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Interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury July 2, 1975 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory15
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Length
- 0:06:16
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin and her husband Hal's involvement with the VON and how they managed to carry on during the Depression, partially with the support of then municipal treasurer, Mr. Bolton.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin and her husband Hal's involvement with the VON and how they managed to carry on during the Depression, partially with the support of then municipal treasurer, Mr. Bolton.
- Date Range
- 1930-1939
- Photo Info
- Florence Hart Godwin on her wedding day, August 7, 1922. Item no. 477-601
- Length
- 0:06:16
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July 2, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with Florence Hart Godwin by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury, July 2, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Victoria Order of Nurses (VON) and the Edmonds Historic Neighbourhood. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes."
- Biographical Notes
- Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:47:57
- Interviewee Name
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track six of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
Track six of interview with Florence Hart Godwin by Bettina Bradbury
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-17/100-13-17_Track_6.mp3Princess Elizabeth at Burnaby Municipal Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55603
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Princess Elizabeth's 1951 visit to Burnaby. Reeve William R. Beamish and Princess Elizabeth are seen with a crowd outside Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. Prince Philip can be seen standing behind the Princess.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- John Shaw fonds
- Series
- Civil Service series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 485-078
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2005-15
- 2006-01
- 2007-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Princess Elizabeth's 1951 visit to Burnaby. Reeve William R. Beamish and Princess Elizabeth are seen with a crowd outside Burnaby Municipal Hall at Edmonds Street and Kingsway. Prince Philip can be seen standing behind the Princess.
- Names
- Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"
- Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
- Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- McLeod, D.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Corporation of Burnaby 1951"
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
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Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and Reeve Beamish
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36713
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 9 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reeve Beamish, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip at the Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Her bouquet is made of orchids from Burnaby Orchids Ltd.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 9 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-068
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reeve Beamish, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip at the Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Her bouquet is made of orchids from Burnaby Orchids Ltd.
- Names
- Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"
- Burnaby Orchids Limited
- Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
- Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Reeve and Mrs. Beamish with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55619
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reeve Beamish and his wife (left) walking with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the stage set up at Burnaby Municipal Hall for the 1951 Royal Visit. Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police are standing on either side of the steps to the stage.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 486-013
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2005-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reeve Beamish and his wife (left) walking with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the stage set up at Burnaby Municipal Hall for the 1951 Royal Visit. Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police are standing on either side of the steps to the stage.
- Subjects
- Events - Royal Visits
- Officials - Mayors and Reeves
- Public Services - Policing
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Names
- Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
- Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
- Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Allan Studios
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Caption on recto reads: "Reeve Beamish & Mrs B. Queen & Philip Burnaby 1951"
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Reeve Beamish and Princess Elizabeth at Municipal Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36712
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reeve Beamish and Princess Elizabeth at the Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Her bouquet is made of orchids from Burnaby Orchids Ltd.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-067
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reeve Beamish and Princess Elizabeth at the Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street. Her bouquet is made of orchids from Burnaby Orchids Ltd.
- Names
- Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"
- Burnaby Orchids Limited
- Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph;
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Visit of Princess Elizabeth
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35941
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip being greeted by Reeve Beamish on the stage in front of the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-801
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip being greeted by Reeve Beamish on the stage in front of the Burnaby Municipal Hall at Kingsway and Edmonds Street.
- Names
- Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
- Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-
- Beamish, William Randolph "Ran"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area