Arlene Belcastro tells the story of her grandmother, Dakota Lamb, who was born to Norwegian parents in the late 1800s in North Dakota. She moved to Milk River, Alberta around 1900, then took up residence in Carmengay, Alberta during the Depression where she raised four children as a single mother a…
Arlene Belcastro tells the story of her grandmother, Dakota Lamb, who was born to Norwegian parents in the late 1800s in North Dakota. She moved to Milk River, Alberta around 1900, then took up residence in Carmengay, Alberta during the Depression where she raised four children as a single mother after her husband left. She supported her family by taking in boarders, ironing, and working as a midwife. The family later moved to Edmonton, where she was one of the first Avon ladies. In 1944, she was able to take a job as a pastry cook up north during the construction of the Alaska Highway and save enough money to purchase her own home.
The film includes Arlene’s memories of visiting Grandma Lamb’s rustic cabin at Baptiste Lake north of Edmonton, Alberta. Starting at age 6, Arlene and her cousin, Donna, spent every summer with Grandma Lamb. The rustic cabin did not have running water or electricity, so the girls learned about kerosene lamps, wood stoves, and using a cold storage trunk for refrigeration.
Grandma Lamb taught them life-skills through chores such as gathering kindling and tending the garden, and encouraged their independence. Arlene recalls that they also learned by example from Grandma Lamb, who instilled a respect for nature and for other people and never complained about life or what material things she didn’t have. She was a resilient, respectful, and wise role model.
History
Arlene Belcastro was born in Edmonton and attended H.A. Gray School and Victoria High School, where she completed commercial courses. She was married in Edmonton at age 19, and moved to Calgary after her eldest child was born. She learned to ride a horse at Elkana Ranch at Bragg Creek while living in Calgary. Following the birth of her second son, the family briefly lived in Nassau. Arlene returned to Edmonton after her marriage ended, and soon moved to the Vancouver/Burnaby area where she has lived for more than 40 years. At age 50, Arlene began acting and is currently a student of drumming, a community volunteer, and an avid traveler.
Photograph of baking equipment on top of counter inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Pieces of equipment are identified as; a pie blocker and pastry moulder; a dough divider and standing mixer. The bakery is located…
Photograph of baking equipment on top of counter inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Pieces of equipment are identified as; a pie blocker and pastry moulder; a dough divider and standing mixer. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Photograph of baking equipment inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Large white machine is identified as a dough sheeter and item on counter to right is identified as a pie blocker and pastry moulder. The bakery is l…
Photograph of baking equipment inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Large white machine is identified as a dough sheeter and item on counter to right is identified as a pie blocker and pastry moulder. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Photograph of baking equipment on top of counter inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Pieces of equipment are identified as; a pie blocker and pastry moulder; a dough divider and standing mixer. The bakery is located…
Photograph of baking equipment on top of counter inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Pieces of equipment are identified as; a pie blocker and pastry moulder; a dough divider and standing mixer. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Photograph of baking equipment inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Pieces of equipment are identified as; a bread slicing machine and a rolling stainless steel rack with shelves. The bakery is located in the Middleg…
Photograph of baking equipment inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Pieces of equipment are identified as; a bread slicing machine and a rolling stainless steel rack with shelves. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Photograph of baking equipment inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Large white machine identified as a dough sheeter is standing next to a large stainless steel refrigerator. The bakery is located in the Middlegate …
Photograph of baking equipment inside of the Middlegate Bakery. Equipment was used while the business was in operation by Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra. Large white machine identified as a dough sheeter is standing next to a large stainless steel refrigerator. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Photograph of the interior of the Middlegate Bakery in the Middlegate Shopping Centre. The original baking tools and equipment belonging to Cor and Lucy Hiemstra is visible.
Photograph of the interior of the Middlegate Bakery in the Middlegate Shopping Centre. The original baking tools and equipment belonging to Cor and Lucy Hiemstra is visible.
Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.
Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information.
Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society
Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"
"The material in this series is aligned with Fifth class syllabus, dated July 31, 2002".
"This curriculum is endorsed by the Canadian Institute of Power Engineers (IPE)"--T.p. verso.
Book 1. -- Low pressure boiler components & operation -- book. 2. -- Elements of human comfort in facility operation -- book 3. -- Basic physical science, safety & regulation for facility operation.
File consists of genealogical information and notes about Beatrice DeWolff and the Edith Minnie McKenzie Love family line. Beatrice was married to Douglas DeWolff in 1942 and is the daughter of Edith (nee Love) and Angus David McKenzie.
File consists of genealogical information and notes about Beatrice DeWolff and the Edith Minnie McKenzie Love family line. Beatrice was married to Douglas DeWolff in 1942 and is the daughter of Edith (nee Love) and Angus David McKenzie.
Bee hives in the Wuzinski family backyard at Cliff Avenue and Curtis Avenue.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on sit…
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on site at Burnaby Village Museum. The majority of the records were created by museum and City of Burnaby staff.
