Norm Henderson collection
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- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945-1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Norm Henderson collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm
- Scope and Content
- Fonds comprises one film entitled "Investment in Youth." The film was produced for the Burnaby School Board and Norm Henderson participated as a student assistant and was present for all of the filming and much of the sound work.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945-1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Norm Henderson collection
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel [19 min, 37 sec] : kodak kodachrome, col., sd.; 16mm
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2013-33
- Scope and Content
- Fonds comprises one film entitled "Investment in Youth." The film was produced for the Burnaby School Board and Norm Henderson participated as a student assistant and was present for all of the filming and much of the sound work.
- History
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film, “Investment in Youth." In 1945, Norm got a part-time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early 1950s. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Creator
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of collection.
- Photo/MI catalogue 565
Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory339
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1936-1944
- Length
- 0:08:54
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of his early life in Saskatchewan and his family's move to Burnaby. He talks about Old Orchard Auto Park, where his father was owner and operator for three years.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of his early life in Saskatchewan and his family's move to Burnaby. He talks about Old Orchard Auto Park, where his father was owner and operator for three years.
- Date Range
- 1936-1944
- Length
- 0:08:54
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 25, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
- Biographical Notes
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:47:34
- Interviewee Name
- Henderson, Kathleen
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- 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.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
Track one of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-012/MSS171-012_Track_1.mp3Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory340
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1941-1945
- Length
- 0:09:02
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of his first years in Burnaby and what it was like to start at Burnaby South High School during the war years. Norm talks about being a trumpet player for both the orchestra and the Air Cadets band.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of his first years in Burnaby and what it was like to start at Burnaby South High School during the war years. Norm talks about being a trumpet player for both the orchestra and the Air Cadets band.
- Date Range
- 1941-1945
- Length
- 0:09:02
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 25, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
- Biographical Notes
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:47:34
- Interviewee Name
- Henderson, Kathleen
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- 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.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
Track two of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-012/MSS171-012_Track_2.mp3Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory341
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1941-1947
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of the fear and backlash from World War II and the Air Raid Patrol. He tells the story of working on the film "Investment in Youth."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories of the fear and backlash from World War II and the Air Raid Patrol. He tells the story of working on the film "Investment in Youth."
- Date Range
- 1941-1947
- Length
- 0:09:35
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 25, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
- Biographical Notes
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:47:34
- Interviewee Name
- Henderson, Kathleen
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- 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.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
Track three of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-012/MSS171-012_Track_3.mp3Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory342
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1941-1951
- Length
- 0:10:34
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories working on the film "Investment in Youth." Norm and his wife Kathleen discuss their further education at Normal School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Norman "Norm" Henderson's memories working on the film "Investment in Youth." Norm and his wife Kathleen discuss their further education at Normal School.
- Date Range
- 1941-1951
- Length
- 0:10:34
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 25, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
- Biographical Notes
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:47:34
- Interviewee Name
- Henderson, Kathleen
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- 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.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
Track four of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-012/MSS171-012_Track_4.mp3Interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson by Eric Damer October 25, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory343
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1951-1953
- Length
- 0:09:27
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Henderson's early years of teaching. Norm and Kathleen both discuss what it was like to teach in the Burnaby school system.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to the Henderson's early years of teaching. Norm and Kathleen both discuss what it was like to teach in the Burnaby school system.
- Date Range
- 1951-1953
- Length
- 0:09:27
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 25, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 25, 2012. Major themes discussed are: the making of the film "Investment in Youth" in 1945 and working as an educator system in British Columbia.
- Biographical Notes
- Norm Henderson came from Saskatchewan to Burnaby with his parents in December of 1940 to visit his grandmothers. Norm and his parents stayed on and bought the Old Orchard Auto Park on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue, which they ran until 1944. Norm attended Burnaby South High School from 1941 to 1947, during which time he was involved in the production of the Burnaby School Board film; “Investment in Youth." In 1945 Norm got a part time job at Woodward’s Department Store in Vancouver where he worked until he went into teacher training at Vancouver Normal School in the early nineteen-fifties. Kathleen MacFarlane (later Henderson) was born in 1929 and grew up in Vancouver. Kathleen also went through teacher training at Vancouver Normal School. Norm and Kathleen (MacFarlane) Henderson were married in 1953 and moved to a small suite at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Norm was a teacher at Gilmore Avenue School and Kathleen taught at Nelson Avenue Elementary School. Norm was a member of West Burnaby United Church from 1941 until he and Kathleen moved to Richmond in 1959.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:47:34
- Interviewee Name
- Henderson, Kathleen
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- 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.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
Track four of recording of interview with Norm and Kathleen Henderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-012/MSS171-012_Track_5.mp3
Burnaby South High School basketball team
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15355
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1945 (date of original), copied 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwe…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwell (#35- holding basketball); Bill Popowich (#10-third from right); David Cordis (#8-fourth from right) and Fred Forshaw (far right), other players are unidentified. The photograph has been taken from above the basketball court.
- Names
- Burnaby South High School
- Hurley, Lavergne "Vern"
- Julian, Terry
- Swalwell, Ken
- Popowich, Bill
- Cordis, Dave
- Forshaw, Fred
- Geographic Access
- Pandora Street
- Street Address
- 4375 Pandora Street
- Accession Code
- BV020.39.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1945 (date of original), copied 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 25, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Henderson, Norman "Norm"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph by / Norman M. Henderson"
Images
![Windsor Street School students in classroom, [1946 or 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0010_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Windsor Street School students in classroom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18736
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1946 or 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w with col. annotations ; 28.5 x 35.5 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students seated in desks inside the classroom of Windsor Street School in Burnaby. Student, Mona McPherson is identified seated at the back of the far right row of desks. Photograph was taken to demonstrate the overcrowding in school classrooms.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w with col. annotations ; 28.5 x 35.5 cm mounted on cardboard
- Material Details
- black and red arrow drawn in ink at bottom centre of photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students seated in desks inside the classroom of Windsor Street School in Burnaby. Student, Mona McPherson is identified seated at the back of the far right row of desks. Photograph was taken to demonstrate the overcrowding in school classrooms.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Persons - Children
- Accession Code
- BV022.10.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1946 or 1947]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-16
- Photographer
- Henderson, Norman M. "Norm"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph By / Norman M. Henderson"
Images
![Windsor Street School students in classroom, [1946 or 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0010_0001_001.jpg)