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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4

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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) (0:07:21 min)

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of ma…

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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) (0:07:21 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 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s best and worst memories of his childhood, and cultural differences in his community. Bob recalls participation in favourite activities as his best memories, and notes that children of the time were not restricted in their play. He talks of making an enterprise of harvesting and selling cascara bark during WWII, when prices rose. Bob describes his worst memories, which are of fires, a flood, and bad fog, and how he was nearly killed as a passenger in a wagon whose horse bolted. He recalls that his family was a minority among the Ukrainian families in the neighborhood.

History: Recording of an interview with 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: Wars - World War, 1939-1945; Natural Phenomena - Fires; Natural Phenomena - Floods

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

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 contents of item

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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 4, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 5

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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) (0:06:11 min)

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains to changes to Burnaby since Bob’s childhood. The track begins in mid-sentence and the first comment may relate to a previous topic or one lost in editing, as Bob refers to bitterness and notes that there were jobs for everyone when the Second World Wa…

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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) (0:06:11 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 5: This portion of the recording pertains to changes to Burnaby since Bob’s childhood. The track begins in mid-sentence and the first comment may relate to a previous topic or one lost in editing, as Bob refers to bitterness and notes that there were jobs for everyone when the Second World War started. He continues to describe his relationship with his Ukrainian neighbors, and how he felt about such discrimination as he experienced. He discusses the entrepreneurial opportunities which existed for children and youth, recalls that everyone had private enterprises to help pay for necessities of life, and notes that most of his classmates went to work full time after finishing elementary school. Bob contrasts the general affluence of the present day with the pervasive poverty of his childhood. He notes that discipline at the time was physical, and that authority was not questioned. He comments on physical changes to Burnaby.

History: Recording of an interview with 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; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"

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 contents of item

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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 5, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6

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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) (0:05:45 min)

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing…

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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) (0:05:45 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 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing himself as a relative newcomer. He speaks of the preservation of the Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake areas. Bob describes his disorientation in the more newly densified parts of Burnaby, and observes that traffic has increased on Burnaby streets. Bob recalls that he mostly travelled on foot or by bike. He notes that the Neville Transport Company operated the school bus he used as well as the only North-South bus route in Burnaby at that time. He mentions Pacific Stage Lines as a later operator through Burnaby.

History: Recording of an interview with 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: Transportation - Buses; Transportation - Bicycles

Names: Lowe, Robert "Bob"; Irvine, Tom

Geographic Access: Burnaby Lake; Deer Lake

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: Tiltle based on cotents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

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Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1

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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…

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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

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Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 2

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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) (0:11:13 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s university education and jobs, his activities as a youth with friends and in school, his parents’ backgrounds, and the family’s religious practices. Ken relates how his friends came to him, knowing how busy he was on the farm, and how he spen…

1 audio

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) (0:11:13 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 2: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s university education and jobs, his activities as a youth with friends and in school, his parents’ backgrounds, and the family’s religious practices. Ken relates how his friends came to him, knowing how busy he was on the farm, and how he spent the spare time he had. He describes going as far as Washington State and Mission to watch car racing with friends when he was older. Ken speaks of his family as nominally Buddhist through his mother, who was from China. He recalls that, despite this, he and his brother were bused to Sunday school at a church near Joffre Ave. He talks of the activities and trips the church had for the children, whom, because of the distance, he didn’t see otherwise. He describes travelling with the school band, their fundraising, and their billeting arrangements.

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 - Chinese Canadians

Names: Yip, Ken

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 2, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

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Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 3

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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) (0:06:07 min)

Scope and Content: Track 3: This portion of the recording continues with Ken’s band activities, and then pertains to the games Ken played with his brother and friends. Ken discusses how the school band’s repertoire and performances were designed to complement the school’s events throughout the year. He describes the …

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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) (0:06:07 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 3: This portion of the recording continues with Ken’s band activities, and then pertains to the games Ken played with his brother and friends. Ken discusses how the school band’s repertoire and performances were designed to complement the school’s events throughout the year. He describes the concert the band was invited to play on the lawn of Ceperley House on their return from Expo 67. Ken recalls the games he and his brother played, and the two neighbor boys they played with. He describes playing on the North American Peat property adjacent to theirs, in the peat trenches and in the bush. He talks of roaming as far as New Westminster and the Fraser River.

