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Back yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house looking north west
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5208
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the back yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house looking north west. The ground is covered with snow. Two bare deciduous trees in foreground. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the back yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house looking north west. The ground is covered with snow. Two bare deciduous trees in foreground. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 07-05-2018
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "Dec. '62 / looking N. west" written in pen on verso.
Images
Baldwin House, Deer Lake Drive
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37346
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children (unidentified) playing in the water, in front of the Baldwin House. The Baldwin House was built in 1965 and was designed by architect Arthur Erickson for his friends Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Baldwin family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 357-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four children (unidentified) playing in the water, in front of the Baldwin House. The Baldwin House was built in 1965 and was designed by architect Arthur Erickson for his friends Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 6543 Deer Lake Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Baldwin House Dining Room
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37347
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 19.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the dining room and interior of the Baldwin House at Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Baldwin family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 19.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 357-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the dining room and interior of the Baldwin House at Deer Lake.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Furniture
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Street Address
- 6543 Deer Lake Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Bathroom of Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15568
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the second floor bathroom inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Michael Weller's daughter is standing inside the bathroom with the bathtub to the left and the sink behind him. A pane glass window is on the wall above the bathtub. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the second floor bathroom inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Michael Weller's daughter is standing inside the bathroom with the bathtub to the left and the sink behind him. A pane glass window is on the wall above the bathtub. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 15, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 col. print 12.5 x 9 cm accompanying
Images
![Blythe Eagles outside his home, [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/245-002.jpg?width=280)
Blythe Eagles outside his home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51540
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Blythe Eagles standing in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Eagles family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 4 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 245-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1990-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Blythe Eagles standing in front of the Eagles' estate at Deer Lake.
- Names
- Eagles, Dr. Blythe
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm print accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5655 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Blythe Eagles outside his home, [between 1955 and 1960] (date of original), copied 1996 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/245-002.jpg)
Cedar and hemlock trees
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5214
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Dec. 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15.2 x 10.1 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two large coniferous trees in the yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Some snowy ground in foreground. Overcast sky in background. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15.2 x 10.1 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two large coniferous trees in the yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Some snowy ground in foreground. Overcast sky in background. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.14
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Dec. 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 07-05-2018
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "Dec. '62 / large cedar + hemlock at entrance" written in pen on verso.
Images
Deer Lake from the Baldwin House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37350
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 21.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake from the corner of the Baldwin house. Two women can be seen standing on the deck at the upper level of the home, but neither are identified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Baldwin family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 21.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 357-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Deer Lake from the corner of the Baldwin house. Two women can be seen standing on the deck at the upper level of the home, but neither are identified.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 6543 Deer Lake Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Entrance hall and stairway inside Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15574
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front entrance hall and stairway inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front entrance hall and stairway inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.39
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 15, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Heating pipe in basement of Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15576
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Micheal Weller's daughter standing next to a heating pipe inside the basement of the Mervin Mawhinney house. The original coal burning furnace was converted to the sawdust-burner by the nuns and then converted to gas by owner Michael Weller. A brick chimney and crawl space are visib…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Micheal Weller's daughter standing next to a heating pipe inside the basement of the Mervin Mawhinney house. The original coal burning furnace was converted to the sawdust-burner by the nuns and then converted to gas by owner Michael Weller. A brick chimney and crawl space are visible behind. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.41
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 20, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy print ; 10 x 15 cm accompanying
Images
Interior of the Baldwin House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37348
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Baldwin House, taken from the exterior courtyard. The dining room of the home is visible and two people can be seen seated in chairs. One of the people may be Susan Baldwin. This home was designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Baldwin family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 357-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Baldwin House, taken from the exterior courtyard. The dining room of the home is visible and two people can be seen seated in chairs. One of the people may be Susan Baldwin. This home was designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Furniture
- Names
- Baldwin, Susan
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is the same as item no. 357-007
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Street Address
- 6543 Deer Lake Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory188
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1920-1978
- Length
- 0:09:03
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
- Date Range
- 1920-1978
- Photo Info
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1
- Length
- 0:09:03
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residences - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Interviewer
- Stevens, Colin
- Interview Date
- February 22, 1978
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Marianne May "May" Bateman conducted by Colin Stevens, February 22, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Elworth.
