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![Brothers Earl and Norman Wild, [1925] - 1990 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/548-003.jpg?width=280)
Brothers Earl and Norman Wild
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80586
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925] - 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of brothers Earl and Norman Wild in Idaho, in the United States of America (USA). Norman is holding an unidentified toddler on one arm, and has his other arm around his brother.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925] - 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Murray family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 548-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-31
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of brothers Earl and Norman Wild in Idaho, in the United States of America (USA). Norman is holding an unidentified toddler on one arm, and has his other arm around his brother.
- Names
- Wild, Norman
- Wild, Earl
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Norman's brother Earl + Norman. Idaho USA"
Images
![Brothers Earl and Norman Wild, [1925] - 1990 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/548-003.jpg)
Auvache, Lou - Burnaby Fire Chief
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58812
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1273
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Lou Auvache, Burnaby Fire Chief.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Beamish, Ludlow W. Dr. - Burnaby Politics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58831
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish and other unidentified men in uniforms inspecting a boat.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1292
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish and other unidentified men in uniforms inspecting a boat.
- Names
- Beamish, Dr. Ludlow W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Beamish, Ludlow W. Dr. - Burnaby Politics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58833
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee. He is wearing a nautical hat and is smoking a pipe.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1294
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee. He is wearing a nautical hat and is smoking a pipe.
- Names
- Beamish, Dr. Ludlow W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Beamish, Ludlow W. Dr. - Burnaby Politics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58834
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1295
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee.
- Names
- Beamish, Dr. Ludlow W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Orr, Ken
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso reads "COLUMBIAN PHOTO B KEN ORR SOCIAL"
- Note on verso reads "Dr. L. W. Beamish"
Images
Beamish, Ludlow W. Dr. - Burnaby Politics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58835
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1296
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photographic portrait of Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee.
- Names
- Beamish, Dr. Ludlow W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Beamish, Ludlow W. Dr. - Burnaby Politics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58836
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1297
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dr. Ludlow W. Beamish, who served on the Burnaby Family Court Committee.
- Names
- Beamish, Dr. Ludlow W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Freer, Oswald
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58888
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man idenified as Oswald "Ossie" Freer.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1348
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man idenified as Oswald "Ossie" Freer.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Ossie Freer"
Images
Frederickson, John C. - Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58890
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of C. J. Frederickson, the Municipal School Inspector/Superintendent from 1954-1962, pointing to something in a book.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1349
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of C. J. Frederickson, the Municipal School Inspector/Superintendent from 1954-1962, pointing to something in a book.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Municipal School Inspector C. J. Frederickson Bby"
Images
Flower Decorating Class - Instructor Alice Moulder
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58895
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of instructor Alice Moulder, leading eight people in a floral arrangement class. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1353
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of instructor Alice Moulder, leading eight people in a floral arrangement class. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto reads: "Instructor Alice Moulder"
- Photographer's stamp on verso
Images
Volunteer's Gala - Les Creelman; Mrs. Anna Belle MacKay; Mrs. Florence Godwin; Mrs. Helen Street and Peter Acland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58896
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Les Creelman, Anna Belle MacKay, Florence Godwin, Helen Street, and Peter Acland at the Volunteers Gala. A sign in the background reads, "Volunteers Are Special." The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1354
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Les Creelman, Anna Belle MacKay, Florence Godwin, Helen Street, and Peter Acland at the Volunteers Gala. A sign in the background reads, "Volunteers Are Special." The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Subjects
- Persons - Volunteers
- Names
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto reads: "Les Creelman / Mrs. Anna Belle MacKay / Mrs. Florence Godwin / Mrs. Helen Street (window of Frank) / Peter Acland"
- Note on verso reads: "page 5 Burnaby Today"
Images
Two men and two women displaying jewelry
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58898
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four individuals displaying jewelry inside of a shop or kiosk. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1355
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of four individuals displaying jewelry inside of a shop or kiosk. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "page 13 Burnaby Today / PMT 100%"
Images
Young people in a gymnasium
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58899
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two young individuals in a gymnasium, skipping rope. One, whose shirt reads "Skip It," is turning the ropes while the other flips.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1356
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two young individuals in a gymnasium, skipping rope. One, whose shirt reads "Skip It," is turning the ropes while the other flips.