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 - Chinese Canadians; Persons - Children; Education; Organizations - Bands

Names: Yip, Ken

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

Audio Tracks

Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 3, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

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Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 4

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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) (0:14:41 min)

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s recreational activities, his most joyful and most unpleasant memories of his youth, his family’s history, and the Chinese associations his family was involved with. Ken recalls fishing off the access bridges across the tidal ditches on Byrne …

1 audio

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) (0:14:41 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 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s recreational activities, his most joyful and most unpleasant memories of his youth, his family’s history, and the Chinese associations his family was involved with. Ken recalls fishing off the access bridges across the tidal ditches on Byrne Rd., and watching sturgeon in them. He mentions spending time at the Luxury Freeze near Burnaby South High School, and at a church near Royal Oak Ave. north of Rumble St. which hosted a basement coffee house a few nights a week for the young people. Ken recalls going to Oilcan Harry’s club in downtown Vancouver when he was older. Ken describes his family’s closeness as his best memory of his youth, sharing his perspective that this closeness came from having a family business. Ken’s worst memory is of losing his grandmother, who had lived with his family. He discusses his extended family and relates how his father was born in Cranbrook because his grandfather, who had come to Canada in the 1880s, was gold mining there at the time. Ken describes the kinds of Chinese associations he remembers in Vancouver, and the services they offered. He recalls the New Year and Spring festivals they hosted. He mentions his family belonging to the Chow association, ‘Chow’ being his mother’s family’s name.

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 - Chinese Canadians

Names: Yip, Ken

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 4, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

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Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 5

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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) (0:16:19 min)

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains to differences between Ken’s family life and that of others in the community, and changes to Burnaby since he was young. Ken observes that the only difference he noticed was that he had Sundays free of commitments where some others might have church a…

1 audio

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) (0:16:19 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 5: This portion of the recording pertains to differences between Ken’s family life and that of others in the community, and changes to Burnaby since he was young. Ken observes that the only difference he noticed was that he had Sundays free of commitments where some others might have church activities. He describes the main change to Burnaby as being its increased urbanization, remembering how he would contrast the quiet, slow-paced Burnaby of his youth to the bustle of Chinatown, where his father did his shopping. He mentions the increased density, the changes to the Metrotown area, and the much larger number of shops. He notes that warehouses were built across from his family’s property, which is still farmland. Ken recalls that he and his wife only looked in Burnaby for a house when they married, thinking Vancouver too busy and commercialized then. He finishes by relating an incident from elementary school, when he saw a UFO hovering over the edge of the school’s property.

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 - Chinese Canadians

Names: Yip, Ken

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 5, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 8 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:06:57 min)

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Jean’s early years. She was born August 16, 1915, to Joseph and Wilhelmina Wright. Jean recalls the house that her family lived in, at 3871 East Pender Street, until she was six years old. She describes the family’s move to a property one block awa…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:06:57 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Teresa Ballentine Interviewee: Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:09:29

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Jean’s early years. She was born August 16, 1915, to Joseph and Wilhelmina Wright. Jean recalls the house that her family lived in, at 3871 East Pender Street, until she was six years old. She describes the family’s move to a property one block away on the same street, their acquisition of a house which they had moved to that lot, and their additions to it. Jean also talks about her mother, and relates several incidents characteristic of her and of their relationship.

History: Recording is an interview with Jean Hogg conducted by her daughter Teresa Ballentine. Jean talks about her life as a resident of Burnaby from her childhood in the 1910s to widowhood in the 1960s. Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright was born in Burnaby in August 1915, two years after her family moved to 3871 East Pender Street. She was one of five children of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Williams. Her first husband was Walter Angus McCallum, who she was married to from 1940-1965; they raised two daughters: June and Teresa. Her second husband's last name was Hogg.

