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My Story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9673
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 21 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- This film chronicles that 2013 journey of Kehar Sing Aujla and his wife as they travelled to India on vacation. The visit included a trip to the town of Ledo in North-East India, where the Ledo Mine Rescue Centre is located. In the film, Aujla describes the trip and the work he oversaw at the Ledo …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 21 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- This film chronicles that 2013 journey of Kehar Sing Aujla and his wife as they travelled to India on vacation. The visit included a trip to the town of Ledo in North-East India, where the Ledo Mine Rescue Centre is located. In the film, Aujla describes the trip and the work he oversaw at the Ledo Mine Rescue Centre when he was Superintendent of the Coal Mines Rescue Department in India. His visit with friends and trip to a local Sikh holy place is also included in the film.
- History
- Kehar Singh Aujla is originally from the Western part of India. He and his wife immigrated to Canada in 1996 to be closer to his son and his family in Burnaby. Aujla worked in the coal mining industry in India for 40 years starting in 1951. He passed his management exam in 1960, and spent 23 years working with a coal mine rescue organization. Since moving to Burnaby he has received recognition for his commitment to volunteer work, receiving eight awards between 2006 and 2016, including being selected as Burnaby's Citizen of the Year for 2011. His volunteering has included work with Volunteer Grandparents, Burnaby Citizen Support Services, Burnaby Village Museum, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, BMO Marathon, Breast Cancer Association, and at the Sukh Sagar Gurdwara. His awards include the Gerontology Award from SFU, 2011 Citizen of the year from the City of Burnaby, Top 25 Immigrant of 2012 by Canadian Immigrants and Royal Bank of Canada, The Life Time Sewa Award by Sukh Sagar Sikh Temple of New Westminster, Best Community Service Award by Vaisakhi Gala of Surrey, Best Community Service Award by Age Care and News Leader, Sovereign Medal by Governor General of Canada, Above and Beyond Award by Fraser Health, Early Bird Award by Volunteer Resources of Burnaby General Hospital.
- Creator
- Aujla, Kehar Singh
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Names
- Aujla, Kehar Singh
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
My Story, 2016
A Tribute to Grandma Lamb
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9675
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 28 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Arlene Belcastro tells the story of her grandmother, Dakota Lamb, who was born to Norwegian parents in the late 1800s in North Dakota. She moved to Milk River, Alberta around 1900, then took up residence in Carmengay, Alberta during the Depression where she raised four children as a single mother a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 28 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Arlene Belcastro tells the story of her grandmother, Dakota Lamb, who was born to Norwegian parents in the late 1800s in North Dakota. She moved to Milk River, Alberta around 1900, then took up residence in Carmengay, Alberta during the Depression where she raised four children as a single mother after her husband left. She supported her family by taking in boarders, ironing, and working as a midwife. The family later moved to Edmonton, where she was one of the first Avon ladies. In 1944, she was able to take a job as a pastry cook up north during the construction of the Alaska Highway and save enough money to purchase her own home. The film includes Arlene’s memories of visiting Grandma Lamb’s rustic cabin at Baptiste Lake north of Edmonton, Alberta. Starting at age 6, Arlene and her cousin, Donna, spent every summer with Grandma Lamb. The rustic cabin did not have running water or electricity, so the girls learned about kerosene lamps, wood stoves, and using a cold storage trunk for refrigeration. Grandma Lamb taught them life-skills through chores such as gathering kindling and tending the garden, and encouraged their independence. Arlene recalls that they also learned by example from Grandma Lamb, who instilled a respect for nature and for other people and never complained about life or what material things she didn’t have. She was a resilient, respectful, and wise role model.
- History
- Arlene Belcastro was born in Edmonton and attended H.A. Gray School and Victoria High School, where she completed commercial courses. She was married in Edmonton at age 19, and moved to Calgary after her eldest child was born. She learned to ride a horse at Elkana Ranch at Bragg Creek while living in Calgary. Following the birth of her second son, the family briefly lived in Nassau. Arlene returned to Edmonton after her marriage ended, and soon moved to the Vancouver/Burnaby area where she has lived for more than 40 years. At age 50, Arlene began acting and is currently a student of drumming, a community volunteer, and an avid traveler.
