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Job Seekers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81208
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 23, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of unidentified people filling out applications as they stand in line to be interviewed at the Silver City theatre complex at Metrotown.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 23, 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 17 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1354
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of unidentified people filling out applications as they stand in line to be interviewed at the Silver City theatre complex at Metrotown.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1902"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Accompanying caption reads: "Sept 23, 1998 1902: / Job seekers fill out applications as they stand in line to be interviewed Saturday for one of the 170 jobs at the new Silver City theatre complex at Metrotown."
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Burnaby fire fighters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97709
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of three unidentified Burnaby fire fighters being interviewed after a fatal fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2984
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of three unidentified Burnaby fire fighters being interviewed after a fatal fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2984-1: "Burnaby firefighter examines his damaged helmet, that was melted by the intense heat of Sunday morning's tragic house fire in North Burnaby that killed three children."
Caption from metadata for 535-2984-2: "Burnaby firefighter Mike Cafe says he still gets emotional when he thinks of the things he saw at Sunday morning's fatal house fire in North Burnaby."
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Edmonds School subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription41
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Edmonds School subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1988-07
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
History
Edmonds School traces its history back to the opening of the first school in Burnaby in 1894. The "Burnaby school" was a typical one-room school house constructed on a small site on the opposite side of Canada Way (then named Douglas Road) and 18th Avenue. In 1896, when West Burnaby School, was built the school was renamed the "East Burnaby School." By 1908, the original small school house and its little playground became too small to contain the growing number of school-aged children living in the area. That year the Municipality of Burnaby and the Burnaby School Board funded a new four room school to house 75 students on the present site facing Edmonds Street. This building was known for many years as the old "gray school" because of its drab paint colour. In 1913, a four-room addition completed this school which was then renamed the "Edmonds Street School." In 1922, the school was was expanded with a new four-room "bungalow" building on the Douglas Road side of the property. By 1925, four more rooms were added to house the student population of this rapidly growing district, which peaked at 580 by 1930. After World War II, the old school was designated as a junior high school and in 1949, the present building was opened on an expanded site. By 1953 and 1955 the school received more additions to accommodate a student enrolment that had expanded to thirteen hundred students. The original gray building was demolished in 1956 and the bungalow building, which had served for many years as the elementary school, was destroyed by fire in 1989. The school was later rebuilt as Edmonds Community School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Creator
Edmonds Community School
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC207, MSS036
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Fire in 7200 block of Curtis Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97704
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street. Photographs depict fire and police investigators at work, a memorial, and a neighbour being interviewed about the fire.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2979
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the aftermath of a fire in the 7200 block of Curtis Street. Photographs depict fire and police investigators at work, a memorial, and a neighbour being interviewed about the fire.
Subjects
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Natural Phenomena - Fires
Accidents
Names
Burnaby Fire Department
Hahn, Doug
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a December 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-1: "Burnaby fire and police investigators look for clues to the cause of an overnight fire that killed three children and injured four other people, in the 7200 block of Curtis St."
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-2: "A small memorial of flowers and a plush toy takes shape in front of the burned-out house on Curtis St. in which three children died early Sunday morning."
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-3: "Burnaby fire inspector Doug Hahn."
Caption from metadata for 535-2979-4: "Toader Simioniea, a next door neighbor, describes what he saw after he was alerted to the fire by his landlord."
Geographic Access
Curtis Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
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Greg Moore

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80771
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 3, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of local racing star Greg Moore being interviewed at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 3, 1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1028
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of local racing star Greg Moore being interviewed at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Subjects
Sports - Automobile Racing
Names
Moore, Greg
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ray, Steve
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "54% Bby p. 20 / Bby Steve 2682"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Greg Moore Race Driver"
Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Mary Forsyth fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription87823
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1893] (date of original) -2004
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
Scope and Content
Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burn…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1893] (date of original) -2004
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Physical Description
Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
Description Level
Fonds
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-27
Scope and Content
Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burnaby. One of her major research projects consists of "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby," which also became a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Historical information and photographs pertaining to South Burnaby pioneer families and organizations were compiled from interviews with the intention of publishing a book.
