Love farmhouse found 86 records

Parker family portrait

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1923 (date of original), copied [1998]

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 9.8 x 14.7 cm

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of family group. Parents are seated on either side of three children who are standing. From left to right are: Sarah Love Parker (seated), Albert Parker, Elsie Parker, William Parker, and William Parker (seated). Photograph has brown matte and is mounted on brown card.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; copy print ; 9.8 x 14.7 cm

Material Details: Written on verso in black ink: "XMAS 1923"

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of family group. Parents are seated on either side of three children who are standing. From left to right are: Sarah Love Parker (seated), Albert Parker, Elsie Parker, William Parker, and William Parker (seated). Photograph has brown matte and is mounted on brown card.

History: Photograph is from the Love farmhouse. The house was lived in by generations of the Love family. Jesse and Martha Love's daughter, Sarah Love married William Parker and their daughter, Elsie (later Hughes) is the donor's mother. The objects were in the house when the donor lived in the house.

Names: Parker, Sarah Maria Love; Parker, Albert "Bert"; Parker, William "Bill" Charles; Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker; Parker, William Michael

Accession Code: BV019.8.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1923 (date of original), copied [1998]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 18-Mar-19

Scale: 96

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Parker family portrait, 1923 (date of original), copied [1998] thumbnail

Sale account of Ann Elisabeth Love

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1920

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Hand written document supporting the Last Will and Testament of Ann Elisabeth Love, of Kent, England. The document is two pages and contains a listing of expenses and receipts for the estate with the title "The Executors of Miss A.E. Love deceased / Sale Account / 1919".

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love family vital events and correspondence series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Hand written document supporting the Last Will and Testament of Ann Elisabeth Love, of Kent, England. The document is two pages and contains a listing of expenses and receipts for the estate with the title "The Executors of Miss A.E. Love deceased / Sale Account / 1919".

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.8

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1920

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Application for charge by agreement for sale

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1929-1930

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of "B.C. Land Registry Act / Form C (Section 126)" for application for a charge by agreement (?) on the property of William and Sarah Parker located on Cumberland Road in Burnaby. The description of land is "Part .308 acres of the southerly 12.687 acres of Block 1, of the easterly por…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love and Leonard land records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Material Details: "This agreement, made in duplicate this Thirty-first / day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty eight / Between / George Richard Love . . . . . / AND / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER . . ./ And SARA MARIA PARKER . . . " printed and typed on the top of the first page.

Scope and Content: Item consists of "B.C. Land Registry Act / Form C (Section 126)" for application for a charge by agreement (?) on the property of William and Sarah Parker located on Cumberland Road in Burnaby. The description of land is "Part .308 acres of the southerly 12.687 acres of Block 1, of the easterly portion of DL 25" between "Parties" George Richard Love to William Michael and Sarah Maria Parker. The application was originally dated August 7, 1929 and was crossed out and replaced with October 8, 1930.

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1929-1930

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Declaration of trust to George Love

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Nov. 5, 1920

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a Declaration of Trust between Wallace Whiting and George R. Love.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love family vital events and correspondence series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a Declaration of Trust between Wallace Whiting and George R. Love.

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Nov. 5, 1920

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Last will and testament of Jesse Love

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: October 1920

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Last Will and Testament of Jesse Love. The document is type written on an unlined legal size sheet of paper.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love family vital events and correspondence series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Last Will and Testament of Jesse Love. The document is type written on an unlined legal size sheet of paper.

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: October 1920

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Certificate of encumbrance

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1925

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of CERTIFICATE OF ENCUMBRANCE / #25320 Land Registry Office / New Westminster, B.C. / 30 minutes past 10 o'clock 10th day of March 1925" regarding the title to"Lot 56 of Lot 7, Suburban Block 1, Map 2620 in the City of New Westminster" with the "Registered Owner : Jesse Love" to mortg…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love and Leonard land records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of CERTIFICATE OF ENCUMBRANCE / #25320 Land Registry Office / New Westminster, B.C. / 30 minutes past 10 o'clock 10th day of March 1925" regarding the title to"Lot 56 of Lot 7, Suburban Block 1, Map 2620 in the City of New Westminster" with the "Registered Owner : Jesse Love" to mortgage said property to John Whiting.

