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Burquitlam Neighbourhood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark703
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Heritage Value
By the 1950s, the Burquitlam Neighbourhood was becoming a residential and commercial centre for the northeast section of Burnaby. The Sullivan Heights area was developed as a single-family residential area with the Lyndhurst School opening in 1954. The completion of the Lougheed Highway in 1953 encouraged more commercial and retail development and fostered the growth of the neighbourhood throughout this period.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
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Cameron Neighbourhood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark824
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
The Cameron Neighbourhood falls within the Lougheed Town Centre area - one of four Town Centres in Burnaby. The Cameron Neighbourhood - while containing significant high-density residential components - is also home to the Town Centre's office and commercial core. The Lougheed Mall is situated in this neighbourhood, which is served by the Millennium Line SkyTrain.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
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Lyndhurst Elementary School

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1953
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Lyndhurst Street
Associated Dates
1953
Heritage Value
The Lyndhurst Elementary School was built in 1953 to replace the previous school - the Hamilton Road School - which had served the community since 1910.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Street Address
9847 Lyndhurst Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Lyndhurst Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
The Lyndhurst Neighbourhood falls within the Lougheed Town Centre area - one of four Town Centres in Burnaby. The Lyndhurst Neighbourhood accounts for a significant portion of the residential component of the Town Centre. To the east of Stoney Creek Park, lies the Sullivan Heights single family subdivision which was built in the 1950s. To the west of the park, is a higher-density residential area consisting of multi-family buildings that were developed after 1974.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
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Burquitlam parsonage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88379
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene parsonage located at 577 Clarke Road Burquitlam. The building was being raised to create a basement for Reverend Garfield Ferris and his family who lived here. Reverend Garfield James Ferris served as minister of the Church of Nazarene from 1955 to 1959.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene parsonage located at 577 Clarke Road Burquitlam. The building was being raised to create a basement for Reverend Garfield Ferris and his family who lived here. Reverend Garfield James Ferris served as minister of the Church of Nazarene from 1955 to 1959.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pen on verso of photograph reads: "Burquitlam Parsonage"
Street Address
577 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Burquitlam Plaza

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the sign for "Burquitlam Plaza" and the "Grand Opening on Thursday May 29". This mall is located at 526 Clarke Road. Cars can be seen parked and driving along Clarke Road out in front of the mall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the sign for "Burquitlam Plaza" and the "Grand Opening on Thursday May 29". This mall is located at 526 Clarke Road. Cars can be seen parked and driving along Clarke Road out in front of the mall.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Plaza"
Street Address
526 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Caravan children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88382
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of children in the Caravan Induction Ceremony inside the Church of Nazarene in Burquitlam. Caravan leaders, Mrs. and Mrs. Ernie Crossly are identified in the group photograph along with Faye and Sharron Ferris.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of children in the Caravan Induction Ceremony inside the Church of Nazarene in Burquitlam. Caravan leaders, Mrs. and Mrs. Ernie Crossly are identified in the group photograph along with Faye and Sharron Ferris.
Names
Crossly, Ernie
Ferris, Faye
Ferris, Sharron
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Caravan Induction Service/ Faye/ Sharron"
Street Address
577 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Church and Parsonage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84880
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene, church and parsonage buildings located at 577 Clarke Road in Burquitlam. Reverend Garfield James Ferris served as minister of the Church of Nazarene and he lived in the parsonage with his family from 1955 to 1959.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene, church and parsonage buildings located at 577 Clarke Road in Burquitlam. Reverend Garfield James Ferris served as minister of the Church of Nazarene and he lived in the parsonage with his family from 1955 to 1959.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious - Churches
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Church & Parsonage/ Burquitlam/ New Westminster/ B.C./ 1955"
Street Address
577 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Church of the Nazarene

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88378
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene located at 577 Clarke Road, Burquitlam. Reverend Garfield James Ferris served as minister of the Church of Nazarene from 1955 to 1959.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 14.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene located at 577 Clarke Road, Burquitlam. Reverend Garfield James Ferris served as minister of the Church of Nazarene from 1955 to 1959.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious - Churches
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil and pen on verso of photograph reads: "Burquitlam church/ 577 Clarke Rd./ BR.7-3969/ duplicate"
Street Address
577 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Church of the Nazarene

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88386
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the sign in front of the Church of the Nazarene listing the church services.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the sign in front of the Church of the Nazarene listing the church services.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious - Churches
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is out of focus
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: 808
Street Address
577 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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First Caravan group leaders

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88381
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the First Caravan Group Leaders Induction Ceremony inside the Church of Nazarene in Burquitlam. Four of the leaders are identified from the centre of the photograph from left to right as; Mrs. Ernie Crossly, Ernie Crossly, Shirley O'Hare and Reverend Garfield James Ferris. The couple …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the First Caravan Group Leaders Induction Ceremony inside the Church of Nazarene in Burquitlam. Four of the leaders are identified from the centre of the photograph from left to right as; Mrs. Ernie Crossly, Ernie Crossly, Shirley O'Hare and Reverend Garfield James Ferris. The couple on the far left are unidentified.
Names
Ferris, Rev. Garfield James
Crossly, Ernie
O'Hare, Shirley
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Caravan Leaders"
Street Address
577 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Garage and mushroom house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77192
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the garage where Jack Stiglish repaired machinery and housed his tools, and the mushroom house beside it. A sign propped up between the two buildings reads "manure" with an arrow pointing to the right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
552-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2013-07
Scope and Content
Photograph of the garage where Jack Stiglish repaired machinery and housed his tools, and the mushroom house beside it. A sign propped up between the two buildings reads "manure" with an arrow pointing to the right.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Agriculture - Farms
Names
Stiglish, F.J. "Jack"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "view of father's garage where his tools were + he repaired the machinery / sign saying bags of manure this way / mushroom house next to garage"
Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
Geographic Access
Keswick Avenue
Street Address
3782 Keswick Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 8

