Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- ISBN
- 978-0-9689849-2-5
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
- Contributor
- Fong, Denise
- Lemke, Jane
- Codd, Lisa
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Printer
- Metropolitan Fine Printers
- Physical Description
- 203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Race discrimination -- Canada
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture
- Agriculture - Farms
- Persons - Families
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Notes
- There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
- From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
- The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
- Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
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Digital Books
Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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Digital Books
History of Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7492
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.63.1
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Directories
- Object History
- Created from research gathered by Burnaby Village Museum staff into the diverse History of Burnaby.
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Digital Books
Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.64.1
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
- Edition
- First
- Contributor
- Kwantlen First Nation
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh First Nation
- Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--History
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Societies, etc.
- Name Access
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Object History
- 2019 version of working document developed by Burnaby Village Museum in collaboration with a number of First Nations partners over the course of several years. We recognize that Burnaby falls within the shared, ancestral and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking people. We equally respect each of the Nations who share territory in Burnaby, and invite and welcome their ongoing participation in developing the contents of the Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide.
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Digital Books
Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1179
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282877
- Call Number
- 971.1 PRI COPY 1
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
- Publication Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Moore family
- Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Pioneers
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.
- Signed by the author.
- 2 copies held : copy 1.
Digital Books
![In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack, [ca. 2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Textual_Records/2016/2016_0046_0051_002.jpg?width=280)
In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4617
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 manuscript : 200 pages
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a copy of an unpublished manuscript titled "In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack The life of a little girl from World War I to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 manuscript : 200 pages
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a copy of an unpublished manuscript titled "In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack The life of a little girl from World War I to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington).
- Other Title Information
- Title continues:... The life of a little girl from World War I to Canada's Diamond Jubilee
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.51
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- [ca. 2000]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Experts from this manuscript (pages 113-126) “Christmas Time” and “The Fire Brigade”. have been made available as a pdf. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view the Manuscript in it's entirety.
Images
![In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack, [ca. 2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Textual_Records/2016/2016_0046_0051_002.jpg)
Documents
Follow that fire : the history of the Burnaby Fire Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5194
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 363.378 PEN COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby, B.C.]
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fire departments
- Fire fighters
- Name Access
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Notes
- Maps on lining papers.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91350
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2108
- Description
- Newsletter; legal sized orange paper with brown text and illustrations; printed on both sides; letterhead at top of page reads: "The / Village Volunteer / Newsletter" with logo "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; "September 28,1989". Newseltter is signed by Coordinator of Volunteers Joy Buzza and covers news events of Burnaby Village Museum between October and December 1989.
- Object History
- Volunteer newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- Orange
- Measurements
- Height: 35 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Village Volunteer Newsletter
- Publication Date
- September 28, 1989
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
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Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91349
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2107
- Description
- Newsletter; legal sized yellow paper with black and red text; printed on both sides; letterhead at top of page reads: "The / Village Volunteer / Newsletter" with logo "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; "SPRING 1989". Comic illustration on first page of characters created Charles M. Shultz, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock. Newseltter is signed by Coordinator of Volunteers Joy Buzza and covers news events of Burnaby Village Museum between April and May 1989.m, .