Creator: Ballentine, Teresa

Names: Wright Family; Hogg, Jean Wright McCallum

Accession Code: BV018.17.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: July 8 1992

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of sound recording; Label on audio cassette case reads: "Jean & Terry / Re / Jeans Memories & / Her Life History"; Label on Side A of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg - Memories / 1"; Label on Side B of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg Memories / 2"

Audio Tracks

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 1, July 8 1992

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 8 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:49 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the family’s new house, Jean’s parents, and what it was like to live in Vancouver Heights at that time. Jean describes what it was like to live in the house before it was finished, and how the family did their chores. She discusses the changes to c…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:14:49 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Teresa Ballentine Interviewee: Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:09:29

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to the family’s new house, Jean’s parents, and what it was like to live in Vancouver Heights at that time. Jean describes what it was like to live in the house before it was finished, and how the family did their chores. She discusses the changes to chores, such as doing laundry, which occurred as the family adopted new technologies. Jean talks about her siblings, and the relativity of age. She recalls the birth of her younger brother, at home. She describes her parents’ backgrounds and how they met, after immigrating to Vancouver, as part of a close-knit Irish community. Jean recalls what the Vancouver Heights area was like in the 1920s. She mentions her father’s job, and recalls her mother’s daily occupations. She describes what she wore as a child, and the recreational activities of the time.

History: Recording is an interview with Jean Hogg conducted by her daughter Teresa Ballentine. Jean talks about her life as a resident of Burnaby from her childhood in the 1910s to widowhood in the 1960s. Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright was born in Burnaby in August 1915, two years after her family moved to 3871 East Pender Street. She was one of five children of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Williams. Her first husband was Walter Angus McCallum, who she was married to from 1940-1965; they raised two daughters: June and Teresa. Her second husband's last name was Hogg.

Creator: Ballentine, Teresa

Names: Wright Family; Hogg, Jean Wright McCallum

Accession Code: BV018.17.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: July 8 1992

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of sound recording; Label on audio cassette case reads: "Jean & Terry / Re / Jeans Memories & / Her Life History"; Label on Side A of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg - Memories / 1"; Label on Side B of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg Memories / 2"

Audio Tracks

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 2, July 8 1992

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 8 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:49 min)

Scope and Content: Track 3: This portion of the recording pertains to entertainment, food, school, and music. Jean discusses the importance of music as entertainment, which everyone participated in. She notes that her family always had visitors, for meals or to stay. Jean describes how her mother maintained a kitchen…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:08:49 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Teresa Ballentine Interviewee: Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:09:29

Scope and Content: Track 3: This portion of the recording pertains to entertainment, food, school, and music. Jean discusses the importance of music as entertainment, which everyone participated in. She notes that her family always had visitors, for meals or to stay. Jean describes how her mother maintained a kitchen garden and domestic livestock, and what her mother did with the surplus. She talks about attending Gilmore Avenue School, relating how classes were held in various off-site locations when enrollment exceeded capacity. She also mentions attending the high school on Rosser Avenue. Jean talks of joining the school band in high school, playing the cornet. She describes becoming a member of the National Juvenile Band, playing concerts in many places, including the British Columbia Penitentiary.

History: Recording is an interview with Jean Hogg conducted by her daughter Teresa Ballentine. Jean talks about her life as a resident of Burnaby from her childhood in the 1910s to widowhood in the 1960s. Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright was born in Burnaby in August 1915, two years after her family moved to 3871 East Pender Street. She was one of five children of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Williams. Her first husband was Walter Angus McCallum, who she was married to from 1940-1965; they raised two daughters: June and Teresa. Her second husband's last name was Hogg.

Creator: Ballentine, Teresa

Names: Wright Family; Hogg, Jean Wright McCallum

Accession Code: BV018.17.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: July 8 1992

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of sound recording; Label on audio cassette case reads: "Jean & Terry / Re / Jeans Memories & / Her Life History"; Label on Side A of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg - Memories / 1"; Label on Side B of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg Memories / 2"

Audio Tracks

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 3, July 8 1992

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 8 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:11:07 min)

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Jean’s life after she finished high school. She describes her jobs in the 1930s, her first marriage, and talks about her oldest children. Jean recalls working at the London Cafeteria and Granville Lunch, on Granville Street, as well as the White Lu…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:11:07 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Teresa Ballentine Interviewee: Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:09:29

