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Martin siblings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Scope and Content: Photograph of three of the Martin siblings outside in the snow. From left are; Nita, Jackie and Margaret Martin. Both girls are wearing plaid winter coats.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 525-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of three of the Martin siblings outside in the snow. From left are; Nita, Jackie and Margaret Martin. Both girls are wearing plaid winter coats.

Names: Martin, Dr. Jackie; Safarik, Juanita "Nita" Martin; Andrusiak, Margaret Martin Greenall

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Martin, William

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Spruce Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Martin siblings, [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011 thumbnail

Bill and Jackie Martin

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill and his younger brother Jackie Martin, each pushing their own wheelbarrow.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 525-018

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of Bill and his younger brother Jackie Martin, each pushing their own wheelbarrow.

Subjects: Agricultural Tools and Equipment

Names: Martin, Dr. Bill; Martin, Dr. Jackie

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Martin, William

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Spruce Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Bill and Jackie Martin, [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011 thumbnail

Martin family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Scope and Content: Photograph of three of the Martin children standing with their parents, William and Ellen Martin. William is standing in the back row on the far left, beside him is Ellen (Ward) Martin, their eldest, Margaret. In the front row are Sally, in the middle is Bill, with Nita on the far right.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: William Martin family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 525-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-11

Scope and Content: Photograph of three of the Martin children standing with their parents, William and Ellen Martin. William is standing in the back row on the far left, beside him is Ellen (Ward) Martin, their eldest, Margaret. In the front row are Sally, in the middle is Bill, with Nita on the far right.

Names: Martin, Dr. Bill; Martin, Ellen Ward; Martin, William; Andrusiak, Margaret Martin Greenall; Forbes, Sally Martin; Safarik, Juanita "Nita" Martin

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Spruce Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Martin family, [between 1933 and 1940] (date of original), copied 2011 thumbnail

Bridge and trail in Robert Burnaby Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of a trail in Robert Burnaby Park with a bridge in the middle ground and stairs leading to higher ground. The bridge and trail are surrounded by lush foliage and trees.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-012

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of a trail in Robert Burnaby Park with a bridge in the middle ground and stairs leading to higher ground. The bridge and trail are surrounded by lush foliage and trees.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges; Geographic Features - Trails

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Bridge and trail in Robert Burnaby Park, [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Bridges in Robert Burnaby Park

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of bridges in Robert Burnaby Park. Photograph is taken from a bridge in the foreground looking onto lush foliage and trees with another bridge in the distance.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of bridges in Robert Burnaby Park. Photograph is taken from a bridge in the foreground looking onto lush foliage and trees with another bridge in the distance.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Bridges in Robert Burnaby Park, [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Greenhouse and storage shed

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of a green house and storage shed in Robert Burnaby Park. The greenhouse was built by James Massey and was used as nursery for the gardens within the park. James was the caretaker and resided with his family in the park from 1933 until 1947.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of a green house and storage shed in Robert Burnaby Park. The greenhouse was built by James Massey and was used as nursery for the gardens within the park. James was the caretaker and resided with his family in the park from 1933 until 1947.

Subjects: Buildings - Agricultural - Greenhouses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Greenhouse and storage shed, [between 1933 and 1947] (date of original), copied 2014 thumbnail

Massey residence

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Massey family residence in Robert Burnaby Park. The house is surrounded by trees and has a fish pond in the front yard. After the Massey family moved out, the house was rented by Jack and Daphne Shaw (Burnaby clerk), followed by Roy and Grace McKay. In the late 1950s or early 1960…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-015

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Massey family residence in Robert Burnaby Park. The house is surrounded by trees and has a fish pond in the front yard. After the Massey family moved out, the house was rented by Jack and Daphne Shaw (Burnaby clerk), followed by Roy and Grace McKay. In the late 1950s or early 1960s, the house was burned down by the Burnaby Fire Department during a fire practice.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

Massey residence, [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015 thumbnail

James Massey Home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the James Massey home in Robert Burnaby Park with a huge cannas plant and garden surrounding it.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph of the James Massey home in Robert Burnaby Park with a huge cannas plant and garden surrounding it.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

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James Massey

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of the James Massey.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015

Collection/Fonds: James Massey family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 600 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 581-018

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2014-34

Scope and Content: Photograph portrait of the James Massey.

