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Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' New Haven Barn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark852
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Associated Dates
- 1939
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12183
- Enactment Date
- 11/12/2006
- Description
- Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
- Heritage Value
- The site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The New Haven Barn is a significant feature from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works, and is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the New Haven Barn include its: - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Architect
- Henry Whittaker
- Function
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-004-661
- Boundaries
- 'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.
- Area
- 230873.18
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Names
- Whittaker, George
- New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders
- New Haven Correction Centre
- Borstal School
- Street Address
- 4250 Marine Drive
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4480
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:55 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of Interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19
- Scope and Content
- Track 5: This portion of the recording continues with the topic of recreation. The next questions pertain to restrictions on children at the time, cultural diversity, living arrangements, and toys. Cice is asked to describe her best and worst memories. She mentions that there were few restrictions on children, and discusses the nature of community at the time. She comments on the cultural and religious backgrounds of the people she knew. Cice describes her family’s home and living arrangements, and how they reflected her family’s situation. She recalls a favourite toy.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Names
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_005.mp3Municipal Hall during Royal Visit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37684
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1939 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Municipal Hall during the visit of George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Located at Kingsway, just east of Edmonds Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 1939 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-272
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Municipal Hall during the visit of George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Located at Kingsway, just east of Edmonds Street.
- Names
- Burnaby City Hall
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Copy negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
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Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Josephine Chow Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: February 7, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:43:19
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. The farm is situated in the Big Bend area along Marine Drive and is still in operation today. 0:00-08:45 Josephine Chow provides some historical background on the history of “Hop On Farm” and her family in British Columbia. She tells of how her grandfather Gay Tim Hong and three partners pooled money together to purchase twelve acres on Marine Drive in 1951. Prior to this, most of them farmed on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation Reserve for 20-30 years. It all began when her great grandfather Sui Wing Hong, first came to Canada from China and slowly brought over her grandfather, father and other members of the family. Her grandfather, Gay Tim Hong went back and forth between Canada and China at least four times since he and her grandmother had four children including her father, who was born in 1931. Her father came to Canada at 10 years of age to live with his father. Josephine’s great grandfather came to Vancouver from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). 8:46- 14:20 Josephine provides the names of her siblings from the eldest to the youngest; Pauline, Josephine (herself), Catherine, Noreen, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. She describes what life was like on the farm with her parents working from sunrise to sunset. The family farmed vegetable produce taking orders from local stores in the lower mainland. Often the children helped their parents with the orders starting at eight or nine years of age. Other workers on the farm travelled by bus from Vancouver’s Chinatown. She also tells of how her father was an animal lover and raised chickens, pigeons, geese, koy, goldfish and dogs. 14: 21 – 16:56 Josephine describes what Burnaby was like during the time that she grew up in the late 1950s. She explains that Burnaby was very quiet with nothing being open on Sundays. On the farm, she and her siblings would entertain themselves by playing games like soccer, baseball and kick ball or also by catching frogs, snails, caterpillars and ladybugs. There were neighbours living on Marine Drive and almost every house had someone who we went to the same elementary school. The neighbourhood children would often come to play with them on their farm. 16:56- 26:47 Josephine describes how when they were young there were farms all around them and how on Sunday drives with her father, they would go to feed horses or look at the cows. Josephine shares that her elder sister Pauline was the only one born in China and how when she first arrived that she lived on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations Reserve with their parents before they moved to Burnaby. Josephine recollects that most of her friends were farmer’s kids from the neighbourhood but while in school, she had more Caucasian friends. Josephine and her siblings attended Glenwood Elementary on Marine Drive and later Junior Secondary at McPherson Park (grades 8-10) and Burnaby South Senior Secondary (grades 11-12. ). She shares some of her experiences while attending school. She said that there were about a dozen Asians in school with her, mostly from farming families in the “Flats”. 