1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the log boathouse at Burnaby Lake belonging to Bernard Hill. In the background can be seen the "Maid of the Mist," the Hill family's boat.
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-127
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the log boathouse at Burnaby Lake belonging to Bernard Hill. In the background can be seen the "Maid of the Mist," the Hill family's boat.
1 photograph : b&w 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bernard Hill's boathouse on Burnaby Lake. Built in 1902, the boathouse was located on Deer Lake Brook at the southwestern tip of Burnaby Lake.
1 photograph : b&w 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-855
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bernard Hill's boathouse on Burnaby Lake. Built in 1902, the boathouse was located on Deer Lake Brook at the southwestern tip of Burnaby Lake.
This portion of the interview pertains to Helen Fanny Sprott's memories of her family's first years of living in Burnaby. She mentions the Hazard House and Mayfield Farms.
This portion of the interview pertains to Helen Fanny Sprott's memories of her family's first years of living in Burnaby. She mentions the Hazard House and Mayfield Farms.
Date Range
1900-1908
Photo Info
Sprott sisters sitting together on a long tressle. Helen Sprott is seated on the right, wearing glasses [1906]. Item no. HV978.1.10
Recording is of an interview with Helen Sprott, August 10, 1977. Major themes discussed are: the Sprott home.
Biographical Notes
Helen Sprott was born in Burnaby on June 22, 1902. Her father, Louis Edgar Sprott and younger brother came out to Burnaby from England, following their older brother Charles F. Sprott. The two younger brothers were in the Merchant Marines together prior to arriving in to Burnaby and learning to farm.
Louis Edgar Sprott and Helen Louise F. Nicholls were married June 30, 1900 and stayed at the Haszard House while their own house was being built. By 1902, "the Dovecote" was built and Helen was born. The house was added on to and later renamed "Mayfield Farms."
Helen's grandmother and aunt on her mother's side came to live at Mayfield Farms in 1907 or 1908.
Helen Sprott was living in Penticton at the time of her death, April 8, 1978 at the age of seventy-five.
Photograph of a two-storey farmhouse with a large patio, and a ladder on the roof. There is a foot path leading to the house through the garden, and a lake in the background. A catalogue record from 1978 indicates that the farmhouse depicted in the photograph is "Mayfield," the original farmhouse o…
Photograph of a two-storey farmhouse with a large patio, and a ladder on the roof. There is a foot path leading to the house through the garden, and a lake in the background. A catalogue record from 1978 indicates that the farmhouse depicted in the photograph is "Mayfield," the original farmhouse of the Sprott family. The woman standing in the garden is identified as Mrs. Edgar Sprott, and the lake in the background is Burnaby Lake.
Photograph of a young couple sitting on a felled tree on land that is being cleared. There are upturned trees, stumps, etc. The woman is wearing a coat with leg-o-mutton sleeves and a flat brimmed hat, and the man is in three piece suit, and has a pocket watch. An earlier catalogue record identifie…
Photograph of a young couple sitting on a felled tree on land that is being cleared. There are upturned trees, stumps, etc. The woman is wearing a coat with leg-o-mutton sleeves and a flat brimmed hat, and the man is in three piece suit, and has a pocket watch. An earlier catalogue record identifies the couple as Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sprott, on the land that is being cleared for their home, "Mayfield." The lake in the background is identified as Burnaby Lake.