History
Mary Gertrude (Bolton) Forsyth was born at her parents' home in Burnaby on March 5, 1923, and was the daughter of Richard Bolton and Gertrude (nee Hern). Mary's father, Richard, immigrated to Canada from Sunderland, England, in 1911. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster prior to purchasing property in South Burnaby in 1916 and built a bungalow located at 859 Marine Drive. Richard Bolton was employed as the municipal treasurer for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and, in 1919, he returned to Sunderland with three months leave of absence to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Mary grew up with her parents and sister Nancy in the house that her father built on Marine Drive. She married Lloyd Forsyth in 1946 and they had two children, Diane and Robert. Mary and her husband raised their family in Burnaby and built a house at 855 Marine Drive, on the lot originally purchased by her father, and moved later to a house located at 6457 Marine Drive. In 1964, after her children were grown, Mary completed her teaching degree at Simon Fraser University and went on to teach kindergarten at Nelson Elementary School. While a teacher within the Burnaby School District, Mary was instrumental in adopting ballet as part of the school curriculum. Mary was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society, participating and leading local events and seminars. She was inspired by the idea of the 'Housewives Holiday', originally initiated by the Vancouver "Y’ S". In February 1960, she was integral in forming a committee in South Burnaby, working alongside Ruth Turner, Faye Treagh, and Dorothy Turnbull. The "Housewives Holiday" committee (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) planned several events at Bonsor Hall for Burnaby housewives from October 6 to December 8, 1960. After her retirement from teaching, Mary returned to Simon Fraser University to do further studies and, in 1983, she wrote an essay for an Environmental Education course, titled "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby". The essay was conducted as a feasibility study to provide a walking environment in her community and included a formal essay, a media book, a map, and a slide presentation which was presented to a variety of local community groups. In 1984, Mary was the recipient of the North Fraser Harbour Commission Award to further her work on this project. In October 1986, her essay was adapted as a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby for a walking and cycling trail system for South Burnaby. Her proposal was taken into consideration by council and was later adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mary was very much interested in the history of South Burnaby and spent time between 1990 to 2004 conducting research through the Burnaby Historical Society, The City of Burnaby Archives, and several pioneering families who agreed to share their family records and be interviewed. Mary compiled her research into short historical and biographical essays by geographical area, family name, and organization. Mary (Bolton) Forsyth lived her whole life in South Burnaby and was an active and committed member of her community. She died on November 10, 2010.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Creator
Forsyth, Mary
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 572, MSS185
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Nap Peletier

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46130
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959, published November 6, 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of N. A. "Nap" Peletier, a former Great Northern Railway worker associated with the legend of the sinking train of 1909 at his home in Washington. Historian W. W. "Bill" Hastings interviewed Nap Peletier and took this photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1959, published November 6, 1959
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of N. A. "Nap" Peletier, a former Great Northern Railway worker associated with the legend of the sinking train of 1909 at his home in Washington. Historian W. W. "Bill" Hastings interviewed Nap Peletier and took this photograph.
Subjects
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Names
Peletier, N.A. "Nap"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hastings, W.W.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burna-Boom Oral History project series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74548
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
30 interviews (wav) : digital sound files + 79 photographs (jpegs)
Scope and Content
Series consists of Oral History Project records which were created under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission. Series includes audio files as well as visual records collected to support the project. Interviews were completed, featuring current Burnaby residents and indexed recordings …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
30 interviews (wav) : digital sound files + 79 photographs (jpegs)
Description Level
Series
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Series consists of Oral History Project records which were created under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission. Series includes audio files as well as visual records collected to support the project. Interviews were completed, featuring current Burnaby residents and indexed recordings of their memories of Burnaby in the 1940s and 1950s are available to listen to on Heritage Burnaby.