Scope and Content: Track 4: This portion of the recording pertains to Jean’s life after she finished high school. She describes her jobs in the 1930s, her first marriage, and talks about her oldest children. Jean recalls working at the London Cafeteria and Granville Lunch, on Granville Street, as well as the White Lunch and Spencer’s Department Store on Hastings Street in Vancouver. She relates how she attended business school in the 1960s, after her husband died, rather than go back to the same kind of job, and talks about teaching shorthand, which she did at the Pitman Business School. Jean describes how she married Walter McCallum in 1940. She talks about Walter’s jobs, and how she moved to Victoria when he was in the Navy during the Second World War, and to other provinces with him when he travelled for his Union job during their twenty-five year marriage. She recalls the births of their daughters and the family’s living arrangements in Burnaby during and after the war during the housing shortage. Jean recalls living with her younger daughter Terry on York Street for a while after Walter died, before moving to Kitsilano. She describes the house in Kitsilano and what it was like living there with both of her daughters when the girls returned from travelling in Europe.

History: Recording is an interview with Jean Hogg conducted by her daughter Teresa Ballentine. Jean talks about her life as a resident of Burnaby from her childhood in the 1910s to widowhood in the 1960s. Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright was born in Burnaby in August 1915, two years after her family moved to 3871 East Pender Street. She was one of five children of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Williams. Her first husband was Walter Angus McCallum, who she was married to from 1940-1965; they raised two daughters: June and Teresa. Her second husband's last name was Hogg.

Creator: Ballentine, Teresa

Names: Wright Family; Hogg, Jean Wright McCallum

Accession Code: BV018.17.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: July 8 1992

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of sound recording; Label on audio cassette case reads: "Jean & Terry / Re / Jeans Memories & / Her Life History"; Label on Side A of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg - Memories / 1"; Label on Side B of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg Memories / 2"

Audio Tracks

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 4, July 8 1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0017_0001_004.mp3

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 5

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 8 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:05:41 min)

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains to the living arrangements of various family members, the Wright’s religious practices, discipline, and favoured pastimes. Jean continues talking about life in the house in Kitsilano, and she recalls where her daughters lived at various times. She tal…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:05:41 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Teresa Ballentine Interviewee: Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:09:29

Scope and Content: Track 5: This portion of the recording pertains to the living arrangements of various family members, the Wright’s religious practices, discipline, and favoured pastimes. Jean continues talking about life in the house in Kitsilano, and she recalls where her daughters lived at various times. She talks of buying a house with Walter when they returned to Burnaby, and how later she lived with Terry for a while after Walter died. Jean notes that her mother was a Christian Scientist. She discusses going to the services and Sunday school the church offered, on Georgia Street in Vancouver. Jean describes how physical punishment was meted out for offenses in her family. She relates how she enjoyed looking at boats from the pier in downtown Vancouver, and begins to share a story about her father, but the tape ends.

History: Recording is an interview with Jean Hogg conducted by her daughter Teresa Ballentine. Jean talks about her life as a resident of Burnaby from her childhood in the 1910s to widowhood in the 1960s. Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright was born in Burnaby in August 1915, two years after her family moved to 3871 East Pender Street. She was one of five children of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Williams. Her first husband was Walter Angus McCallum, who she was married to from 1940-1965; they raised two daughters: June and Teresa. Her second husband's last name was Hogg.

Creator: Ballentine, Teresa

Names: Wright Family; Hogg, Jean Wright McCallum

Accession Code: BV018.17.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: July 8 1992

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of sound recording; Label on audio cassette case reads: "Jean & Terry / Re / Jeans Memories & / Her Life History"; Label on Side A of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg - Memories / 1"; Label on Side B of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg Memories / 2"

Audio Tracks

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 5, July 8 1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0017_0001_005.mp3

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4640

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 8 1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:22:04 min)

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to the way life has changed since Jean was a child. Jean describes how chores were done, and how supplies were delivered. She and Terry discuss the amenities in the family’s houses, how mail was picked up, and how telephone messages were received and …

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Oral History collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (0:22:04 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Teresa Ballentine Interviewee: Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright (later Jean McCallum and later Jean Hogg) Date of interview: July 8, 1992 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total Length of all Tracks: 1:09:29