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1925

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Certificate of indefeasible title

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a "Certificate of Indeasible Title" transferring title to property in South Vancouver (Lots 11 and 12 of Lots 9 to 13, Block 16, District Lot 352, Group One, New Westminster District / Plan 1344) to the children of Jesse Love. The application was registered August 1, 1928 and signe…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love and Leonard land records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Material Details: "From Certificate No. 35010 No 48502 / Certificate of Indefeasible Title / Date of Application for registration the 1st day of August, 1928 / Register, Vol. 559" printed and hand written at top of main page of document.

Scope and Content: Item consists of a "Certificate of Indeasible Title" transferring title to property in South Vancouver (Lots 11 and 12 of Lots 9 to 13, Block 16, District Lot 352, Group One, New Westminster District / Plan 1344) to the children of Jesse Love. The application was registered August 1, 1928 and signed and witnessed and sealed on August 2, 1928. The reverse side of the ledger page document is titled "Charges, Liens and Interests"

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.9

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1928

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Letter to Wallace Whiting

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1928

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a single page letter from J. D. Kennedy, Barrister, to Wallace Whiting Esq., dated May 30th /28. The short note is requesting assistance with certificates "re: Martha Love deceased"

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love family vital events and correspondence series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a single page letter from J. D. Kennedy, Barrister, to Wallace Whiting Esq., dated May 30th /28. The short note is requesting assistance with certificates "re: Martha Love deceased"

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.22

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1928

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Mary and Ina Stanley

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of young girls, Mary and Ina Esther (Stanley) Shankie standing in yard with tall grass and flowers outside of house. The house could be the Jesse and Martha Love farmhouse. Mary and Ina are daughters of Esther Love Stanley and Frank Charles Stanley.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of young girls, Mary and Ina Esther (Stanley) Shankie standing in yard with tall grass and flowers outside of house. The house could be the Jesse and Martha Love farmhouse. Mary and Ina are daughters of Esther Love Stanley and Frank Charles Stanley.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Pearson, Mary Frances Stanley; Shankie, Ina Esther Stanley

Accession Code: BV022.32.228

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [192-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-18

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

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Deed of land - Lloyd Sipprell and William and Sarah Parker

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: Aug. 4, 1932

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of Deed of Land title from Lloyd Langdon Sipprell to William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Parker re: South Easterly 80 feet by 168 feet of Block 1 of the East part of Lot 25, Group 1 Map 813.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Love family fonds

Series: Love and Leonard land records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Material Details: "This Indenture / made the Fourth day of August in the / year of our Lord one thousand and Thirty-two / . . . . / LLOYD LANGDON SIPPRELL . . . ./ AND / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER . . . / And / SARAH MARIA PARKER . . "printed and typed at top of document "J. J. JOHNSTON / REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE / NEW WESTMINSER, B.C." business stamp on outside fold of document.

Scope and Content: Item consists of Deed of Land title from Lloyd Langdon Sipprell to William Michael Parker and Sarah Maria Parker re: South Easterly 80 feet by 168 feet of Block 1 of the East part of Lot 25, Group 1 Map 813.

History: See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.

Accession Code: BV012.31.13

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: Aug. 4, 1932

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of file

Interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1931-2022] (interview content), interviewed 25 Nov. 2022

