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Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19610
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 sound recordings (wav) (186 min., 1 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (186 min., 2 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Kate Petrusa and James Binks Interviewees: Rajinder and Raj Pandher Location of Interview: Love farmhouse, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 4 Total Length of all Tracks: (3:06:01 min) Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto four separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa and Museum Registrar, James Binks. The interview was conducted on January 10, 2023 and January 24, 2023. 00:00 – 08:52 First part of interview begins on January 10. Rajinder Pander provides information on where he was born and where he grew up and shares details regarding his family and his childhood including; his elementary and high school education and experiences and his involvement and interest in the sport of field hockey. 08:53 – 23:24 Raj Pander provides information on where she was born and shares details regarding her family and education. Raj recalls details of her family life in India including her family farm, her father’s service in the Indian National Army and other ancestor’s involvement in the military. Rajinder assists with the details regarding Raj’s father’s military service and explains how he was highly decelerated for his heroic actions. Rajinder conveys further information in reference to the Sikh Empire. 23:25 – 35:53 Rajinder and Raj share information on their formal education. Raj explains how she learned English and talks about the other spoken languages that her family used while she was growing up. Rajinder and Raj recall how they first met which lead them to marry in 1971. Rajinder provides information about his older brothers who left India before him. He explains how his elder brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1970 and provides details on his other brother who lived in Malaysia and England before coming to Canada in 1975. Rajinder conveys how after his brother, Kirpal Singh Pandher arrived in Canada, he lived in Campbell River and worked at the saw mill there. 35:54 – 1:01:38 Rajinder and Raj share their immigration stories including details of; what lead them to immigrate, their immigration route, what they brought with them and where they lived and worked. Rajinder and Raj tell of how they both faced discrimination in finding work that they were qualified for and describe some of the jobs that they worked at before obtaining their Real Estate licences. 1:01:39 – 1:13:09 Rajinder and Raj share information on where they’ve purchase traditional food supplies in Burnaby and Rajinder provides further details on his employment and recalls how they were able to purchase their first home in Burnaby. 1:13:10 - 1:19:33 Rajinder describes how he began writing for the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”. Rajinder shares how he first started printing small pamphlets of Sikh Cultural history in 1975 and how he’s been volunteering with the National Democratic Party (NDP) since 1973. 1:19:34 - 1:38:24 Second part of interview continues on January 24, 2023. Rajinder provides further information about the Sikh newsletter “The Western Sikh Samachar”, provides an historical summary of the Sikh Empire and the Sikh religion and describes a book that’s he’s written about his culture and the village he lived in India. 1:38:25 - 1:52:24 Raj describes some of the traditional textiles that she’s created including a dury, embroidered cloth (pakha and pakhi) and clothing. Raj shares a story of a train derailment in India in which her father survived. 1:52:25 - 2:14:53 Raj Pandher talks about her father’s letters and diaries, Rajinder talks about receiving a Diamond Jubilee Medal for his community service and they both talk about their daughter Amanjit’s education and career accomplishments. Raj describes her involvement in the community council of her children’s school and both Raj and Rajinder describe their involvement in multicultural education and events that they were involved with in Burnaby and New Westminster. Interviewer lists Rajinder Pandher’s many volunteer awards and accomplishments. 2:14:54 - 2:39:53 Raj and Rajinder describe some of their family photographs as well as personal items from India including decorative arts and textiles. They talk about celebrating their 30 year wedding anniversary and the origin of their Sikh names. Rajinder describes a visit to Paldi in 1977 when the whole family was baptized at the Sikh temple and provides informaton about Hardial Singh Atwal, the first Sikh child born in Canada. Rajinder discusses what he thinks a cookhouse looked like, his friendship with former Mayor William J. Copeland and wages of South Asians working in sawmills. 2:39:54 - 3:06:01 Raj and Rajinder talk about food including where they’ve purchased traditional South Asian foods and what they grow in their home garden. Rajinder provides details about the Burnaby Multicultural Society, talks about South Asian work ethics and housing and shares some of the cultural and religious traditions of Sikhs and celebrations that take place in Vancouver and Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewees biographies: Rajinder Pandher was born five years prior to the Partition of India in the Village of Jhamat, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Raj Pandher was born in 1948 in the Village of Chapar, Ludhiana District, Punjab. Rajinder played field hockey while living in India and is passionate about the sport. Both Rajinder and Raj Pahndher attended college in India and were married in India in 1971. Rajinder Pandher immigrated to Canada in 1972 and his wife, Raj Pandher joined him in 1973. After arriving in Canada, Rajinder Pandher started working at a sawmill in Campbell River but didn't like the work and moved to Vancouver to find better employment opportunties. In 1976, the couple moved to Burnaby and rented until they could buy a home a year later. They raised two children who attended Second Street Elementary School and Cariboo Hill Secondary School in Burnaby. Rajinder and Raj Pandher were both very involved with multicultural efforts at their childlren's schools including turban tying and sari demonstrations and Rajinder was a founding member of the Burnaby Multicultural Society. Interviewers biographies: Kate Petrusa is the Assistant Curator at the Burnaby Village Museum. In her role, she manages all aspects of the collection – including caring for physical artifacts and making their digital counterpart accessible. Before coming to Burnaby Village Museum in 2019, Kate has worked at several Museums around the Lower Mainland as a Curator and contractor since 2013. James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Housing
- Employment
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Persons - Volunteers
- Religions - Sikhism
- Migration
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Celebrations
- Sports - Field Hockey
- Names
- Pandher, Raj
- Pandher, Rajinder
- Copeland, William J.