- Subjects
- Persons - Adolescents
- Sports
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "page 5 Burnaby Today"
Images
Boy Scouts - Darryl Chan; Robin Hickman and Adrian Chow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58900
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Boy Scouts and a Scout leader. The leader is explaining something and gesturing; eggs and an egg carton are in front of the two Boy Scouts. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1357
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Boy Scouts and a Scout leader. The leader is explaining something and gesturing; eggs and an egg carton are in front of the two Boy Scouts. The photograph is from Burnaby Today.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto reads: "Darryl Chow / Robin Hickman / Adrian Chow"
Images
An elderly couple
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58901
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified eldery couple, seated on a couch with an open book.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 18 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1358
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified eldery couple, seated on a couch with an open book.
- Subjects
- Persons - Seniors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 112% page 1 Burnaby Today"
Images
Sailboats on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58902
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sailboats on Deer Lake. Oakalla Prison Farm is visible on the hill in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1359
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of sailboats on Deer Lake. Oakalla Prison Farm is visible on the hill in the background.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Boating
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "PMT 100% / page 12 / Burnaby Today"
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Interview with Lachman Singh Gill and Gill family members
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19600
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2023 (interview content), interviewed 6 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (124 min., 8 sec.) + 1 sound recording (m4a) 1:15:54
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Lachman Singh Gill and family members conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The first part of the interview was conducted with Lachman Singh Gill in Punjabi with some English and the second part of the interview (15 mi…
- 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
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (124 min., 8 sec.) + 1 sound recording (m4a) 1:15:54
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewees: Lachman Singh Gill and family members - Santokh Singh Gill, Mohinder Kaur Gill and Prem Kaur Gill Location of Interview: Gill family residence Interview Date: June 12, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks:124 min., 8 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Lachman Singh Gill and family members conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The first part of the interview was conducted with Lachman Singh Gill in Punjabi with some English and the second part of the interview (15 min.) was conducted in English with family members, Santokh Singh Gill, Mohinder Kaur Gill and Prem Kaur Gill. 00:00:00 - 00:05:35 This interview starts abruptly, and the interviewer was unable to introduce the interviewees and themself. There were also technical difficulties in the beginning, which led to the recording starting mid-sentence. Discussion begins with Lachman Singh Gill providing details on his spiritual practices and background. 00:05:35 - 00:13:38 Discussion continues with Lachman providing details on his birthplace in Punjab, his family home, family names and languages spoken while living in India (Punjabi and Urdu). Family members chime in to help with details. 00:13:39 - 00:18:00 Lachman Gill imparts information on his migration story from England to British Columbia and his experiences when he first came to England from India. Lachman shares his employment history in Vancouver and India. 00:18:01 - 00:23:34 Lachman talks about his marriage to Surjit Kaur (Ark) Gill in India in 1943 and shares the names of their seven children, including his youngest daughter Sarbjit who died tragically at a young age. Lachman shares the details of his daily routine at the age of 95 years old. 00:23:35 - 00:25:48 Lachman shares information on the Gurdwaras that he visits for prayers, weddings and events. 00:25:49 - 00:35:49 Lachman recalls his experience living in India at the time of Partition in 1947 including details on his family’s experiences of how they helped protect a Muslim family. 00:35:50 - 00:39:49 Lachman comments on his experiences of living in Burnaby from when he first arrived here. Lachman, Santokh, Prem and the interviewer recount the names and locations of gurdwaras in the lower mainland and how they’ve changed over time. 00:39:50 - 00:43:15 Lachman shares his employment history working in a foundry and driving a taxi. Santokh, Mohinder and Prem Gill provide information about Lachman’s wife Surjeet Kaur Gill. The group describes their family home in Burnaby which they've lived in since 1973 and their first home on Georgia Street in Burnaby. 00:43:16 - 00:49:19 Lachman, Mohinder and Santokh recall their experiences obtaining citizenship as British subjects and how they were able to buy a home in a year. Santokh Gill recalls how he and his brother took over his father’s taxi after he retired and later sold it for a profit. 00:49:20 - 01:04:19 Lachman describes in detail his daily routine as a 95 year old. The group shares some of their favourite types of roti and Lachman talks about using his hearing aid. The interviewer and group convey to Lachman how the information will be used. Lachman describes how his wife made oatmeal. 01:04:20 - 01:15:54 In this portion of the interview, Santokh and Prem Gill show the interviewer a book by Henry Bromley titled “Fire in the Blood: A History of British Columbia and Alberta Foundries”. The book was given to the Santokh when he was working at the foundry and contains photographs of Lachman Gill and the foundries they worked at. Santokh describes photographs within the book and the metal casting processes.