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Men sawing a tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39430
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 10.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified men standing in front of a tree with axes in their hands.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 10.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-749
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified men standing in front of a tree with axes in their hands.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39434
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14 cm on mat 10.7 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an aboriginal dugout canoe on Deer Lake. The photograph was taken at the creek looking towards what would become the Oakalla Prison farm site.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14 cm on mat 10.7 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-753
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an aboriginal dugout canoe on Deer Lake. The photograph was taken at the creek looking towards what would become the Oakalla Prison farm site.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Hill family in front of Brookfield
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39515
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hill family in front of the family home, Brookfield in the Burnaby Lake Area. To the right, is Claude Hill holding his daughter Kitty. His wife Annie is standing behind them while the man seated on the steps of the home is unidentified. The property is the current site of the Bur…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-834
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Hill family in front of the family home, Brookfield in the Burnaby Lake Area. To the right, is Claude Hill holding his daughter Kitty. His wife Annie is standing behind them while the man seated on the steps of the home is unidentified. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Boating on Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39516
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Annie Hill and her daughter, Kitty Hill, boating on Burnaby Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-835
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Annie Hill and her daughter, Kitty Hill, boating on Burnaby Lake.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Claude Hill beside a large felled tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39517
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Louis Claude Hill standing by a ladder placed in a ditch. The ladder is leaning against a giant tree upturned by the roots. The ditch appears to be created from uprooting the tree. There is a pile of firewood visible to the right, and a barn to the left in the distance.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1900
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-836
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Louis Claude Hill standing by a ladder placed in a ditch. The ladder is leaning against a giant tree upturned by the roots. The ditch appears to be created from uprooting the tree. There is a pile of firewood visible to the right, and a barn to the left in the distance.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Plants - Trees
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
View of the water
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51420
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 7 cm (sight) in mat 14 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken from a ship of the water and the distant shoreline, believed to be during a Mediterranean cruise.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 7 cm (sight) in mat 14 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-037
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken from a ship of the water and the distant shoreline, believed to be during a Mediterranean cruise.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Steamboat in the Mediterranean
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51421
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamboat moving through the water with a Mediterranean shoreline visible in the distance.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-036
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamboat moving through the water with a Mediterranean shoreline visible in the distance.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Standing on the shore
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51422
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 7 cm (sight) in mat 14 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing on the shore on a large pile of rocks. He is wearing a three piece suit, and an officer's hat.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 7 cm (sight) in mat 14 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man standing on the shore on a large pile of rocks. He is wearing a three piece suit, and an officer's hat.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Steamship
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51423
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamship with a rocky shoreline in the distance.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-039
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamship with a rocky shoreline in the distance.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Observing from the deck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51424
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men sitting on the deck of a steamboat, one man observes something in the distance (to his left) through binoculars as Neil M. McQuarrie looks on. The steamboat is believed to be the "Marinetta", and she is believed to be on a Mediterranean Cruise.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-040
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men sitting on the deck of a steamboat, one man observes something in the distance (to his left) through binoculars as Neil M. McQuarrie looks on. The steamboat is believed to be the "Marinetta", and she is believed to be on a Mediterranean Cruise.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Names
- McQuarrie, Neil M.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
SS Marinetta
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51425
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamboat gliding through the water. She is believed to be the "Marinetta" on a Mediterranean Cruise.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-041
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamboat gliding through the water. She is believed to be the "Marinetta" on a Mediterranean Cruise.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Neil M. McQuarrie and George A. Grant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51426
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Neil M. McQuarrie and his companion-secretary; George A. Grant on the deck of a steamship, believed to be the "Marinetta" on a Mediterranean cruise.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-042
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Neil M. McQuarrie and his companion-secretary; George A. Grant on the deck of a steamship, believed to be the "Marinetta" on a Mediterranean cruise.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Steamship
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51427
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 7 cm (sight) in mat 14 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamship seen through a break in the trees.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9.5 x 7 cm (sight) in mat 14 x 11 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-043
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a steamship seen through a break in the trees.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Steamboat crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51428
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the steamboat's crew sitting together on the deck. Their captain is in the middle. They are believed to be the crew for the "Marinetta" and to be working in the Mediterranean.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-044
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the steamboat's crew sitting together on the deck. Their captain is in the middle. They are believed to be the crew for the "Marinetta" and to be working in the Mediterranean.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Passengers on a Mediterannean cruise
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51429
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the public believed to be on a Mediterannean cruise aboard the "Marinetta".