- Object History
- Volunteer newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- Yellow
- Measurements
- Height: 35 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Village Volunteer Newsletter
- Publication Date
- 1989
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
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Documents
Parker Carousel Volume I
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4555
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1989-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (4 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one of three scrapbooks titled, "Parker Carousel Volume 1- Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119". The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as we…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (4 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one of three scrapbooks titled, "Parker Carousel Volume 1- Saving and Restoring the C.W. Parker Carousel no. 119". The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters and original photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as the restoration and installation of the C.W. Parker carouselno. 119. The carousel was rescued from the PNE and re-installed at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Jamieson, Keith
- Jamieson, Pat
- Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)
- C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.1
- Date
- 1989-2004
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Documents
![Parker Carousel Volume II, [1989-1993] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Parker Carousel Volume II
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4556
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1989-1993]
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (169 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one of three scrapbooks and is titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc". The scrapbook includes a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restor…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 album (169 photographs + textual records + ephemera)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one of three scrapbooks and is titled, "Parker Carousel Volume II- Product Endorsements, Advertisements, Etc". The scrapbook includes a wide array of photographs documenting "The Friends of the Carousel" fundraising endeavours as well as a detailed account of the transport, restoration, installation and ground breaking ceremony of the carousel prior to it's opening at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Jamieson, Keith
- Jamieson, Pat
- C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.2
- Date
- [1989-1993]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
![Parker Carousel Volume II, [1989-1993] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0002_001.jpg)
Documents
![Parker Carousel Volume III, [1989-1993] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
Parker Carousel Volume III
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4557
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1989-1993]
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (172 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one of three scrapbooks and is titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues". The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker no. 119 carousel.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (172 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one of three scrapbooks and is titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues". The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker no. 119 carousel.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Jamieson, Keith
- Jamieson, Pat
- C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.3
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1989-1993]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Scrapbooks were arranged by Keith and Pat Jamieson before donation.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
![Parker Carousel Volume III, [1989-1993] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0003_001.jpg)
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91328
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2106
- Description
- Newsletter; published [1988]; yellow paper cover with 4 white pages within printed on both sides; cover page design includes three rectangular border frames with title at top which reads: "BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / THE VILLAGER / 4900 DEER LAKE AVE. BURNABY BC V5G 3T6 / SUMMER" cover includes an illustration of a young girl climbling the stairs to the Elworth house kitchen entrance and "Morris" the resident museum cat asleep outside. The cover and inside illustrations were created by Jocelyn Reynard. Newsletter content includes articles by Burnaby Village Museum staff regarding news and events taking place at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Object History
- Newsletter published by the Burnaby Village Museum Association in regards to news of Burnaby Village Museum and the Burnaby Village Museum Association. In 1984, the Century Park Museum Association was renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association and Heritage Village Museum was renamed Burnaby Village Museum.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- Yellow
- White
- Measurements
- Length 28 cm x Width 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- the Villager
- Publication Date
- 1988
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91348
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2105
- Description
- Newsletter; 3 pages, orange paper with black ink folded in half; printed on both sides to form 10 pages of printed text including cover; stapled in centre fold; cover title reads: THE VILLAGER / BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM"; "SPRING / ISSUE / 1988"; illustration of easter lillies in upper left corner with scripted text reading: "Easter / Greetings". First two pages include an article from Merilyn Darbey, President of the Burnaby Village Museum Association. Content also includes illustrations related to the Easter holidays and news and events taking place at Heritage Village in the Spring of 1988 along with a list of the 1988 Burnaby Village Museum Board of Directors.
- Object History
- Newsletter published by the Burnaby Village Museum Association in regards to news of Burnaby Village Museum and the Burnaby Village Museum Association. In 1984, the Century Park Museum Association was renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association and Heritage Village Museum was renamed Burnaby Village Museum.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- Orange
- Measurements
- Height: 21.5 cm x Width: 35.5 cm; folded to Height: 21.5 cm x Width: 17.75 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- the Villager
- Publication Date
- 1988
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Documents
![The Way it was, [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Textual_Records/2016/2016_0046_0050_002.jpg?width=280)
The Way it was
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4616
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record : 65 p. + illustrations
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an unpublished manuscript handwritten and drawn by Frances L. Flemming (nee Waplington), titled "The Way it Was - a very personal account of my childhood 1913-1925" ,"The true and painful history of the Waplington family on which the story of "Lizzie Lau / Wallingford" is based."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record : 65 p. + illustrations
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an unpublished manuscript handwritten and drawn by Frances L. Flemming (nee Waplington), titled "The Way it Was - a very personal account of my childhood 1913-1925" ,"The true and painful history of the Waplington family on which the story of "Lizzie Lau / Wallingford" is based."
- Other Title Information
- title continued..."a very personal account of my childhood / 1913-1925"
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.50
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- [1988]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also Pioneer Tales pages 337-340
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- An excerpt (pages 52-59) of this manuscript regarding Frances Fleming Waplington's childhood memories of growing up in Burnaby has been made available as a pdf. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view the Manuscript in it's entirety.
Images
![The Way it was, [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Textual_Records/2016/2016_0046_0050_002.jpg)
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91346
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2102
- Description
- Newsletter; legal sized paper white paper with black text; printed on both sides; letterhead at top of page reads: "The / Village Volunteer / Newsletter" with logo "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; "V.V. EDITION XI / 1987 January 30". Newseltter is signed by Coordinator of Volunteers Joy Buzza.