Scope and Content: Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to the way life has changed since Jean was a child. Jean describes how chores were done, and how supplies were delivered. She and Terry discuss the amenities in the family’s houses, how mail was picked up, and how telephone messages were received and relayed. Terry shares a memory of her grandmother Wright. Jean recalls the house on Kitchener Street which she and Walter built. She and Terry talk about the MacLure bus service. Terry recalls Jean’s kindness to neighbors, and how they reciprocated. Jean shares her perspective about the friendliness and sharing among neighbors which were usual at that time. She describes the work involved in clearing the lot and building the house on Kitchener Street, and how she kept a kitchen garden and domestic animals there. Jean discusses how hair styling was done in her youth, and relates a story of how her mother had a poor result with colouring products. She mentions her father using a razor and strop, and how the strop was also a symbol of physical punishment, common at that time. She describes a punishment she received in school. Jean recalls making treats, and talks about push lawnmowers, wooden sidewalks, and gravel roads. She and Terry talk about the family’s pianos and their importance to the family. Jean recalls the piano teachers her family members took lessons from and Terry remarks that the last one, Edward Parker, is the father of Jon Kimura Parker, a noted pianist.

History: Recording is an interview with Jean Hogg conducted by her daughter Teresa Ballentine. Jean talks about her life as a resident of Burnaby from her childhood in the 1910s to widowhood in the 1960s. Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright was born in Burnaby in August 1915, two years after her family moved to 3871 East Pender Street. She was one of five children of Joseph Wright and Wilhelmina Williams. Her first husband was Walter Angus McCallum, who she was married to from 1940-1965; they raised two daughters: June and Teresa. Her second husband's last name was Hogg.

Creator: Ballentine, Teresa

Names: Wright Family; Hogg, Jean Wright McCallum

Accession Code: BV018.17.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: July 8 1992

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on content of sound recording; Label on audio cassette case reads: "Jean & Terry / Re / Jeans Memories & / Her Life History"; Label on Side A of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg - Memories / 1"; Label on Side B of audio cassette reads: "Jean Hogg Memories / 2"

Audio Tracks

Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 6, July 8 1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0017_0001_006.mp3

Laying Down My Paddle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9677

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (5 min., 14 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This film is created was Cindy Gierarch. The film shares happy memories of canoeing with her husband, Lester, on beautiful glacier fed Moraine Lake in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta. This trip, in 2007, was a long dreamt of reward for paying off the mortgage on their Burnaby condo suite. While c…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (5 min., 14 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: This film is created was Cindy Gierarch. The film shares happy memories of canoeing with her husband, Lester, on beautiful glacier fed Moraine Lake in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta. This trip, in 2007, was a long dreamt of reward for paying off the mortgage on their Burnaby condo suite. While canoeing on the lake, Cindy learned a valuable lesson that she would never forget - “life will glide along smoothly and joyfully as long as I keep my paddle on the bottom of our canoe.”

History: Cindy Gierach has lived in Burnaby for the past 22 years.

Creator: Gierach, Cindy

Other Title Information: title supplied by film maker

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Canoeing; Geographic Features - Mountains

Names: Gierach, Cindy; Gierach, Lester

Accession Code: BV016.37.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title

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Laying Down My Paddle, 2016

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0008_001.mp4

Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9840

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.

Scope and Content: Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Subseries: Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (53 min., 14 sec.) : col. , sd.

Material Details: Interviewer: Colin Stevens; Interviewee:William (Bill) Parker; Albert Parker; Mrs. William Parker; Location of Interview: Jesse Love farmhouse at the Burnaby Village Museum; Camera: Susan Green and Colin Stevens

Scope and Content: Film footage documenting informal interviews with brothers William “Bill” and Albert Parker conducted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Colin Stevens. The footage opens in the administration building of the Burnaby Village Museum where Bill Parker describes a pair of cross country skis that he is donating to the museum. Bill recollects how he constructed the skis out of cedar in the late 1920s when he was about 9 or 10 years old. Bill tells of how he skied in the neighbourhood of the Jesse Love farmhouse on Cumberland Road, using the skis until the mid to late 1930s. The film continues with a tour of the Jesse Love farmhouse which is under restoration on site of the Burnaby Village Museum. Curator Colin Stevens takes Albert and Bill Parker through various rooms inside of the house sharing details of what staff have discovered during the restoration process and gathers informative details by interviewing them. During the interviews, the brothers recollect what it was like living in the house in the 1920s. They provide details on the house’s construction, fixtures, heating and water systems along with particulars regarding furnishings and décor. Information that was gathered through interviews such as this, supported the restoration to be completed as accurately as possible.