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1928-1990
Length
00:07:51
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon's father Basil Nixon, who was Provincial Fire Marshall, and his mother Agnes, whose father Thomas Douglas was murdered in 1934, perhaps for political reasons. He also talks about the Burquitlam neighbourhood where his Douglas grandparents lived in the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon's father Basil Nixon, who was Provincial Fire Marshall, and his mother Agnes, whose father Thomas Douglas was murdered in 1934, perhaps for political reasons. He also talks about the Burquitlam neighbourhood where his Douglas grandparents lived in the heritage home "Seven Gables" on Sullivan Street. He relates some childhood events, including the train wreck on Burnette Creek in 1936.
Date Range
1928-1990
Length
00:07:51
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Cameron Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 21, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:43:35
Interviewee Name
Nixon, Al
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory410
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1960
Length
0:09:40
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how compost was created on the farm, how the mushrooms were dealt with and what chores she was responsible for as a child. She also tells stories of inspectors coming to the farm.
Date Range
1947-1960
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:09:40
Subjects
Building - Agricultural
Agriculture - Farms
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory411
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1965
Length
0:08:59
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Diane Stiglish's memories of her school days. Diane describes her family home, then goes on to discuss her school life and her after school activities. She also describes a number of her father's entrepreneurial projects.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains mainly to Diane Stiglish's memories of her school days. Diane describes her family home, then goes on to discuss her school life and her after school activities. She also describes a number of her father's entrepreneurial projects.
Date Range
1947-1965
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:59
Subjects
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory413
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1950-2012
Length
0:08:57
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of the neighbourhood she grew up in and the changes that have occurred there. Diane describes how her parents sold the mushroom farm and built a new home; the property later became a townhouse development. She mentions her brother …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of the neighbourhood she grew up in and the changes that have occurred there. Diane describes how her parents sold the mushroom farm and built a new home; the property later became a townhouse development. She mentions her brother and some of their early neighbours.
Date Range
1950-2012
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:57
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track five of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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Ladies sewing group banquet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88383
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1959
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene, Ladies Sewing Group banquet. Women are seated around a banquet table with cups and saucers. Some of the women are identified from left to right as; Irma Sinclair, Unknown, Mrs. Crossly, Mrs. Chapell, Mrs. Tabea Ferris, Mrs. Graff, Mrs. Melody Shaw, Mrs. Harriga…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1959
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Church of Nazarene, Ladies Sewing Group banquet. Women are seated around a banquet table with cups and saucers. Some of the women are identified from left to right as; Irma Sinclair, Unknown, Mrs. Crossly, Mrs. Chapell, Mrs. Tabea Ferris, Mrs. Graff, Mrs. Melody Shaw, Mrs. Harrigan, Mrs. Whiting. The photograph may have been taken from inside the parsonage.
Names
Ferris, Tabea
Shaw, Melody
Sinclair, Irma
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Sewing meeting banquet at Burquitlam 1959/ Tabea Ferris/ Mrs. Graff/ Mrs. Chapel/ Melody Shaw/ Mrs. Whiting/ Irma Sinclair"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Lydhurst Elementary School class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76942
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956 (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Lydhurst Elementary School class. Diane Stiglish is seated in the second row, third from right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956 (date of original), digitally copied 2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
Description Level
Item
Record No.
549-072
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Lydhurst Elementary School class. Diane Stiglish is seated in the second row, third from right.
Names
Stiglish, Diane
Lyndhurst Elementary School
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Original spelling of surname "Stiglish" was "Stiglich"
Geographic Access
Lyndhurst Street
Street Address
9847 Lyndhurst Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lyndhurst Area
Images
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Money's Mushrooms parade float

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77189
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Money's Mushrooms parade float that FJ "Jack" Stiglish created for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade. Helen Stiglish is believed to have created the mushroom drawings for the float.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1957] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
552-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-07
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Money's Mushrooms parade float that FJ "Jack" Stiglish created for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade. Helen Stiglish is believed to have created the mushroom drawings for the float.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Transportation - Parade Floats
Names
Stiglish, F.J. "Jack"
Stiglish, Helen
Money's Mushrooms
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Father created the float for the PNE parade with mother's help. My mother probably drew the mushrooms as she was very artistic. There was also a booth at the PNE that / about 1957 / float on an old red Studebaker"
Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
Geographic Access
Keswick Avenue
Street Address
3782 Keswick Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
Images
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Reverend Garfield Ferris and family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88380
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Reverend Garfield James Ferris, Tabea Ferris, Faye Ferris and Sharron Ferris (their brother, Lorne Garfield Ferris was at school at Red Deer College during the time this photograph was taken) standing in front of the Church of the Nazarene parsonage located at 577 Clarke Road in Burqu…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1958
Collection/Fonds
Church of Nazarene fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
575-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2014-41
Scope and Content
Photograph of Reverend Garfield James Ferris, Tabea Ferris, Faye Ferris and Sharron Ferris (their brother, Lorne Garfield Ferris was at school at Red Deer College during the time this photograph was taken) standing in front of the Church of the Nazarene parsonage located at 577 Clarke Road in Burquitlam. Reverend Garfield James Ferris served as minister of the Church of Nazarene from 1955 to 1959.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Names
Ferris, Rev. Garfield James
Ferris, Tabea
Ferris, Faye
Ferris, Sharron
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Street Address
577 Clarke Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

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