- Object History
- Volunteer newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- Height: 35 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Village Volunteer Newsletter
- Publication Date
- January 1987
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Documents
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Interview with Joanne Smith
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19601
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (wav) (24 min., 55 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (24 min., 55 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Joanne Smith conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 0:00 - 04:04 Joanne Smith provides a brief overview of her immigration story and how she and her husband Stanis came to emigrate from South Africa t…
- 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) (24 min., 55 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (24 min., 55 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Joanne Smith Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 24:55 Photograph information: Joanne and Stanis Smith cycling on the Salt Flats, Argentina Digital master recording (m4a) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Joanne Smith conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 0:00 - 04:04 Joanne Smith provides a brief overview of her immigration story and how she and her husband Stanis came to emigrate from South Africa to Canada in 1986. Joanne explains that they decided to leave South Africa during the Apartheid era and applied to several countries with Canada being their top choice. Joanne relates that they were accepted to Canada based on her professional skills as an occupational therapist. Joanne talks about what she liked about living in South Africa and how she especially loved walking in the game reserves. 04:05 - 11:44 Joanne provides background on her ancestors migration, her life in South Africa and details on her profession. Joanne imparts that her ancestors immigrated to South Africa from Latvia at the turn of the century to avoid conscription and for increased opportunities. Joanne provides a brief overview of her life in South Africa, places that she lived and her education. Joanne provides details and background regarding her practice as an occupational therapist. Joanne explains how she specializes in hand therapy but also works with animals and other varied treatments. 11:45 - 19:29 Joanne talks about her life in Burnaby. Joanne recollects how her family ended up living in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood and provides a brief overview of her community involvement including the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Community Advisory Committee. Joanne shares some of her interests including; riding her tandem bicycle with her husband Stanis, thier love of opera and the symphony, attending concerts in Deer Lake Park and visiting Confederation with her grandchild. Joanne conveys that they like to support the local arts and that they commissioned a twig sculpture for their garden from local artist, Nickie Lewis. 19:30 - 24:55 Joanne shares that ten years after immigrating that they were able to bring family relations including Stanis' parents and brother. Joanne describes the benefits of having Stanis' parents residing with them and provides details on Stanis' parents community involvement in Burnaby. Joanne reflects on her association with her Jewish heritage. Joanne conveys that they aren’t religious but have maintained a few cultural aspects of their Jewish heritage including celebrating bat mitzvahs for both of their daughters and the importance of the Yiddish language. Joanne reflects on what she likes about living in Burnaby and how it’s changed over the 30 years that she’s lived here.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Joanne was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1958 and also spent some time in Klerksdorp and Johannesburg. Her formal education led to a career in occupational therapy, specializing in hand therapy. Uncomfortable with the social and political climate of South Africa at the time, she and her husband Stanis left for Canada in 1986. They soon settled in North Burnaby, where Joanne had a long-time friend, to pursue their respective careers and raise a family. The Smiths brought Stanis’s parents to Burnaby about 1996 and together built a new home. Joanne has been involved in school and community activities, enjoys Burnaby’s parks, and supports local fine arts, particularly music and performing arts. 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
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Migration
- Religions - Judaism
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Arts
- Performances
- Performances - Concerts
- Sports - Cycling
- Names
- Smith, Joanne
- Smith, Stanis
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Confederation Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Joanne Smith, [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0005_001.jpg)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Joanne Smith, [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023
Interview with Joanne Smith, [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0005_003.mp3
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91151
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.16
- Description
- newsletter; legal sized paper white paper with black text; 2 pages printed on both sides of first page, second page printed one side; letterhead at top of front page reads: "The / Village Volunteer / NEWSLETTER" with logo "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; October 1985; bold text at top first page reads "Thank You, All" and is signed by "Patsy"; back of cover page includes title at top of page "Calling / All / Teens / (and the not so TEEN!) / TRAINING OPPORTUNITY", providing details on "FATHER CHRISTMAS TRAINING SESSION" and also includes information on "LIVING LINOTYPE" demonstration by John Barclay, call for volunteers to help with Heritage Christmas; second page includes a list of dates and details regarding preparation for Heritage Christmas November 26 to December 22.
