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Yanko family fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-2010

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 4 albums (1272 photographs : b&w and col.) and other material

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of four photographic albums, two scrapbooks, one guestbook, one recipe notebook, 19 loose photographs, and 1 cm of other textual records pertaining to the Yanko family. Included are photographs depicting the building of the Yanko family home at 7391 Broadway, Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-2010

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 4 albums (1272 photographs : b&w and col.) and other material

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of four photographic albums, two scrapbooks, one guestbook, one recipe notebook, 19 loose photographs, and 1 cm of other textual records pertaining to the Yanko family. Included are photographs depicting the building of the Yanko family home at 7391 Broadway, Burnaby.

History: Annie D. Basiuk (later Yanko) was born on February 25, 1902, in Sheho, Saskatchewan (formerly Sheho, North West Territories). Daniel "Dan" Yanko was born in Kobyl'nya, Ukraine, in 1887, and immigrated to Canada in May or June of 1905. Dan married Annie D. Basiuk and they had 13 children together. Their son, John Ivan Yanko, was born on the family farm, near Kelliher, Saskatchewan, on June 27, 1923. In grade six, John was pulled out of school to help support the family. Eugenia “Jenny” Haresomovych (later Carman) was born August 8, 1904, in Galecia, Austria. She came to Canada in 1928, when her parents sent her to live with the Austrian consular in Halifax. A year later, she was in The Pas with Albert Edward Carman, with whom she would have three children. Their daughter, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman, was born in The Pas, Manitoba, on March 24, 1929. Jenny later re-married Joseph Nagy who was born in Hungary in October 3, 1900. Jenny, Joseph, and the children moved to Nelson, British Columbia, where Joseph worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway. At the age of 20, John Ivan Yanko met his future wife, Lillian Doris, while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and, at 14, had gone to visit her godmother in Burnaby. John and Lillian Doris were married on October 16, 1948, in Nelson, British Columbia, and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953, and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North High School. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. Joseph Nagy died on April 20, 1962; his wife Jenny passed away on August 14, 1985. Dan died in 1976; his wife Annie died in 1997. John later returned to work, establishing his own tile-setting business and working until age 82. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John passed away in 2010; his wife Lillian Doris passed away in 2011.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Yanko family

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS170, photo catalogue 545

John and Lillian Yanko album

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2010

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook : 31 x 34 cm, 41 p.

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook documenting the lives of husband and wife John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko. The scrapbook consists of ca. 250 black and white photographs from the family, with captions that identify the subjects and locations of the photographs. Also included in th…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2010

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook : 31 x 34 cm, 41 p.

Material Details: Hardcover scrapbook album with clear plastic page covers and a metal binding. Three-dimensional scrapbooking embellishments are affixed to some of the pages.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS170-007

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Item is a scrapbook documenting the lives of husband and wife John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko. The scrapbook consists of ca. 250 black and white photographs from the family, with captions that identify the subjects and locations of the photographs. Also included in the album are plastic sleeves housing textual records including: a tile setters union agreement; dues books and receipts; tax forms; payroll stubs; picture ID; correspondence; a newspaper clipping; and insurance policies.

Names: Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, John Ivan

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Printed in green writing on front cover of photographic album: "J & L Yanko"; Photographs are dated 1940-1982; textual records included in album are dated 1948-2010; Envelope pasted into scrapbook titled "5 September 1949 / Dupelicates [sic] : Lemon Creek Camping" contains 7 additional prints.

Yanko family album

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-1968; 2010

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (453 photographs : b&w and col.) + 9 accompanying photographs

Scope and Content: Photographic album documenting John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and their two children, Rhonda and Charmaine (later Bayntun). Photographs depict baby and young childhood photographs of the daughters, other family members, family parties and events, and the family home …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-1968; 2010

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 album (453 photographs : b&w and col.) + 9 accompanying photographs

Description Level: File

Record No.: 545-250

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photographic album documenting John Ivan Yanko and Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" (Carman) Yanko and their two children, Rhonda and Charmaine (later Bayntun). Photographs depict baby and young childhood photographs of the daughters, other family members, family parties and events, and the family home and pets.

Names: Yanko, John Ivan; Yanko, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman; Yanko, Rhonda; Bayntun, Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on content of file

Community Heritage Commission Special Project fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994-2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 79 photograph (jpeg) : col., 300ppi ; 43 photograph (tiff) : col., 600ppi ; 48 interviews (wav) : digital sound files.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of project records created by Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission as part of their initiative and mandate.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994-2012

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Physical Description: 79 photograph (jpeg) : col., 300ppi ; 43 photograph (tiff) : col., 600ppi ; 48 interviews (wav) : digital sound files.

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: 2012-07; 2009-10; 2012-30; 2016-04

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of project records created by Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission as part of their initiative and mandate.