- Creator
- Belcastro, Arlene
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
A Tribute to Grandma Lamb, 2016
A Tribute to Grandma Lamb, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0006_001.mp4
My Father's Garden
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9676
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The film tells the story of Janice Bobic’s parents, John and Frances Wuzinski, including the couple’s move from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and rai…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The film tells the story of Janice Bobic’s parents, John and Frances Wuzinski, including the couple’s move from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. The film includes Janice’s memories of growing up in the family garden, along with her sister Mary Louise.Janice describes her decision to continue working the family property, and her sense of connection with her parents and the land.
- History
- Janice Bobic is the daughter of John and Frances Wuzinski, longtime Burnaby residents who moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property. John passed away in 1998, and Frances in 2000.
- Creator
- Bobic, Janice
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
My Father's Garden, 2016
My Father's Garden, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0007_001.mp4
Farmer Boy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9678
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 6 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- This film is created by Lester Gierarch. Part of the Gierach heritage his father instilled in him was the work ethic of “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This film shares Lester’s happy memories of working on the Y.Y. Sim farm, in Cloverdale, B.C., when he was 1…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 6 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- This film is created by Lester Gierarch. Part of the Gierach heritage his father instilled in him was the work ethic of “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This film shares Lester’s happy memories of working on the Y.Y. Sim farm, in Cloverdale, B.C., when he was 15 years old. He worked hard alongside Chinese men and women who were new immigrants to Canada as he helped to harvest lettuce and celery for 80 cents an hour. Through this experience Lester grew comfortable working with people of another culture who also knew the importance of working hard.
- History
- Lester Gierach has lived in Burnaby for the past 22 years.
- Creator
- Gierach, Lester
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Names
- Gierach, Lester
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- The film was produced in 2016 as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project. Digital storytelling is a form of narrative that creates short movies using relatively simple media technology. The project began in 2014 funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC) and AGE-WELL NCE grants. In partnership with the City of Burnaby, digital storytelling workshops were offered in Burnaby. The workshops helped older adults create short autobiographical films that tell a special story in their lives, complete with music, photos and narration. This film was produced at one of those workshops.
Images
Video
Farmer Boy, 2016
Hickory Dickory Dock-What is the time on the clock?
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9679
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (14 min., 47 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- In this short film, Yasmin Jamal declares her passion for clocks and fancy watches, but confesses that she has a troubled relationship with them! From her kitchen clock that does not tell the correct time, to her collection of beautiful wrist watches that refuse to do their job, she is beginning to…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (14 min., 47 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- In this short film, Yasmin Jamal declares her passion for clocks and fancy watches, but confesses that she has a troubled relationship with them! From her kitchen clock that does not tell the correct time, to her collection of beautiful wrist watches that refuse to do their job, she is beginning to question this strange relationship. Why does she hold such a love and passion for time pieces that are too stubborn to keep time? She is aware that her attraction to timepieces is about more than needing to know the time. Her touching mediation on the reasons for her attachment reminds her audience that time is a treasure and we should make the most of every moment.
- History
- Yasmin Jamal immigrated from Kenya over 44 years ago. She came to pursue her undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser University. She is a long-time resident of Coquitlam. However, she has always been employed in the Burnaby District. She presently works as a librarian at Burnaby Public Library. Prior to that, she was employed at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby campus. She loves Canada, but still treasures the fond memories of her childhood in Kenya. Yasmin visits Kenya every 8-10 years to feel the warm waters & white sands of the tropical beaches.
- Creator
- Jamal, Yasmin B.
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Jamal, Yasmin B.
