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Norma Rypdal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36847
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 11.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Norma Rypdal, at two years old, with a deer shot on the flats near her home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 11.4 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-305
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Norma Rypdal, at two years old, with a deer shot on the flats near her home.
Subjects
Animals - Deer
Recreational Activities - Hunting
Names
Perry, Norma Rypdal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
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White-tailed deer on Burnaby Mountain

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97877
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a white-tailed deer.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1995]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
629-078
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2006-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of a white-tailed deer.
Subjects
Animals - Deer
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Canada geese in the park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59046
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a flock of Canada geese on a grassy field in a park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
ca.1983
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 20 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1452
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of a flock of Canada geese on a grassy field in a park.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Fields
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Geographic Features - Parks
Animals - Birds
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Battistoni, Peter
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
Note on verso reads: "page 4 / Burnaby / Today / PMT 100%"
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2761 North Rd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94334
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1995
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 2761 North Road - an address that no longer exists. Three large billboards are posted at the edge of the property, facing onto the street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1995
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-119
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of an undeveloped property located at 2761 North Road - an address that no longer exists. Three large billboards are posted at the edge of the property, facing onto the street.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Young, Richard
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 95-167-B
Geographic Access
North Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
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7465 Mulberry Place

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94305
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1994
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
22 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of an undeveloped, forested property located at 7465 Mulberry Place.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
February 1994
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
22 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-090
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of an undeveloped, forested property located at 7465 Mulberry Place.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 94-051-B
Photographer identified as "J.C."
Geographic Access
Mulberry Place
Street Address
7465 Mulberry Place
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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8678 Greenall Ave

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94335
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1995
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of a property located at 8678 Greenal Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1995
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-120
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of a property located at 8678 Greenal Avenue.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Young, Richard
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 95-171-B
Geographic Access
Greenall Avenue
Street Address
8678 Greenall Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
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Arborists in a forest

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98158
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified arborists climbing and working on trees, and photographs of their climbing equipment, ropes, and saws.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1999]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
7 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3236
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified arborists climbing and working on trees, and photographs of their climbing equipment, ropes, and saws.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Forestry Tools and Equipment
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in a June 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Images
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ARJ and HJ at Lunch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34421
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men sitting beside a campfire. A pot is suspended by wooden pole over the hot coals. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "A.R.J. [and] H.J. - Lunch." The men are only identified by their initials. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travell…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm on page 17.5 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-128
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men sitting beside a campfire. A pot is suspended by wooden pole over the hot coals. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "A.R.J. [and] H.J. - Lunch." The men are only identified by their initials. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
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Burnaby Ambulance Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94315
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1994
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
45 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photographs of a undeveloped, forested property at unidentified location.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1994
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
45 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
622-100
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
Photographs of a undeveloped, forested property at unidentified location.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
File no. 94-268-B
Photographer identified as "K.H."
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By the water

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82633
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows houses on the shore of a body of water.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-186
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows houses on the shore of a body of water.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on page photograph is mounted on reads: "1925"
Images
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Children in the woods

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription752
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1908]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of four children in the woods. The woods are thick with ferns, lichens and mosses. Two boys and two girls standing in a line. They each carrying a hat in their hand, except for one girl who is wearing hers. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "In the woods. …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of four children in the woods. The woods are thick with ferns, lichens and mosses. Two boys and two girls standing in a line. They each carrying a hat in their hand, except for one girl who is wearing hers. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "In the woods. S. side Deer Lake / Arthur Morrow, Kingsley Hart, Florence Hart, and KM [Katherine Maude "Kitty"] Hill. App. 1908."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Hart, Kingsley
Morrow, Arthur
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Accession Code
HV976.139.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1908]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Oakalla Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-27
Photographer
Cooksley, William Thomas
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Images
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Clearing in the forest

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82619
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a clearing in a forest.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-180
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a clearing in a forest.
Subjects
Industries - Logging/lumber
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Alouette Dam / 1925"
Images
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Cottage in the woods

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82640
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a cottage, possibly belonging to Louisa Vidal, in the middle of the woods.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-193
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a cottage, possibly belonging to Louisa Vidal, in the middle of the woods.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Eric Fleming