26:48- 30:45 Josephine describes what life was like for her and her siblings after school. They often helped on the farm when they got home, usually taking care of orders for green onions. Her mother made dinner and did all of the cooking for family and workers on the farm as well as working in the fields. Her father did all of the grocery shopping in Vancouver’s Chinatown two or three times per week where he purchased meat and fish. She says that her grandfather, often travelled by bus every Saturday or Sunday to meet up with friends in Chinatown. Extracurricular activities for her and her siblings included volley ball and soccer as long as it didn’t interfere with their work schedule on the farm. 30:46- 37:03 Josephine describes what occurred while living at home, the food they ate, shopping and attending Chinese school. Her mother cooked only Chinese food, she didn’t know how to cook “Western food”. For school lunches, the kids made their own sandwiches. She tells of a Chinese language school arranged by Mrs. Joe [sic] who lived on Gilley Road and was Canadian born Chinese. Mrs. Joe [sic] also arranged an English class for farmer’s wives on Tuesday nights in which her mother attended. Josephine recollects learning Mandarin from Mrs. Joe [sic] a few days a week after her regular school. Chinese school took place at Riverway School on Meadow Avenue in Burnaby. Mrs. Joe also taught them a lot about Chinese culture including Kung Fu, Chinese Dance and Chinese brush painting. 37:04- 39:39 Josephine describes Medical Care for her and her family in the 1950s and 1960s. She tells of a female Chinese doctor in Vancouver, Dr. Madeline Chung. Dr. Chung was responsible for delivering a lot of Chinese babies including Josephine. The family also visited herbalists in Vancouver Chinatown. They would often buy herbs for colds etc. Josephine also tells of how her parents stayed in touch with family in China by writing letters. Her mother’s family, including her parents and siblings were still in China while most of her father’s family were here in Canada. 39:40- 43:19 – In closing, Josephine shares how life is much busier now and of how she misses the quietness of her days growing up. She briefly describes her life on the family farm now and how different it is from when her parents worked the farm. She explains how farming methods have changed and how they don’t have to work as hard as her parents did.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Josephine Chow (nee Hong) is the second eldest child of Chan Kow Hong and Sui Ha Hong. In 1925, Josephine's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong immigrated to Canada from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). In 1952, her father, Chan Kow Hong joined his father, Gay Tim Hong and by 1953, he established "Hop On Farms" in the Big Bend area of Burnaby near Marine Drive. Josephine grew up on the farm with her parents and six siblings; Pauline, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. In 1969, Josephine's elder sister Pauline and her husband Jack Chan took over the family farm and in 1972 their father and grandfather moved to Kamloops to open a restaurant. As an adult, Josephine worked in several different areas including owning and running her own Aesthetics business. Josephine eventually retired and returned to the farm to assist her siblings. The farm is still in operation. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Buildings - Schools
- First Nations reserves - British Columbia
- Names
- Chow, Josephine
- Glenwood Elementary School
- McPherson Park Junior Secondary School
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Byrne Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.6.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- See also BV017.36*
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12/3/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of interview
- Photograph info: Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery at Hop-On Farms [1969]. BV017.36.4
Images
Audio Tracks
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0006_0001_001.mp3May Day Celebration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35143
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Procession during Burnaby May Day activities at Central Park. The uniformed man in the foreground may be Constable George Jeffrey. Three uniformed boys, possibly boy scouts, are carrying flags. Members of the May Day court are being escorted onto the field. A crowd and Maypo…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 26, 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Anderson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 203-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Procession during Burnaby May Day activities at Central Park. The uniformed man in the foreground may be Constable George Jeffrey. Three uniformed boys, possibly boy scouts, are carrying flags. Members of the May Day court are being escorted onto the field. A crowd and Maypoles can be seen in the background. Note printed at bottom of photograph reads; "May Day Celebration / Burnaby, B.C., May 26th, 1934 / Stride Studio Photo."