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Hickory Dickory Dock-What is the time on the clock?, 2016
Hickory Dickory Dock-What is the time on the clock?, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0010_001.mp4
Dance Me Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9680
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 39 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- In "Dance Me Home", Barbara Karmazyn talks about the important role that dance has played in her life. Awakening as a dancer in her late twenties she created a career as an expressive arts facilitator, sharing her love of dance and the arts with people of all ages and abilities. After years of phys…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (6 min., 39 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- In "Dance Me Home", Barbara Karmazyn talks about the important role that dance has played in her life. Awakening as a dancer in her late twenties she created a career as an expressive arts facilitator, sharing her love of dance and the arts with people of all ages and abilities. After years of physical demands, her body began to break down, sending her into the quagmire of “trying to fix it”. Frustrated with traditional therapies Barbara went back to dance, enrolling in a Community Engaged Dance class for people over 55. Dancing and socializing with other women her age, she learned to re connect to her body and adjust to the physical limitations of aging.
- Creator
- Karmazyn, Barbara
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Dancing
- Names
- Karmazyn, Barbara
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Dance Me Home, 2016
Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9681
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The digital video tells the story of Gee Lam’s childhood experience of growing up in the Vancouver’s East End neighbourhood known as Strathcona. His story revolved around his father’s friend Harry Con who was a community activist in the Strathcona neighbourhood, as well as a volunteer “spy” for the…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The digital video tells the story of Gee Lam’s childhood experience of growing up in the Vancouver’s East End neighbourhood known as Strathcona. His story revolved around his father’s friend Harry Con who was a community activist in the Strathcona neighbourhood, as well as a volunteer “spy” for the Canadian Armed forces in World War 2. Gee shares his personal life lessons learned from “uncle Harry” regarding the importance of standing up and fighting for what is right. Harry’s community contribution had embodied Martin Luther King’s social activist principles: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” In the eyes of Gee, Harry Con was an exemplary who modeled an old Chinese proverb: “Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown. To enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one’s predecessors.” Harry’s life of selfless contributions in shaping the Vancouver Chinese community will impact generations to come. This is a story that needs to be told to the next generation to encourage them to respect and remember that the benefits of a thriving community is derived from both past and present continuous collaborations for paving long term beneficial outcomes for everyone.
- History
- Gee Lam immigrated from Hong Kong and grew up in the Strathcona neighbourhood that was adjacent to Vancouver’s Chinatown. He is a long-time resident of Burnaby. He has lived in North Burnaby with his wife since 1985. He attended Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Burnaby campus and graduated in 1983. He obtained his M.Ed. in 2013 from SFU. He worked as a research assistant and workshop facilitator on the Elders’ Digital Storytelling project. He currently works at SFU’s Teaching and Learning Centre on top of Burnaby Mountain.
- Creator
- Lam, Gee Chung
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Lam, Gee Chung
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story, 2016
Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0012_001.mp4
Our Journey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9682
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (5 min.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Our Journey is a tribute to Judy Schulz's mother who helped raise Judy's two daughters while Judy maintained her career. The film celebrates four generations of women in Judy's family, including her mother, herself, her daughters, and her grand-daughters. Judy's mother, Mrs. Suet Ping Yip, was born…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (5 min.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Our Journey is a tribute to Judy Schulz's mother who helped raise Judy's two daughters while Judy maintained her career. The film celebrates four generations of women in Judy's family, including her mother, herself, her daughters, and her grand-daughters. Judy's mother, Mrs. Suet Ping Yip, was born in 1922, and passed away in 2008. Judy was born in Hong Kong in 1955, and immigrated to Canada as an adult, later sponsoring her parents to join her. All of her five siblings soon followed. Judy's mother quit her job when Judy had her second daughter and helped to raise the two girls. Judy remembers her as a smart, kind, and hard-working mother and devoted grandmother. The girls knew her as "Pau Pau." Judy is proud to now be a "Pau Pau" herself, to two beautiful grand-daughters.