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-045
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the public believed to be on a Mediterannean cruise aboard the "Marinetta".
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Passengers on a Mediterranean cruise
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51430
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of passengers, huddled in a group on a rocky cliff, believed to be on a Mediterranean cruise. George A. Grant is in the center of the group.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 9.5 cm (sight) in mat 11 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-046
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of passengers, huddled in a group on a rocky cliff, believed to be on a Mediterranean cruise. George A. Grant is in the center of the group.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
George A. Grant on the Marinetta
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51431
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Neil M. McQuarrie standing with his hand resting on the boom of the "Marinetta".
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Neil M. McQuarrie standing with his hand resting on the boom of the "Marinetta".
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Names
- Grant, George Alford
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Mr. Neil M. McQuarrie to whom I was companion-secretary on the 'Marinetta' "
Images
Neil M. McQuarrie on the Marinetta
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51432
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 cm x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George A. Grant sitting on the boom of the "Marinetta".
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1900]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Grant subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 cm x 8.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 243-048
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-06
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of George A. Grant sitting on the boom of the "Marinetta".
- Subjects
- Transportation - Ships
- Names
- McQuarrie, Neil M.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "Dad on the 'Marinetta"
Images
Interview with John Ferguson July 3, 1975 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory180
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1900-1939
- Length
- 0:08:23
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's memories of first coming to Burnaby in 1931. He describes the neighbourhood of Vancouver Heights and the people that lived there. He also describes the types of goods he sold at his Vancouver Heights Hardware Store.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to John Ferguson's memories of first coming to Burnaby in 1931. He describes the neighbourhood of Vancouver Heights and the people that lived there. He also describes the types of goods he sold at his Vancouver Heights Hardware Store.
- Date Range
- 1900-1939
- Length
- 0:08:23
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- 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
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with John Ferguson
Track one of interview with John Ferguson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-18/100-13-18_Track_1.mp3Interview with Helen Sprott August 10, 1977 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory207
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1900-1908
- Length
- 0:05:47
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Helen Fanny Sprott's memories of her family's first years of living in Burnaby. She mentions the Hazard House and Mayfield Farms.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Helen Fanny Sprott's memories of her family's first years of living in Burnaby. She mentions the Hazard House and Mayfield Farms.
- Date Range
- 1900-1908
- Photo Info
- Sprott sisters sitting together on a long tressle. Helen Sprott is seated on the right, wearing glasses [1906]. Item no. HV978.1.10
- Length
- 0:05:47
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residences - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Interview Date
- August 10, 1977
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Helen Sprott, August 10, 1977. Major themes discussed are: the Sprott home.
- Biographical Notes
- Helen Sprott was born in Burnaby on June 22, 1902. Her father, Louis Edgar Sprott and younger brother came out to Burnaby from England, following their older brother Charles F. Sprott. The two younger brothers were in the Merchant Marines together prior to arriving in to Burnaby and learning to farm. Louis Edgar Sprott and Helen Louise F. Nicholls were married June 30, 1900 and stayed at the Haszard House while their own house was being built. By 1902, "the Dovecote" was built and Helen was born. The house was added on to and later renamed "Mayfield Farms." Helen's grandmother and aunt on her mother's side came to live at Mayfield Farms in 1907 or 1908. Helen Sprott was living in Penticton at the time of her death, April 8, 1978 at the age of seventy-five.
- Total Tracks
- 2
- Total Length
- 0:08:57
- Interviewee Name
- Sprott, Helen
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Helen Sprott
Track one of interview with Helen Sprott
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-019-2/MSS137-019-2_Track_1.mp3