History: Albert and William Charles “Bill” Parker are the sons of Sarah Parker (nee Love) and William Parker. Sarah Parker was the daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love farmhouse located at 1390 Cumberland Road in Burnaby. Sarah and William Parker and their three children (Albert, Bill and Elsie) moved into the Love farmhouse in about 1925, eventually buying it in 1928 following the death of Sarah’s father Jesse Love. Sarah continued to live in the house until after her husband William died and eventually sold the house to her daughter Elsie Hughes and her husband John Hughes in 1966.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Sports - Skiing; Buildings - Heritage

Names: Stevens, Colin; Parker, William "Bill" Charles; Parker, Albert "Bert"; Love Family

Accession Code: BV018.41.50

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Green, Susan; Stevens, Colin

Notes: Title based on contents of video; Video was digitized to mp4 in March 2020 from original VHS tape

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Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992, 1920-1930 (interview content), interviewed January 17, 1992 (date of original), digitized 2020

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Through the Lens of Andy Digney

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the constru…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum film collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (12 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: Research and Narration: Lisa Codd; Editing and Audio Recording: Matthew Ball; Special thanks to Paul Digney

Scope and Content: Item consists of a short film featuring a compilation of film footage created by Andy Digney that was edited and narrated by the Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby resident Andy Digney captured footage of Burnaby and beyond from 1934 to 1964. Highlights within this film compilaton include the construction and events held at the Oak Theatre; Royal visit motorcade of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; Sports Day at Central Park; Gymcana event at Burnaby Lake Riding Stables; lawn bowling at Central Park; a Depression-era May Day workers’ parade in 1936; May Day celebrations in Burnaby; visits to locations throughout the Lower Mainland, including Stanley Park, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Grouse Mountain and boat trip up Burrard Inlet; the Digney Speedway; the Digney family at their home on Bonsor Avenue and the Digney Bowling Alley.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Subjects: Events - Parades; Events - May Day; Sports - Bowling

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney Bowling Alley; Digney Speedway; Codd, Lisa; Oak Theatre; Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Central Park

Street Address: 6521 Bonsor Avenue

Accession Code: BV019.18.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also the City of Burnaby Archives "Digney Family fonds" MI catalogue 562.003 for film masters

Notes: Title based on contents; City of Burnaby Archives holds the original Digney film masters (562.003) that this narrated segment was disseminated from. See Digney family fonds

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Through the Lens of Andy Digney, [between 1934 and 1964] (date of original film), edited and narrated in 2016

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0001_001.mp4

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Burnaby historical reference collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.; "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson; Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"

Scope and Content: Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.

History: Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.

Creator: Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"

Publisher: Railway Pictures Incorporated

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Transportation - Rail

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company; Sharman, Victor Lawrence "Vic"; Horne, Frank Harry

Accession Code: BV012.37.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1990

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: See also BV020.5.1060

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.; Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman; VHS is a copy created from original excerpts

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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4

Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 23, 1993 (date of original), digitized in 2013

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (10 min., 16 sec.) : VHS, col., sd.

Scope and Content: Documentary film about the Parker Carousel #119 including information on it's history, acquistion, restoration and fundraising. It also includes footage of the opening at the Burnaby Village Museum in 1993. Film was written and conceived by Steve Turnbull, narrated by Ross Douglas and directed by P…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum film collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (10 min., 16 sec.) : VHS, col., sd.

