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Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory516
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1900-1946
Length
00:07:05
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, and her Oikawa grandparent’s immigration to BC and settlement on Lion and Don Islands at the mouth of the Fraser River. She describes how the family was moved to the internment camp “The Orchard” in New Denver,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, and her Oikawa grandparent’s immigration to BC and settlement on Lion and Don Islands at the mouth of the Fraser River. She describes how the family was moved to the internment camp “The Orchard” in New Denver, but managed to find a place to live outside the camp where her grandmother grew a large garden from seeds brought in the seams of her clothing. She notes that the Lion Islands were named Oikawa-shima by the Japanese settlers.
Date Range
1900-1946
Length
00:07:05
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Persons - Japanese Canadians
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 27, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita 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 about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.
Total Tracks
11
Total Length
01:34:10
Interviewee Name
Miyashita, Toki
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.
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Toki Miyashita

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Interview with Norman Dowad

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
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
1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
History
Interviewee biography: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Education
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Migration
Sports
Sports - Football
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Douglas Road School
W. Dowad Limited
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Deer Lake
Street Address
5533 Buckingham Avenue
Accession Code
BV023.16.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3
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Interview with Shirley Cohn

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Recreational Activities - Hiking
Organizations
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Religions - Judaism
Social Issues - Racism
Social Issues
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
Cohn, Shirley
Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
Burquest
Hillel Jewish Students Association
Simon Fraser University
SFURA walking and hiking group
Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
Temple Shalom
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3
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Interview with William J. Copeland by Rod Fowler February 18, 1990 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory438
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1927-1990
Length
00:06:37
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Bill Copeland's childhood in Burnaby and Vancouver, his father's work as a miner, his war service, education, and his three children
Date Range
1927-1990
Photo Info
Mayor Bill Copeland cutting the ribbon for the opening of the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts accompanied by Jack and Doris Shadbolt and Councillors Doug Drummond and Derek Corrigan, 1995. Item no. 535-0067
Length
00:06:37
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Education
Industries - Mining
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 18, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Burnaby Mayor William J. Copeland conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Copeland 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 Bill Copeland’s education, career and experience as a Burnaby firefighter from 1955 to 1987, and his work for the union International Association of Fire Fighters. He talks about his early family life in Burnaby and Vancouver, war service, training with the Federal Fire Service, the organizations he has belonged to, and the careers of his three children. He briefly talks about Burnaby politics and his unexpected election to Mayor of Burnaby. Major themes of the interview, described by track: Track 1: Organizations - Unions; Public Services - Fire Protection; International Association of Fire Fighters; Track 2: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 3: Elections; Track 4: family history and education; Track 5: Public Services - Fire Protection; Track 6: Elections
Biographical Notes
William John (Bill) Copeland (1927-2002) was born in Vancouver May 19, 1927. As a young child he lived with his parents on Southwood Street in South Burnaby on a chicken ranch. Bill’s father was a miner and was often away from home. The family moved to Pioneer Mines at Bridge River for a few years and then moved back to Vancouver in 1941 when his father contracted silicosis. Bill served in the navy for about a year near the end of WWII, was in the Canadian Merchant Marine and worked as a pipe fitter, before beginning his career as a fire fighter. He trained with the Federal Fire Service and worked two years at the Wireless Station in Delta. In 1955 he started work as Fire Fighter No. 53 in Burnaby, retiring 33 years later in 1987. Most of his career was spent at the Control Station or Number 1 Firehall, first located at Wiilingdon and Hastings (now No.5 Station) and later on Sperling near Canada Way. Bill worked as a first aid instructor, eventually moving into the training office, and retired as assistant chief. In 1987, shortly after retiring, Bill was asked to run for Mayor for the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). Much to his surprise he won. He served with distinction for three terms (1987-1996). Bill, his wife Ruth, and their three children, Doug and Dan (both firefighters) and Emily (a teacher), lived in North Burnaby on Cliff Avenue, the family home for about 35 years. Bill was active in many organizations including the Cliff Avenue soccer organization, St. John Ambulance, Burnaby Red Cross, and CNIB, among others. He began representing firefighters locally in the International Association of Fire Fighters in the early 1960s, eventually becoming President of the provincial association and then Vice President of the 6th District representing Western Canada.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
0:25:35
Interviewee Name
Copeland, William J
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 business computerization 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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track four of interview with William J. Copeland

