a member of the Burnaby Imper…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-945
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. George D.McLean sitting in a living room with a floral motif, wearing a white dress, white hat, white gloves, and a string of large white pearls. She is holding a white purse in one hand, while her other hand is resting on the arm of the sofa. She is a member of the Burnaby Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE).
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Names
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Smith, Sheamus
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Mrs. George D. McLean

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46058
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. George D.McLean wearing a white dress, white hat, and a string of large white pearls. She is a member of the Burnaby Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-946
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. George D.McLean wearing a white dress, white hat, and a string of large white pearls. She is a member of the Burnaby Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE).
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Names
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Smith, Sheamus
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Personal Logs 1947-1966

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55144
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947-1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record and 14 photographs : b&w negatives ; 16 mm
Scope and Content
File includes photographs of a swim meet
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947-1966
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
Textual record and 14 photographs : b&w negatives ; 16 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
39313
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
File includes photographs of a swim meet
Subjects
Organizations - Boys Societies and Clubs
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
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Swim meet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98106
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
14 photographs : b&w negatives ; 15 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of a Boy Scouts swim meet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1950 and 1970]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
14 photographs : b&w negatives ; 15 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
631-046
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Photographs of a Boy Scouts swim meet.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Sports - Swimming
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs.
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Training Photos

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55154
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
8 photographs : b&w ; 21 cm x 25 cm and smaller
Scope and Content
Group portraits of Scouters taken during leader training camps at Gilwell in Manning Park, Legg Farm in Healy, and at Crescent Beach. File also includes three photographs of Scouters participating in training exercises.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
8 photographs : b&w ; 21 cm x 25 cm and smaller
Description Level
File
Record No.
631-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Group portraits of Scouters taken during leader training camps at Gilwell in Manning Park, Legg Farm in Healy, and at Crescent Beach. File also includes three photographs of Scouters participating in training exercises.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys Societies and Clubs
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
631-036-1:631-036-4 originally housed in envelop with note in blue ink reading: "Fred Adams #3 New Westr. Troop (Scouters at Gilwell '51) From: Stella Adams #9-B.P.Guild"
Note in blue ink on verso of 631-036-1 reads: "Monkey Bridge Tresle 1951 Manning Park"
Note in blue ink on verso of 631-036-2 reads: "L-R Don Crawley, Howard Steres, Art Skipry, Art Bourrows"
Note in pencil on verso of 631-036-3 reads: "Archdeacon Resker "Camp Chief" at Gilwell Manning Park 1951"
Note in pencil on verso of 631-036-4 reads: "Gilwell 1951"
Note in pencil on verso of 631-036-6 reads: "Troop Leaders Wood Badge 1954"
Note in pencil on verso of 631-036-7 reads: "Troop Leaders Wood Badge 1954 Legg Farm - Healy BC"
Notes adhered to verso of 631-036-8 read: "1st Prov. Training Team Course Crescent Beach, B.C. May 1964"; "Stan Fisher Betty Forbes Don Phipps Len SMith (bby) Jo Smith"
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