- Object History
- Volunteer newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- 35 cm x 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Village Volunteer Newsletter
- Publication Date
- October 1985
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
Images
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.15
- Description
- newsletter; legal sized paper white paper with black text; printed on both sides; letterhead at top of page reads: "The / Village Volunteer / NEWSLETTER" with logo "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; 1985 August 29, V.V. Edition V; includees a list of events for Labour Day and volunteer training taking place between September 24-27; signed by Joy Buzza at bottom of front page. First page of newsletter has been marked up with yellow highlighter and green pencil.
- Object History
- Volunteer newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- 35 cm x 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Village Volunteer Newsletter
- Author
- Buzza, Joy
- Publication Date
- August 1985
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
Images
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91149
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.14
- Description
- newsletter; legal sized paper white paper with black text; printed on both sides; letterhead at top of page reads: "The / Village Volunteer / NEWSLETTER" with logo "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; 1985 May 08, V.V. Edition III; includees a list of events by date between May 26 and June 30, 1985; signed by Joy Buzza on back of page.
- Object History
- Volunteer newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- 35 cm x 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Village Volunteer Newsletter
- Author
- Buzza, Joy
- Publication Date
- 8 May 1985
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
Images
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91148
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.13
- Description
- newsletter; legal sized paper white paper with black text; printed on both sides; letterhead at top of page reads: "The / Village Volunteer / NEWSLETTER" with logo "BURNABY / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; 1985 January 23; First editon of the Village Volunteer newsletter includes a list of training sessions for volunteers, lecture series in February and other information; signed by Joy Buzza at bottom of back page.
- Object History
- Volunteer newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- Height: 35 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Village Volunteer Newsletter
- Author
- Buzza, Joy
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91147
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.12
- Description
- Newsletter; legal sized paper white paper with black text; "Heritage / Village / Museum" logo with lamp post in upper left corner of page; title "HEAR YE! HEAR YE! / THE MUSEUM RE-OPENS FOR SPRING - MARCH 3/84". Volunteer and staff newsletter signed by Joy Buzza.
- Object History
- Newsletter produced by staff from Burnaby Village Museum in regards to operational news and training for staff and volunteers at Burnaby Village Museum in March 1984. Joy Buzza was Volunteer Co-ordinator for the Burnaby Village Museum between 1978 and 1992.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- 35 cm x 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- Hear ye! Hear ye!
- Author
- Buzza, Joy
- Publication Date
- March 1984
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
Images
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91117
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2001
- Description
- Newsletter: light green paper cover; stapled in top corner; content within printed on white pages numbered 2-17; cover page reads: "The Villager / Spring 1984" with text box and logo for "Heritage / Village / Museum / "the way / we were" / Burnaby, B.C. Canada" with lampost; first page within includes foreward written by R.P. Schofield, Museum Director; back inside cover page includes "Heritage Village Museum / Proposed Master Plan". Content within covers news and events of Heritage Village in the Spring 1984 and includes message from Century Park Museum Association President, reports from Heritage Village Museum staff including the Museum Director, Curator, Operations Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Education Coordinator and an outline of the history of Heritage Village Museum, ownership, management, staffing and funding.
- Object History
- Newsletter published by the Century Park Museum Association in regards to news of Heritage Village Museum and the Century Park Museum Association, renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association and Burnaby Village Museum in 1984.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- Green
- White
- Measurements
- Height: 28 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- the Villager
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
Images
Documents
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91326
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2101
- Description
- Newsletter; green paper cover with white pages within numbered 1 to 11; cover page design includes three rectangular border frames with title at top which reads: "BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM / THE VILLAGER / 4900 DEER LAKE AVE. BURNABY BC V5G 3T6 / SUMMER / 1984" cover includes clip art illustration of antique street lamp post. Newsletter includes a message from Century Park Museum Association president Stan Fisher and a report from Burnaby Village Museum Director R.P. Schofiled regarding the name change from Heritage Village Museum to Burnaby Village Museum along with other news and events of the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Object History
- Newsletter published by the Burnaby Village Museum Association in regards to news of Heritage Village Museum and the Burnaby Village Museum Association. In 1984, the Century Park Museum Association was renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association and Heritage Village Museum was renamed Burnaby Village Museum.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- Green
- White
- Measurements
- Height: 28 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Maker
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- the Villager
- Publication Date
- 1984
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
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