Names: Massey, James

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lakeview-Mayfield Area

Images

James Massey, [between 1933 and 1948] (date of original), copied 2015 thumbnail

Working on an Austin 7

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man working on a Austin 7 (looks to be the 1933 model). He is standing in overalls with a cloth in his hand, holding the passenger side door open. There is a tire on the ground at his feet.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1933 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Kay North subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 269-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1991-38

Scope and Content: Photograph of a man working on a Austin 7 (looks to be the 1933 model). He is standing in overalls with a cloth in his hand, holding the passenger side door open. There is a tire on the ground at his feet.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Working on an Austin 7, [between 1933 and 1940] thumbnail

Interview with Charles B. Brown May 21, 1975 - Track 7

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1933-1942

Length: 0:06:35

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of various Commissioners.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to Charles Boyer Brown's impressions of various Commissioners.

Date Range: 1933-1942

Photo Info: Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008

Length: 0:06:35

Subjects: Officials - Commissioners

Interviewer: Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date: May 21, 1975

Scope and Content: Recording is a taped interview with Charles B. Brown by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury May 21, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the Commissioner and municipal politics in general. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes: Charles Boyer Brown was born on June 16, 1894 in the town of Ongar, Essex, England. He came to Canada as a young child with his parents Jean and Percy Brown. In 1903, the family settled in New Westminster and by 1911, Charles had joined the Burnaby municipal staff working as an office boy. The outbreak of World War One interrupted Charlie’s career as he immediately enlisted with the Royal Engineers and served from 1915 to 1918. While overseas he met and married Lillian Bernice Bryan and they returned to Canada together after the war and Charles resumed his position in municipal administration. For a short time, Charles was appointed as the Municipal Assessor, but in 1927 he became the Assistant Municipal Clerk. In 1933, Charles was made Municipal Clerk, a post he held until he retired in 1959. Charles has also been credited with playing a significant role in administering the city while it was under the rule of the provincial commission from 1932-1942. Recognized for his expertise in civic affairs, Charles was appointed by the provincial government to a committee formed to review and revise the Municipal Act. He was also a member of the BC Municipal Officers’ Association from its formation in 1936 and was made its chair in 1953. While these civic duties occupied much of his time, Charles still managed to participate as a volunteer on many sport and youth clubs in the city and served as the secretary for the Kingsway Rotary Club. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to Burnaby, both paid and volunteer, Charles was presented with the Gold Key award in 1959, the same year he finally retired from municipal administration. During Charles’ lifetime, many changes took place in the Municipality that he loved. He saw Burnaby grow in population and progress and he could be proud of the significant part he played in that growth and development. Charles Brown died on August 11, 1981.

Total Tracks: 8

Total Length: 0:58:01

Interviewee Name: Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"

Interview Location: Walker Avenue

Interviewer Bio: Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Transcript Available: None

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.

Images

Charles Boyer Brown, by photographer Nicholas Rossmo [1950]. Item no. 307-008 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track seven of interview with Charles B. Brown

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Interview with Betty Blair by Eric Damer October 17, 2012 - Track 3

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1933-1959

Length: 0:09:42

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's involvement in Field Hockey as a member of the Women's League. She also discusses her earlier involvement in Girl Guides.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's involvement in Field Hockey as a member of the Women's League. She also discusses her earlier involvement in Girl Guides.

Date Range: 1933-1959

Photo Info: Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5.

Length: 0:09:42

Names: Girl Guides

Subjects: Sports - Field Hockey

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 17, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 17, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.

Biographical Notes: Betty Warburton (later Atkinson) (later Blair) was born in 1926 and grew up at three different locations on Frederick Avenue in Burnaby. She went to school in Burnaby; first at Kingsway West for two years, then Nelson Avenue and then Burnaby South High School where she completed senior matriculation. After graduation, Betty worked for a few years in Vancouver before marrying her first husband Don Atkinson and raising their children in Burnaby. Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair has participated in a range of activities from hiking and Girl Guides to volunteer arthritis care. By the nineteen-sixties she had began to learn pottery and take lessons at Mather House in Burnaby.

