Shirley Chan: “I Cried Because I Lost My Library”
Shirley Chan (b. 1952) grew up in Strathcona. She reminisces about her childhood games and the pain of losing her beloved neighbourhood …
Tom Durrie: “Anybody with Any Brains Will Not Be Able to Stand School”
Tom Durrie (b. 1931) came to Canada in 1960 to run an alternative school, and he agreed to share his refreshingly honest …
Sam Buonassisi: ‘If You Don’t Adapt in Retail, You’re Dead’
Sam Buonassisi (b. 1936) immigrated from Italy in 1953. Now a successful business owner on the Drive, he explains the importance of …
John Pavich and His Fifteen Minutes of Bolo Ball Fame
John Pavich (b. 1950) talks about his childhood games, his first jobs, and the memory of an epic Bolo ball record that …
Don Tibbel, a Simple Life Around Work and Family
Don Tibbel (b. 1923) settled in Vancouver in the 1950s after a drought drove his family out of their native Saskatchewan. TEXT …
Dalton Fisher: ‘I Worked 23 Hours a Day as a Carny at the PNE’
Dalton Fisher (b. 1935) reminisces about the simple charm of his 1950s childhood and the wearisome conditions of his first job as …
Claire Adelberg Talks about New Beginnings and Second Chances
Claire Adelberg (b. 1915) shares memories of seeing the end of World War I, working at Woodward’s, and finding love again where …
Elinore Macdonald–Life for a Little Girl in the Post-War Days
Elinore Macdonald (b. 1944) remembers the first years of her life between being scared of bombers, missing her father, and reading the …
Marianna and Teresa, Early Memories of the Fraser River Flood
Marianna and Theresa are Bessie Lashin‘s daughters. One of their earliest memories is witnessing a flood in Richmond in 1948. Bruce MacDonald: …
Jana Sakich on the Days of Train Tracks, Candy Stores and Marilyn Monroe
Jana Sakich (b. 1946) remembers her childhood neighbourhood, sweet treats and favourite playgrounds. Jana Sakich: I was born in 1946 to a …
