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Audio recordings containing interviews
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57960
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- File contains audio interviews conducted by students of Ms. Martel's Grade 10 with former students and teachers of Edmonds School, including Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Tina Carlson, and Harold Degen, among others. The interviews were completed as part of a class research project.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Edmonds School subseries
- Physical Description
- 5 audio cassettes
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS036-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-07
- Scope and Content
- File contains audio interviews conducted by students of Ms. Martel's Grade 10 with former students and teachers of Edmonds School, including Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Tina Carlson, and Harold Degen, among others. The interviews were completed as part of a class research project.
- Subjects
- Education
- Names
- Edmonds Community School
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Label on recto of BHS1988-07-001 reads: "One's a Heifer Sinclair Ross". Label on verso reads: "One's a Heifer Arrangement in Black and White (part of FOG)"
- Label on recto of BHS1988-07-002 reads: "Side 1 Mrs Dunn". Label on verso reads: "Side 2 Blank"
- Label on BHS1988-07-003 reads: "Mrs Bell".
- Label on BHS1988-07-004 reads: "Side I Mrs. Tina Carlson"
- Label on recto of BHS1988-07-005 reads: "Harold Degen BL J. Side 1085". Label on verso reads: "Roland Cope Side 1086"
Interview with Les Francis by Eric Damer October 16, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory330
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1979-2012
- Length
- 0:12:38
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the waterworks department and the changes he has noticed for present day workers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Les Francis's years of working with the municipality of Burnaby in the waterworks department and the changes he has noticed for present day workers.
- Date Range
- 1979-2012
- Photo Info
- Les Francis (far right) receiving a Burnaby Long Service Award at the Gai Paree Supper Club, 1964. Item no. 485-070.
- Length
- 0:12:38
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 16, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Les Francis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 16, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-thirties through the war years.
- Biographical Notes
- Les Francis was born in London, England, in 1914 and came with his family to Burnaby in 1919. Except for a few years away on special projects, Les has lived in Burnaby ever since. After attending Kingsway West Elementary and Burnaby South High Schools, Les joined the municipal work force. He first worked as a clerk in 1930 and later joined the Engineering Department where he spent his career maintaining and extending the municipal water system. Les Francis retired in 1979 as the City of Burnaby's Work's Superintendent.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:43:18
- Interviewee Name
- Francis, Les
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Les Francis
Track four of recording of interview with Les Francis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-010/MSS171-010_Track_4.mp3![Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/231-012.jpg?width=280)
Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 13
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory453
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1979-1990
- Length
- 00:06:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s continued involvement with BTA on its Board, and his run for provincial office for Socreds in 1979 against Rosemary Brown
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Bill Lewarne’s continued involvement with BTA on its Board, and his run for provincial office for Socreds in 1979 against Rosemary Brown
- Date Range
- 1979-1990
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
- Length
- 00:06:22
- Subjects
- Elections
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 14, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 1:34:40
- Interviewee Name
- Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and business computerization in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
![Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/231-012.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track thirteen of interview with Bill Lewarne
Track thirteen of interview with Bill Lewarne
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-019/MSS187-019_Track_13.mp3
Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 11
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory512
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1979-1990
- Length
- 00:09:05
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings
- Date Range
- 1979-1990
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:09:05
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks
Track eleven of interview with Don Brown
Track eleven of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%2011.mp3Lower Mainland official regional plan update : the way ahead : a report on the state of the Lower Mainland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary757
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 307 WAY
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Greater Vancouver Regional District
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- iii, 39 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Regional planning--British Columbia--Lower Mainland
- Lower Mainland (B.C.)--Economic conditions
- Notes
- "The purpose of this report is to summarize the results of work completed on the update of the Official regional plan for the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and to outline the approach being taken to the work that remains to be done"--p. [1]
The delights of fine fashion : costumes from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary869
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Call Number
- 391 MCG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 391 MCG
- Author
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Contributor
- McGarvey, Elsie
- Brown, Will
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- The Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- [32] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fashion--Exhibitions
- Fashion--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Exhibitions
- Notes
- Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sept. 29, 1979-Feb. 10, 1980.
The Penguin dictionary of building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary979
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Scott, John S., 1915-
- Edition
- 2nd ed., reprinted with revisions
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Call Number
- 690 SCO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 014051015X
- 9780140510157
- Call Number
- 690 SCO
- Edition
- 2nd ed., reprinted with revisions
- Author
- Scott, John S., 1915-
- Contributor
- Bayliss, Clifford, 1912-1989
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, England
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 392 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "L. PITT-BROOKE", handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Building
- Dictionaries
Atlas of British Columbia : people, environment, and resource use
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1091
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0774800925
- 9780774800921
- Call Number
- 912.711 FAR
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- viii, 135 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 x 36 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Maps
- British Columbia--Population--Maps
Fortress of Louisbourg
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1127
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Fortier, John
- Fitzgerald, Owen
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Call Number
- 971.074 FOR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0195403029
- 9780195403022
- Call Number
- 971.074 FOR
- Author
- Fortier, John
- Fitzgerald, Owen
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 80 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site (N.S.)
Long distance please : the story of the TransCanada Telephone System
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1184
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ogle, E. B. (Edmon B.)
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Call Number
- 384.6 OGL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0002161672
- Call Number
- 384.6 OGL
- Author
- Ogle, E. B. (Edmon B.)
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Collins
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Telecommunication--Canada--History
- TransCanada Telephone System--History
- Telephone--Canada--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-296) index.
Museum registration methods
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5154
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 069.5 DUD
- Edition
- 3d ed., rev.