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 56 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 57 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of an oral history interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interview opens with introductions and how the content of the interview can be drawn on by Burnaby Village Museum for future …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (75 min., 56 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (75 min., 57 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Anushay Malik Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Dr. Sadhu Binning Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: November 25, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: (1:15:57) Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of an oral history interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning conducted by Anushay Malik with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. The interview opens with introductions and how the content of the interview can be drawn on by Burnaby Village Museum for future exhibits and for researchers to learn more about the history of the South Asian community in Burnaby. During the interview, Dr. Binning shares his ancestral background along with his relatives' and his own personal experiences as a South Asian immigrant living and working in British Columbia and Burnaby. Dr. Binning conveys that he’s a Burnaby resident who’s lived in Burnaby since 1973 and that his children were born here. Binning shares his ancestral heritage beginning with his uncle Dhana Singh who emigrated from Punjab to British Columbia in 1931 and began working in the forest industry. He explains how Dhana Singh and another partner owned, operated and worked in small sawmills in the vicinity of Kamloops, Williams Lake and also on Vancouver Island. Binning conveys that in the beginning Dhana Singh and many other South Asian immigrants were not legal residents until 1938. In 1938, about 350 South Asian immigrants (mainly Punjabi) gathered resources to hire a lawyer to obtain permanent residency. Binning mentions that one of the notable South Asians in the group who was also a close friend of his uncle, was Darshan Singh Sangha, a trade unionist who was a founding member of the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) union and an active member of the Communist Party of Canada. Binning conveys how Darshan Singh Sangha returned to India in 1947 to be a part of the revolution, how he was very active in the communist movement in India. While in India, Darshan Singh Sangha, was known as Canadian and thereby adopted “Canadian” as his surname, becoming “Darshan Singh Canadian”. Binning further explains that his uncle Dhana Singh Sangha returned to India in 1951, married and came back to B.C. in 1957 bringing with him, his wife and children. In 1960, with the support of his uncle, Binning’s father, Jit Singh Binning immigrated to British Columbia and began working in sawmills in the lower mainland, Kamloops, Quesnel and on Vancouver Island. Binning clarifies that his uncle, Dhana Singh was able to immigrate to Canada with the support of his cousins from the Tarker Singh Bains family. Binning further describes Darshan Singh Sangha’s involvement with the Communist party and the IWA and how the majority of the members were from the forest industry. As an active and prominent member of the labour movement, Darshan Singh Sangha fought for the rights of South Asians and Chinese who working in the industry and facing racism, unfair wages and discriminatory practices. Binning describes how Darshan Singh Sangha wrote a book in English in 1943, titled “Rise of the New Asia”. Binning conveys how immigrants of Chinese and South Asian decent didn’t have the right to vote in British Columbia and how Darshan Singh Sangha was instrumental in obtaining the right to vote in British Columbia, although he was never given the credit. Binning describes his uncle Dhana Singh as a likeable guy with many friends, first living in Kamloops before moving to Vancouver. Binning imparts how the sport of wrestling is a popular Punjabi sport along with Punjabi kabaddi. He conveys that his uncle became involved in wrestling while working in sawmills. South Asian immigrants had to do physical labour working in sawmills, the work could be tough and could often lead to physical fights. A number of South Asian immigrants working in the mills already had experience as wrestlers from back home. Dhana Singh later left the lumber industry to work in the agriculture sector. Binning explains how immigration rules changed in the 1960s which lead to larger numbers of South Asians immigrating to Canada. Many of these new immigrants were educated and politically conscious. All of these new immigrants faced racism but being politically conscious from an independent India and with the ability to speak English they organized themselves to fight for their rights. Binning imagines the items that his uncle and his father may have brought with them in their suitcase when immigrating to Canada. Binning describes three items, including a rajai (a blanket with cotton inside that is sewn together), a bistra (small attaché case or trunk) and a piece of cloth to lie on. Binning further describes the roles in Indian society as caste divisions and that it was usually women’s work in making the rajais. Binning recollects the locations that his father and his family lived after coming to Vancouver. Binning explains that a few years after living together in Vancouver, he and his family moved to Burnaby in 1973 to be closer to his Dr. Binning’s wife, Jagdish Binning’s family. Dr. Binning and family lived in a house in Burnaby located on Irmin Street near Royal Oak between 1973 and 1987. While living at this house their children attended McPherson Park Junior High School and later Burnaby South Secondary School. Binning reflects on some of the racism that he and his family have faced while living in Burnaby which led him to write a poem that he published in 1994 titled “No More Watno Dur”. Binning explains the meaning of the title “Watan” meaning “country and everybody” “a country far way from the motherland”. Binning explains the origins of the magazine “Watan” that was started by a friend in 1973. The magazine got its roots in Vancouver in 1973 from an organization called the “Punjabi Literary Association”. Binning became the editor of the magazine in 1976 and his friend joined him as assistant editor in 1978. Binning continued to work as editor until 1983 or 1984 when he returned to school to complete his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree. Binning describes the origins of the “Vancouver Sath” that was formed by a small group of South Asians around 1982. Binning was a founding member of the organization and held meetings and rehearsals at his house in Burnaby. Vancouver Sath first started out as an informal discussion forum by a group of politically conscious Punjabi writers and activists. Binning talks about issues and problems that Vancouver Sath addressed including; racism as well as domestic violence in the South Asian community. Binning explains how he and Sukhwant Hundal wrote articles on these issues and others that were happening in the South Asian community in Canada. Binning talks about how in 1983, the group was inspired to begin performing theatrical works after consulting with Gursharan Singh who was from a well known theatrical group from Punjab who were performing in Vancouver. In the beginning the Vancouver Sath’s plays were focused on the problems in Punjab but they soon decided to address social issues in their own South Asian community here in Canada. Binning summarizes and draws attention to, some of the plays that Vancouver Sath has written and performed including; “Picket Line”, about Punjabi women farmworkers’ rights; “Lattan de Bhoot”, about domestic abuse; “A Crop of Poison”; “Kihda Viah” (English translation- “Whose Marriage”) about arranged marriage and others about social issues in the South Asian community. The plays were performed in public schools and community centres in Vancouver and Richmond, Simon Fraser University and some were also performed in Toronto, Calgary and Williams Lake. Binning mentions some of the traditional foods that he likes to eat and where he and his family have shopped to find ingredients. He recalls how his mother, Gurmaje Kaur Binning did all of the cooking and was often cooking all day long. In the sixties, the Binning family address on 13th Avenue in Vancouver was also used as a postal address for many friends and family who’d recently immigrated. When these friends dropped by to pick up their mail, his mother often provided them with tea and food. After Binning and his wife, Jagdish moved to their own home in 1973, he shared in some of the shopping and cooking but his wife did the majority of the work due to his busy schedule. The interview closes with Binning providing an explanation of how “Watno Dur” magazine changed it’s name to “Watan” magazine. Binning reflects on how this came to be, when he made the decision to get an education in Canada and to stay here, not just as a “Canadian” but as a “Punjabi Canadian.

