808 records – page 5 of 41.

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
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
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.
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Woodworking Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
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.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
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
Less detail

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
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
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
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
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
Less detail

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
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
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
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

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
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
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
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rock Formations
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Names
Grant, George Alford
McQuarrie, Neil M.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Less detail

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
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with John Ferguson

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Interview 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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Helen Sprott

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808 records – page 5 of 41.