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Publisher
- American Association of Museums
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- ix, 437 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museum registration methods
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1978-1979
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5362
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.79.38
- Call Number
- 373.31 BUR 1979
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Printer
- Friesen Yearbooks
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- School yearbooks--1970-1979
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- School yearbooks
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Geographic Access
- Rumble Street
- Street Address
- 5455 Rumble Street
- Notes
- High school annual for Burnaby South
Western Canadian history : museum interpretations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6480
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.29.10
- Call Number
- 069 RIC
- Contributor
- Richeson, D. R.
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- National Museums of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Series
- National Museum of Man : mercury series
- History division papers
- Mercury series. Paper ; no. 27.
- Physical Description
- vi, 158 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Allen Seager" [signed on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Northwest, Canadian--History--Exhibitions
- Historical museums--Northwest, Canadian
- Canada, Western
- Notes
- edited by D. R. Richeson"
- Summary in French.
- Includes bibliographical references.
The great tool emporium
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7311
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Manners, David X., 1912-
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Call Number
- 621.9 MAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 052593121X
- Call Number
- 621.9 MAN
- Author
- Manners, David X., 1912-
- Contributor
- Fabrega-Lopez, Rod
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Popular Science
- Publication Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- vii, 407 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Tools
- Notes
- Contributor: "Designed by Rod Lopex-Fabrega".
- Includes index.
Interview with John Kirbyson by Kathy Bossort September 28, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory557
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1978-2005
- Length
- 0:14:04
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s career with City of Burnaby Parks and Recreation Dept. 1978-2005. He talks about returning to SFU for his Masters degree in the new Natural Resource Management program; trail management on Burnaby Mountain; and relationship between SFU and Park…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about John Kirbyson’s career with City of Burnaby Parks and Recreation Dept. 1978-2005. He talks about returning to SFU for his Masters degree in the new Natural Resource Management program; trail management on Burnaby Mountain; and relationship between SFU and Parks staff managing trails on the mountain.
- Date Range
- 1978-2005
- Length
- 0:14:04
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- September 28, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with John Kirbyson conducted by Kathy Bossort. John Kirbyson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about John Kirbyson’s education and career as parks planner for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, and the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Management Plan. The interview explores how parks management balances environmental and recreational values and safety, and the importance of good guidelines and public input in the parks planning process. John Kirbyson also talks about recreational activities and various developments on Burnaby Mountain in the 1990s, such as the Kamui Mintara sculptures.
- Biographical Notes
- John Kirbyson was born in Vancouver in 1954, to Arnold and Winnifred Kirbyson. After several years spent in Winnipeg and Calgary, the Kirbyson family moved to Hunter Street in Burnaby in 1969 where John remembers living near the City’s nursery. John earned his BSc degree at SFU in Physical Geography (1973-1978) and then worked for the City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services between 1978 and 2005, where he moved from labourer to management positions. Supported by the City, he returned to SFU to earn his Masters degree in the School of Resource and Environment Management in 1991, his thesis being on restoration of Deer Lake. He was Manager of Parks Planning, Design and Development in the 1990s at the time that land on Burnaby Mountain was transferred from SFU to the City of Burnaby, and had the opportunity to direct the development of the first management plan for the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. From 2005 to 2010 John was Manager of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Dept. in Penticton, after which he has worked as an environmental consultant for Lees & Associates Landscape Architects and Planners. He is married to wife Linda and has three children: Linnaea, Jeremy and Colin.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 1:33:43
- Interviewee Name
- Kirbyson, John W.
- Interview Location
- John Kirbyson's son's home in Langley
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with John Kirbyson
Track two of interview with John Kirbyson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-002/MSS196-002_Track_2.mp3
The arts & crafts furniture work of L. & J.G. Stickley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary968
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- L. and J.G. Stickley Inc.
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Call Number
- 684.1 STI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0892570431
- 9780892570430
- Call Number
- 684.1 STI
- Author
- L. and J.G. Stickley Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Publisher
- American Life Foundation
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 55 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Furniture
- Catalogs
- Arts and crafts movement
- Notes
- Photoreprint ed. of The work of L. & J.G. Stickley, Fayetteville, New York.
George Palliser's model homes for the people : a facsimile of the Bridgeport Public Library's copy of George Palliser's first pattern book, published in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1876
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary992
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Palliser, George, 1849-1903
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Call Number
- 720.9 PAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0892570466
- 9780892570461
- Call Number
- 720.9 PAL
- Author
- Palliser, George, 1849-1903
- Contributor
- Tomlan, Michael A.
- Place of Publication
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Publisher
- American Life Foundation
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- [12], 44 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
Ogilvie's house plans : or, How to build a house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1003
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0892570474
- 9780892570478
- Call Number
- 728 OGI
- Place of Publication
- Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Publisher
- American Life Foundation
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 44, 10 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Notes
- Reprint of the 1885 ed. published by J.S. Ogilvie, New York and Chicago.
The Salish people : the local contribution of Charles Hill-Tout, volume 2, the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and the Lillooet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1100
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0889221502
- Call Number
- 970.3 HIL
- Contributor
- Maud, Ralph
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Talonbooks
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 4 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Coast Salish Indians
- Interior Salish Indians
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 4 volumes, vol. 2 held.
- Contents: v. 1. The Thompson and the Okanagan.--v. 2. The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and the Lillooet.--v. 3. The mainland hən̓q̓əmin̓əm.--v. 4. The Sechelt and the southeastern tribes of Vancouver Island.
Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1153
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nicol, Eric, 1919-2011
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Call Number
- 971.1 NIC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 038514329x
- 9780385143295
- Call Number
- 971.1 NIC
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Author
- Nicol, Eric, 1919-2011
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Garden City, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Doubleday
- Publication Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- xiv, 265 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Vancouver (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-258) and index.