- History
- Judy Schulz has been a resident of Burnaby since 1980. She was born in Hong Kong and left home at age 17 first to England, and then immigrating to Canada in 1974. She originally settled in Vancouver. Though she had no family when she first arrived in Canada, her parents and all five of her siblings soon joined her in Canada. She worked in the medical field, and is now retired, but continues to live in Burnaby with Confederation Park as a favorite place to spend time.
- Creator
- Schulz, Judy
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Schulz, Judy
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Our Journey, 2016
The Store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9683
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 4 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- In “The Store” film maker Teresa Switzer reminds us of the power of second chances. She shares the story of opening a second hand store called “Yesterday’s Collectibles” with her friend, Pete. The store was located on West Broadway in Vancouver from 1983 to 1985. She recalls the challenges of opera…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 4 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- In “The Store” film maker Teresa Switzer reminds us of the power of second chances. She shares the story of opening a second hand store called “Yesterday’s Collectibles” with her friend, Pete. The store was located on West Broadway in Vancouver from 1983 to 1985. She recalls the challenges of operating a small business, coupled with the personal challenge of the end of her marriage. The film ends with a reflection on the lessons learned from the experience, and her good fortune of finding a second chance with her new partner, Patrick.
- History
- Teresa Switzer is originally from Winnipeg. She moved to the Westcoast in 1973, and has lived in South Burnaby since 1997. After the store closed, Teresa worked as a project coordinator for cancer research at UBC and BC Cancer Research. Teresa and Patrick Lucy were together from 1985 until Patrick passed away in 2007. Patrick was an Exhibit Preparator at Burnaby Village Museum for 13 years before retiring in 2006.
- Creator
- Switzer, Teresa
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Names
- Switzer, Teresa
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
The Store, 2016
Alfred's Fountain Pen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9684
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these yea…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these years despite losing contact with them long ago. In his seniority, he muses poignantly about the symbolism of this writing instrument and shares his wonderment about the destiny of these childhood benefactors.
- History
- Immigrating from Hong Kong to Canada as a child, Alfred Woo easily assimilated into the Canadian way of life at an early age and has enjoyed the best of both worlds. A law graduate, his professional career included service as a Crown Counsel, securities administrator, corporate executive, and as private practitioner. He also served in the Canadian Army (Reserve Force) as a legal officer and an artillery officer before being honorably discharged at the rank of Major. A Burnaby resident for over 30 years, and now retired, he continues to volunteer helping seniors, a community service club, and a veterans group.
- Creator
- Woo, Alfred
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Woo, Alfred
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Alfred's Fountain Pen, 2016
Alfred's Fountain Pen, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0015_001.mp4
My Three Gifts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9773
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (5 min., 6 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- From the film maker, Muriel Ferrari: "The film describes my life as a child, and identifies the difficulties that my mother faced. The good fortune that was bestowed on us, when she met a loving man who raised her child. And who I will always consider my “father”. Describes my path in marrying the …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (5 min., 6 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- From the film maker, Muriel Ferrari: "The film describes my life as a child, and identifies the difficulties that my mother faced. The good fortune that was bestowed on us, when she met a loving man who raised her child. And who I will always consider my “father”. Describes my path in marrying the love of my life. He has stuck with me and helped me with my careers and illness. Describes my diagnose of cancer and the prognosis of this disease. And the good news that came from this disease. Describes my great fortune in being blessed with grandchildren and what my future holds. I believe that we have to share ourselves and for me it is being part of other things. I take care of my family and have a passion for quilting. I enjoy volunteering at the Burnaby Village Museum, and being part of a fabulous walking group who fundraise and help people in need. What this film represents to me is that there is always a positive from a negative. My life gave me lessons - that when one door closes another opens. I am very blessed."
