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Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82571
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, Scotland. Statue on the left is the William Wallace statue. Building to the right is His Majesty's Theatre.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-142
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows Rosemount Viaduct in Aberdeen, Scotland. Statue on the left is the William Wallace statue. Building to the right is His Majesty's Theatre.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Postcard on verso reads: "Published by T Lamb, 40, Market Street, Aberdeen"
Images
Forth Bridge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82572
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-143
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows Forth Bridge in Scotland.
- Subjects
- Structures - Bridges
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Postcard verso reads: "The Forth Bridge from South Queens Ferry. One of the greatest engineering glories of the age; was constructed by Sir William Arrol. Is about 1 1/2 miles in length, and its highest point is 450 feet from base. It took seven years to build (1883-1890) and cost 3 1/2 million pounds. It is on the main railway route of the L and N E Railway / New Color-crayon / Process from original drawing by Andrew Allan"
Images
Chemnitz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82573
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows buildings in Chemnitz, Germany.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-144
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows buildings in Chemnitz, Germany.
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Top of recto reads: "Chemnitz / Anfgang zum Schlossberg"
Images
Fort Augustus Abbey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82575
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows a building situated by a body of water and mountains. The building is identified as Fort Augustus Abbey.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-145
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows a building situated by a body of water and mountains. The building is identified as Fort Augustus Abbey.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Bottom of recto reads: "The Abbey, Fort Augustus"
- Note in black pen on verso reads: "9th September / We arrived here last night after a run through the Canal Loch Ness, & we ... by train to Frot William - Inverness is awfully pretty, & we had lovely weather - I should like to stay here for a week - it is so peaceful & beautiful views over the Loch. Love from K L M / Mrs J G Craig / 25 Harrington Gdus / London S W 7 / England"
- Postage stamps on verso reads: "Halfpenny"
Images
Mary Queen of Scots
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82577
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard is a portrait of a woman identified as Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 14 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-146
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard is a portrait of a woman identified as Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Subjects
- Persons - Royalty
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Recto reads: "Marie Reine D'Escos / School of Francois Clouet (d. 1572) / Mary, Queen of Scots / Oil painting on panel in the Jones collection / Victoria and Albert Museum / P. 76 / 625-1882"
Images
Chemnitz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82579
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows buildings in Chemnitz, Germany.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900-1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-147
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard shows buildings in Chemnitz, Germany.
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Recto reads: "Chemnitz - Kuchwaldschanke"
Images
Samuel Shepard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36141
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1932]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm + 1p.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Samuel Shepard, who moved to Burnaby in 1900 with his wife and from 1907 to 1931 he was the municipal clerk of Richmond. He also worked as a school teacher, and even as the Principal of the Craigflower school in Victoria.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1932]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm + 1p.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 228-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Samuel Shepard, who moved to Burnaby in 1900 with his wife and from 1907 to 1931 he was the municipal clerk of Richmond. He also worked as a school teacher, and even as the Principal of the Craigflower school in Victoria.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Shepard, Samuel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Page attached to verso of photograph gives a detailed account of his travel route on the Electric interurban tram to and from his job at the Municipal Hall
Images
Interior of a blacksmith shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1138
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12 x 17.5 cm mounted on board 18 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a blacksmith shop. A man in a long jacket is moving next to the furnace at the front of the shop and a farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) is holding the reins of a horse. The horse appears to be agitated and is kicking out with his hind leg. A third man is visi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 12 x 17.5 cm mounted on board 18 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a blacksmith shop. A man in a long jacket is moving next to the furnace at the front of the shop and a farrier (a specialist in equine hoof care) is holding the reins of a horse. The horse appears to be agitated and is kicking out with his hind leg. A third man is visible walking through the doorway wearing protective equipment of some kind.
- Accession Code
- BV992.45.21
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [before 1921]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William George Alcock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1779
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV004.90.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Notes on verso of photograph read: "Wm. G. Alcock", "15" and "15A"
Images
Love family in woods
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3000
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920] (date of original), copied [1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8 x 10 cm on paper 9 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of unidentified members of the Love Family seated on a log in the woods. There are two young women and men.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8 x 10 cm on paper 9 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of unidentified members of the Love Family seated on a log in the woods. There are two young women and men.
- Names
- Love Family
- Accession Code
- BV985.3136.2
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920] (date of original), copied [1985]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 16-Jan-24
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Images
Group around campfire at picnic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3003
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920] (date of original), copied [1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 6.5 x 7 cm on paper 9 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group at campfire / picnic in the woods in White Rock. People are identified from left to right: George Love, Walter Lewis, Henry Love, Ernest Lewis, Robert Love. Everyone is seated on the ground surrounded by tall trees and there is a large tree branch suspended above with clothin…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 6.5 x 7 cm on paper 9 x 13 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group at campfire / picnic in the woods in White Rock. People are identified from left to right: George Love, Walter Lewis, Henry Love, Ernest Lewis, Robert Love. Everyone is seated on the ground surrounded by tall trees and there is a large tree branch suspended above with clothing hanging on it.
