Photograph of Dr. Ethel Gardner posing with educational materials that read: "S'ólh Halq’eméylem" and "An Introduction to the Halq’eméylem Language Lessons 1-15".
Photograph of Dr. Ethel Gardner posing with educational materials that read: "S'ólh Halq’eméylem" and "An Introduction to the Halq’eméylem Language Lessons 1-15".
Photograph of the display case that housed the George Jeffrey family collection during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of the display case that housed the George Jeffrey family collection during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-008
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Capitol Hill Elementary students join the chorus at their annual Primary Day of Music. More than 2000 students from 30 schools participated in the Burnaby School District's celebration of song."
File contains photographs of the Burnaby South Secondary Concert Band rehearsing ahead of Musicfest, a fundraising concert. Photographs depict student Liz Law's reflection in her tuba and student Spencer Hsu playing the saxophone with the rest of the unidentified concert band.
File contains photographs of the Burnaby South Secondary Concert Band rehearsing ahead of Musicfest, a fundraising concert. Photographs depict student Liz Law's reflection in her tuba and student Spencer Hsu playing the saxophone with the rest of the unidentified concert band.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2298-1: "Liz Law, 17, practises the tuba Wednesday morning in the Burnaby South Secondary Concert Band who are trying to raise money to fly to Toronto for Musicfest in May. Next Friday, April 4, the Senior Jazz Band, who will also be travelling to Musicfest, will be performing for the Spring Swing Fling which will take place on school grounds at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door, adults are $5 and students $3."
Caption from metadata for 535-2298-2: "Spencer Hsu, 17, practises the sax Wednesday morning in the Burnaby South Secondary Concert Band who are trying to raise money to fly to Toronto for Musicfest in May. Next Friday, April 4, the Senior Jazz Band, who will also be travelling to Musicfest, will be performing for the Spring Swing Fling which will take place on school grounds at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door, adults are $5 and students $3."
File contains photographs of The Caribbean Redeemers, a musical group set to perform at the Alan Emmott Centre. Photographs depict the band posing along a railing and in a parking lot.
File contains photographs of The Caribbean Redeemers, a musical group set to perform at the Alan Emmott Centre. Photographs depict the band posing along a railing and in a parking lot.
This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of the concert scene in Vancouver and of listening to music on the radio and television as a child. She tells the story of getting married in her parent's backyard. Eleanor also explains why she moved to Port Coquitlam fo…
This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of the concert scene in Vancouver and of listening to music on the radio and television as a child. She tells the story of getting married in her parent's backyard. Eleanor also explains why she moved to Port Coquitlam for teaching.
Recording is an interview with Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 15, 2012. Major themes discussed are: music students and music teachers.
Biographical Notes
Born in Vancouver in 1947 Eleanor Toebaert (later Dricos) and her parents came to the new Parkcrest neighbourhood of Burnaby nine years later. While at Sperling Elementary, Eleanor took group piano lessons with June Perry and began her career studying, playing, and teaching piano.
Eleanor finished her schooling at Kensington Junior High and North Burnaby High Schools.
During the mid-nineteen-sixties Eleanor often attended concerts at North Burnaby community halls to listen to her fiance’s band play. After getting married, Eleanor (Toebaert) Dricos and her husband settled in Port Coquitlam where she continues to teach private piano lessons.
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.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The Mellowdares, featuring Irene Kyle on the piano, practise Wednesday afternoon in the basement of Edmonds Senior Centre for a concert coming up April 9 at Fairhaven in the seniors' homes."
Photograph of William Benavides, a member of Salsa band Candelaria, teaching students about Latin music at Edmonds Community School. Benavides plays a guitar while two young students laugh next to him.
Photograph of William Benavides, a member of Salsa band Candelaria, teaching students about Latin music at Edmonds Community School. Benavides plays a guitar while two young students laugh next to him.
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "William Benavides, of the local Salsa band, Candelaria, teaches students at Edmonds Community School about latin music, much to their delight. The workshops are to promote the City of Burnaby's celebration of Multicultural Week, featuring student art exhibits at community centres and libraries and an evening of musical performances at Eastburn Community Centre on Friday, Feb. 22."
Photograph of three unidentified Seaforth Elementary School students participating with other students in a choir during the Primary Days of Music at Forest Grove Elementary School.
Photograph of three unidentified Seaforth Elementary School students participating with other students in a choir during the Primary Days of Music at Forest Grove Elementary School.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Students from Seaforth Elementary particpate in the Primary Days of Music, Wednesday at Forest Grove Elementary School. The Primary Days of Music is a week-long musical event for kids in Grade 2-3 that aims to create appreciation for music to new generations through traditional songs."
File contains photographs of the Vancouver Opera performing "The Magic Potion" as part of a touring presentation at Twelfth Avenue Elementary School. Photographs depict Sung Chung, Julia Bonnett, James McLennan, and Gaetan Labbe posing in costume and Sung Chung performing.
File contains photographs of the Vancouver Opera performing "The Magic Potion" as part of a touring presentation at Twelfth Avenue Elementary School. Photographs depict Sung Chung, Julia Bonnett, James McLennan, and Gaetan Labbe posing in costume and Sung Chung performing.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2112-1: "Sung Chung, Julia Bonnett, James McLennan and Gaetan Labbe, of Vancouver Opera, perform for students at 12th Ave. Elementary."
Caption from metadata for 535-2112-2: "Sung Chung, the strongman, performs a number from "The Magic Potion," a touring presentation Vancouver Opera brought to 12th Ave. Elementary School."
Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.
Photograph of the 2007 Advisory Planning Commission. Commission members left to right are: Rana Dhatt, Joanne Tseng, Tony Coccia, David Pereira, Gurmukh Bhogal, and Kwangyoung Conn. Photograph is a studio portrait.
Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver …
Aerial photographic postcard of Barnet Lumber Company's Mill. The handwritten caption on the lower left corner of the postcard reads: "Aeroplane view of the Barnet Lumber Co. Ltd./ Barnet BC." The handwritten caption on the lower right corner reads: "Copyright 1927/ Pacific Airway Ltd./ Vancouver B.C.".
Photographic postcard of a labourer grappling with a large log on the log chute at the Barnet mill. The caption to the card reads: "A Good Size Log / Barnet B.C." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Photographic postcard of a labourer grappling with a large log on the log chute at the Barnet mill. The caption to the card reads: "A Good Size Log / Barnet B.C." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Tables with fruit, vegetables and flowers are displayed. Greenery and photographs (mainly of people) are on the walls, including a portrait of former Reeve Nicolai C. Schou (second portrait from right). A sign in the corner reads, …
Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Tables with fruit, vegetables and flowers are displayed. Greenery and photographs (mainly of people) are on the walls, including a portrait of former Reeve Nicolai C. Schou (second portrait from right). A sign in the corner reads, "Burnaby's Exhibit," and a mural hangs on the walls above the exhibit. A woman and man are standing behind a table at the back left.
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.