- History
- From the film maker, Muriel Ferrari: "Born at St. Paul’s Hospital in 1949. Family moved back to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where my mother was raised. Mom and I moved to Regina (I was under one year old). My mom was a single mom – before this was even a term. She and I were taken care of by a loving and caring man. We moved around following the oil fields. We moved to Vancouver in 1962. I attended Killarney Secondary. Worked for a mortgage company, in Vancouver. I married a wonderful man in 1970. We had two daughters. We moved to Burnaby in 1975. I was the Executive Director for two non-profit organizations in Burnaby. After my cancer treatment I left my jobs to concentrate on living my life."
- Creator
- Ferrari, Muriel
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Names
- Ferrari, Muriel
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
My Three Gifts, 2016
The Bet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9774
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (8 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The film details Teresa Florkow’s journey to restore and maintain her tugboat, the Papco III in 1982, at the prodding of her dock neighbour Ollie Iverson.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (8 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The film details Teresa Florkow’s journey to restore and maintain her tugboat, the Papco III in 1982, at the prodding of her dock neighbour Ollie Iverson.
- History
- Teresa Florkow was born on October 11 1932 in Natal BC (now Sparwood BC). Her parents, Ann and John Bowman had another three girls (Betty Ann, Marilyn and Frances) before moving to Burnaby in 1945. They settled at 1713 Frederick Avenue at Rumble Street. Teresa attended Nelson Avenue School and then Burnaby South High School. After graduation, she worked at the Royal Bank at Kingsway and McKay for 7 years. She married Arc Florkow on July 14 1952. The couple moved to 5887 Berwick Street in Burnaby and had three children: Chris, Jill and Gail. Arc worked as a furniture painter until he bought a tugboat in 1975.
- Creator
- Florkow, Teresa
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Transportation - Boats
- Names
- Florkow, Teresa
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
The Bet, 2016
It Took a While to Get There
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10097
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Kathryn Small has lived in Burnaby almost her entire life. In this video she recounts the path she travelled before finding the 27 year career she settled on and from which she retired in 2008. Having faced discrimination (because she was a woman) which blocked her entering her first choice for a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (4 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Kathryn Small has lived in Burnaby almost her entire life. In this video she recounts the path she travelled before finding the 27 year career she settled on and from which she retired in 2008. Having faced discrimination (because she was a woman) which blocked her entering her first choice for a career, Kathryn found that her subsequent variety of education and experiences over the next decade well-fitted her for her “life’s work”. Kathryn is convinced that all and any education and experience can play a part in preparing one for one’s chosen career. She is also glad that today discrimination based on gender is finally illegal in Canada. That the title of this video is an intentional double-entendre is evident by the end of the video.
- History
- Kathryn Small has a long connection to Burnaby, her grandparents having settled in the Douglas Road area in 1921 and her parents choosing to live in the same area. Kathryn attended Douglas Road Elementary School and graduated from Burnaby Central High School. After a variety of post-secondary education, work and travel experiences, she then worked for 27 years in Burnaby as a Public Health Inspector/Environmental Health Officer before retiring in 2008. Kathryn still lives in Burnaby.
- Creator
- Small, Kathryn
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Names
- Small, Kathryn
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
It Took a While to Get There, 2016
It Took a While to Get There, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0005_001.mp4Elders Digital Storytelling project series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10595
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 17 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 1 hr., 45 min. ) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of a selection of seventeen short films that were produced in 2016 by seventeen participants as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project also known as "Sharing Our Stories". The films within the fonds are titled: "Vivian's Tapestry"; "Janet's Story"; "Lucky Number: A Tribute…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 17 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 1 hr., 45 min. ) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of a selection of seventeen short films that were produced in 2016 by seventeen participants as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project also known as "Sharing Our Stories". The films within the fonds are titled: "Vivian's Tapestry"; "Janet's Story"; "Lucky Number: A Tribute to my Sisters"; "My Story"; "It Took a While to Get There"; "A Tribute to Grandma Lamb"; "My Father's Garden"; "Laying Down My Paddle"; "Farmer Boy"; “Hickory Dickory Dock-What is the time on the clock?”; "Dance Me Home"; "Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story"; "Our Journey"; "The Store"; "Alfred's Fountain Pen"; "My Three Gifts" and "The Bet”.