- Accession Code
- BV985.3136.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920] (date of original), copied [1985]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 16-Jan-24
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Label on front of photograph reads: "George, Water Lewis, Henry, Ernest / Lewis, Bob, Dennis Irvine [sic]"
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Images
Portrait of Ed Cody
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4404
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograpy : sepia ; 9 x 5.5 cm mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of a man named "Ed Cody".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Rhoda Jeffers fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograpy : sepia ; 9 x 5.5 cm mounted on card 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of a man named "Ed Cody".
- Accession Code
- BV007.20.27
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13/05/2018
- Notes
- Picture is mounted on a card
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Ed Cody"
Images
Louise Bancroft Waplington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5087
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Jack Waplington's mother, Louise Bancroft Waplington standing in a garden.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Jack Waplington's mother, Louise Bancroft Waplington standing in a garden.
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.73
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca. 1920]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Aug-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph appears to be a b&w reprint of an original
- Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
Portait of Chan Kow Hong's Grandmother.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10575
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920]; copied 1970.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of Chan Kow Hong’s grandmother photographed in China. Original portait was framed when photographed again so flash is visible in bottom right corner. Original portait appears to be hand-painted.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of Chan Kow Hong’s grandmother photographed in China. Original portait was framed when photographed again so flash is visible in bottom right corner. Original portait appears to be hand-painted.
- History
- The Hong family run Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including parents Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong, grandfather Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. The Hong family's great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong The Hong family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene.
- Names
- Hop On Farms
- Hong, Chan Kow
- Accession Code
- BV019.10.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920]; copied 1970.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Feb-2019
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Portait of Chan Kow Hong’s Grandmother
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10578
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of Chan Kow Hong’s grandmother, photographed in China. She is seated in a chair, wearing all black.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Portrait of Chan Kow Hong’s grandmother, photographed in China. She is seated in a chair, wearing all black.
- History
- The Hong family run Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including parents Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong, grandfather Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. The Hong family's great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong The Hong family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene. This photo of Chan Kow Hong's Grandmother was taken when she was 99 years old. It was the last photo of her that was sent to her family in Canada. She longed for her sons to return home to China one day.
- Names
- Hop On Farms
- Hong, Chan Kow
- Accession Code
- BV019.10.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Feb-2019
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:43:19 min.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Josephine Chow Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: February 7, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:43:19
- Scope and Content
- Recording consists of an interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) conducted by BVM researcher Denise Fong at the Burnaby Village Museum. Josephine describes her family history and recollects her childhood experiences in 1950s and 60s while growing with her family on their "Hop On" farm in Burnaby. The farm is situated in the Big Bend area along Marine Drive and is still in operation today. 0:00-08:45 Josephine Chow provides some historical background on the history of “Hop On Farm” and her family in British Columbia. She tells of how her grandfather Gay Tim Hong and three partners pooled money together to purchase twelve acres on Marine Drive in 1951. Prior to this, most of them farmed on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation Reserve for 20-30 years. It all began when her great grandfather Sui Wing Hong, first came to Canada from China and slowly brought over her grandfather, father and other members of the family. Her grandfather, Gay Tim Hong went back and forth between Canada and China at least four times since he and her grandmother had four children including her father, who was born in 1931. Her father came to Canada at 10 years of age to live with his father. Josephine’s great grandfather came to Vancouver from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). 8:46- 14:20 Josephine provides the names of her siblings from the eldest to the youngest; Pauline, Josephine (herself), Catherine, Noreen, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. She describes what life was like on the farm with her parents working from sunrise to sunset. The family farmed vegetable produce taking orders from local stores in the lower mainland. Often the children helped their parents with the orders starting at eight or nine years of age. Other workers on the farm travelled by bus from Vancouver’s Chinatown. She also tells of how her father was an animal lover and raised chickens, pigeons, geese, koy, goldfish and dogs. 14: 21 – 16:56 Josephine describes what Burnaby was like during the time that she grew up in the late 1950s. She explains that Burnaby was very quiet with nothing being open on Sundays. On the farm, she and her siblings would entertain themselves by playing games like soccer, baseball and kick ball or also by catching frogs, snails, caterpillars and ladybugs. There were neighbours living on Marine Drive and almost every house had someone who we went to the same elementary school. The neighbourhood children would often come to play with them on their farm. 16:56- 26:47 Josephine describes how when they were young there were farms all around them and how on Sunday drives with her father, they would go to feed horses or look at the cows. Josephine shares that her elder sister Pauline was the only one born in China and how when she first arrived that she lived on the ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations Reserve with their parents before they moved to Burnaby. Josephine recollects that most of her friends were farmer’s kids from the neighbourhood but while in school, she had more Caucasian friends. Josephine and her siblings attended Glenwood Elementary on Marine Drive and later Junior Secondary at McPherson Park (grades 8-10) and Burnaby South Senior Secondary (grades 11-12. ). She shares some of her experiences while attending school. She said that there were about a dozen Asians in school with her, mostly from farming families in the “Flats”. 