- Biographical Notes
- May Bateman was born in 1894 in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba to Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and Cassie (Dale) Bateman. May's father, Edwin Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie (McWilliams) born in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901.Cassie (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale, born 1865, and moved his six children to Vancouver. The Bateman family first lived at 7th and Balsam in a large new house. It wasn’t until 1920 that they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived here for seventeen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Bateman died July 5, 1935. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman died on November 25, 1957 at the age of ninety-seven. Marianne May Bateman died in 1990.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:44
- Interviewee Name
- Bateman, Marianne May
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with May Bateman
Track one of interview with May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-014-1/MSS137-014-1_Track_1.mp3
Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory189
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1920-1978
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Marianne May Bateman's memories of the Bateman house Elworth, comparing it to its' present use at the Burnaby Village Museum (then Heritage Village).
- Date Range
- 1920-1978
- Photo Info
- Photograph of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman with his four daughters; Marianne May is sitting on a chair beside her father, [1903}. Item no. BV992.29.1
- Length
- 0:09:40
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residences - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Interviewer
- Stevens, Colin
- Interview Date
- February 22, 1978
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Marianne May "May" Bateman conducted by Colin Stevens, February 22, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Elworth.
- Biographical Notes
- May Bateman was born in 1894 in Portage LaPrairie, Manitoba to Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and Cassie (Dale) Bateman. May's father, Edwin Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) born in 1889, George, Mamie (McWilliams) born in 1892, Marianne May “May” Bateman born in 1894, Jessie (Fox Kemp), Carey, and the youngest Warren Stafford born in 1901.Cassie (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale, born 1865, and moved his six children to Vancouver. The Bateman family first lived at 7th and Balsam in a large new house. It wasn’t until 1920 that they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter May to Deer Lake and commissioned 'Elworth' house, designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans. The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived here for seventeen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Bateman died July 5, 1935. Edwin Wettenhall Bateman died on November 25, 1957 at the age of ninety-seven. Marianne May Bateman died in 1990.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:30:44
- Interviewee Name
- Bateman, Marianne May
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with May Bateman
Track two of interview with May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-014-1/MSS137-014-1_Track_2.mp3Interview with Norman Dowad
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Norm Dowad was born in Burnaby, December 1948 to parents Wilfred “Wilf” (1925-2011) and Cherry Dowad. His father, Wilfred (1925-2011) was born in Winnipeg to parents Samuel “Sam” (Salim in Arabic) Esper Dowad (1895-1969) and Martha (Shaheen) Dowad (1894-1955). Sam and Martha Dowad were both born in a province of the Ottoman Empire which is now present day Lebanon. In 1912, while trying to immigrate to Canada, several of Sam’s relatives including his mother died tragically as steerage passengers on the ill fated Titanic. In 1913, at the age of 18 years, Sam immigrated to Canada to join other family members who'd already arrived here safely. As a new immigrant in Canada, Sam worked with other Labanese immigrants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the United States. In December 1921, Sam's wife, Martha immigrated to Canada arriving by ship in St. John, New Brunswick. Sam and Martha established their home in Winnipeg where they began to start a family. Their first two children died in infancy and son Wilfred was born in 1925 and daughter Kathleen was born in 1926. While living in Winnipeg, Sam worked as a grocer and in the 1930’s he got work as a farmer in a nearby town. In 1943, Wilf joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCVNR) and served as a gunner on merchant ships during World War II. In 1945, while Wilf was away serving, his parents, Sam and Martha moved to Burnaby. After discharge in 1945, Wilf joined his parents in Burnaby, began working at Fraser Mills and commenced his studies in construction and drafting. In 1949, with his father’s help Wilf acquired a lot next door to his parents’ home and built his first apartment block. After Martha died in 1954, Sam moved to Kelowna where he bought an orchard. Sam remarried in 1957 to Naomi “Mamie” (David) Dowad (1899-1978) who was also from a Lebanese family. Sam and Mamie lived in Kelowna until the mid 1960s when they moved to White Rock. While living in Burnaby, Wilf met and married Cherry Piggott and the couple had six children; Norm, Bruce, Michael, Kathie, Phil and Tom. In 1955, Wilfred Dowad established "W. Dowad Ltd." and over the years he was successful in developing and subdividing land to build housing and commercial developments in Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver. Wilf was the first president of the Burnaby Winter club and was an active member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce holding office at the local, provincial and national level. In 1970, Wilf purchased 238 acres of land bordering the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh River and relocated there the following year. While living in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Wilf became actively engaged in local business and community affairs. Wilf was later remarried to Grethe Dowad and he died in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh in 2011.Wilf's six children are the sole owners of "W.Dowad Ltd." and his daughter, Kathie Smillie is the president and CEO. While growing up in Burnaby, Norm Dowad attended Schou Street School, Douglas Road School, Kensington School and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School. Following graduation from high school, Norm attended Simon Fraser University for one year, travelled in Europe, attended University of British Columbia and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall at York University. Norman has been practicing law for 49 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Education
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Migration
- Sports
- Sports - Football
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Dowad, Norman W. "Norm"
- Dowad, Samuel Esper "Sam"
- Dowad, Wilfred "Wilf"
- Dowad, Naomi "Mamie" David
- Dowad, Martha Elias Shaheen
