"Burnaby Village Museum" found 2 records

History: The Burnaby Art Gallery association was founded in 1967. The purpose of the association was to present a historical and contemporary art program by local, regional, national, and international artists; facilitate the development of emerging artists; provide diverse art educational programming; acquire culturally significant works on paper. The City of Burnaby assumed management of the gallery, its collection, staff and governance in 1998, with the art gallery then taking on the added responsibility of caring for and managing the City of Burnaby’s permanent art collection. The Gallery, along with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and the Burnaby Village Museum in Deer Lake Park, are part of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department of the City of Burnaby. The Burnaby Art Gallery is located inside the historic Ceperley House, built by Henry and Grace Ceperley. The couple purchased a strawbery farm on the north shore of Deer Lake from George Clayton in 1909 and built their home, also known as "Fairacres", on the property in 1911. The house was designed by the English architect, R.P.S. Twizell and with its river rock veranda, beautiful hand-crafted woodwork, stained-glass and tile, remains one of the finest examples of Edwardian architecture in the Lower Mainland. Grace and Hentry Ceperley had one daughter named Ethelwyn who married James Edward Hall. Ethelwyn and James Edward Hall had three children: Edith Ceperley, James Edward "Junior," and Florence Renn. In 1917, Grace Ceperley died and left Fairacres to her husband with the stipulation that when the home was sold the proceeds would be used to build a playground for the children of Vancouver in Stanley Park. In 1939, the local Catholic Diocese funded a group of five Benedictine monks from Mount Angel, Oregon to establish a priory in the province. The monks purchased the Ceperley House for their monastery. They also built a large gymnasium on the property. After serving as a monastery, the house was used as a fraternity for some of the first students attending Simon Fraser University, and then became home to the art gallery in the 1960s. The City of Burnaby acquired the property in 1966 and the house was designated a heritage building in 1992. In 1998 the City began restoring exterior of the house and upgraded the building for improved public use. The renovations were completed in 2000, and transformed the house back to its appearance of 1911. The gymnasium built by the Benedictine monks was converted into into the James Cowan Theatre. There are two main galleries, a lounge gallery with a fireplace and easy chairs and The Shopping Bag, a gallery shop run by volunteers. The goals of the gallery are to: provide access to contemporary Canadian art, present works from the permanent collection; collect contemporary works on paper; and offer challenging and educational exhibition related programming.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Burnaby Art Gallery

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC241, PC242, MSS066

Survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 - Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 plans : graphite and ink on paper and linen; various sizes mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of a large board with three plans mounted on one side and two on the other side. All plans are located in New Westminster District, Group 2, covering geographic areas within Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Side A: 1. Plan : black ink on linen ; 34 x 86 cm. Title reads: "Survey / of / …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Survey and Subdivision plans series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 plans : graphite and ink on paper and linen; various sizes mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm

Material Details: Scales vary (One chain equals 792 inches); Indexed number on tape on edge of board reads "105"

Scope and Content: File consists of a large board with three plans mounted on one side and two on the other side. All plans are located in New Westminster District, Group 2, covering geographic areas within Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Side A: 1. Plan : black ink on linen ; 34 x 86 cm. Title reads: "Survey / of / Dyke and Waterfront / Sec's 9, 10, 11, 13 & 14 / B5N R1E". Scale: 400 feet = 1 inch. Stamp in red ink on plan reads: "Albert J. Hill, M.A., / Civil Engineer / And / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." (Geographic location: Pitt Meadows) 2. 2 plans : black ink and graphite on paper ; 34.5 x 51 cm. Titles read: "Survey / For Highway / in / Section 4, Township 15, / New Westminster District. / For Maple Ridge Council." and "Survey / for Highway / in / Section 5, Tp. 15, / New Westminster Dist. / For Maple Ridge Council." Survey plan in Section 5, Township 15, covers SW quarter of Sec. 5, Tp. 15 with "Indian Reserve" (Whonnock Indian Reserve No. 1 - Kwantlen First Nation) identified. Stamp in red ink on plan reads: "Albert J. Hill, M.A., / Civil Engineer / And / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." Scales vary per drawing: 4 chains = 1 inch and 2 chains = 1 inch. (Geographic location: Maple Ridge) 3. Plan, black ink and graphite on paper ; 41 x 34 cm. Title reads: "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Fractional S.E. Quarter / of Sec. 6, TP. 15 / New Westminster District". Scale: 4 chains = 1 inch tamp in red ink on plan reads: "Albert J. Hill, M.A., / Civil Engineer / And / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." . Annotation in blue crayon reads: "also Board 122. (Geographic location: Maple Ridge) Side B: 1. Plan : black ink and col. red ink on linen ; 25.5 x 16 cm. Title reads: "Plan of Survey in Lot 398 Gr. 1 / For Lougheed & Abernathy". Scale: 3 chains = 1 inch. Plan is signed by "G.K. Burnett" September 25, 1907. (Geographic location: Maple Ridge) 2. Plan : graphite on paper with annotations in blue ; 91 x 67 cm. Title on survey plan reads: "Lot 441, 439, 438, 440, Gr. 1 / Showing bank of Stave River" (in blue crayon). Survey plan includes lot numbers and identifies "Indian Reserve" (Whonnock Indian Reserve No. 1 - Kwantlen First Nation) (Geographic location: Maple Ridge)