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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1922-1942
Length
0:09:04
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's volunteer work with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) with Nurse Woodward and the Well Baby Clinic.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's volunteer work with the Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) with Nurse Woodward and the Well Baby Clinic.
Date Range
1922-1942
Photo Info
Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
Length
0:09:04
Names
Victorian Order of Nurses
Woodward, Maude
Subjects
Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
July 2, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
Biographical Notes
Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:47:57
Interviewee Name
Godwin, Florence Hart
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track four of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury

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Interview with John Ferguson July 3, 1975 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory182
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1931-1940
Length
0:07:44
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's opinion of Reeve William A. Pritchard and the municipal politics of the time. He also discusses the sentiment he felt among the Unemployed.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's opinion of Reeve William A. Pritchard and the municipal politics of the time. He also discusses the sentiment he felt among the Unemployed.
Date Range
1931-1940
Length
0:07:44
Names
Pritchard, William A.
Subjects
Organizations
Interviewer
McLeod, Ross S.
Interview Date
July 3, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Ferguson by history student Ross S. McLeod, July 3, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression.
Biographical Notes
John Ferguson was born in Glasgow in 1900. He came to Canada with his family in 1910, and settled on Vancouver Island. In 1931 John Ferguson purchased the hardware store on the 3900 block of Hastings Street.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:32:21
Interviewee Name
Ferguson, John
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track three of interview with John Ferguson

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Interview with John Mallory June 24, 1975 - Track 12

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1975
Length
0:08:55
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Mallory's resignation from the Socialist Party and his entry into the Communist Party, including comments on his friendship with Ernie Winch. He also discusses what he sees as the biggest problem in society today.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Mallory's resignation from the Socialist Party and his entry into the Communist Party, including comments on his friendship with Ernie Winch. He also discusses what he sees as the biggest problem in society today.
Date Range
1930-1975
Length
0:08:55
Names
Winch, Ernest "Ernie"
Subjects
Organizations
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 24, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with John Mallory by Simon Fraser University (SFU) masters student Bettina Bradbury June 24, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and the Unemployment movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Audrey Mallory was born in Carman, Manitoba on January 10, 1903 to John and Bertha Nina (Rodgers) Mallory. The Mallory family moved to Deep Creek, British Columbia for a time before arriving in New Westminster. John Audrey Mallory married Janet Ellis Morice on November 15, 1924. John Mallory helped to build a mill at Powell River where he played baseball before he moved to Burnaby in the late 1920s. He built a house at 11th Avenue and 13th Street. He later moved to 1851 4th Street, working a few months out of the year as a construction foreman. He also worked renovating various mills. Towards the end of the thirties, he had established his own heating and plumbing business. John Mallory was very active in the labour movement, beginning with the Independent Labour Party which was renamed the Independent Labour Party Socialists, then the Socialist Party of Canada. He joined the Workers' Unity League (WUL) and their affiliates the Unemployed Workers Association at this time as well. Together with fellow organizers, John fixed up the Edmonds Hall and held fundraising parties for the Unemployment movement. Seen by others as an agitator, John organized countless strike movements, protests and demonstrations in his capacity as an organizer for the Workers' Unity League. John left the Socialist Party of Canada due to what he saw as their intolerance with other parts of the working class movement to join the Communist Party of Canada. He was later expelled from the Communist Party for "Trotskist leanings." Bertha Nina (Rodgers) Mallory died May 20, 1964 at the age of eighty-two. Her husband John Mallory died April 1, 1966 at the age of ninety-four. John Audrey Mallory died July 7, 1981 at the age of seventy-eight.
Total Tracks
13
Total Length
1:56:06
Interviewee Name
Mallory, John
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Interview with Judy Hagen by Eric Damer November 7, 2012 - Track 6