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5132
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 14 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph postcard of young Eric Fleming leaning against a log in a wooded clearing in Bella Coola, B.C.. Eric is wearing a hat and baggy trousers and has a gun hanging from his neck.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 14 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph postcard of young Eric Fleming leaning against a log in a wooded clearing in Bella Coola, B.C.. Eric is wearing a hat and baggy trousers and has a gun hanging from his neck.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Armament
Names
Fleming, Eric
Accession Code
BV016.46.87
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Aug-2018
Notes
Title based on label in photograph album
Note in pencil on verso of photograph postcard reads: "Ray Fleming / Bella Coola / B.C."
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Post Card / Correspondence Here / Place / Stamp / Here / Name and Address Here"
Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
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Family at Marlborough Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35052
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified family at Marlborough Avenue and Victory Street. A man and woman are seated outside in a forested area holding two small children. An annotation at the top of photograph reads, "Marlborough & Victory Sts. 1913."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gough family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
182-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified family at Marlborough Avenue and Victory Street. A man and woman are seated outside in a forested area holding two small children. An annotation at the top of photograph reads, "Marlborough & Victory Sts. 1913."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Marlborough Avenue
Victory Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
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Forested cliff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1404
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a forested cliff on the edge of an island or a peninsula. There is a house on top of the cliff and houses at the base of the cliff as well. There is a steep path down to cliff bottom. A note in the accession register speculates the setting is Prospect Point in Stanley Park.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm
Material Details
stamped on verso, c. [sideways] "VANCOUVER/ DRUG CO. LTD./ AUG 30 1937/ Nu-Gloss"
Scope and Content
Photograph of a forested cliff on the edge of an island or a peninsula. There is a house on top of the cliff and houses at the base of the cliff as well. There is a steep path down to cliff bottom. A note in the accession register speculates the setting is Prospect Point in Stanley Park.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Accession Code
BV985.5778.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
August 1937
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of the same house on the cliff, see photograph BV985.5781.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager by Kathy Bossort November 18, 2015 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory624
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1965-2015
Length
0:13:31
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of the relationship of SFU’s faculty and administration to Burnaby Mountain’s environment, including stewardship of the land, academic research related to the mountain, and the development of UniverCity. Dr. Evenden ta…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of the relationship of SFU’s faculty and administration to Burnaby Mountain’s environment, including stewardship of the land, academic research related to the mountain, and the development of UniverCity. Dr. Evenden talks about Dr. Colin Crampton’s writings about the natural history of Burnaby Mountain, and Dr. Seager references the controversy over the target ranges on the mountain and Dr. Stephen Collis’ work, as examples of faculty involvement in local environmental issues.
Date Range
1965-2015
Length
0:13:31
Names
Simon Fraser University
UniverCity
Crampton, Colin
Collis, Stephen
Mauser, Gary A.
Barnet Rifle Club
Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Company
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Planning
Education
Protests and Demonstrations
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 18, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager conducted by Kathy Bossort. Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about aspects of Simon Fraser University’s history that is related to its site on Burnaby Mountain, as told by two retired SFU professors, Dr. Evenden of the Geography Department and Dr. Seager of the Department of History. The interview ranges over campus access and housing issues created by the isolated mountain site; the relationship of the university to the local community and the dispute over land ownership and control with the City of Burnaby; SFU’s environmental stewardship; the development of UniverCity; and the future of parkland in the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Dr. Leonard J. Evenden was born 1937 in Beijing, China, to parents and Salvation Army missionaries Leonard Evenden and Elsie Pearl March. Dr. Evenden attended McMaster University (B.A. 1960), University of Georgia (M.A. 1962) and University of Edinburgh (Ph.D. 1970). He was appointed to Simon Fraser University’s Department of Geography in 1966, shortly after SFU opened in the fall of 1965, and retired in 2002. Dr. Evenden’s research has focused on Canadian urban geography. He edited a collection of essays about Burnaby titled “Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby centennial themes” (1995), and directed “Voices of Burnaby”, an SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee oral history project (1992). Dr. Evenden is married with three children. Dr. Allen Seager was born 1953 in Montreal, Quebec, to parents C.F.B. Seager and Evelyn DeGex Chesam. Dr. Seager is a retired Simon Fraser University professor, being a member of SFU’s Department of History from 1981 to 2014, and has current links with SFU as an instructor for Continuing Studies. His research interests include history of Canada and Western Canada, and labour and working class history, particularly in the coal mining and railway industries. Dr. Seager moved to Burnaby and the Montecito area in 1981 where he continues to live and enjoy the hiking trails on Burnaby Mountain and the amenities at SFU. Dr. Seager is a member of the Burnaby North NDP, and has volunteered with Scouts Canada and the Burnaby Centennial Committee.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:11:28
Interviewee Name
Evenden, Leonard J.
Seager, Allen
Interview Location
Clubhouse at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course Restaurant
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager

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Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory574
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1950-2015
Length
0:16:59
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s current activities on Burnaby Mountain and how she feels about use of the mountain today and in the past.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s current activities on Burnaby Mountain and how she feels about use of the mountain today and in the past.
Date Range
1950-2015
Length
0:16:59
Names
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Industries
Geographic Features - Forests
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 14, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
Biographical Notes
Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:19:04
Interviewee Name
Olofson, B. Maureen
Interview Location
Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Maureen Olofson

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In the forest

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3391
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1944]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing together in a wooded area, smiling and looking towards the camera. This was most likely taken in Banff, Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified men standing together in a wooded area, smiling and looking towards the camera. This was most likely taken in Banff, Alberta.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Forests
Accession Code
BV005.30.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[1944]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Date
1/19/2010
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82618
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a clearing in a forest.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-179
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a clearing in a forest.
Subjects
Industries - Logging/lumber
Geographic Features - Forests
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on album page photograph reads: "Alouette Dam / 1925"
Images
Less detail

100 records – page 4 of 5.