This artifact is a desk. This desk was used by Elfriede Hoffmann.<\/p>\r\n
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The Hoffmann family arrived in Pitt Meadows in 1934 when they purchased the Fairfield building. Elfriede taught school for several years including up in Terrace until the war started and she returned to help her father and brother with the family business. She ran the office and did the accounting providing an important part of the Hoffmann and Son business. As her mother Emilie (1874-1970) and father Ladislaus (1872-1952) had both passed, the siblings relied on each other. Both worked extremely hard and helped their community. Hans retired in 1979 and began his collection of vintage engines. Hans passed away in 1999, and Elfriede was alone. She lived in the family home for a little longer before moving to long-term care where she would remain until she passed away on April 5th, 2009. She was known for being a wonderful, friendly, and generous lady who always kept Pitt Meadows in her heart. Hans and Elfriede worked extremely hard, and they contributed a lot to their community. They donated and sold land to the municipality (creating Hoffmann Park),donated their family home to the municipality, donated the Hoffmann and Son shop and Quonset Hut to the Museum Society, and donated to the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation, just to name a few. The city of Pitt Meadows will always remember the pair with their good and generous hearts. Elfriede was an integral part of the Hoffmann and Son business. It is easy to be outshone by a mechanical genius like her brother, but he relied on her and without her probably wouldn’t have been able to do as much as he did. The quiet labour of women is often underrepresented in our histories, so it is nice to be able to give appreciation for such a wonderful woman.<\/p>","SEO_LINK":"hoffmann-desk","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1718923712_main_hoffmann-desk_1.jpg","IMG2":"","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"1718923712_thumb_hoffmann-desk_1.jpg","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X
Hoffmann Desk
This artifact is a desk. This desk was used by Elfriede Hoffmann.
The Hoffmann family arrived in Pitt Meadows in 1934 when they purchased the Fairfield building. Elfriede taught school for several years including up in Terrace until the war started and she returned to help her father and brother with the family business. She ran the office and did the accounting providing an important part of the Hoffmann and Son business. As her mother Emilie (1874-1970) and father Ladislaus (1872-1952) had both passed, the siblings relied on each other. Both worked extremely hard and helped their community. Hans retired in 1979 and began his collection of vintage engines. Hans passed away in 1999, and Elfriede was alone. She lived in the family home for a little longer before moving to long-term care where she would remain until she passed away on April 5th, 2009. She was known for being a wonderful, friendly, and generous lady who always kept Pitt Meadows in her heart. Hans and Elfriede worked extremely hard, and they contributed a lot to their community. They donated and sold land to the municipality (creating Hoffmann Park),donated their family home to the municipality, donated the Hoffmann and Son shop and Quonset Hut to the Museum Society, and donated to the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation, just to name a few. The city of Pitt Meadows will always remember the pair with their good and generous hearts. Elfriede was an integral part of the Hoffmann and Son business. It is easy to be outshone by a mechanical genius like her brother, but he relied on her and without her probably wouldn’t have been able to do as much as he did. The quiet labour of women is often underrepresented in our histories, so it is nice to be able to give appreciation for such a wonderful woman.
Details:
Latitude: 49.2258130459072
Longitude: -122.68977437306
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/hoffmann-desk
