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Burnaby South High School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1106
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.7 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified class of teenaged girls and a female teacher. They are standing on the stairs or sitting on chairs laid out in front of the stairs to a double door to the school. The teacher is sitting on the right side of the photograph in the front row. All the girls have short hai…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.7 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified class of teenaged girls and a female teacher. They are standing on the stairs or sitting on chairs laid out in front of the stairs to a double door to the school. The teacher is sitting on the right side of the photograph in the front row. All the girls have short hair, either parted and straight or bobbed. They are wearing loose fitting dresses with stockings. Some have scarves, ties and/or beads. The inscription and the signed gift form from the donor identify the photograph as a class at Burnaby South Highschool, from 1925. Inscribed on the negative and printed on the lower left of the photo: "#6." Annotated on the back of the photo: "1925 / B South." Stamped on the back of the photo: "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, B.C. Carl. 343R2."
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Accession Code
- HV972.200.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1925]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-18
- Photographer
- Lloyd, Frank Ernest
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Burnaby South High School, [1925] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0200_0001_001.jpg)
![Burnaby South High School performance, [between 1920 and 1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0059_0026_001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby South High School performance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3880
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Group shot of the cast of a Burnaby South High School performance by students at a community hall. Student musicians are holding musical instruments and seated in front of the stage and five rows of student performers are dressed in costumes standing on the stage behind.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Group shot of the cast of a Burnaby South High School performance by students at a community hall. Student musicians are holding musical instruments and seated in front of the stage and five rows of student performers are dressed in costumes standing on the stage behind.
- Accession Code
- BV008.59.26
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-03-08
- Photographer
- Campbell Studios Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "CAMPBELL STUDIO / 569 Granville Street / VANCOUVER, - B.C. / Sey. 2830".
Images
![Burnaby South High School performance, [between 1920 and 1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2008/2008_0059_0026_001.jpg)
![Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team, [1928 or 1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198900280004.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription81
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team. Eleven girls in uniforms are sitting and standing in two rows in front of the net in Connaught Park, Vancouver with Miss Draper (wearing a hat). Standing in the back row are (l to r); [first name unknown] Grimwood, unidenti…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girls Grass Hockey team. Eleven girls in uniforms are sitting and standing in two rows in front of the net in Connaught Park, Vancouver with Miss Draper (wearing a hat). Standing in the back row are (l to r); [first name unknown] Grimwood, unidentified, unidentified, Miss Draper, Hazel Groves, Rena Blomkey, Marg Jenkinsen. Sitting in the front row are ( l to r); Beth Auvache, [first name unknown] Hammond, unidentified, [first name unknown] Hammond, [first name unknown] Sloat.
- Names
- Burnaby South High School
- Grimwood, Miss
- Blomkey, Rena
- Groves, Hazel
- Jenkinsen, Marg
- Hammond, Miss
- Auvache, Beth
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV989.28.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Notes on recto of photograph read: "1928-29 From Burnaby South High" and "Grenwood / Miss Draper Hazel Groves / Rena Blomberg / Mary Jenkinsen / Beth Auvache / Hammond / Hammond / Sloat/ Senior Hockey Team - Connaught Park."
Images
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Burnaby South School yearbook : 1925-1926
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7508
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV020.7.1
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1926
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- Lionel Ward & Co. Ltd.
- Inscription
- "Loretta S. Roberts"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1920-1929
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Object History
- This yearbook belonged to Lauretta Roberts.
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1926-1927
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7509
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV020.7.2
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1927
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1927
- Printer
- Lionel Ward & Co. Ltd.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1920-1929
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Object History
- This yearbook belonged to Lauretta Roberts.
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1927-1928
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5328
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.1
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1928
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Printer
- Lionel Ward & Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill., ports. ; 16 x 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1920-1929
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for South Burnaby High School
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1928-1929
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5329
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.2
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1929
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Printer
- Ward & Phillips
- Physical Description
- 59 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1920-1929
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for South Burnaby High School
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1928-1929
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7510
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV020.7.3
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1929
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Printer
- Ward & Phillips
- Physical Description
- 60 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1920-1929
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Object History
- This yearbook belonged to Lauretta Roberts.
- Notes
- High school annual for South Burnaby High School
Images
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1979-1980
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5363
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.39
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1980
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1980
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1980-1989
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1980-1981
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6578
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.40
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1981
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1981
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1980-1989
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South Senior Secondary.
