Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "80% Bby 19"
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Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "308 / Singing the praises of the PNE Party Zone! John Huff of BURNABY sings for an appreciative audience during the Extra Years of Zest Talent Contest in the Pacific National Exhibition Gardens Auditorium. The Gardens will also host the finals of the Kids Talent Search Sunday, Sep. 1. Catch all the action and excitement of the 1996 PNE Party Zone, daily through Labour Day, Sep. 2, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby 19"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "117 / Singing in the PNE Party Zone! Mariana Reda of BURNABY performs for an appreciative audience in the 1996 Pacific National Exhibition Youth Talent Search. Finals of the Youth Talent Search will be held Aug. 23 in the PNE Garden Auditorium. The Gardens also host the Extra Years of Zest Talent Contest, Aug 27-29, and the Kids Talent Search, Sunday, Aug. 25 and Sep. 1. The PNE Party Zone is open daily through Labour Day, Sep. 2, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
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Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "49% Bby 19"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "110 / The PNE Party Zone is music to our ears! Nicole and Olivia Hurst of BURNABY perform for an appreciative audience in the Pacific National Exhibition Youth Talent Search. Finals of the Youth Talent Search will be held Aug. 23 in the PNE Garden Auditorium. The Gardens also host the Extra Years of Zest Talent Contest, Aug 27-29, and the Kids Talent Search, Sunday, Aug. 25 and Sep. 1. The PNE Party Zone is open daily through Labour Day, Sep. 2, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
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Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "52% Bby 19"
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "312 / I've got a song in my heart for the PNE Party Zone! Rita Stephan of BURNABY competes in the Extra Years of Zest Talent Contest in the Pacific National Exhibition Gardens Auditorium. The Gardens will also host the finals of the Kids Talent Search Sunday, Sep. 1. Catch all the action and excitement of the 1996 PNE Party Zone, daily through Labour Day, Sep. 2, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
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Photograph of Burnaby resident Tony Mazzega and his award-winning entry in the 1996 Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Craft Competition. Tony won the Creative Achiever Award for "wooden clothing" entry.
Photograph of Burnaby resident Tony Mazzega and his award-winning entry in the 1996 Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Craft Competition. Tony won the Creative Achiever Award for "wooden clothing" entry.
Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "1551 / 41% Bby p. 13"
Caption on verso of photograph reads: "58 / 'God Bless the Child' at the PNE. Alita Dupray of North Burnaby sings the popular blues song during the semi-finals of the Youth Talent Search at the Pacific National Exhibition Gardens Auditorium, Aug. 18. Finals will be held Aug. 22 with the winner advancing to the Canadian Youth Talent Finals. The incredibly fun PNE continues through Labour Day, Sep. 1 at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
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Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "72% Bby p. 14 / 1414"
Caption on verso of photograph reads: "55 / Swinging above the PNE. Eight-year-old Cameron Robinson of Burnaby gets a good look at the 1997 Pacific National Exhibition from his seat on the Wave Swinger. The incredibly fun PNE with all its thrilling rides, spectacular entertainment, Superdogs, hot dogs and more continues through Labour Day, Sep. 1, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
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Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby pg. 1 tease / 50%"
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Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "115 / Dancing through the PNE Party Zone! Jaayda Ellingham and Kelsey Chase of BURNABY perform in the Pacific National Exhibition Youth Talent Search. The dance duo advanced to the Youth Talent Search finals, to be held Aug. 23 in the PNE Garden Auditorium, and could win a trip to the International Youth Talent Finals in Nashville later this year. The Gardens also host the Extra Years of Zest Talent Contest, Aug 27-29, and the Kids Talent Search, Sunday, Aug. 25 and Sep. 1. The 1996 PNE Party Zone is open daily through Labour Day, Sep. 2, at Hastings Park / -30-"
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Caption on verso of photograph reads: "166 / Still young enough to preform at the PNE. Kathleen Garner of New Westminster performs for an appreciative audience during the Extra Years of Zest talent contest at the 1997 Pacific National Exhibition, Aug. 26. Contest finals were held Aug. 28 at the PNE Garden Auditorium. The unbelievably fun 1997 PNE continues through Labour Day, Sep. 1, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "1422"
Caption on verso of photograph reads: "47 / I could have danced all night! Melissa Serrambana of Burnaby dances across the Gardens Auditorium stage during the Kids Talent Search at the 1997 Pacific National Exhibition, Aug 17. The second Kids Talent Search semifinals will be held Aug. 24, with finals taking place Sun. Aug. 31 in the PNE Gardens. The unbelievably fun annual fair continues through Labour Day, Sep. 1st, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
Photograph of Nicole and Olivia Hurst singing and playing the guitar in the Gardens Auditorium at the Pacific National Exhibition's (PNE) Youth Talent Search.
Photograph of Nicole and Olivia Hurst singing and playing the guitar in the Gardens Auditorium at the Pacific National Exhibition's (PNE) Youth Talent Search.