History: Interviewee biography: Dr. Sadhu Binning was born on May 10, 1947 to mother Gurmej Kaur and father Jeet Singh Binning. Due to lack of proper records management in India at the time of his birth, it is believed that he was actually born sometime in December of 1947. He grew up alongside two brothers and one sister in a village located in Kapurthala, Punjab. Dr. Binning attended secondary school in the nearby city of Phagwara, Punjab although he did not complete his education here. Throughout his childhood, he enjoyed reading both Punjabi and Hindi novels and learned how to read Urdu as well. Dr. Binning’s uncle, Dhana Singh immigrated to Canada in 1933 and returned to India in 1953. When Dhana Singh returned to Canada in 1957, he sponsored Dr. Binning’s father, Jeet Singh Binning to immigrate. Dhana Singh co-owned a few saw mills in British Columbia and also worked in the truck driving industry. Dr. Binning remembers that some people who had lived in Canada would visit their village and that they appeared to be strong and healthy and looked happy. He also noticed that they would eat meat, so whenever they would visit there would be meat available. In 1967, when he was nineteen and a half years old, Dr. Binning immigrated Canada to join his father. He recalls his father and uncle and a friend arriving at the airport to pick him up. During his first few days, Dr. Binning made the decision to remove his turban and beard upon receiving advice from his uncle. Dr. Binning first obtained work on a farm in Abbotsford, working alongside his mother. While working, Dr. Binning also attended English classes in Vancouver. Dr. Binning’s Uncle Dhana Singh worked in a Vancouver saw mill and tried to help find work for his nephew but was unsuccessful. Dr. Binning soon found work at a saw mill in Avola and worked there until the end of the summer until a friend helped find him work in a saw mill in North Vancouver. During his free time, he enjoyed camping with friends. In 1970, Dr. Binning left the saw mill after obtaining a job at the post office. The post office offered lower wages than working at the mill but Dr. Binning believed that he would become more educated working here. While working as a postman, Dr. Binning recalls facing a lot of discrimination and racism and was often referred to as a ‘Paki’ multiple times a day. In 1973, Dr. Binning married Jagish Sihota. Sadhu and Jagdish originated from nearby villages in India and met each other in Canada. Dr. Binning’s wife, Jagdish worked at the Royal Bank of Canada for thirty years until her retirement. While working, she also looked after the household and their son and daughter. Jagdish also handwrote a magazine, “Watno Dur’ (English translation: ‘away from homeland’) which was distributed in the community. In 1976, Dr. Binning became the editor of the magazine and the name was later changed to “Watan’ as they had accepted their new homeland of Canada. While working at the post office, Dr. Binning also attended night school starting in eighth grade. After receiving his high school diploma, he was accepted to Simon Fraser University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Anthropology and Sociology and in 1986 he obtained a Masters degree from Simon Fraser University. While attending university, Dr. Binning was very active within the community and wanted to work to improve society. He first thought that he would return to India to contribute and improve rights in his homeland but upon seeing the prevalence of the movements in Canada, he realized that work needed to be done here too. In 1983, Dr. Binning became a founding member and contributor to a theatrical collective known as “Vancouver Sath”. The theatrical group produced plays that represented societal issues and were invited to perform at multiple conferences throughout British Columbia and Canada. The group focused and acknowledged the many issues in Punjab and in Canada. One of the plays that the group produced focused on the exploitation of Punjabi women who worked on farms in Canada. Dr. Binning continued to be involved as an integral member of Vancouver Sath until 1995. Over the years, Dr. Binning has strongly lobbied for Punjabi language education and between 1988 and 2008 he worked as Punjabi instructor at the University of British Columbia. He first worked as a teaching assistant at UBC under Dr. Harjot Oberoi and due to low wages, he simultaneously worked at the Post Office. In 2019, Dr. Binning received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from UBC in recognition of his work. Since 1973, Dr. Binning has lived in Burnaby and has resided in the same home that he and his wife Jagdish purchased in 1987. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, watercolour painting, travelling abroad and going on road trips. Interviewer biography: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Industries - Logging/lumber; Industries - Forestry; Foods; Migration; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Organizations - Unions; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Performances; Performances - Dramatic Performances; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism

