This portion of the recording pertains to John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole's memories of activities they took part in outside of school. John discusses his involvement in organized sports and youth groups. Julia discusses her involvement in youth groups organized by her Church. John was in Scouts …
This portion of the recording pertains to John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole's memories of activities they took part in outside of school. John discusses his involvement in organized sports and youth groups. Julia discusses her involvement in youth groups organized by her Church. John was in Scouts and Julia was in Girl Guides.
Date Range
1961-1969
Photo Info
Julia Kong (later Poole) while at Burnaby North High School, [1968]. Item no. 549-058.
Recording is an interview with John Poole and Julia (Kong) Poole conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 24, 2012. Major themes discussed are: education and recreational activities of the ninteen-sixties.
Biographical Notes
Julia Kong's father moved his family to Capitol Hill in 1953 when Julia was two years old. Julia attended Capitol Hill Elementary and later Burnaby North High School, where she was active in student politics and as a cheerleader. Outside of school she participated in Girl Guides, was an active swimmer, and volunteered in various capacities. After graduation, Julia studied to become a teacher, which included a practicum at Capitol Hill Elementary, and then began a career in education.
John Poole, whose father had transferred to the Burnaby RCMP in 1961 when John was ten, attended Burnaby North High School at the same time as Julia, but had earlier attended Schou Street and Lochdale Elementary Schools. John was active in baseball, soccer, and Boy Scouts, and took a keen interest in cars. After high school he opened a transmission shop in Abbotsford before settling into a career with the Vancouver Fire Department.
John and Julia married at the Burnaby Village Museum church in 1980 and began their family roots with their first home on Capitol Hill. They later moved with their three children to Surrey where Julia continues to work for the Surrey School district and John is enjoying his retirement.
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 Phill Esau, a staff member at the Purpose Society, and Jody Rempel, a student participating in a "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens" program at the Society. They are standing in a room with a whiteboard behind them.
Photograph of Phill Esau, a staff member at the Purpose Society, and Jody Rempel, a student participating in a "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens" program at the Society. They are standing in a room with a whiteboard behind them.
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Jody Rempel is amongst the first group of students at the Purpose Society to take the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens, given by Phill Esau. She says the program helped her get a better perspective on what's important in her life."