Caption on verso of photograph reads: "61 / "More than Words" at the Pacific National Exhibition. Burnaby sisters Nicole and Olivia Hurst sing and play for an appreciative audience during the semi-finals of the PNE Youth Talent Search at the Gardens Auditorium, Aug. 18. The winner of the PNE finals, Aug. 22, advances to the Canadian Youth Talent Finals. The incredibly fun PNE continues through Labour Day, Sep. 1 at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "54% Bby p. 12 / 1580"
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Caption on verso of photograph reads: "70 / Bringing home the bacon! Four times a day, Richard's Racing Pigs, Albert Einswine, Hammy Fay Bacon, Tammy Swinette and Magnum P.I.G., dash around the track in front of the Pacific National Exhibition Agrodome. Richard's Racing Pigs and Ducks have become an entertainment must-see at the unbelievably fun 1997 PNE, which continues through Labour Day, Sep. 1, at Hastings Park in Vancouver / -30-"
Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "69% Bby 13 28 Aug 96"
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Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "126 / Streaking through the PNE Party Zone! Ten-year-old Tyson Daniels of BURNABY checks on his three-year-old brother Matthew as the two ride the Silver Streak, one of the many popular rides at the Pacific National Exhibition Playland. All the spectacular rides, attractions, exhibits and entertainment in th 1996 PNE Party Zone are open for action and excitement dailt through Labour Day, Sep. 2, at Hastings Park in Vancouver. / -30-"
File consists of administrative papers pertaining to Burnaby Day at the Pacific National Exhibition organized as part of Burnaby's Centennial Celebrations.
File consists of administrative papers pertaining to Burnaby Day at the Pacific National Exhibition organized as part of Burnaby's Centennial Celebrations.
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Carousel, including scrapbooks, receipts, statements, publications and information on the restoration of the Parker Carousel by the Association.
History
The No. 119 “Carry-Us-All” Carousel was built in 1912 by C.W. Parker, an amusement ride manufacturer in Leavenworth, Kansas. Fred Leggett bought No.119 for “Lone Star” Amusement Co. in Houston Texas, but it was returned to the Parker Factory in 1915 for reasons unknown. Back at the factory it was upgraded from Standard style to Superior and electrified. The carousel was used in the San Francisco area until 1936 when it was shipped to “Happyland” in Vancouver’s Hastings Park (home of the Pacific National Exhibition) then passed to “Playland” at Hastings Park in 1957.
In 1988 the Carousel was scheduled to be broken up and sold at auction. Concerned citizens formed the Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel to save it. Through fundraising the Friends of the Carousel were able to acquire the carousel.
Between 1990 and 1993 Friends of the Carousel were able to completely restore, repaint and rebuild the carousel. The City of Burnaby, Province of British Columbia and Friends of the Carousel contributed to the construction of a new building at Burnaby Village Museum to house it. Enterprising volunteers salvaged the maple hardwood gymnasium floor at the Oakalla penitentiary just before it was demolished and used it to rebuild the carousel platform. The association also acquired and restored a Wurlitzer 146B organ. On March 27, 1993, No. 119 moved to the Don Wrigley Pavilion at the Burnaby Village Museum, the Pavilion having been named after the president of the Friends of the Carousel for his coordination of the restoration project. Mrs. Norvie Frame, daughter original owner Fred Leggett, came with her family from Texas to attend the official opening.
The Association created the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “The Story of Parker #119”, the video “Labour of Love: The Saving of Number 119”, and their accompanying publications.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Photograph of Premier Glen Clark sitting on a bench with Zahur Karim beside Jocelyn Tomkinson in her wheelchair. Jocelyn and Zahur were chosen to the Pacific National Exhibition youth marketing council.
Photograph of Premier Glen Clark sitting on a bench with Zahur Karim beside Jocelyn Tomkinson in her wheelchair. Jocelyn and Zahur were chosen to the Pacific National Exhibition youth marketing council.
Caption on verso of photograph reads: "17 year old Jocelyn Tomkinson of New Westminster and fellow Youth Council member Zahur Karim of Vancouver are congratulated by Premier Glen Clark on being chosen to the PNE's new Youth Marketing Council"
Item is a scrapbook entitled "Pictorial History" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its transportation from the Pacific National Exhibition to fundraising displays, through reconstruction and restoration of the carousel and its horses, salvaging and repurposing …
Scrapbook is a three-ring black binder with a bright, multi-coloured flower pattern
Scrapbook is comprised mainly of colour photographs
Tag along spine of scrapbook reads: "Pictorial History"
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS121-002
Accession Number
BHS2006-02
Scope and Content
Item is a scrapbook entitled "Pictorial History" which traces the history of the Burnaby Centennial Parker Carousel from its transportation from the Pacific National Exhibition to fundraising displays, through reconstruction and restoration of the carousel and its horses, salvaging and repurposing Oakalla Prison floorboards and building the Pavilion, to opening day.
File contains South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair programmes, newspaper clippings, and a Certificate of recognition from the Pacific National Exhibition's Garden in the Park.
File contains South Burnaby Garden Club Fall Fair programmes, newspaper clippings, and a Certificate of recognition from the Pacific National Exhibition's Garden in the Park.