"Burnaby Historical Society" found 23 records

Scope and Content: Item is "The Book of Common Prayer Canada" subtitled "and administration of the sacraments / and other rites and ceremonies of the Church / according to the use of / The Church of England in the Dominion of Canada / together with the Psalter of Psalms of David / pointed as they are to be sung or sa…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Leila Orman subseries

Physical Description: 1 book

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS104-019

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is "The Book of Common Prayer Canada" subtitled "and administration of the sacraments / and other rites and ceremonies of the Church / according to the use of / The Church of England in the Dominion of Canada / together with the Psalter of Psalms of David / pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches." printed by Cambridge at the University Press, Toronto. This book was given to Leila Orman by her mother in 1936.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby Board of Trade Incorporation certificate

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 10, 1910

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item is the original certificate that recognises the Incorporation of the Burnaby Board of Trade under the provisions of the 'Benevolent Societies Act'.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 10, 1910

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries

Physical Description: 1 p.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS057-007

Accession Number: BHS1991-20

Scope and Content: Item is the original certificate that recognises the Incorporation of the Burnaby Board of Trade under the provisions of the 'Benevolent Societies Act'.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item; 1 b&w photocopy accompanying

Burnaby School House contract

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893 (date of original), copied 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 p. (photocopied)

Scope and Content: Item is the (photocopied pages of the) original Public Works contract between W.S. Gore Deputy Commissioner of Lands and Works and John M. Archibald, Contractor for the construction of Burnaby School House.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893 (date of original), copied 1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 2 p. (photocopied)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS034-001

Accession Number: BHS1988-02

Scope and Content: Item is the (photocopied pages of the) original Public Works contract between W.S. Gore Deputy Commissioner of Lands and Works and John M. Archibald, Contractor for the construction of Burnaby School House.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1919-1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1919-1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS102-001

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-02

Scope and Content: Item is a Central Park Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Correspondence

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 25, 1918

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item is a letter dated June 25, 1918 from "Sgt. D.S. Bell, Proprietor" to "George Kidd, Esq. / B.C. Electric Co. Ltd. / City." asking for "a pass holding good on the Burnaby and city lines, for Dr. Tweedale who will handle the work in the District."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 25, 1918

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 p.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS038-001

Accession Number: BHS1988-12

Scope and Content: Item is a letter dated June 25, 1918 from "Sgt. D.S. Bell, Proprietor" to "George Kidd, Esq. / B.C. Electric Co. Ltd. / City." asking for "a pass holding good on the Burnaby and city lines, for Dr. Tweedale who will handle the work in the District."

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Debenture certificate

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 certificate (framed)

Scope and Content: Item is a debenture (a certificate of agreement of loans which carries an undertaking that the debenture holder will get a fixed return and the principal amount whenever the debenture matures) given by the District of Burnaby. It was presented to George A. Grant in July of 1958 as a memento for his…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Grant subseries

Physical Description: 1 certificate (framed)

Material Details: Debenture no. 5

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS048-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1990-06

Scope and Content: Item is a debenture (a certificate of agreement of loans which carries an undertaking that the debenture holder will get a fixed return and the principal amount whenever the debenture matures) given by the District of Burnaby. It was presented to George A. Grant in July of 1958 as a memento for his service as a Burnaby debt retirement fund trustee.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Newspaper clipping attached to back of frame dated May 4, 1857 describes the history of the debentures in Burnaby and how their debt was to be honoured

George Jeffery's notebook

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904-1907

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover) with attached pencil

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook belonging to George Jeffery which contains a list of military abbreviations as well as personal notes.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904-1907

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Jeffery subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover) with attached pencil

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS013-019

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook belonging to George Jeffery which contains a list of military abbreviations as well as personal notes.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of notebook

Holy Bible

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [19--]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is the Bailey family "Holy Bible" with birth dates of family members inscribed onto the inside covers.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [19--]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bailey family subseries

Physical Description: 1 book (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS115-001

Accession Number: BHS1992-55

Scope and Content: Item is the Bailey family "Holy Bible" with birth dates of family members inscribed onto the inside covers.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Handwritten note on inside front cover reads: "[s/o] Frank Albert William Bailey / was born on the 19th of May / 1916" in purple pencil crayon and "Winnifred P. Bailey born the 25th of / May 1918" and Theodore / Baby born [this has been crossed out]" in blue pencil crayon.; Handwritten note in black ink on inside back cover reads: "Minnie Bendle born 9th of january 1898 / Frank Albert William Bailey / Born May 19th 1916 / Place of birth / 1505 - 11th Ave Burnaby / Winnifred Patricia Bailey / Born May 25th 1918 / Place of birth 1505 - 11th ave / Burnaby / Norman Charles Edward Bailey / Born September 1st, 1922 / Place of Birth / Royal Columbian Hospital / New Westminster BC / Maiden name of mother / Minnie Bendle Booth / Birth date Jan. 9 th 1898 / Fathers name / Charles William Bailey / Born in St. Thomas, Ontario Sept. 1st 1887"