Material Details: VHS was digitized in 2013

Scope and Content: Documentary film about the Parker Carousel #119 including information on it's history, acquistion, restoration and fundraising. It also includes footage of the opening at the Burnaby Village Museum in 1993. Film was written and conceived by Steve Turnbull, narrated by Ross Douglas and directed by Paul Brettell.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel

Accession Code: BV020.4.28

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: March 23, 1993 (date of original), digitized in 2013

Media Type: Moving Images

Scan Date: 09-Nov-13

Notes: Transcribed title from film content; Label on Videocassette reads: "Gastown Post & Transfer... / Carousel Video / Burnaby Village Museum / 10:00 / Date: 03/23/93"

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Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119, March 23, 1993 (date of original), digitized in 2013

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0004_0028_001.mp4

1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1991 and 1994]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but soun…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: Segments are marked by date

Scope and Content: Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but sound quality is poor and segments contain ambient noise. The footage is divided into segments marked by dates, visible in the bottom right corner. Dates range between April 1991 and March 1993. Some of this unedited footage could have been used for the Burnaby Village Museum film "Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119" (see BV020.4.28). 00:00 - 03:23: Apr. 20, 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on the restoration of carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. They are busy scraping away old paint. Various horses are suspended on frames while some are laid on their sides on work benches. 03:24 - 06:15: Nov. 2 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on scraping and sanding away old layers of paint on carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. Some horses are getting repairs. A little narrative coming from camera operator but mostly ambient sound. Pieces of the "doghouse" are also visible. 06:16 - 08:20 : Dec. 28 1991 : Horses are in various stages of restoration and repair inside the Texaco warehouse. 08:21 - 09:40 : Dec. 28, 1991 : Volunteers are gathered in a lunch room taking a break. Views of carousel horses in another room of the warehouse which have been applied with a sealer. The Worlitzer is also visible during a stage of restoration. Camera pans outside the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet. 09:42 - 11:03 : Mar. 31 1992 : Some horses have been sealed with a clear coating and others have been applied with a white undercoat primer. 11:04 - 17:36 : Apr. 11 1992 : Horses with primer undercoat, views of the Wurlitzer under restoration as well as panels of the "doghouse" 17:37 - 18:18 : May 30, 1992 : Wurlitzer and painted horses 18:19 - 21:53 : Jul. 25 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses, various parts of carousel including the floor decks are also visible. 21:54 - 25:39 : Sept. 19 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses and pieces of the "doghouse", mirrors are being inserted, decking is varnished. 25:40 - 30:39 : Oct. 10 1992 : Views of carousel horses with coats of primer, freshly painted horses, segments of the varnished deck, volunteers painting segments of the "doghouse" and finished horses. 30:41 - 41:30 : Nov. 14 1992 : Loading finished horses from warehouse into van to transport to museum. Photography shoot in warehouse of completed horses, mounting horses on poles at museum. Don Wrigley assisting. A view of the Carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum under construction. 41:32 - 47:27 : Nov. 20 1992 : Painted horses - details; parts of the carousel gears, poles etc 47:28 - 50:00 : Footage recorded from an exerpt from Red Robinson's Classic theatre where he narrates about the History and Saving of the Carousel. 50:02 - 1:03 : Mar. 15 1993 : Completed carousel inside the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum, volunteers and staff are putting together the finishing touches for the opening day. Volunteers are gathering inside and seating themselves on horses around the carousel for the Volunteers Grand Opening. The carousel begins to move with some volunteers riding various horses while the Wurlitzer plays in the background. 1:04:10 - 1:09:44 : March 27 1993 - Carousel is officially opened. Includes interviews by curator Colin Stevens with Friends of Carousel president, Don Wrigley and Dave Zieffert, Restorator of the Wurlitzer and Gordie Ironside who helped work with the restoration. Gordie demonstrates how each carousel horse was built using a prototype that was built for educational purposes.

Creator: Matches, Alex

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.12.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1991 and 1994]

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: BV020.4.28

Notes: Transcribed title taken from film footage

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1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994, [between 1991 and 1994]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0012_0001_001.mp4

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Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 5

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 1

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 2

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 3

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 4

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 5

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Interview with Margaret Jane (Jean) Wright 1992 - Track 6

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Laying Down My Paddle

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Interviews with Bill and Albert Parker by Colin Stevens January 17, 1992

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Through the Lens of Andy Digney

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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

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Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119

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1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994

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