- Pandher, Harman
- Pandher, Amanjit
- Burnaby Multicultural Society
- The Western Sikh Samachar
- Responsibility
- Petrusa, Kate
- Binks, James
- Accession Code
- BV023.1.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcripts available upon request
Audio Tracks
Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher, [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
Interview with Rajinder and Raj Pandher, [1942- 2023] (interview content), interviewed Jan. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0001_0002_003.mp3
50th Anniversary 4th Guide Company cake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4951
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Nov 3, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of 4th Guide Company standing with a cake which reads "50th Anniversary / 4th Burnaby Royal Guide Company". Guiders are identified L to R Miss Jean Simmons, Mrs. Dorothy Bristow (original guide leader), Mrs. Ann Kent.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of 4th Guide Company standing with a cake which reads "50th Anniversary / 4th Burnaby Royal Guide Company". Guiders are identified L to R Miss Jean Simmons, Mrs. Dorothy Bristow (original guide leader), Mrs. Ann Kent.
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.287
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Nov 3, 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05/11/2018
- Notes
- Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.166
Images
Baden Powell Sunday - honour guard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4964
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Feb 22, 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the honour guard standing at attention during the "Baden Powell Sunday" event which took place at Burnaby South High School. Three Sea Rangers are dressed in uniforms with the one in the centre holding a Canadian Flag. Two members of the 51st Brownies are standing behind the Rangers a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the honour guard standing at attention during the "Baden Powell Sunday" event which took place at Burnaby South High School. Three Sea Rangers are dressed in uniforms with the one in the centre holding a Canadian Flag. Two members of the 51st Brownies are standing behind the Rangers and are holding the Guide flag.
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.106
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Feb 22, 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05/11/2018
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Note in black ink next to photograph reads: "Back there are two / 51st Brownies as the / honour guard for the Guide flag"
- Photographs are part of scrapbook BV016.49.81
Images
Badon Powell Sunday
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4962
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Feb 22, 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack with Scouts, leaders and other guides for the "Baden Powell Sunday" event which took place at Burnaby South High School. The 51st Brownies are on the far left of the photograph.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack with Scouts, leaders and other guides for the "Baden Powell Sunday" event which took place at Burnaby South High School. The 51st Brownies are on the far left of the photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.104
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Feb 22, 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05/11/2018
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Note in black ink to the right of the photograph reads: "Badon - Powell Sunday" / "Feb. 22nd, 1970 / Burnaby South High / School". "Those are 51st Brownies / (on the far side)"
- Photograph is part of scrapbook BV016.49.81
Images
Badon Powell Sunday
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4963
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Feb 22, 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack with Scouts, leaders and other guides for the "Baden Powell Sunday" event which took place at Burnaby South High School. Special guests are standing on the stage while the rest of the Girl Guides and Scouts look on from the audience. Father D. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack with Scouts, leaders and other guides for the "Baden Powell Sunday" event which took place at Burnaby South High School. Special guests are standing on the stage while the rest of the Girl Guides and Scouts look on from the audience. Father D. Monroe was the officiating clergyman at the ceremony.
