This portion of the recording pertains to Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham's memories of the interurban tram. He mentions getting his driver's license and goes on to discuss more of his work history; in the computer industry, then in the medical industry.
This portion of the recording pertains to Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham's memories of the interurban tram. He mentions getting his driver's license and goes on to discuss more of his work history; in the computer industry, then in the medical industry.
Date Range
1946-1986
Photo Info
Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham, [195-]. Item no. 549-021.
Recording is an interview with Edward Lewis "Ted" Burnham conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 19, 2012. Major theme discussed: the role of the municipal worker in the nineteen-fifties and nineteen-sixties.
Biographical Notes
E.L. "Ted" Burnham was born in 1930 and grew up in East Burnaby. He attended Armstrong Street and Edmonds Schools and then Trapp Technical High School before beginning work at a range of occupations in the late nineteen-forties.
Ted studied business administration at the University of British Columbia and worked from 1953 to about 1958 for the municipality of Burnaby in the engineering and welfare departments, then briefly for Remington-Rand computers, and then at the Hannah Medical Clinic until 1973.
After marrying in 1957, Ted and his wife moved from McKay Avenue to Kaymar Drive and raised two daughters. In the ninteen-seventies and later, Ted became involved in municipal politics, the Heritage Village, and in his own real estate and insurance business.
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 candidate speeches during the Burnaby elections. David Mercier is at the podium. The candidates seated in a row and facing the audience are; Merrill Gordon, Ted Burnham, unidentified, Tom Constable, Colin Snell, and Frederick Randall.
Photograph of candidate speeches during the Burnaby elections. David Mercier is at the podium. The candidates seated in a row and facing the audience are; Merrill Gordon, Ted Burnham, unidentified, Tom Constable, Colin Snell, and Frederick Randall.
Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was the Vice President of Century Park Museum Association (Heritage Village), and used as an offical council photograph while he was an Alderman in 1973.
Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was the Vice President of Century Park Museum Association (Heritage Village), and used as an offical council photograph while he was an Alderman in 1973.
Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken during the time he was a Clinic Manager and an Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.
Photograph of Edward Burnham, taken during the time he was a Clinic Manager and an Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.
Photograph of Edward (Ted) Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was a Clinic Manager, and used as an offical council photograph while he was Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.
Photograph of Edward (Ted) Burnham, taken in a photographic studio while he was a Clinic Manager, and used as an offical council photograph while he was Aldermanic Candidate for the Burnaby Voters Association. He served as Alderman in 1973.