History: The History and Heritage Committee was established in 1992 under Burnaby's Centennial Committee. When the Centennial Committee was disbanded on December 31, 1992, the History and Heritage Committee was made a part of the Burnaby Heritage Advisory Committee. It proceeded under its authority until 1995 when it was renamed The Community Heritage Commission (CHC) as a municipal heritage advisory committee by the Burnaby City Council under section 15 of the Heritage Conservation Act. The commission endeavours to provide comprehensive community heritage and history projects and programs to bring together the personal history of citizens and facilitate a wider understanding and appreciation of Burnaby's collective memory. Projects undertaken by Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission include: Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby; In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village; the Heritage Burnaby website (www.heritageburnaby.ca); Charting Change: An Interactive Atlas; and various oral history projects. These projects fall under the Community Heritage Commission's mandate to provide the citizens of Burnaby and the wider public with access to information about the city and its unique history through publications and online finding aids.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Sound Recording

Creator: Community Heritage Commission

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; PC 615, PC 503, MSS198, MSS171, MSS196, and PC 549

Charting Change project series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2009

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 43 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 600ppi

Scope and Content: Series consists of digital photographs taken by City of Burnaby Archives staff as part of the Charting Change Project: An Interactive Atlas of Burnaby's Heritage project under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2009

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Charting Change project series

Physical Description: 43 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 600ppi

Description Level: Series

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-30

Scope and Content: Series consists of digital photographs taken by City of Burnaby Archives staff as part of the Charting Change Project: An Interactive Atlas of Burnaby's Heritage project under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Saint Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78775

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-026

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7450 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Saint Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78776

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-027

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7450 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Saint Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78778

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-028

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7450 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Our Lady of Mercy Parish

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Our Lady of Mercy Parish.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-029

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of Our Lady of Mercy Parish.

Subjects: Buildings - Religious - Churches

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7455 10th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Our Lady of Mercy Parish, 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication) thumbnail

Running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7450 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate, 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication) thumbnail

Our Lady of Mercy School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78781

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Our Lady of Mercy School.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-031

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of Our Lady of Mercy School.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7481 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Our Lady of Mercy School, 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of duplication) thumbnail

Running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78786

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with the school visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-036

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with the school visible in the background.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7450 12th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate, 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation) thumbnail

Our Lady of Mercy Parish

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78787

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of Our Lady of Mercy Parish.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-037

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of Our Lady of Mercy Parish.

Subjects: Buildings - Religious - Churches

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Street Address: 7455 10th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Our Lady of Mercy Parish, 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation) thumbnail

Running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78788

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with Our Lady of Mercy Parish visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-038

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with Our Lady of Mercy Parish visible in the background.

Subjects: Buildings - Religious - Churches

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 10th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78789

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with the school visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-039

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with the school visible in the background.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 10th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78790

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with the school visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001 (date of original); 2013 (date of annotation)

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 96 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-040

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of the running track at Saint Thomas More Collegiate with the school visible in the background.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 10th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84942

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-2001

Collection/Fonds: South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 52 cm. of textual records + 129 photographs (113 photographs : col. negatives, 35 mm ; 12 photographs : col. negatives, 15 mm ; 5 photograph : col., 15 x 10 cm) + 3 moving images (2 film reel (100 ft.) : kodak kodachrome, col., [sd.], 8mm ; 1 film reel (50 ft.) : kodak kodachrome, col., no sound ; 8mm).

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of all records generated by the South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool between 1957-2001 during their operational functions under the Societies Act.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-2001

Collection/Fonds: South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool fonds

Physical Description: 52 cm. of textual records + 129 photographs (113 photographs : col. negatives, 35 mm ; 12 photographs : col. negatives, 15 mm ; 5 photograph : col., 15 x 10 cm) + 3 moving images (2 film reel (100 ft.) : kodak kodachrome, col., [sd.], 8mm ; 1 film reel (50 ft.) : kodak kodachrome, col., no sound ; 8mm).

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-06

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of all records generated by the South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool between 1957-2001 during their operational functions under the Societies Act.