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.105
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Feb 22, 1970
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05/11/2018
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Note in black ink next to photograph reads: "Fr. D. Monroe was the / officiating clergyman"
- Photograph is part of scrapbook BV016.49.81
Images
Boy Scouts at Heritage Village sod-turning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13661
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Boy Scouts at the official sod-turning for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), April 11, 1971. The Boy Scouts are standing next to a flag pole outside of Elworth house. A member of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee is standing behind them.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Boy Scouts at the official sod-turning for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), April 11, 1971. The Boy Scouts are standing next to a flag pole outside of Elworth house. A member of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee is standing behind them.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.564
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 18, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Boy Scouts Centennial Outdoor Show poster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2186
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of poster for "Boy Scouts of Canada Burnaby Region Centennial Outdoor Show" at Century Gardens.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of poster for "Boy Scouts of Canada Burnaby Region Centennial Outdoor Show" at Century Gardens.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Advertising Medium - Poster
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.234
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club and Desert Plant Club display
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2115
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club and Desert Plant Club display inside of the James Cowan Centre at the Burnaby Rhododendron Flower Show held between May 14 and May 16, 1971. The Rhodendron Festival was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club and Desert Plant Club display inside of the James Cowan Centre at the Burnaby Rhododendron Flower Show held between May 14 and May 16, 1971. The Rhodendron Festival was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations.
- Subjects
- Events - Festivals
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Plants - Flowers
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.163
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on border of photograph reads: "May_71"
Images
Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club and Desert Plant Club display
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13196
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club and Desert Plant Club display inside of the James Cowan Centre at the Burnaby Rhododendron Flower Show held between May 14 and May 16, 1971. The Rhodendron Festival was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Cactus and Succulent Club and Desert Plant Club display inside of the James Cowan Centre at the Burnaby Rhododendron Flower Show held between May 14 and May 16, 1971. The Rhodendron Festival was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations.
- Subjects
- Events - Festivals
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Plants - Flowers
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.164
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on border of photograph reads: "May_71"
Images
Peace Arch Park Dedication
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4961
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 5, 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack standing together at the Annual Peace Arch Celebration by Canadians and Americans Sunday May 5, 1968 for the 47th Anniversay of the Dedication (September 6, 1921) of the International Peace Arch in Surrey. Brownies are identified L to R: Vickie…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the 51st Burnaby Brownie Pack standing together at the Annual Peace Arch Celebration by Canadians and Americans Sunday May 5, 1968 for the 47th Anniversay of the Dedication (September 6, 1921) of the International Peace Arch in Surrey. Brownies are identified L to R: Vickie Siwak, Diane Pedron, Cindy Parkin, Darlene Schneider and Joanne Pedron.
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Siwak, Vickie
- Pedron, Diane
- Parkin, Cindy
- Schneider, Darlene
- Pedron, Joanne
- Accession Code
- BV016.49.103
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 5, 1968
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 05/11/2018
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Photograph is part of scrapbook BV016.49.81
- Note in black ink under photograph reads: "Peace Arch Park / May 5, 1968 - Vickie Siwak / Diane Pedron, Cindy Parkin / Darlene Schneider, Joanne Pedron"
Images
Queen Elizabeth II during royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3589
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 7 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II visiting with a boy scout and the crowd that have gathered during her royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are standing behind. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II visiting with a boy scout and the crowd that have gathered during her royal visit to Burnaby Municipal Hall on May 7, 1971. Acting-mayor Hugh Ladner and his wife Valerie Ruth Ladner are standing behind. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made an official visit to Burnaby as part of their Centennial tour.
- Subjects
- Events - Royal Visits
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Persons - Royalty
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Names
- Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
- Ladner, Hugh G.
- Ladner, Valerie Ruth Grant
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.40
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 7 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 16, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts album
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19612
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 album (151 photographs + ephemera + textual records)
- Material Details
- 41 pages of album have pasted content
- 19 pages at the back of the album are blank
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a sixty page photograph album titled "2nd Burnaby Troop Boy Scouts" with photographs and ephemera pasted onto fourty one pages. The album includes photographs of the Burnaby Boy Scouts at various events, camps and hikes, the Burnaby Girl Guides and May Day events in Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Events - May Day
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Accession Code
- BV995.8.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1913-1925, predominant 1923-1925
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-20
- Notes
- Transcribed title from cover of photograph album
- Sticker on lower left of back cover reads, "No. D", "Glendale Album", "Made in Canada by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited. Toronto"
- Individual photographs + ephemera within album are numbered BV995.8.2 to BV995.8.153 - item level descriptions available
Images
Documents
British Columbia Rivers Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81232
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 11, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Southwest Scouts Club rolling a wire spool from Byrne Creek across the street, as a part of British Columbia Rivers Day cleanup.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 11, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1376
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Southwest Scouts Club rolling a wire spool from Byrne Creek across the street, as a part of British Columbia Rivers Day cleanup.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby - 1937 - Brian"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
- Accompanying caption reads: "Oct 11, 1998 1937: / The 2nd and 3rd Southwest Scouts Club retrieves a wire spool from Bryne Creek as part of BC Rivers Day cleanup."