Series is arranged into four subseries:
1) Restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries
2) Bell's building photographs subseries
3) Bell's exhibit photographs subseries
4) Bell's research files subseries
History
The Bell's Dry Goods building was built in 1922 by Clifford Tuckey with a small lean to structure on the back housing a kitchen and bedroom. The building was located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Burnaby. William Bell (1884-1952) and Flora Bell (nee Connell) (1889-1953) immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland between 1917 and 1918. In about 1924, the building was purchased by William and Flora Bell. Flora operated "Bell's Dry Goods" store out of the building and the couple lived at the back of the store. William worked as a driver for a local lumber mill. Bell's Dry Goods was in operation in this one storey building between 1925 and 1937 with the building address, 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street). In 1927, they moved to a house located on Thirteenth Avenue while they converted the back of the store to include the East Burnaby Post Office.
In 1937, the Bells moved the one storey "Bell's Dry Goods" building a little further north and built a two storey building on the corner. Flora continued to operate Bell's Dry Goods on the ground level of the new building until 1941 and the couple lived upstairs. The new two storey building assumed the address of 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street) and the older one storey building obtained a new address of 1316 Sixth Street (later 7685 Sixth Street). The East Burnaby Post Office continued to operate at 1314 Sixth Street until about 1954.
On December 1, 1937, Maurice Whitechurch moved his Whitechurch Hardware store into the one storey building which he rented out from the Bells. In 1943, Maurice Whitechurch purchased the building from the Bells and Whitechurch Hardware store continued to operated at this location until the Spring of 1973. In June 1973, Mr. Fergie Will bought the store and the building was donated to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
In August 1974, the building was relocated from it's location on Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village. Sometime prior to the move, the extension at the rear of the building was removed. After the building was moved to Heritage Village, some exterior repairs were completed including the installation of exterior siding at the rear of the building and installation of large wood sliding door. The building opened as a carpentry shop exhibit in 1975. In March 1976, an extension at the rear of the building was rebuilt by museum staff. The building underwent several repairs and restorations between 1992 and 1996 and was closed to the public. Due to structural problems, the extension was demolished in 1992. Between 1993 and 1996, the building underwent a series of exterior and interior structural repairs to restore it to Bell's Dry Goods store which included the rebuilding of the extension at the rear of the building and the moving of the building onto a new foundation. The newly restored building opened as Bell's Dry Goods store (exhibit) on August 6, 1996. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807.
Some records within this collection are subject to FIPPA
For other records and photographs associated with this building, see also Century Park Museum Association fonds and Burnaby Village Museum fonds and Jesse Love farmhouse fonds
10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
The film details Teresa Florkow’s journey to restore and maintain her tugboat, the Papco III in 1982, at the prodding of her dock neighbour Ollie Iverson.
The film details Teresa Florkow’s journey to restore and maintain her tugboat, the Papco III in 1982, at the prodding of her dock neighbour Ollie Iverson.
History
Teresa Florkow was born on October 11 1932 in Natal BC (now Sparwood BC). Her parents, Ann and John Bowman had another three girls (Betty Ann, Marilyn and Frances) before moving to Burnaby in 1945. They settled at 1713 Frederick Avenue at Rumble Street. Teresa attended Nelson Avenue School and then Burnaby South High School. After graduation, she worked at the Royal Bank at Kingsway and McKay for 7 years. She married Arc Florkow on July 14 1952. The couple moved to 5887 Berwick Street in Burnaby and had three children: Chris, Jill and Gail. Arc worked as a furniture painter until he bought a tugboat in 1975.
Photograph taken by Museum staff photographer Leanne Scherp during an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Burnaby Village Museum on June 11, 2011.
Photograph taken by Museum staff photographer Leanne Scherp during an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Burnaby Village Museum on June 11, 2011.
History
Betty Forbes and Barbara Copan standing in back with Don Copan and Daphne Carr seated in front. They were among the guests at the Burnaby VIllage Museum's 40th anniversary celebrations.
1 photograph : col. laser print ; 28 x 43.5 cm with annotations
Scope and Content
Item consists of a concept plan created by concept illustrator Brian Cunningham for a leather bag to be used as a prop in the film "The BFG". Ovelay of tape with actual measurements on surface of print for the creation of the leather bag. Concept plan was used by property master, Jimmy Chow to crea…
1 photograph : col. laser print ; 28 x 43.5 cm with annotations
Material Details
Green masking tape and white duct tape adhered to surface of print
Handwritten measurements in black ink written on surface of tape
Scope and Content
Item consists of a concept plan created by concept illustrator Brian Cunningham for a leather bag to be used as a prop in the film "The BFG". Ovelay of tape with actual measurements on surface of print for the creation of the leather bag. Concept plan was used by property master, Jimmy Chow to create the bag as a prop. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2016.