- Names
- Jeffery, George
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Stride, Charles Edgar
- Notes
- Printed at left of photograph: "19"
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
"Argu-In" cabin on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2936
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" looking down slope, through the trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" looking down slope, through the trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2923
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin is surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" located on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin is surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2924
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymou…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin "Argu-In" looking through snow covered trees on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The cabin was located on Mount Seymour.Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
"Argu-In" on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2925
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seym…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a bit of snow on the ground and smoke coming from the chimney. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Bridge over the creek in front of "Argu-In" cabin on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2921
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a snow covered bridge leading to Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a snow covered bridge leading to Jack and Pixie McGeachie's log cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Bridge to "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2926
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin, "Argu-In" with a snow covered wooden bridge leading up to it. The photograph is taken from under the bridge which leads to the cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin, "Argu-In" with a snow covered wooden bridge leading up to it. The photograph is taken from under the bridge which leads to the cabin on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Mount Seymour cabin "Argu-In" in the snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2916
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Pixie McGeachie is waving out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 unt…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. Pixie McGeachie is waving out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Mount Seymour cabin "Argu-In" in the snow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2917
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow with a large snow drift in front on Mount Seymour. Pixie McGeachie is leaning out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow with a large snow drift in front on Mount Seymour. Pixie McGeachie is leaning out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Pixie McGeachie in the window of "Argu-In"
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2919
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow with a large snow drift in front on Mount Seymour. Pixie McGeachie is leaning out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of log cabin named "Argu-In" covered in snow with a large snow drift in front on Mount Seymour. Pixie McGeachie is leaning out the window of the cabin. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Snow covered cabin on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2929
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie's McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a very high snow drift in the foreground and just the roof of the cabin is visible through the trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie's McGeachie's log cabin, "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a very high snow drift in the foreground and just the roof of the cabin is visible through the trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.18
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Snow covered cabin on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2931
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin, "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The log cabin is covered with snow and surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a side view of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's cabin, "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. The log cabin is covered with snow and surrounded by snow covered trees. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.20
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Snow covered cabin on Mount Seymour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2935
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a man (Jack McGeachie?) stairing out the window of the second floor. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Pixie McGeachie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack and Pixie McGeachie's snow covered log cabin "Argu-In" on Mount Seymour, North Vancouver. There is a man (Jack McGeachie?) stairing out the window of the second floor. Jack McGeachie and friends, Maurice Skinner and Jack Gannon built and maintained a cabin with friends on Mount Seymour from 1938 until after the Second World War.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Forests
- Geographic Features - Mountains - British Columbia
- Buildings - Residential - Cabins
- Accession Code
- BV008.17.24
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1939 and 1949] (date of orignals), copied 2008
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Palethorpe Real Estate Office
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35821
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939 (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 1929 and 1925 Kingsway (later renumbered 7255 Kingsway), Horace H. Palethorpe's real estate office, opposite the former Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street. The crowd is waiting for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a royal visit.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939 (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.
- 204-680
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 1929 and 1925 Kingsway (later renumbered 7255 Kingsway), Horace H. Palethorpe's real estate office, opposite the former Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street. The crowd is waiting for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a royal visit.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7255 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
Burnaby and Digney recreational events
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85208
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (B…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1934 and 1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (Banff) which begins in black and white and changes to colour format. This is followed by colour footage of car racing at the Digney Speedway located on 10 acres of property on MacPherson Ave. Jelopy stock car racing is seen taking place with crowds of people looking on.
- Subjects
- Sports - Swimming
- Events - Parades
- Persons - Children
- Persons - Crowds
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Geographic Access
- MacPherson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
Video
Burnaby and Digney recreational events, [between 1934 and 1938]
Burnaby and Digney recreational events, [between 1934 and 1938]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-3.m4vInterview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory470
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:34
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
- Date Range
- 1936-1990
- Length
- 00:04:34
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track seven of interview with Al Nixon
Track seven of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_7.mp3