Images
![Burnaby Sports Day, [between 1936 and 1939] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-3.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Sports Day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85204
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1936 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (8 min., 37 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of child…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1936 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (8 min., 37 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-002-3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of children and Youth are showcased in sporting field events and competitions such as track and field sports, acrobatics, gymnastics, dancing, leap frog, skipping, rugby.
- Subjects
- Events - Parades
- Occupations
- Occupations - Labourers
- Organizations - Mens' Societies and Clubs
- Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'May Day Events'
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Central Park
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Burnaby Sports Day, [between 1936 and 1939] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-3.jpg)
Video
Burnaby Sports Day, [between 1936 and 1939]
Burnaby Sports Day, [between 1936 and 1939]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-3.m4v
camp blanket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87411
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.42
- Description
- camp blanket or poncho; blue fleece “camp” poncho (single piece of cloth with neck hole cut out), hand-done blanket stitching around edges in light blue wool; covered in camp & travel related Guiding patches from the 1970’s & 1980’s (not all are sewn on, some are just pinned) and lapel pins.
- Object History
- Camp blanket that was worn at camp and belonged to Kay Thomas, a longtime Guider from South Burnaby and one of the founding members of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Clothing - - Outerwear
- Measurements
- Approx.: 121 cm x 154 cm
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Clothing - Outerwear
Images
Hike for Hunger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80006
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 26, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cubs, brownies and scouts walking around the Swangard track at Central Park for the annual Hike for Hunger.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 26, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0604
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cubs, brownies and scouts walking around the Swangard track at Central Park for the annual Hike for Hunger.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "439 Bby Mario / 56% Bby B4"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Hike for Hunger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80879
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 25, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of boy cubs, boy scouts, girl guides and their leaders at the annual Hike for Hunger walk, at Swangard Stadium.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 25, 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1121
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of boy cubs, boy scouts, girl guides and their leaders at the annual Hike for Hunger walk, at Swangard Stadium.
- Names
- Swangard Stadium
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "77% Bby p. 3 / Bby 385 Mario"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
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Labour parade
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85205
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1936 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (4 min, 23 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of a May Day labour parade for International Worker's Day. Men, women and children are seen marching with banners held high interspersed with a marching band with bagpipes. Some of the banners are identified as; The Communist Pa…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1936 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (4 min, 23 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-002-4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of a May Day labour parade for International Worker's Day. Men, women and children are seen marching with banners held high interspersed with a marching band with bagpipes. Some of the banners are identified as; The Communist Party of Canada, the Scandinavian Worker's Club, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Ex-Servicemen's League, Canadian League Against War and Fascism, Fishermen's Legislative Program, Sailor's Union, B.C. Maritime Workers, Amalgamated Building Workers Union, Bakery and Confectionary Workers International Union of America and The Women's Labour League. Some of the banners in the parade read as follows; 'Support the White Lunch Strike', 'Abolish Deferred Pay', 'Builders of British Columbia- Bill Bennett', 'Communist Party of Canada', 'Free Grange and Molland'.
- Subjects
- Events - Parades
- Occupations
- Occupations - Labourers
- Organizations - Mens' Societies and Clubs
- Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Labour Parade'
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
Images
![Labour parade, [between 1936 and 1939] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-4.jpg)
Video
Labour parade, [between 1936 and 1939]
Labour parade, [between 1936 and 1939]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-4.m4v![March for Hunger at Swangard Stadium, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2098.jpg?width=280)
March for Hunger at Swangard Stadium
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96437
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Scouts and Guides from Burnaby and Vancouver walking around the track at Swangard Stadium as part of their eighth annual March for Hunger. Some of the children wear their uniforms and some people carry flags.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2098
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Scouts and Guides from Burnaby and Vancouver walking around the track at Swangard Stadium as part of their eighth annual March for Hunger. Some of the children wear their uniforms and some people carry flags.
- Subjects
- Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Events - Fundraising
- Buildings - Recreational - Stadiums
- Names
- Swangard Stadium
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Scouts and Guides from Burnaby and Vancouver hiked around Swangard Stadium and Central Park in their eighth annual March for Hunger, to raise donations for the Food Bank."
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![March for Hunger at Swangard Stadium, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2098.jpg)
mug
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87489
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.95
- Description
- mug, Girl Guide; cream glazed ceramic mug with gold rim; yellow trefoil bouquet and blue and yellow owl decorations; "USA" embossed on bottom.
- Object History
- Mugs previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
- Object Term
- Mug
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
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