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1944-2012
Length
0:12:18
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen's memories of taking dance lessons and being in Girl Guides. She tells a story of seeing the Second Narrows Bridge collapse in 1958.
Date Range
1944-2012
Photo Info
Judith "Judy" Robins (later Hagen) posing in a dance costume, 1949. Item no. 549-036.
Length
0:12:18
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Structures - Bridges
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 7, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Judith "Judy" (Robins) Hagen conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 7, 2012. Major theme discussed: the neighbourhood of Dover Street.
Biographical Notes
Judy Robins (later Hagen) was born in 1941 and grew up in South Burnaby. Her paternal grandfather, a master stone mason from Devon, moved to Vancouver in 1912 to find work before bringing over the rest of the family. He bought three lots in Burnaby and in 1918 moved his family to a small house on Dover Street (formerly Paul Street). Judy’s father, Jack, married, bought one of his father’s lots and built a new home for his family. Judy attended school and church nearby, took dance and piano lessons and participated actively in Girl Guides. After high school, she attended the University of British Columbia (UBC) and then Simon Fraser University (SFU), worked for a few years and then married in 1967 before moving to Courtaney, British Columbia.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:09:51
Interviewee Name
Hagen, Judith "Judy" Robins
Interview Location
Nanaimo Museum on Vancouver Island
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Interview with Lizette Pappas

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20334
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 7 Nov. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) (137 min., 12 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (137 min., 12 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Lizette Pappas conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 7, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:41:04 Lizette provides details on her family background in Greece, recalls her early childhood in Naxos, her families’ migrati…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 sound recordings (wav) (137 min., 12 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (137 min., 12 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Lizette Pappas Location of Interview: Fraser Wilson Room, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: November 7, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:17:12 Digital master recordings (wav) were converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Lizette Pappas conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 7, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:41:04 Lizette provides details on her family background in Greece, recalls her early childhood in Naxos, her families’ migration to Canada and their experiences as new immigrants living in Penticton. Lizette shares information about her husband including his Greek origins, his migration story, and how they met as well as information about their careers and raising their family in Burnaby. 41:05 – 01:10:52 Lizette talks about living in Penticton and helping out in the family restaurant business. Lizette describes some of the challenges that they faced and describes some of the foods that they served and reflects on what it means to be a Greek immigrant in British Columbia. 01:10:53– 01:36:32 Lizette talks about her life in Burnaby, her involvement with the Ladies Philoptochos Society, a back to your roots group, the Hellenic Community, the importance of sharing Greek culture, traditions and food with the younger generation and her experiences celebrating Greek culture while attending university. 01:36:33 – 01:54:39 Lizette talks more about her families’ life in Penticton as Greek immigrants, their experiences and accomplishments, her experiences visiting Greece after immigrating to Canada and her husbands’ experiences living in Greece. 01:54:40 – 02:03:59 Lizette reflects on the impacts of COVID in the restaurant industry, community building and urban development in Burnaby and makes comparisons to communities in Greece. 02:04:00 – 02:17:14 Talks about the origin of her name, shares the story of how her name evolved over time after she immigrated to Canada and shares examples of some of the traditional family names that have been passed down through generations.
History
Interviewee biography: Lizette Pappas was born in Apeiranthos on the island of Naxos in Greece in 1948 to parents Florio Vassilakakis and Paraskevi Vassilakis. In 1956, Lizette immigrated to Canada with her parents and her two older brothers. With the help of Lizette’s uncle, her family settled in Penticton and in 1958, Lizette’s younger sister was born. Lizette’s birth name was Elisa Vassilakakis but when she immigrated to Canada she was given the first name “Alice” on her immigration documents. Soon after, when she was enrolled in elementary school, her aunt suggested that she use the name “Lizette” instead of “Alice” and Lizette became the first name she’s continued to use since. While living in Penticton, Lizette’s parents first worked doing manual labour in the fruit industry before buying their own restaurant in 1968. Lizette obtained her teaching degree from the University of British Columbia. In 1972, Lizette met her future husband Basile Pappas and they were married in 1975. After marrying, Lizette and her husband settled in the Brentwood area of Burnaby and began raising their two children. Lizette, her husband and children moved back to Penticton in late 1979 to join her family running two restaurants and a nightclub. After a number of years, Lizette, her husband and two children returned to their home in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. Lizette has worked as a teacher with the Vancouver School Board and has been involved with various organizations including “Back to our Roots” and “Philoptochos Ladies Society”. Interviewer biography: 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
Religions
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Persons - Greek Canadians
Migration
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Names
Pappas, Elisa Alice "Lizette" Vassilakakis
Vassilakakis, Florio
Vassilakis, Paraskevi
Love, John Agapitos
Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society
Hellenic Community of Vancouver
Responsibility
Binks, James
Accession Code
BV023.16.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 7 Nov. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcript available
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Interview with Lizette Pappas, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 7 Nov. 2023