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Wally Westerman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13689
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1917]
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of Walter "Wally" Westerman as a young child. He is standing on a chair.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Studio portrait of Walter "Wally" Westerman as a young child. He is standing on a chair.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Accession Code
BV020.17.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1917]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil in blue ink on verso of photgraph reads: "Wally Westerman"
Images
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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription235
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath h…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large crowd of people gathered outside Burnaby Municipal Hall for the dedication of the War Memorial Fountain, which is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site. To the left of the photograph, located on the lawn of the Municipal Hall, is the memorial fountain, with a wreath hanging on the top.
Subjects
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Persons - Crowds
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV985.3137.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
The photographer is speculated to be Stride studio, because of the similarity with the photograph BV985.3137.7 of the War Memorial Fountain dedication by Stride studio
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Images
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Dedication of War Memorial Fountain at Burnaby Municipal Hall

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1923]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w prints
Scope and Content
Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w prints
Material Details
inscribed in the original negative, and printed on the photograph, l.r. "Stride Photo"
Scope and Content
Photographs of the War Memorial Fountain located on the lawn of Burnaby Municipal Hall, during its dedication ceremony. There is a large crowd of people gathered around the fountain, with boys in scout uniforms standing to the right of the fountain, and ladies and RCMP officers standing to the left side of the fountain. There is a man standing next to the fountain, blowing on a trumpet. There is a wreath hanging from the top of the fountain, which bears the inscription, "OF OUR FELLOW WORKERS WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914-1918/ ERECTED BY/ THE CIVIC EMPLOYEES UNION - BURNABY - 1923" The War Memorial Fountain is now located in the Burnaby Village Museum site.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Fountains
Persons - Crowds
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV985.3137.7
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1923]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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Irish Fusiliers of Canada

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36294
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of soldiers sitting and standing in two rows on a porch at Work Point Barracks, in Esquimalt. George A. Grant is sitting in the front row on the far left. These men were members of the 11th Regiment (Irish Fusiliers of Canada), a Canadian Militia infantry regiment at Vancouver, organized…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of soldiers sitting and standing in two rows on a porch at Work Point Barracks, in Esquimalt. George A. Grant is sitting in the front row on the far left. These men were members of the 11th Regiment (Irish Fusiliers of Canada), a Canadian Militia infantry regiment at Vancouver, organized in 1913.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Persons - Volunteers
Names
Grant, George Alford
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on written in pencil verso of print reads: "At Work Point Barracks Esquimalt 1913, Col. McSpadden being the only Officer of the 11th Regt. I.F. of C. yet in uniform (the rest of us being in training for our commissions) GAG"
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Unidentified girl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82582
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[Written on October 10, 1916]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 14 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard is a portrait of an unidentified girl.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[Written on October 10, 1916]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 14 x 8.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-149
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard is a portrait of an unidentified girl.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Persons - Children
Names
Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black pen on verso reads: "Oct 10th / 16 / As usual, nothing to tell that is interesting. Life goes on the same old, every day way. Did you know Dee Pratt possesses a baby, now? I am going to write her. Love from D W B / Pte. M G Hill / No 76101, Prisoner of War, 29th Battalion ... Germany"
Four stamps are on the verso
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British war cemeteries Ypres : 1914-1918

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4927
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1920
Call Number
940.3 BRI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.5828.1
Call Number
940.3 BRI
Place of Publication
Bruxelles
Publisher
Ern. Thill
Publication Date
1920
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. : 21 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--Belgium--Ieper
War memorials
National cemeteries--Belgium--Ieper
Monuments
National cemeteries
Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of
Great Britain
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Wars
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
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Cenotaph in New Westminster