Jubilee Labor Hall financial records

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914-1972

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook filled with financial information pertaining to Jubilee Labor Hall Limited, with a concentration on the final donations made in the name of the organization. Included among the pages of the notebook are various papers; an election platform poster from 1914 as well as a notice of …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914-1972

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Jubilee Labor Hall subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS041-013

Accession Number: BHS1989-01

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook filled with financial information pertaining to Jubilee Labor Hall Limited, with a concentration on the final donations made in the name of the organization. Included among the pages of the notebook are various papers; an election platform poster from 1914 as well as a notice of assessment from 1956.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of the item

J.W. Phillips business card

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 business card

Scope and Content: Item is J. W. Phillips' 'Photographer' business card. James William (Jim) Phillips was a carpenter by trade, but was better known as an avid amateur photographer and painter, his photographs serving as an important record of early Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: J.W. Phillips subseries

Physical Description: 1 business card

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS031-001

Accession Number: BHS1987-01

Scope and Content: Item is J. W. Phillips' 'Photographer' business card. James William (Jim) Phillips was a carpenter by trade, but was better known as an avid amateur photographer and painter, his photographs serving as an important record of early Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Lent 1916

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1916

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 p. (pamphlet)

Scope and Content: Item is a small pamphlet outlining the church services and activities at St. Johns Church for Lent of 1916.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1916

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Church files subseries

Physical Description: 2 p. (pamphlet)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42689

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a small pamphlet outlining the church services and activities at St. Johns Church for Lent of 1916.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Marriage certificate

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 20, 1894

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 certificate (hand-coloured)

Scope and Content: Item is a certificate of marriage between Charles Victor Erickson and Hedvig Amanda Erickson. The two were married on January 20, 1894 in Oakland, California.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 20, 1894

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Hazel Peterson subseries

Physical Description: 1 certificate (hand-coloured)

Material Details: Elaborate hand-coloured drawings adorn the certificate

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS094-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2000-08

Scope and Content: Item is a certificate of marriage between Charles Victor Erickson and Hedvig Amanda Erickson. The two were married on January 20, 1894 in Oakland, California.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Marriage license

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 25, 1899

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p.

Scope and Content: Item is a marriage license between Charles Victor Erickson and Hedvig Amanda Erickson. The two were married on January 20, 1894 in Oakland, California.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 25, 1899

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Hazel Peterson subseries

Physical Description: 1 p.

Material Details: Elaborate cross-hatched drawing adorns the license

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS094-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2000-08

Scope and Content: Item is a marriage license between Charles Victor Erickson and Hedvig Amanda Erickson. The two were married on January 20, 1894 in Oakland, California.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Name index for complaints

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1913 and 1933]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 booklet (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a name index of citizens' complaints made to the Burnaby Police Detachment.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1913 and 1933]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Jeffery subseries

Physical Description: 1 booklet (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS013-022

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a name index of citizens' complaints made to the Burnaby Police Detachment.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Typed on verso of booklet reads: "PLEASE INDEX AND ENTER ALL COMPLAINTS AS THEY ARE RECEIVED. / Sgt., #1178, [signature] (G.A. Gerrie) / i/c Burnaby Detachment"

New Testament

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [19--]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 book (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is Winnifred Bailey's copy of the "New Testament."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [19--]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bailey family subseries

Physical Description: 1 book (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS115-003

Accession Number: BHS1992-55

Scope and Content: Item is Winnifred Bailey's copy of the "New Testament."

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Handwritten notes in pencil on inside front cover, end papers and inside back cover read: "Winnifred [or Winnie] Bailey / 3125 Kathleen Avenue / Burnaby BC"; Handwritten note in pencil on last page read: "Nancy Beaumont / Irene Beaumont / Hilda Beaumont / Mrs. Beaumont / Mr. Beaumont / Stan"; Handwritten note in pencil along the book's top edge reads: "POISON"; Handwritten note in pencil along the book's tail edge reads: "BRAIN"

Patrol Book

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1914

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook containing a handwritten records written by constables on patrol in Burnaby, including Patrol Reports and records of Dog Tax collected (most of these records were written by Constable George Jeffery).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1914

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Jeffery subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS013-023

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook containing a handwritten records written by constables on patrol in Burnaby, including Patrol Reports and records of Dog Tax collected (most of these records were written by Constable George Jeffery).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on title page of notebook

Patrol Reports

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook containing a handwritten Patrol Reports written by constables on patrol in Burnaby. The handwriting looks to be that of Constable George Jeffery.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1920

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Jeffery subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS013-024

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a notebook containing a handwritten Patrol Reports written by constables on patrol in Burnaby. The handwriting looks to be that of Constable George Jeffery.