Interview with Lizette Pappas, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 7 Nov. 2023

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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their p…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 6 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 7 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah Location of Interview: Nalliah family home Interview Date: May 29, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 68 min., 6 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Ruth (Angela) Nalliah with husband Samuel Nalliah WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this interview (00:40:58 – 00:57:31) regarding the Tamil genocide may be upsetting to some people.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, James Binks. 00:00:00 - 00:13:30 Interview opens with introductions. Samuel (Sam) and Angela Nalliah provide biographical details including their parentage, place of birth (Sri Lanka), spoken language and education. Sam Nalliah shares details on his education while living in Sri Lanka, his later education in Wales where he obtained a Master’s Degree in Computer Science and his migration to Halifax in 1978 after obtaining a job at Dalhousie University as a systems analyst. Sam conveys how he decided to relocate from Halifax to Vancouver in 1986 and started his employment with BC Tel. Angela Nalliah shares details on her education and employment after immigrating to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1986. Angela conveys how she first lived in Ottawa, moved to Toronto in 1989 where she began working for TD bank and moved to Vancouver in 1999. 00:13:31 – 00:20:03 Sam Nalliah talks about how he and his wife Angela first met and married in 1999 and moved to Vancouver. Sam shares information on where his other family members immigrated to and why he decided to immigrate to Canada. Angela shares information on other members of her family who immigrated to Canada before her and how her uncle sponsored them all to come. 00:20:04 – 00:29:30 Sam provides further details regarding his family make up including; his first wife, his daughters (born in 1983 and 1985), his step daughter (born in 1991) and his youngest daughter (born in 2000). Sam tells how he worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Sam provides locations of homes that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver. Sam and Angela describe what they liked about living in Burnaby, where their daughter attended school and where they did their shopping. 00:29:31 – 00:32:11 Angela talks about working for Prospera Credit Union from 2003 after TD bank downsized. Sam describes how they rented out their house in Vancouver and lived in a rental home in Burnaby that was owned by the City of Burnaby. Sam and Angela recollect the time period that they lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before deciding to move to Surrey in 2015. 00:32:12 – 00:35:59 Sam and Angela provide details regarding their daughter’s post-secondary education and careers. Angela talks about her social activities, volunteer work and involvement with the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia, the Women’s Network as well as the Westminster Bible Chapel Church in Burnaby and the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church in Surrey. 00:36:00 – 00:40:57 Sam recalls hearing Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau speak about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms at Dalhousie University and the effect that his speech made on him. Sam talks about joining the National Democratic Party when Peter Julian was elected as a Member of Parliament for Burnaby. 00:40:58 – 00:57:31 (WARNING: Some of the content discussed in this portion of the interview may be upsetting to some people) Sam and Angela speak about their involvement with the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC). Angela describes the brutal violence that she witnessed while living in Sri Lanka during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide in the 1980’s. Sam and Angela recollect and discuss their views and actions pertaining to the MV Sun Sea incident where a Thai cargo ship carrying Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to British Columbia were identified as terrorists by the Canadian Government and held in detention facilities. 00:57:32 – 01:08:07 Sam reflects on what he likes about Burnaby. Angela and Sam talk about Hindu temples attended by many Tamil and Sri Lankan people living in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Angela talks about the many cultural events and celebrations that are celebrated within the Tamil and Sri Lankan community including the Pongal Festival. Angela and Sam reflect on how grateful they are to be residents of Canada.
History
Interviewees biographies: Samuel (Sam) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1949. Sam immigrated to Halifax in 1977 after obtaining a position as a systems analyst at Dalhousie University. In 1986, Sam sponsored his parents to come to Canada. In 1986, after being introduced to the milder weather in Victoria, Sam decided to move to British Columbia. He moved to Burnaby in 1990 and began working for BC Tel in Burnaby. Following his job at BC Tel, Sam worked as a Systems and Operations Manager at Shaughnessy Hospital and later at BC Hydro. Ruth (Angela) Nalliah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1964 and immigrated to Canada in 1986. As a Tamil living in Sri Lanka in the 1980’s Angela witnessed first hand the brutal violence during the Anti-Tamil state sponsored genocide. In 1986 Angela was relieved to be able to immigrate to Canada after being sponsored by her uncle. Angela first lived and worked in Ottawa and Toronto before marrying Samuel Nalliah in Ottawa in 1999 and the couple moved to Burnaby. Angela worked for TD bank in both Toronto and Vancouver until it downsized in 2003 and she began working for Prospero Credit Union. While living in Burnaby, Angela attended the Westminster Bible Chapel and after moving to Surrey she became a member of the Green Timbers Evangelical Covenant Church. Sam and Angela Nalliah have four daughters and since moving to British Columbia they’ve lived in Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Both Sam and Angela are involved with the Tamil Cultural Association of British Columbia and the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) as well as participates in Sri Lankan and Tamil community cultural events. Interviewer biography: 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
Events - Festivals
Government
Government - Federal Government
Migration
Occupations
Organizations - Political Parties
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Religions
Religions - Christianity
Religions - Hinduism
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Social Issues - Discrimination
Names
Nalliah, Ruth "Angela"
Nalliah, Samuel "Sam"
Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC)
Westminster Bible Chapel
Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC)
Responsibility
Binks, James
Accession Code
BV023.16.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
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Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

