Ivan Sayers: “History Is My Thing; Fashion Is Just the Medium”
Ivan Sayers (b. 1946) is a well-known fashion historian and owns one of the largest historical clothing collections in Canada. His latest …
Bruce Macdonald, the Accidental Genius
Bruce Macdonald (b. 1948) is a Vancouver historian and author of the city’s first visual history book. He is also one of …
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 …
Bertha Clark on 1960s Racism and Growing Up Around Celebrities
Bertha Clark (b. 1956), a descendant of the 1860 black pioneers, recounts her childhood, describing family life, episodes of racism and meeting …
Linda Massaro, a Truly Remarkable Survivor
Linda Massaro (b. 1937) became and orphan at 10 years old, learned dressmaking at 11 and married at 15 years old. In …
Jack Burch on the Depression, the War and His Career in the Press
Jack Burch (b. 1922) remembers his childhood in the Depression era, his days as a bomber pilot in World War II and …
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 …
German Immigrant Helga Recounts Her Struggle to Start over in 1959
Helga (b. 1934), a German immigrant, came with her family to Canada in 1959. The first years of hardship almost drove them …
Bill Chyzyk: ‘East Vancouver Is About Intermingling’
Bill Chyzyk (b. 1950), a former machinist trained at BCIT, reminisces about the charm and diversity of his old East Vancouver neighbourhood. …
