Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1917-2010

Collection/Fonds

Yanko family fonds

Physical Description

4 albums (1272 photographs : b&w and col.) and other material

Description Level

Fonds

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number

2012-09

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of four photographic albums, two scrapbooks, one guestbook, one recipe notebook, 19 loose photographs, and 1 cm of other textual records pertaining to the Yanko family. Included are photographs depicting the building of the Yanko family home at 7391 Broadway, Burnaby.

History

Annie D. Basiuk (later Yanko) was born on February 25, 1902, in Sheho, Saskatchewan (formerly Sheho, North West Territories). Daniel "Dan" Yanko was born in Kobyl'nya, Ukraine, in 1887, and immigrated to Canada in May or June of 1905. Dan married Annie D. Basiuk and they had 13 children together. Their son, John Ivan Yanko, was born on the family farm, near Kelliher, Saskatchewan, on June 27, 1923. In grade six, John was pulled out of school to help support the family. Eugenia “Jenny” Haresomovych (later Carman) was born August 8, 1904, in Galecia, Austria. She came to Canada in 1928, when her parents sent her to live with the Austrian consular in Halifax. A year later, she was in The Pas with Albert Edward Carman, with whom she would have three children. Their daughter, Leida Doria "Lillian Doris" Carman, was born in The Pas, Manitoba, on March 24, 1929. Jenny later re-married Joseph Nagy who was born in Hungary in October 3, 1900. Jenny, Joseph, and the children moved to Nelson, British Columbia, where Joseph worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway. At the age of 20, John Ivan Yanko met his future wife, Lillian Doris, while visiting relatives in Burnaby. Lillian received a rail pass because of her dad’s employment with the CPR and, at 14, had gone to visit her godmother in Burnaby. John and Lillian Doris were married on October 16, 1948, in Nelson, British Columbia, and moved into the basement of John’s sister’s house on Union Street. Lillian began working at the downtown Woodward’s store as a cashier in 1948. In 1950, the young couple bought property at 7385 (later renumbered 7391) Broadway in Burnaby and began constructing a house as they could afford it. Knowing she’d be let go if she was pregnant, when Lillian was expecting her first child, Jenny sewed her several versions of the same outfit; they all used the same material, but each was a little bit larger than the last to accommodate her expanding girth. Rhonda, born in 1953, and Charmaine, born in 1955, grew up in the Broadway home. They attended school at Sperling Elementary, and later at Burnaby North High School. Lillian left her job to be a stay-at-home mom when Rhonda was born, but that changed in 1963 when John and Charmaine were in a car accident that left John temporarily unable to work. Joseph Nagy died on April 20, 1962; his wife Jenny passed away on August 14, 1985. Dan died in 1976; his wife Annie died in 1997. John later returned to work, establishing his own tile-setting business and working until age 82. John and Lillian lived out the rest of their married lives on the Broadway property. John passed away in 2010; his wife Lillian Doris passed away in 2011.

Media Type

Textual Record

Photograph

Creator

Yanko family

Notes

Title based on contents of fonds

MSS170, photo catalogue 545

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1909

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series

Community Archives Collection series

Subseries

Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level

Item

Record No.

204-338

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

BHS1988-03

Scope and Content

Photograph of seven of the nine children of Ernest A. Yorston and Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston). Left to right: Eric Yorston, Cyril Yorston, Harry Yorston, Edward Yorston, Wilfred "Waff" Yorston, John "Jack" Yorston and Oswald "Obbie" Yorston. The older boys are holding shot guns, Harry is holding two paddles and Edward is holding an axe. This gag shot was taken by their father.

Subjects

Armament - Firearms

Animals - Dogs

Names

Yorston, Cyril

Yorston, Edward

Yorston, Eric

Yorston, Harry

Yorston, John "Jack"

Yorston, Oswald

Yorston, Wilfred "Waff"

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Yorston, Ernest A.

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1910 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series

Community Archives Collection series

Subseries

Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level

Item

Record No.

204-337

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

BHS1988-03

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Yorston family home and Yorston real estate office at 4080 East Hastings (later 4050 Hastings Street), built in 1909. This was one of the first structures in Vancouver Heights on Hastings Street east of Boundary Road It was the home of Ernest A. Yorston, his wife Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston) and their children. The L.C. Tull furniture store can be seen in the background.

Subjects

Buildings - Residential - Houses

Businesses - Real Estate Agencies

Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names

Yorston Real Estate

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Hastings Street

Street Address

4050 Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood

Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Willingdon Heights Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1870]

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description

1 photograph

Description Level

Item

Record No.

477-1116

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

2007-12

Scope and Content

Photograph is a portrait of an unidentified boy.

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1912

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level

Item

Record No.

477-208

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

2007-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of a young boy standing beside a chair at the Alice in Wonderland Party that was held as part of the St. Alban's Strawberry Social, 1912. The party was held on the grounds of the Hart House, the estate owned by Frederick J. Hart in the Burnaby Lake area.

Subjects

Clothing - Costumes

Events - Parties

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access

Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address

6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds

J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm

Material Details

Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm

Description Level

Item

Record No.

487-062

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

2008-18

Scope and Content

Photograph of a young girl of about four or five standing in a forested area next to a large log. Seated atop the large log is a toddler who appears to be the girl's sibling. Both children are dressed completely in white. This photograph is believed to have been taken in the Capitol Hill area of Burnaby.

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Capitol Hill Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds

J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm

Material Details

Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm

Description Level

Item

Record No.

487-058

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

2008-18

Scope and Content

Photograph of an unidentified man and woman outdoors in front of a large stump. The man appears to be sitting on a log, while the woman is standing behind him. Both individuals are looking directly at the camera. This photograph was believed to have been taken in the Capitol Hill area of Burnaby.

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Capitol Hill Area

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[190-?]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series

Community Archives Collection series

Subseries

Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description

1 postcard : sepia ; 13.2 x 8.6 cm

Description Level

Item

Record No.

507-006

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No restrictions

Accession Number

BHS2004-06

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard of a man, woman and baby taken in a photographic studio.

Subjects

Persons - Children

Media Type

Photograph

Photographer

Dewey, Grant

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Note on verso of photograph reads: "I am not so surly looking as the picture makes me out to be / Esther"

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1900]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series

Community Archives Collection series

Subseries

Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 13.6 x 8.6 cm

Description Level

Item

Record No.

507-002

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

BHS2004-06

Scope and Content

Photographic postcard of a young girl taken in a photographic studio.

Subjects

Persons - Children

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[between 1890 and 1910] (date of original), copied 1995

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series

Community Archives Collection series

Subseries

Byrne family subseries

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 10 cm print

Description Level

Item

Record No.

316-002

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

BHS1995-04

Scope and Content

Photograph of a young girl taken in a photographic studio as she sits on a tall wooden chair with her arm resting on a table beside an open book. She has gerber daisies on her lap and her legs are crossed at the ankles. A potted plant has been placed to her right, in front of the table, and behind her is a sheer curtain.

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts - Portraits

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1915]

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 1 x 1.5 cm cut to size on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level

Item

Record No.

477-509

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

2007-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of an unidentified girl. The photograph has been cut to shape around her outline and pasted on an album page with similar pictures collectively titled "Heads and Tales."

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1915]

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 1.5 x 1.5 cm cut to size on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)

Description Level

Item

Record No.

477-510

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Accession Number

2007-12

Scope and Content

Photograph of an unidentified girl. The photograph has been cut to shape around her outline and pasted on an album page with similar pictures collectively titled "Heads and Tales."

Media Type

Photograph

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Less detail