Media Type
Photograph
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59217
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1982]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 20.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-1532
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2009-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
Caption on recto reads: "Fisheries Officer Bryan Allen (Th[?] Interview)"
Note on verso reads: "PMT 73% / page 1 / Burnaby Today"
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ViaVid production

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95854
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of ViaVid employee Bob Gamon looking on as a colleague produces a television interview that is currently filming in the background of the photograph. ViaVid is a telecommunications service provider in the Lower Mainland.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1654
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of ViaVid employee Bob Gamon looking on as a colleague produces a television interview that is currently filming in the background of the photograph. ViaVid is a telecommunications service provider in the Lower Mainland.
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "mike has names Bob Gamon on right."
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Air force singing group

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55565
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twelve men - most in uniform - and one woman, performing on stage for an audience. John Shaw was part of this air force singing group which performed in Calgary, Alberta and he has written on the back of the photograph: ""Yours truly" relaxing over a cigarette during the interviews." …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Military series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
485-040
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2005-15
2006-01
2007-18
Scope and Content
Photograph of twelve men - most in uniform - and one woman, performing on stage for an audience. John Shaw was part of this air force singing group which performed in Calgary, Alberta and he has written on the back of the photograph: ""Yours truly" relaxing over a cigarette during the interviews." John can be seen near the right of the photograph leaning against the piano with a cigarette in his hand.
Subjects
Occupations - Military Personnel
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Musical Instruments
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Shaw, John Horace "Jack"
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Tigerstedt Studio
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso
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Community Heritage Commission Special Project fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74546
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1994-2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
79 photograph (jpeg) : col., 300ppi ; 43 photograph (tiff) : col., 600ppi ; 48 interviews (wav) : digital sound files.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of project records created by Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission as part of their initiative and mandate.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1994-2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Physical Description
79 photograph (jpeg) : col., 300ppi ; 43 photograph (tiff) : col., 600ppi ; 48 interviews (wav) : digital sound files.
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2012-07
2009-10
2012-30
2016-04
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of project records created by Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission as part of their initiative and mandate.
History
The History and Heritage Committee was established in 1992 under Burnaby's Centennial Committee. When the Centennial Committee was disbanded on December 31, 1992, the History and Heritage Committee was made a part of the Burnaby Heritage Advisory Committee. It proceeded under its authority until 1995 when it was renamed The Community Heritage Commission (CHC) as a municipal heritage advisory committee by the Burnaby City Council under section 15 of the Heritage Conservation Act. The commission endeavours to provide comprehensive community heritage and history projects and programs to bring together the personal history of citizens and facilitate a wider understanding and appreciation of Burnaby's collective memory. Projects undertaken by Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission include: Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby; In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village; the Heritage Burnaby website (www.heritageburnaby.ca); Charting Change: An Interactive Atlas; and various oral history projects. These projects fall under the Community Heritage Commission's mandate to provide the citizens of Burnaby and the wider public with access to information about the city and its unique history through publications and online finding aids.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Sound Recording
Creator
Community Heritage Commission
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
PC 615, PC 503, MSS198, MSS171, MSS196, and PC 549
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Deborah Hope

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79005
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 31, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Television (BCTV) camera crew and reporter Deborah Hope interviewing Burnaby Central students.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 31, 1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-0235
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2012-11
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Television (BCTV) camera crew and reporter Deborah Hope interviewing Burnaby Central students.
Names
Hope, Deborah
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 869 C / #2"
Scan is cropped
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Moscrop Secondary School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96533
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
10 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified students and activities at Moscrop Secondary School. Photographs depict several photographs of students involved in drama activities; participating in interviews; reading the school newspaper The Prowler; and participating in other school events.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2005]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
10 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2157
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of unidentified students and activities at Moscrop Secondary School. Photographs depict several photographs of students involved in drama activities; participating in interviews; reading the school newspaper The Prowler; and participating in other school events.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Buildings - Schools
Names
Moscrop Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Geographic Access
Moscrop Street
Street Address
4433 Moscrop Street
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
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Pioneer Tales subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97276
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original)-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs compiled by the Mayor's Office for inclusion in the publication "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby" and drafts of the manuscript.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original)-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs compiled by the Mayor's Office for inclusion in the publication "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby" and drafts of the manuscript.