Names: Binning, Dr. Sadhu; Binning, Gurmaje Kaur; Binning, Jit Singh; Binning, Jagdish; Sangha, Darshan Singh; Canadian Farmworkers Union; Hundal, Sukhwant; Sangra, Harjinder; Singh, Dhana; Vancouver Sath

Responsibility: Petrusa, Kate; Malik, Anushay

Accession Code: BV022.29.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1931-2022] (interview content), interviewed 25 Nov. 2022

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby

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Audio Tracks

Interview with Dr. Sadhu Binning, [1931-2022] (interview content), interviewed 25 Nov. 2022

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0003_004.mp3

Interview with Richard Liu

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced…

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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: 3 sound recordings (wav) (153 min., 33 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (152 min., 59 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Richard Liu Location of Interview: Love farmhouse at Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: September 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 3 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:33:33 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto three separate audio tracks, edited and merged together into one track and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Richard Liu conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 11, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:26:39 Richard Liu shares biographical information about himself and his family in China. He talks about his family being forced out by the communist regime in the early ‘50s and their experiences immigrating to Hong Kong, Europe and Canada. 00:26:40 - 00:32:59 Richard talks about his parents’ experiences living in Toronto, Victoria and Burnaby and shares some of his father’s business accomplishments including establishing the first direct flight to Beijing in 1987 and the first sister city between China and Canada. 00:33:00 – 01:13:59 Richard talks about living in Burnaby and his educational experiences at Thomas More Collegiate. He recalls his experience of travelling to North Korea in 1988 and being a student at Peking University in Beijing during the student-led demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. 01:14:00 – 01:26:16 Richard talks about his education and reflects on how his experiences in Beijing influenced his education and career choices including working in the Prime Minister’s office on trade missions to China and talks about the importance of leaning French. 01:26:17 – 01:48:35 Richard shares his memories and experiences of; being on the Canadian Paralympic Committee during the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in China, supporting Rick Hansen during his visit to China for the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion World Tour and working with Team Canada in China for the 2022 Olympic Games. 01:48:36 – 01:52:22 Richard talks about his life in Burnaby after moving back from China in 2014 and the changes he’s noticed since being away. Richard talks about his involvement with St. John Ambulance, his role as the Honorary Brigade Division President and his role as Heritage Commissioner for the City of Burnaby. 02:14:32 – 02:29:27 Richard talks about his investiture to the Order of Saint John in 2023 and reflects on the accomplishments of his great uncle Dr. Shin-Shu Liu (China’s first Ambassador to Canada). 02:29:28 – 02:32:59 In closing Richard imparts some words of wisdom for future generations.