Interview with Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah, 1949-2023 (interview content), interviewed 29 May 2023

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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 7

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1990
Length
00:07:36
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s involvement in the federal Liberal Party and in municipal politics with Alan Emmott; his mother Anne Marie Morin’s CCF work in Alberta and his brother Rudy Morin’s union activities and affiliation with Harvey Murphy; the political events held at “S…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s involvement in the federal Liberal Party and in municipal politics with Alan Emmott; his mother Anne Marie Morin’s CCF work in Alberta and his brother Rudy Morin’s union activities and affiliation with Harvey Murphy; the political events held at “Severin’s”; and Sev Morin’s centrist political views
Date Range
1930-1990
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:07:36
Names
Liberal Party
Emmott, Alan H
Subjects
Organizations - Unions
Elections
Political Theories
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin 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 Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Ivy and Margaret McGeachie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4856
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1941
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia : 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie with her sister Margaret. Both girls are dressed in Girl Guide uniforms and standing outside in what might be their backyard.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia : 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie with her sister Margaret. Both girls are dressed in Girl Guide uniforms and standing outside in what might be their backyard.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
McGeachie, Margaret
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.207
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1941
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06/11/2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 14/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy and Margaret McGeachie on roller skates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4846
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy and Margaret McGeachie in their Girl Guide uniforms and wearing roller skates. The sisters have their hands clasped together and appear to be dancing while wearing white roller skates.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy and Margaret McGeachie in their Girl Guide uniforms and wearing roller skates. The sisters have their hands clasped together and appear to be dancing while wearing white roller skates.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Sports - Skating
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.197
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1948
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page5/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy and Margaret McGeachie saluting