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Lachman Singh Gill was born in 1928 in the village of Ferozepur near Lakhpur, Punjab. In 1943, Lachman married his wife Surjit Kaur Ark who was from the village of Malpur. Sometime after Partition in 1947, Lachman and his wife Surjeet immigrated to England. Lachman and Surjit had seven children, four sons and three daughters. Around 1973, Lachman's son, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill sponsored his father and mother and they immigrated to Canada joining him and his family in Burnaby, British Columbia. After arriving in British Columbia, Lachman worked as a steel worker at a foundry and drove his own taxi. Lachman retired in his ffities and continues to live with his son and family in Burnaby. Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar in Punjab, India. Gurmail moved to England with his family in 1957 and immigrated to British Columbia in 1966. Gurmail married Mohinder Kaur Gill in England in 1968 and she immigrated to British Columbia from England soon after. Gurmail first lived with a cousin in Burnaby before purchasing a home of his own in Burnaby where he raised his family. Gurmail worked in the steel industry and was a member and treasurer of the CAIMAW before the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union. Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in the Hoshiapur in Punjab, India. She married her husband Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill in England in 1968 and immigrated to Burnaby, British Columbia to join her husband. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill have four children, all born in Burnaby. Prem Kaur Gill was born in Burnaby in 1969 and is the eldest child of Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill. Prem grew up and attended school in Burnaby. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Migration
- Foods
- Industries
- Persons - Seniors
- Religions - Sikhism
- Transportation - Taxicabs
- Names
- Gill, Lachman Singh
- Gill, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh
- Gill, Prem Kaur
- Gill, Mohinder Kaur
- Gill, Surjit Kaur Ark
- Gill, Sarbjit Kaur
- Responsibility
- Rajdeep
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.4
- Date
- 2023 (interview content), interviewed 6 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcript for master recordings available upon request - Contact Burnaby Village Museum
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Interview with Lachman Singh Gill and Gill family members, 2023 (interview content), interviewed 6 May 2023
Interview with Lachman Singh Gill and Gill family members, 2023 (interview content), interviewed 6 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0004_003.m4a
The Story of Pacific Salmon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7500
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c[1962]
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.566
- Contributor
- Licastro, Joseph
- Stanley, Cameron
- Moller, Hans
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Publication Date
- c[1962]
- Physical Description
- 1 filmstrip (unknown length) : cellulose acetate, col. interpositive ; 35 mm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Documentary Films
- Filmstrips
- Pacific salmon--British Columbia
- Pacific salmon fisheries--British Columbia
- Salmon--Life cycles
- Object History
- Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
- Notes
- Educational filmstrip describing the five species of Pacifc Salmon, their life cycle including migration, spawining and growth. Audio commentary is missing.
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The 16mm Film Projector - Part Two
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7534
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c1961
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.7.8
- Contributor
- Heeney, Wes
- Hopkins, D.
- Donovan, G.L.
- Moller, Hans
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Publication Date
- c1961
- Series
- Part Two of Three
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, col. pos.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Documentary Films
- Filmstrips
- Motion picture projectors
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
- Notes
- Part Two of three instructional filmstrips designed for use in the training of volunteer projectionists. Part Two provides the basics on "The Movement of Film" and "Threading Diagrams". "The 16mm Film Projector - Part Two" is one in a series: "Filmstrips and the Teacher"; "The Filmstrip Projector"; "The 16mm Film Projector" (3 filmstrips - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). Accompanying audio commentary is missing.
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Railway City
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7535
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c[1960]
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.7.9
- Contributor
- Hopkins, D.
- Donoahue, J.
- Moller, Hans
- Canadian National Railways
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- City of Winnipeg
- Manitoba Hydro
- Province of Manitoba
- Library and Archives Canada
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- National Film Board of Canada
- Publication Date
- c[1960]
- Physical Description
- 52 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, col. pos.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Documentary Films
- Filmstrips
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Object History
- Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
- Notes
- A Canadian Series educational filmstrip about the history of Winnipeg and its development as a railway city. Visual material was provided by: Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal; City of Winnipeg Engineering Departments; Manitoba Hydro Electric Board - Winnipeg; Province of Manitoba, Department of Industry and Commerce and The Public Archives of Canada - Ottawa.
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