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1981-1982
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6577
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.41
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1982
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1982
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1980-1989
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South Senior Secondary.
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1982-1983
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5364
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.42
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1983
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 140 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1980-1989
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South Senior Secondary.
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1984-1985
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5365
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.43
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1985
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 130 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1980-1989
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1985-1986
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5366
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.44
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1986
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1986
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1980-1989
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1986-1987
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5367
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.45
- Call Number
- 373.71 BUR 1987
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby South Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1987
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1980-1989
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:56 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s school activities, recreation, responsibilities, and his jobs. Bob grew up in the area of Central Burnaby known as Skunk Hollow, and talks of living near Norfolk and Douglas Road in his early childhood, and then on Government Road. He recalls attending Douglas Road School and Burnaby South High School. Bob describes his extracurricular activities in school, organized and informal. He mentions the games he played with his friends. Bob discusses his family chores, and his first job, which was a newspaper route for the Vancouver Province. He describes his later jobs, one at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, working for Mr. Arnold, and then for Mr. Robertson at Burnaby Lake Nurseries.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Geographic Access
- Norfolk Street
- Douglas Road
- Government Road
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on content of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_001.mp3Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18947
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:37 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interview…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:07:37 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interviewer asks about the types of activities she was involved while growing up. Cice recalls being a member of the school choir at Kingsway West, the music teacher and winning a competition. Cice talks about attending Burnaby South highschool at the start of World War II, her involvement with cadets as well as the "Hi-Y" club and playing outside in the Central Park neighbourhood.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Organizations - Adolescents' Societies and Clubs
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Organizations - Choirs
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 1, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 13, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_001.mp3Interview with David Skulski
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19606
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Foods
- Music
- Musical Instruments
- Occupations - Musicians
- Performances - Concerts
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Burnaby Symphony Orchestra
- Burnaby South High School
- Burquest
- Skulski, Murray "David"
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Vancouver Society for Early Music
- Peretz Centre
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0010_003.mp3Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4531
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:13:37 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s family responsibilities, school activities, and friends. Ken relates how his father received a veteran’s land grant after the Second World War, on Byrne Rd. in the Big Bend area of Burnaby, and how his family operated a market garden on the l…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:13:37 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Ken Yip Date of interview: May 9, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 5 Total length of all Tracks: 0:62:00
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s family responsibilities, school activities, and friends. Ken relates how his father received a veteran’s land grant after the Second World War, on Byrne Rd. in the Big Bend area of Burnaby, and how his family operated a market garden on the land, selling their produce to Kelly Douglas, Woodward’s, and MacDonald’s Consolidated. Ken describes how he moved to North Burnaby in the early 1970s, near Sperling Ave. and Lougheed Hwy., and then to the Burnaby General Hospital area when he married a few years later. He speaks of attending Riverside Elementary School, McPherson Junior High School, and Burnaby South High School. Ken recalls having little free time as a child. He speaks of working on the farm after he finished his homework, and playing there with his brother. He describes his household chores, and the additional responsibilities he took on as he grew older and acquired more skills. Ken talks of being in the school band with his friends, their activities and travel and their trip to Montreal for Expo in 1967. He discusses his interests and his family’s expectations of him and his brother.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Ken Yip recording by Tom Gooden on May 9, 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s and 60s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Veterans
- Names
- Yip, Ken
- McPherson Park Junior Secondary School
- Riverside Elementary School
- Burnaby South High School
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0005_001.mp3![Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team, [1928 or 1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198900280003.jpg?width=280)
Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription80
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on card 18 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team for the 1928-1929 school year. Thirteen girls in uniforms are standing in two rows in front of the school building, holding their hockey sticks. A woman in a fur trimmed coat is standing in the centre of the back row.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on card 18 x 24 cm
- Material Details
- Card mount has a decorative border
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby South High School Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team for the 1928-1929 school year. Thirteen girls in uniforms are standing in two rows in front of the school building, holding their hockey sticks. A woman in a fur trimmed coat is standing in the centre of the back row.
- Geographic Access
- Southoaks Crescent
- Street Address
- 6650 Southoaks Crescent
- Accession Code
- BV989.28.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/12/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written in blue ball-point pen on recto of photograph reads: "Wonderful French Teacher from Sorbonne, Fr. / Burnaby South High School - Grass Hockey Sr. Team 1928-29"
Images
![Senior Girl's Grass Hockey team, [1928 or 1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198900280003.jpg)