- History
- The Elders Digital Storytelling project was called "Sharing Our Stories" and was a project completed by SFU Professor David Kaufman and Postdoctoral Scholar Ann Nguyen. The overall goal of the project was to use digital storytelling to encourage communication, socialization and development of English language, media and technology skills for seniors and immigrants. The project asked Burnaby seniors to write a short film about their lives and then to record using video software. Sharing Our Stories became part of a federally funded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Grant in 2014 along with AGE-WELL NCE grants and was hosted by the City of Burnaby (BVM) and the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. BVM was given permission to have a copy of some of the films for their collection.
- Accession Code
- BV016.37
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Arrangement
- Item level descriptions are available BV016.37.1 to BV016.37.17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4378
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (13 min., 59 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Julie Lee…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (13 min., 59 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Julie Lee discusses what life was like growing up on her family farm in the Douglas-Gilpin area, at the corner of Still Creek and Douglas Road in Burnaby.
- History
- Julie Lee is the daughter of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan. The couple were married at Fraser Mills in October, 1942. The family owned a farm on Douglas Road near Still Creek in the early 1900s. Their farm was located in front of the Douglas Road interurban tram station.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Accession Code
- BV018.6.1
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0006_0001_001.m4v
Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4379
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (14 min., 57 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Ken Yip dis…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (14 min., 57 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Ken Yip discusses what life was like growing up on his family farm in the Big Bend area, on Bryne Road in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV018.6.2
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0006_0002_001.m4v
100 Years of Gilmore School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4488
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- "100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- "100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
- History
- Yunuen Perez Vertti is a filmmaker and digital media artist originally from Mexico City. She has produced films for many public, private and non-profit organizations.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Names
- Gilmore Avenue School
- Responsibility
- Heights Neighbourhood Association
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV018.13.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Reproductions are restricted by copyright holder
Images
Video
100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017
100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0013_0001_001.mp4
Film of Pat Sexsmith discussing Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5116
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of anecdotes shared by Pat Sexsmith pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Pat attended the school in the 1940s and 1950s. She describes recreational activities at the school during a time when resources were few, and recalls the commitment of time made by the school’s teacher…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of anecdotes shared by Pat Sexsmith pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Pat attended the school in the 1940s and 1950s. She describes recreational activities at the school during a time when resources were few, and recalls the commitment of time made by the school’s teachers to extracurricular activities for the students.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV017.48.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Pat Sexsmith discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
Film of Pat Sexsmith discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0003_001.mp4
Film of Dave Linton discussing Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5117
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (51 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an anecdote shared by Dave Linton pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Dave displays a medallion which was awarded to his mother by the Burnaby School Board for perfect attendance between the years 1921-1929. Dave attended Gilmore Avenue School, but it is unclear which schoo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (51 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an anecdote shared by Dave Linton pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Dave displays a medallion which was awarded to his mother by the Burnaby School Board for perfect attendance between the years 1921-1929. Dave attended Gilmore Avenue School, but it is unclear which school his mother attended. Asked her name, he replies “Stark”.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Accession Code
- BV017.48.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Dave Linton discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
Film of Dave Linton discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0002_001.mp4
Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5118
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of anecdotes shared by Bruce McRae pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Bruce recalls that he didn’t attend Gilmore Avenue School, but his mother, Sheila McRae, worked there as an assistant. He describes her work and her enjoyment of it. Bruce also notes that the school had …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of anecdotes shared by Bruce McRae pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Bruce recalls that he didn’t attend Gilmore Avenue School, but his mother, Sheila McRae, worked there as an assistant. He describes her work and her enjoyment of it. Bruce also notes that the school had an air raid siren mounted on its roof which sounded terrifying to him when it was tested periodically during the 1950s Cold War era.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV017.48.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0004_001.mp4