History: Interviewee biography: Richard N. Liu was born in 1970 in Toronto and raised in British Columbia. Richard's family has distinguished Canada-China ties for three generations. His Great-Uncle, Dr. Liu Shih-shun, was China's first Ambassador to Canada in 1942 and his father, Dr. Liu Dun-ren, built relations in education, culture and tourism for three decades including establishing the first Twin Sister City between Canada and China with Victoria and Suzhou in 1980. Richard's maternal great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Han-chi (1872-1913) played an active role in uprisings that shaped the future of modern China, was an elected member of the lower house of the first formal parliament in 1913 and was assassinated on political grounds. Dr. Wu's daughter, Dr. Wu Chi-mei served Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was elected as a Guangzhou City Councillor and visited Vancouver in 1929 and 1932. After graduating from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Vancouver, Richard Liu moved to China to begin his studies at Peking University but in 1989, following the Tiananmen Square protest and massacre, he was evacuated from China and returned to Canada. While back in Canada, Liu completed a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia and in 1993, he returned to China to continue his Chinese studies at Peking University and continued to live in China for twenty years. In 2008, Richard worked as Team Canada’s Attaché for the Paralympic Summer Games that took place in Beijing. In 2014, Liu returned to Canada and made his home in Burnaby with his wife and two children. In 2022, Liu returned to Beijing to serve as Mission Staff member for Team Canada at the Winter Olympics. Richard has also played a leading role with the Terry Fox Run, Special Olympics and Rick Hansen's visit to Beijing in 2011. Liu’s areas of expertize include; public relations, diplomacy, major events organization and education. Liu works as an advisor in East Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and is a MA Candidate at Peking University. Richard founded the Canadian Alumni Network that connects over 16,000 alumni in China who’ve attended Canada's post-secondary institutions. Liu has been a commissioner with the City of Burnaby’s Heritage Commission (2018-2023) and sits on various boards advising companies and organizations on a variety of sectors pertaining to Asia. In 2019, Liu was appointed the Honorary Brigade Division President for St. John Ambulance and was among 13 UBC Alumni to be recognized and awarded the 2018-2019 UBC Alumni Builder Award “For his service, dedication, and contribution to UBC and its alumni community. For his long record of service fostering connections with alumni and students in Beijing and Asia as well as dedication to mentoring students in the Faculty of Arts.” On June 24 2023, Richard was formally invested into the Order of St. John, one of five national orders in the Canadian Honours System. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians; Migration; Officials; Education; Protests and Demonstrations; Social Issues; Social Issues - Racism; Sports; Travel; Religions - Christianity

Names: Canadian Paralympic Committee; Chak, Dr. Po Tin; Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC; Liu, Richard N.; Liu, Dr. Dun-ren; Liu, Dr. Shih-Shun; Gigli, Beniamino; Hansen, Richard Marvin "Rick"; Olympic Games; Paralympic Games; Peking University; St. John Ambulance; St. Thomas More Collegiate; Tiananmen Square; University of British Columbia

Responsibility: Fong, Denise

Accession Code: BV023.16.17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item; transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0017_006