- Dowad, Kathleen "Kay"
- Rideout, Dr. John Anthony
- Burnaby Central Secondary School
- Douglas Road School
- W. Dowad Limited
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5533 Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
Interview with Norman Dowad, [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0016_002.mp3
Kitchen inside Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15573
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the inside kitchen of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Photograph is looking towards the back door with the pantry doorway on the right, which led to the dining room. A tree is visible through the window of the back door. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the inside kitchen of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Photograph is looking towards the back door with the pantry doorway on the right, which led to the dining room. A tree is visible through the window of the back door. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.38
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 15, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 col. print 15 x 10 cm accompanying
Images
Living room of Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15578
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the living room inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. A brick fireplace , wood floor and front window are visible. Photograph was taken looking through the archway of the dining room. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the living room inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. A brick fireplace , wood floor and front window are visible. Photograph was taken looking through the archway of the dining room. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.42
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 20, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Main floor hall of Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15569
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front hall inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Michael Weller's daughter is standing inside the hall. The door to the left leads to the original front porch. This porch was closed in by the Order of St. Clare nuns who lived in the house in 1958. The address of the house was 7661…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front hall inside of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Michael Weller's daughter is standing inside the hall. The door to the left leads to the original front porch. This porch was closed in by the Order of St. Clare nuns who lived in the house in 1958. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.35
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 15, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 col. print 12.5 x 9 cm accompanying
Images
North east side of the Mervin Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5210
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Dec. 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15.2 x 10.1 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the north east side of the Mervin Mawhinney house with a car parked in the driveway. There is snow covering the ground. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15.2 x 10.1 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the north east side of the Mervin Mawhinney house with a car parked in the driveway. There is snow covering the ground. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Dec. 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 07-05-2018
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "Dec '62 / N.E. Side" written in pen on verso.
Images
Panorama from the Mervin Mawhinney house looking north
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5215
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Dec. 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10.1 x 15.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph taken looking north from the Mervin Mawhinney house. Houses and conifers are visible in foreground, suburbs in middle ground, and Burnaby mountain in the distance. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10.1 x 15.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph taken looking north from the Mervin Mawhinney house. Houses and conifers are visible in foreground, suburbs in middle ground, and Burnaby mountain in the distance. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Dec. 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 07-05-2018
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "Dec. '62 / looking North / Sprott farmhouse / above white roof, / bottom right." written in pen on verso.
Images
![Panorama from the Mervin Mawhinney house looking north, [between 1964 and 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2018/2018_0009_0016_001.jpg?width=280)
Panorama from the Mervin Mawhinney house looking north
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5216
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1964 and 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10.1 x 15.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph looking north from the Mervin Mawhinney house. The sun is shining on snow-covered garden and houses in foreground, suburbs in middle ground, Burnaby mountain and the north shore mountains are in the distance. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 766…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10.1 x 15.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph looking north from the Mervin Mawhinney house. The sun is shining on snow-covered garden and houses in foreground, suburbs in middle ground, Burnaby mountain and the north shore mountains are in the distance. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1964 and 1965]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 07-05-2018
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "Winter '64/'65 / looking North / Sprott farm buildings / in centre" written in pen on verso.
Images
![Panorama from the Mervin Mawhinney house looking north, [between 1964 and 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2018/2018_0009_0016_001.jpg)
Pantry inside Mawhinney house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15570
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior main floor of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Photograph is taken looking from the original sun porch. Michael Weller's daughter is standing outside of the doorway to the front hall and living room. A leaded glass door is open to the left. The address of the house was 7661 Bu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior main floor of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Photograph is taken looking from the original sun porch. Michael Weller's daughter is standing outside of the doorway to the front hall and living room. A leaded glass door is open to the left. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.36
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1962
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 15, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 col. print 15 x 10 cm accompanying
Images
