
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 …
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 (b. 1948) is a Vancouver historian and author of the city’s first visual history book. He is also one of …
Shirley Chan (b. 1952) grew up in Strathcona. She reminisces about her childhood games and the pain of losing her beloved neighbourhood …
Bertha Clark (b. 1956), a descendant of the 1860 black pioneers, recounts her childhood, describing family life, episodes of racism and meeting …
Linda Massaro (b. 1937) became and orphan at 10 years old, learned dressmaking at 11 and married at 15 years old. In …
Jack Burch (b. 1922) remembers his childhood in the Depression era, his days as a bomber pilot in World War II and …
John Pavich (b. 1950) talks about his childhood games, his first jobs, and the memory of an epic Bolo ball record that …
Helga (b. 1934), a German immigrant, came with her family to Canada in 1959. The first years of hardship almost drove them …
Bill Chyzyk (b. 1950), a former machinist trained at BCIT, reminisces about the charm and diversity of his old East Vancouver neighbourhood. …