History
On May 28, 1980 the Mayor and Council of Burnaby held a tea to honour Burnaby “pioneers.” The event was held as part of “Burnaby Funfest Days ‘80” and was meant to recognize members of the community who had resided in Burnaby prior to 1930 and acknowledge their contributions as pioneers of the City. Although approximately 100 people were expected, more than 500 actually attended. Each participant was asked to fill out a brief personal information form outlining their experiences in Burnaby’s earliest days. The response was so favorable that the idea of compiling a book to capture these memories was born. The City hired a writer edit and organize the book they held writing contests to encourage senior residents to share their experiences. Other community members became involved in the project when the City enlisted the help of secondary school students to type manuscripts for those unable to do so and journalism students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology to conduct interviews with additional “pioneers.” The book was published in 1987.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Mayor's Office
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC204, MSS064
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SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97236
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?] (date of original) -2015
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
10 cm. of textual records and other material.
Scope and Content
Records consist of material created and collected by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee in celebration of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. Celebration projects undertaken by the Committee include: Image Bank project; Centennial Oral History project; Burnaby at 100 video series; and two publications:…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?] (date of original) -2015
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Physical Description
10 cm. of textual records and other material.
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2015-03
2014-28
Scope and Content
Records consist of material created and collected by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee in celebration of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. Celebration projects undertaken by the Committee include: Image Bank project; Centennial Oral History project; Burnaby at 100 video series; and two publications: "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide" and "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes".
History
The SFU (Simon Fraser University)/Burnaby Centennial Committee was established in 1990 and obtained initial funding from the President of Simon Fraser University, which was matched by a grant authorized by the Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Burnaby. Further funding came from the Burnaby (civic) Centennial Committee after the projects had been accepted as part of the recognition for Burnaby's Centennial celebrations in 1992. The suggestion for this committee originated with Professor Robert Anderson from the School of Communications and he was joined by Professors Veronica Strong-Boag from the Department of History and Leonard J. Evenden from the Department of Geography. Primary responsibilities ended up falling jointly to Professor Evenden and Susan Jamieson-McLarnon. The Committee was made up of the following members who helped to carry out the projects to completion: Rodney Fowler (SFU Department of Geography), Terry Fowler (Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago), Edward Gibson (SFU Department of Geography and Director of the Simon Fraser Gallery), James Ross (SFU Archivist), Allen Seager (Department of History), Grant Strate (SFU Fine and Performing Arts), and Arthur Wirick (representing Burnaby Municipal Centennial Committee). Other members of the university community contributed their expertise in a variety of ways, including: Jack Corse (SFU Librarian), Stephen Duguid (Institute of Humanities), Christine Hearn (Continuing Studies), Ken Mennel (Media and Public Relations), Jane Parkinson (Historian and Researcher), Stanley Shapiro (Business Administration) and Jerry Zaslove (Institute for the Humanities). Rodney Fowler also filled the position of committee coordinator. The committee's first undertaking was to explore the extent and availability of historical resources in the community of Burnaby. Two graduate students were hired to help carry out this work in the summer of 1991, which took two forms: a document-based study and an oral history project. The document-based history resulted in an inventory of 'archival' resources titled "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide," and the Oral History Project consisted of interviews with 11 Burnaby citizens. With the culmination of these two projects, a day-long workshop was held with both the SFU and the Burnaby municipal committees and other members of the Burnaby community who were pursuing various centennial projects of their own. Following the workshop and several meetings, the committee proposed other projects in addition to the Cultural Inventory and Oral History Project. The other completed projects consisted of: "The Burnaby Image Bank" which included an exhibition titled, "Images of Burnaby"; a finding aid video titled, "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992"; a video titled "Burnaby at 100: Images and Voices"; a book of essays titled, "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes"; and a dance festival sponsored by The Centre for the Arts. "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes", dedicated to the citizens and students of Burnaby, and to the students of Simon Fraser University, was published in 1995. For this project, Leonard Evenden received the City of Burnaby Heritage Award in 1997. A companion project to the book of essays consisted of a map project which illustrated the development of settlement within the city, but it never came to fruition due to funding constraints.
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Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
PC 576, MI 579, MSS 187
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