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Elsie Hughes (nee Parker)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9843
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1987-1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, biographical and genealogical information about Elsie Hughes (nee Parker) and her family. Includes a copy of a letter written by Elsie to her son Brent about the recollections of the "old home" (Love farmhouse) and original correspondence to BVM Registrar (Oct. 7, 1…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Subseries
- Love farmhouse research files subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, biographical and genealogical information about Elsie Hughes (nee Parker) and her family. Includes a copy of a letter written by Elsie to her son Brent about the recollections of the "old home" (Love farmhouse) and original correspondence to BVM Registrar (Oct. 7, 1988).
- History
- Elsie Hughes was married to John Malcolm Hughes and is the daughter of Sarah Parker (nee Love) and William Michael Parker.
- Creator
- Stevens, Colin
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.54
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 1987-1998
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Date
- 2019-05-21
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
- See also oral history interview BV018.41.
![Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023 thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_001.JPG?width=280)
Interview with Shirley Cohn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Recreational Activities - Hiking
- Organizations
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Migration
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Social Issues - Racism
- Social Issues
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Names
- Cohn, Dr. Daniel E.
- Cohn, Shirley
- Cohn, Theodore H. "Ted"
- Burquest
- Hillel Jewish Students Association
- Simon Fraser University
- SFURA walking and hiking group
- Simon Fraser University Retirees Association "SFURA"
- Temple Shalom
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Summary, recording and transcript of second interview available on Heritage Burnaby
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Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
Interview with Shirley Cohn, [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0001_003.mp3Interview with William Charles Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9841
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Oct 5 1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 pgs of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three pages of typewritten notes "Jesse Love Farmhouse - Interview by Curator Stevens on Site with Grandson, William Charles Parker, 1993 Oct 05". The curator asked about the dates when several of the changes were made to the Love family farmhouse since he grew up there. William (B…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Subseries
- Love farmhouse research files subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 pgs of textual records
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Colin Stevens
- Interviewee:William (Bill) Parker
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three pages of typewritten notes "Jesse Love Farmhouse - Interview by Curator Stevens on Site with Grandson, William Charles Parker, 1993 Oct 05". The curator asked about the dates when several of the changes were made to the Love family farmhouse since he grew up there. William (Bill) Charles Parker is the son of Sarah Parker (nee Love) and William Parker.
- Creator
- Stevens, Colin
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.52
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- Oct 5 1993
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Interview with William Charles Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9842
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 16 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 pgs of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two double sided pages of handwritten notes taken during an interview with William (Bill) Charles Parker on May 16, 1988. The interview contains information on the history of the Love family farmhouse as William shares his memories and knowledge of the rooms and grounds of the hous…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Subseries
- Love farmhouse research files subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 pgs of textual records
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Colin Stevens
- Interviewee:William (Bill) Parker
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two double sided pages of handwritten notes taken during an interview with William (Bill) Charles Parker on May 16, 1988. The interview contains information on the history of the Love family farmhouse as William shares his memories and knowledge of the rooms and grounds of the house as he recollects living there with his parents, Sarah (nee Love) and William Parker from the 1920s to 1940s.
- Creator
- Stevens, Colin
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.53
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- May 16 1988
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Oral history interview with Annie Chamberlain and William Charles Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9835
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 6, 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of notes and transcripts of an oral history interview with relatives of the Jesse and Martha Love family. Interviews were conducted to gather historical information regarding the Love family farmhouse which was moved from Cumberland Street to the Burnaby Village Museum in November 198…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Colin Stevens Interviewee: Annie Chamberlain and William Charles Parker
- Scope and Content
- File consists of notes and transcripts of an oral history interview with relatives of the Jesse and Martha Love family. Interviews were conducted to gather historical information regarding the Love family farmhouse which was moved from Cumberland Street to the Burnaby Village Museum in November 1988. Records include: seven pages of typewritten notes taken by Susan Green along with notes by Colin Stevens during an oral history interview with Annie Chamberlain and William Charles Parker (Burnaby Village Museum. June 6, 1991).
- Creator
- Stevens, Colin
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.46
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- June 6, 1991
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Original display doll from Bell's Dry Goods
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16999
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : col.negatives ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of fourteen photographs of an original display doll from Bell's Dry Goods store. The doll was on loan to the Burnaby Village Museum from Mary Agnew.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Subseries
- Bell's exhibit photographs subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : col.negatives ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of fourteen photographs of an original display doll from Bell's Dry Goods store. The doll was on loan to the Burnaby Village Museum from Mary Agnew.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1966
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1995
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-07-07
- Photographer
- Stevens, Colin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- 14 photographs include numbering on verso of each in blue ink: "P95-2 to P95-10"; "P95-21 to P95-25"
- Original negatives from roll# "P95-1"
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