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4857
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1942
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia : 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie with her sister Margaret. Both girls are dressed in Girl Guide uniforms and making the Girl Guide salute with their right hands. They are standing outside in a garden.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia : 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie with her sister Margaret. Both girls are dressed in Girl Guide uniforms and making the Girl Guide salute with their right hands. They are standing outside in a garden.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
McGeachie, Margaret
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.208
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1942
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06/11/2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 14/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy McGeachie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4848
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie wearing a Girl Guide uniform and sitting on the ground before the 2nd Burnaby Girl Guides go hiking.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 11.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie wearing a Girl Guide uniform and sitting on the ground before the 2nd Burnaby Girl Guides go hiking.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.199
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 6/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy McGeachie

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4852
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1948 and 1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie wearing a Girl Guide uniform and seated in a wooden adirondack style chair in a garden outside an unidentified house.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie wearing a Girl Guide uniform and seated in a wooden adirondack style chair in a garden outside an unidentified house.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.202
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1948 and 1955]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06/11/2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 10/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy McGeachie at Topysy Turvy Day Camp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4843
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie standing in uniform in front of a white tent at "Topsy Turvy Day Camp 1948".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie standing in uniform in front of a white tent at "Topsy Turvy Day Camp 1948".
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.194
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1948
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 3/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy McGeachie in Sea Ranger uniform

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4858
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1942
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie dressed in what may be a Sea Ranger uniform with a white cap and white shirt. She is standing outside at a camp.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie dressed in what may be a Sea Ranger uniform with a white cap and white shirt. She is standing outside at a camp.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.209
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1942
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06/11/2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on front of photograph reads: "Camp__1942"
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 14/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy McGeachie in tent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4842
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie holding a book and seated on the ground inside a white tent at the Burnaby District Camp in Aldergrove, B.C.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie holding a book and seated on the ground inside a white tent at the Burnaby District Camp in Aldergrove, B.C.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.193
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1948
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page 2/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy McGeachie on roller skates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4841
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie in a Girl Guide uniform and wearing white roller skates. Ivy has her arms outstreched in the air and is balancing on one skate.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie in a Girl Guide uniform and wearing white roller skates. Ivy has her arms outstreched in the air and is balancing on one skate.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Sports - Skating
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.192
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06/11/2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note handwritten in pencil on front of photograph reads: "Love / from / Ivy"
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" Item BV015.35.160
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Ivy McGeachie on roller skates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4844
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1948
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie in her Girl Guide uniform and wearing roller skates.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 8.5 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ivy McGeachie in her Girl Guide uniform and wearing roller skates.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Sports - Skating
Names
McGeachie, Ivy Ashliegh
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.196
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1948
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "Girl Guiding. -- 1939-1951" (page5/18) Item BV015.35.160
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Lawn bowling

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65778
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
Subjects
Organizations
Sports - Lawn Bowling
Names
Central Park Lawn Bowling Club
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Lawn bowling

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65779
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of women lawn bowling at Central Park.
Subjects
Organizations
Sports - Lawn Bowling
Names
Central Park Lawn Bowling Club
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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The Magic Forest

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4819
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of the 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack dressed in white bunny costumes. The Brownies are dressed in costume to perform "The Magic Forest" story at the Girl Guide Rally at the Hastings Auditorium. The group of girls are gathered together on the floor of the auditorium wit…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of the 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack dressed in white bunny costumes. The Brownies are dressed in costume to perform "The Magic Forest" story at the Girl Guide Rally at the Hastings Auditorium. The group of girls are gathered together on the floor of the auditorium with members of the audience in the bleachers behind them.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Theatre
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
5th Burnaby Brownie Pack
Accession Code
BV015.35.171
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Label beneath photograph reads: "BROWNIES IN WHITE. BROWNIES' CONTRIBUTION TO THE GIRL / GUIDE RALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AT HASTINGS AUDITORIUM CONSISTED / OF A FANTASY STORY KNOWN TO ALL / THEIR MEMBERS."
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook "5th Brownie Pack" 1948-1965 Item BV015.35.156
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