History: The South Burnaby United Church Cooperative Play group was formed as a society under the Societies Act in September 1954 when a group of parents in Burnaby decided to create a parent participation and cooperative preschool for children age three to five. The preschool was located at the South Burnaby United Church, 7551 Gray Avenue in Burnaby. The society hired early childhood educators, offering preschool classes in the mornings. In 1961, the preschool expanded in offering classes in both mornings and afternoons. In 1959, they changed their name to South Burnaby Cooperative Preschool Group. In the 1970s, they were also known as the South Burnaby Nursery School and The South Burnaby Cooperative Nursery School Group. They later rebranded in the 1980s as the South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool and were also known as the South Burnaby Preschool. The preschool was based on the following principles in their constitution: a) To promote principles of preschool education in which children through play develop socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually; b) To provide a high standard of preschool education in which children through play develop socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually; c) To encourage and facilitate opportunities for parents to observe and learn about the development, needs and behavior of children; and d) To do everything incidental and necessary to promote and attain the foregoing objects. Presidents of the Society included: Helen Gray (1957-1958); Dorothy Lyeler (1958-1959); G.L. Bancroft; Helen Stone (1959-1960); Carol Jane Gray (1969-1970); Nancy Gordon (1970-1971); Barbara Spitz (1971-1972); Debby Fry (1976-1977); Jill Johneox (1977-1978); Nancy Lewis (1980-1981); Nancy Lewis (1983-1984); Lynda Walsh (1984-1985); Margaret Stevens (1985-1986); Nina Crowe (1987-1988); Carol McRae and Cathy Lauzon (1988-1989); Tracy Sawatzky (1996-1997); Shelley Molarni and Charmaine Calbick (1997-1998); Kathie Owen (1999-2000); and Susie Jackson (2001-2002). The first supervisor was Rhoda Darnbrough (1954-1981). All parents who had children enrolled in the preschool were responsible for the administration and staffing of the preschool under the guidance of a qualified preschool teacher. Parents occupied positions on the executive, assisting in the general administration and helping out in the classroom under the guidance of the supervising teacher. The society was an active member of the Council of Parent Participation Preschools in B.C., which was established in 1960 as The Association of Cooperative Pre School Groups, and adhered to the Council's statements of standards and common practices. Members from the preschool executive sat on the South Burnaby executive of the CPPPBC. Salaries were paid to educators in accordance with the Parent Participation Preschool Teachers' Association. In 1958, the preschool was chosen by the Play Groups Association of BC as an Observation Centre and was selected for many years following. The preschool participated in fundraising activities and was granted Gaming/Casino funding to help purchase supplies and furnishings for their facility. The preschool closed in 2001.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Moving Images

Creator: South Burnaby Parent Participation Preschool

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS181, photo/MI catalogue 563

Mary Forsyth fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription87823

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1893] (date of original) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material

Scope and Content: Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burn…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1893] (date of original) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material

Description Level: Fonds

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burnaby. One of her major research projects consists of "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby," which also became a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Historical information and photographs pertaining to South Burnaby pioneer families and organizations were compiled from interviews with the intention of publishing a book.

History: Mary Gertrude (Bolton) Forsyth was born at her parents' home in Burnaby on March 5, 1923, and was the daughter of Richard Bolton and Gertrude (nee Hern). Mary's father, Richard, immigrated to Canada from Sunderland, England, in 1911. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster prior to purchasing property in South Burnaby in 1916 and built a bungalow located at 859 Marine Drive. Richard Bolton was employed as the municipal treasurer for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and, in 1919, he returned to Sunderland with three months leave of absence to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Mary grew up with her parents and sister Nancy in the house that her father built on Marine Drive. She married Lloyd Forsyth in 1946 and they had two children, Diane and Robert. Mary and her husband raised their family in Burnaby and built a house at 855 Marine Drive, on the lot originally purchased by her father, and moved later to a house located at 6457 Marine Drive. In 1964, after her children were grown, Mary completed her teaching degree at Simon Fraser University and went on to teach kindergarten at Nelson Elementary School. While a teacher within the Burnaby School District, Mary was instrumental in adopting ballet as part of the school curriculum. Mary was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society, participating and leading local events and seminars. She was inspired by the idea of the 'Housewives Holiday', originally initiated by the Vancouver "Y’ S". In February 1960, she was integral in forming a committee in South Burnaby, working alongside Ruth Turner, Faye Treagh, and Dorothy Turnbull. The "Housewives Holiday" committee (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) planned several events at Bonsor Hall for Burnaby housewives from October 6 to December 8, 1960. After her retirement from teaching, Mary returned to Simon Fraser University to do further studies and, in 1983, she wrote an essay for an Environmental Education course, titled "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby". The essay was conducted as a feasibility study to provide a walking environment in her community and included a formal essay, a media book, a map, and a slide presentation which was presented to a variety of local community groups. In 1984, Mary was the recipient of the North Fraser Harbour Commission Award to further her work on this project. In October 1986, her essay was adapted as a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby for a walking and cycling trail system for South Burnaby. Her proposal was taken into consideration by council and was later adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mary was very much interested in the history of South Burnaby and spent time between 1990 to 2004 conducting research through the Burnaby Historical Society, The City of Burnaby Archives, and several pioneering families who agreed to share their family records and be interviewed. Mary compiled her research into short historical and biographical essays by geographical area, family name, and organization. Mary (Bolton) Forsyth lived her whole life in South Burnaby and was an active and committed member of her community. She died on November 10, 2010.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Cartographic Material

Creator: Forsyth, Mary

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo catalogue 572, MSS185

2007 Advisory Planning Commission portrait

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2007

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2007

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Advisory Planning Commission subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 19 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 527-002

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-07

Scope and Content: Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.