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20623
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Westminster World War One memorial cenotaph with bronze statue of soldier. The memorial is located in a park in Leopold Place and was later moved to the northerly approach to the Patullo bridge and in 1954 to New Westminster City Hall.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of New Westminster World War One memorial cenotaph with bronze statue of soldier. The memorial is located in a park in Leopold Place and was later moved to the northerly approach to the Patullo bridge and in 1954 to New Westminster City Hall.
Subjects
Monuments
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV995.8.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Transcribed titled
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 19
Illustrative designs in white ink around photographs on album page
Note in white ink on album page reads: ""CENOTAPH" / NEW WESTMINSTER"
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Constable George Jeffery, unveiling First World War Memorial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35501
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Constable George Jeffery (left) during the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. At the right is Dora Wilcox, daughter of Ernest Wilcox who wa…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-359
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Constable George Jeffery (left) during the unveiling the First World War memorial fountain at the Municipal Hall, Kingsway and Edmonds Street, on June 17, 1923. It was dedicated to Municipal employees who died in the War. At the right is Dora Wilcox, daughter of Ernest Wilcox who was killed on the Somme in 1916. She unveiled the fountain. In 1974, this memorial was relocated from its original setting to the site of the Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Fountains
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Symbols - Flags
Names
Jeffery, George
Wilcox, Dora
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Dedication of the World War One Honour Roll

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37222
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 14, 1916
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the First World War Honour Roll dedication at the former Municipal Hall at Edmonds and Kingsway. The intention of this memorial was to "keep the record bright before the people of the municipality". At the conclusion of this war over 1,200 names of service men and women were listed in…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 14, 1916
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
339-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the First World War Honour Roll dedication at the former Municipal Hall at Edmonds and Kingsway. The intention of this memorial was to "keep the record bright before the people of the municipality". At the conclusion of this war over 1,200 names of service men and women were listed including over 90 "Heroic Dead" who paid the "ultimate sacrifice".
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Ceremonies
Monuments - War Memorials
Symbols - Flags
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Honour Roll Dedication

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34508
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 23.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dedication of Burnaby's Honour Roll at Burnaby Municipal Hall, Edmonds and Kingsway. A crowd is gathered inside the hall looking toward a decorated stage on which is the honour roll and group of men.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1916
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 23.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
029-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the dedication of Burnaby's Honour Roll at Burnaby Municipal Hall, Edmonds and Kingsway. A crowd is gathered inside the hall looking toward a decorated stage on which is the honour roll and group of men.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Monuments - War Memorials
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Symbols - Flags
Names
Burnaby City Hall
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation on back of copy 7 reads, "1919 - Dedication of Honour Roll / War of 1914-18 / in old Mun. Hall (now Library)"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Munitions factory

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39156
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three unidentified people standing on a loading dock at a New Westminster munitions plant.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-475
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three unidentified people standing on a loading dock at a New Westminster munitions plant.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Occupations - War Workers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39158
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people standing on a railway car. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-477
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified people standing on a railway car. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - War Workers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39159
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown man and woman seated near some debris at a railroad yard in New Westminster. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-478
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown man and woman seated near some debris at a railroad yard in New Westminster. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - War Workers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39160
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in uniform seated next to an unidentified woman. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-479
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man in uniform seated next to an unidentified woman. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - War Workers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39163
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of four people sitting on a wooden bench, with four others standing behind them. The men are dressed in suits and wearing fedoras and the women are in dresses. The woman standing in the middle of the back row is Kitty Hill, but all others are unidentified. Munitions factories are visible…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-482
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of four people sitting on a wooden bench, with four others standing behind them. The men are dressed in suits and wearing fedoras and the women are in dresses. The woman standing in the middle of the back row is Kitty Hill, but all others are unidentified. Munitions factories are visible behind them and the photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Occupations - War Workers
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Munitions - New Westminster 1917

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39164
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.4 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of three women and one man (all unknown) seated on a bench. The woman on the left has a camera with bellows, which looks to be a 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. folding camera resting on her lap, and the man is holding pipe. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.4 x 9.7 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-483
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of three women and one man (all unknown) seated on a bench. The woman on the left has a camera with bellows, which looks to be a 1A Autographic Kodak Jr. folding camera resting on her lap, and the man is holding pipe. The photograph has been captioned as "Munitions - New Westminster 1917."
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Photographic Tools and Equipment - Cameras
Occupations - War Workers
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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