Audio Tracks

Interview with Richard Liu, [1936-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0017_004.mp3

Esther and Frank Stanley's wedding cake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19771

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a three-teired wedding cake on a decorative wood table in the parlour of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road. A flower arrangement is a vase is sitting on the top of the cake and flower arrangements are displayed on the table on either side of the cake. Portraits and pictures…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a three-teired wedding cake on a decorative wood table in the parlour of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road. A flower arrangement is a vase is sitting on the top of the cake and flower arrangements are displayed on the table on either side of the cake. Portraits and pictures are visible hanging on the walls behind. The cake was made for Esther Love and Frank Charles Stanley's wedding.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings

Names: Stanley, Esther Love; Stanley, Frank Charles

Accession Code: BV022.32.193

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1921

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also BV022.32.315 for similar photo

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1); Annotation in white ink on album page reads: "Esther & Stan Wedding Cake / in Love House"

Images

Esther and Frank Stanley's wedding cake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19893

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1921

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a three-teired wedding cake on a decorative wood table in the parlour of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road. A flower arrangement and wedding bell adorns the top of the cake and flower arrangements are displayed on the table on either side of the cake. Portraits and pictures…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a three-teired wedding cake on a decorative wood table in the parlour of the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Road. A flower arrangement and wedding bell adorns the top of the cake and flower arrangements are displayed on the table on either side of the cake. Portraits and pictures are visible hanging on the walls behind. The cake was made for Esther Love and Frank Charles Stanley's wedding.

Subjects: Ceremonies - Weddings

Names: Stanley, Esther Love; Stanley, Frank Charles

Accession Code: BV022.32.315

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1921

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: See also BV022.32.193 for similar photo

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1); Annotation in white ink on album page reads: "Esther & Stan's Wedding / Cake / Love House Parlour.

Images

Esther Love Stanley with Mary and Ina

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19758

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Esther (Love) Stanley holding her daughter Ina and crouched next to her daughter Mary on the lawn of the Love family farmhouse.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Esther (Love) Stanley holding her daughter Ina and crouched next to her daughter Mary on the lawn of the Love family farmhouse.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Stanley, Esther Love; Pearson, Mary Frances Stanley; Stanley Family

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Street Address: 7651 Cumberland Street

Accession Code: BV022.32.180

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [192-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

Images

Esther Love Stanley with Mary and Ina, [192-] thumbnail

Esther with baby Ina and Mary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19767

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1924]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Esther (Love) Stanley holding baby Ina Esther (Stanley) Shankie and seated next to her young daughter Mary Stanley on the steps of the Love family farmhouse.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Esther (Love) Stanley holding baby Ina Esther (Stanley) Shankie and seated next to her young daughter Mary Stanley on the steps of the Love family farmhouse.

Subjects: Persons - Children

Names: Pearson, Mary Frances Stanley; Stanley Family; Stanley, Esther Love; Shankie, Ina Esther Stanley

Accession Code: BV022.32.189

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1924]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

Images

Esther with baby Ina and Mary, [1924] thumbnail

Woman standing in front of tree

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19894

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [192-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in front of tree outside of the Love family farmhouse. The woman could be a member of the Love family. A tall chicken wire fence and the house are visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman standing in front of tree outside of the Love family farmhouse. The woman could be a member of the Love family. A tall chicken wire fence and the house are visible in the background.

Names: Love Family

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Street Address: 7651 Cumberland Street

Accession Code: BV022.32.316

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [192-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-06-09

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)

Images

Woman standing in front of tree, [192-] thumbnail

Group on porch of farmhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19917

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of group posing together on porch of farm house in Champion, Alberta. People are identified as (left to right); Caroline "Carrie" Sommers, Esther (Love) Stanley, Frank Charles "Stan" Stanley (seated on steps), Frank Conquest Stanley (seated on steps) and Orrie Sommers.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of group posing together on porch of farm house in Champion, Alberta. People are identified as (left to right); Caroline "Carrie" Sommers, Esther (Love) Stanley, Frank Charles "Stan" Stanley (seated on steps), Frank Conquest Stanley (seated on steps) and Orrie Sommers.