26:48- 30:45 Josephine describes what life was like for her and her siblings after school. They often helped on the farm when they got home, usually taking care of orders for green onions. Her mother made dinner and did all of the cooking for family and workers on the farm as well as working in the fields. Her father did all of the grocery shopping in Vancouver’s Chinatown two or three times per week where he purchased meat and fish. She says that her grandfather, often travelled by bus every Saturday or Sunday to meet up with friends in Chinatown. Extracurricular activities for her and her siblings included volley ball and soccer as long as it didn’t interfere with their work schedule on the farm. 30:46- 37:03 Josephine describes what occurred while living at home, the food they ate, shopping and attending Chinese school. Her mother cooked only Chinese food, she didn’t know how to cook “Western food”. For school lunches, the kids made their own sandwiches. She tells of a Chinese language school arranged by Mrs. Joe [sic] who lived on Gilley Road and was Canadian born Chinese. Mrs. Joe [sic] also arranged an English class for farmer’s wives on Tuesday nights in which her mother attended. Josephine recollects learning Mandarin from Mrs. Joe [sic] a few days a week after her regular school. Chinese school took place at Riverway School on Meadow Avenue in Burnaby. Mrs. Joe also taught them a lot about Chinese culture including Kung Fu, Chinese Dance and Chinese brush painting. 37:04- 39:39 Josephine describes Medical Care for her and her family in the 1950s and 1960s. She tells of a female Chinese doctor in Vancouver, Dr. Madeline Chung. Dr. Chung was responsible for delivering a lot of Chinese babies including Josephine. The family also visited herbalists in Vancouver Chinatown. They would often buy herbs for colds etc. Josephine also tells of how her parents stayed in touch with family in China by writing letters. Her mother’s family, including her parents and siblings were still in China while most of her father’s family were here in Canada. 39:40- 43:19 – In closing, Josephine shares how life is much busier now and of how she misses the quietness of her days growing up. She briefly describes her life on the family farm now and how different it is from when her parents worked the farm. She explains how farming methods have changed and how they don’t have to work as hard as her parents did.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Josephine Chow (nee Hong) is the second eldest child of Chan Kow Hong and Sui Ha Hong. In 1925, Josephine's grandfather, Gay Tim Hong immigrated to Canada from Zhongshan county in Canton Province (also known as Guangdong). In 1952, her father, Chan Kow Hong joined his father, Gay Tim Hong and by 1953, he established "Hop On Farms" in the Big Bend area of Burnaby near Marine Drive. Josephine grew up on the farm with her parents and six siblings; Pauline, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene and Marlene. In 1969, Josephine's elder sister Pauline and her husband Jack Chan took over the family farm and in 1972 their father and grandfather moved to Kamloops to open a restaurant. As an adult, Josephine worked in several different areas including owning and running her own Aesthetics business. Josephine eventually retired and returned to the farm to assist her siblings. The farm is still in operation. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Buildings - Schools
- First Nations reserves - British Columbia
- Names
- Chow, Josephine
- Glenwood Elementary School
- McPherson Park Junior Secondary School
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Byrne Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.6.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- See also BV017.36*
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12/3/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of interview
- Photograph info: Gary Hong and Chan Kow Hong harvesting celery at Hop-On Farms [1969]. BV017.36.4
Images
Audio Tracks
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020, [1900-2020] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 7, 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0006_0001_001.mp3Historic photo of Cariboo Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13516
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 8.7 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a historic photograph of an unidentified man standing on a boardwalk on the corner of Cariboo Road in Burnaby. Historic photograph includes a label in the top corner that reads: "Cariboo Rd / Burnaby". The road is made of dirt and a two story house is visible across the road from the man.
- Subjects
- Construction - Road Construction
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Cariboo Road
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.860
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [190-] date of original, copied [198_]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Brown, Cice Chandler
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
High Sheriff Botsford
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18974
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photocopy
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of portrait of High Sheriff Botsford (Sarah Waplington's grandfather) Moncton, New Brunswick. Label adhered to front of photocopy reads "SARAH WAPLINGTON GRANDFATHER / HIGH SHERIFF BOTSFORD / MONCTON, NB"
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photocopy
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of portrait of High Sheriff Botsford (Sarah Waplington's grandfather) Moncton, New Brunswick. Label adhered to front of photocopy reads "SARAH WAPLINGTON GRANDFATHER / HIGH SHERIFF BOTSFORD / MONCTON, NB"
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.133
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied [2001]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-01-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photocopy is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
Sarah Botsford
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18975
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photocopy
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of portrait of Sarah Botsford (Sarah Waplington's grandmother) Moncton, New Brunswick. Label adhered to front of photocopy reads "SARAH WAPLINGTON GRANDMOTHER / SARAH BOTSFORD / 1849-1918_MONCTON, NB"
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photocopy
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of portrait of Sarah Botsford (Sarah Waplington's grandmother) Moncton, New Brunswick. Label adhered to front of photocopy reads "SARAH WAPLINGTON GRANDMOTHER / SARAH BOTSFORD / 1849-1918_MONCTON, NB"
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.134
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-] (date of original), copied [2001]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-01-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photocopy is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
Fern Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36145
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 228-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.
- Subjects
- Toys - Dolls
- Names
- Brown, Fern
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Page attached to verso of photograph gives a short history of Fern Brown
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Nelson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area