Total Tracks: 6

Total Length: 0:59:03

Interviewee Name: Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Betty Blair

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Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 2

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1932-1942

Length: 0:09:07

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's interest in politics. Hazel describes her father's friendship with Ernie Winch and her own feelings of respect for both Ernie and Harold Winch. As well, she describes the effect her support for the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) had …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's interest in politics. Hazel describes her father's friendship with Ernie Winch and her own feelings of respect for both Ernie and Harold Winch. As well, she describes the effect her support for the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) had on her life. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

Date Range: 1932-1942

Photo Info: Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063.

Length: 0:09:07

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 27, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Hazel Simnett conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 27, 2012. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: political activism in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 and grew up looking up to her father Frederick Simnett who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. In 2006, Hazel Simnett won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:12

Interviewee Name: Simnett, Hazel

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Hazel Simnett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-024/MSS171-024_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1931-1952

Length: 0:10:41

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses the activities that he and his friends would take part in, including soapbox racing and skating. Bob mentions school teachers from his elementary school years, training to be an Army Cadet …

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses the activities that he and his friends would take part in, including soapbox racing and skating. Bob mentions school teachers from his elementary school years, training to be an Army Cadet during the war years and his career after high school.

Date Range: 1931-1952

Photo Info: Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.

Length: 0:10:41

Subjects: Recreational Activities

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 5, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:54

Interviewee Name: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Bob Lowe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_1.mp3

Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory356

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1931-1955

Length: 0:06:55

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of what it was like in the nineteen-thirties and forties for working people in Burnaby. Bob also discusses the history of Burnaby Lake.

Date Range: 1931-1955

Photo Info: Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.

Length: 0:06:55

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: November 5, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:54

Interviewee Name: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

Interview Location: Interviewee's residence

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Bob Lowe

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_4.mp3

Dorothy Easthope in the garden

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1950]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dorothy Easthope sitting in the garden at 6671 Halifax Street. A white dog with dark coloured ears sits at her side.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1950]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Easthope family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 451-013

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2003-06

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dorothy Easthope sitting in the garden at 6671 Halifax Street. A white dog with dark coloured ears sits at her side.

Names: Easthope, Dorothy May Parkes

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black pen on verso reads: "Dorothy Easthope 6671 Halifax St."

Geographic Access: Halifax Street

Street Address: 6671 Halifax Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

Images

Dorothy Easthope in the garden, [between 1930 and 1950] thumbnail

Easthope photograph album

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1970]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 40 photographs : b&w on 8 album pages : 22 cm x 30 cm

Scope and Content: George and Dorothy Easthope photograph album. Album includes photographs of the couple on holiday, with family and pets, and building their home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby, BC.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1970]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Easthope family subseries

Physical Description: 40 photographs : b&w on 8 album pages : 22 cm x 30 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 451-039

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2003-06

Scope and Content: George and Dorothy Easthope photograph album. Album includes photographs of the couple on holiday, with family and pets, and building their home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby, BC.

Names: Easthope, George Jr.; Easthope, Dorothy May Parkes

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of album; Album is missing several photographs. These photographs may be included in 451-001:451-038.

Geographic Access: Halifax Street

Street Address: 6671 Halifax Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lochdale Area

Images

Easthope photograph album, [between 1930 and 1970] thumbnail

Teachers next to a woodpile

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35968

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of four teachers in suits, from the Edmonds Street School, next to a woodpile. Three are seated on the ground, while the fourth is standing with his hands in his pockets.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1949]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 207-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: Photograph of four teachers in suits, from the Edmonds Street School, next to a woodpile. Three are seated on the ground, while the fourth is standing with his hands in his pockets.

Subjects: Occupations - Teachers

Names: Edmonds Community School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 18th Avenue

Street Address: 7651 18th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Teachers next to a woodpile, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail

Riverway West Baptist Mission

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36425

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1958]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large group standing on the steps at the front entrance to the Riverway West Baptist Mission. A sign on the right advertises Sunday School and the times for morning worship.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1930 and 1958]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Kay North subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 35 mm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 269-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1991-38

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large group standing on the steps at the front entrance to the Riverway West Baptist Mission. A sign on the right advertises Sunday School and the times for morning worship.