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Widening of Rumble Street between Patterson Avenue and Boundary Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport47725
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47035
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jan-1950
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47035
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jan-1950
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Width of Lots in Block 19, DL 27
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport46172
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45872
- Meeting Date
- 27-Jul-1953
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45872
- Meeting Date
- 27-Jul-1953
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Wiggins Road Crossing - BC Electric Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70589
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734800
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734800
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Wigwam Inn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82513
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-087
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "1918 / Wigwam Inn"
Images
Wigwam Inn Bandstand
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34984
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of original wooden bandstand at the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 171-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-20
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of original wooden bandstand at the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Wildflowers on bridge railing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19903
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an arrangement of wildflowers attached to a railing of a bridge. View of waterway is visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an arrangement of wildflowers attached to a railing of a bridge. View of waterway is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Plants - Flowers
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.325
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-09
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Wilks family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35451
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-309
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at Dundas Street and Boundary Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Dundas Street
- Street Address
- 3707 Dundas Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Wilks family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35440
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-298
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Dundas Street
- Street Address
- 3707 Dundas Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Will and licenses of William Michael Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10083
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1943 and 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of the last will and testament of William Michael Parker and two British Columbia Motor Vehicle Licences for William Michael Parker.The will is signed and witnessed on February 28, 1943 and the vehicle licence registrations are dated February 28, 1962. One vehicle license has the addr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Material Details
- "DATED FEBRUARY 12th, 1943 / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER, / Testator: / Sarah Maria parker / Executrix / WILL / LIDSTER & ALLISON, / Barristers & Solicitors, / New Westminster, B.C." printed on outside fold of the document.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of the last will and testament of William Michael Parker and two British Columbia Motor Vehicle Licences for William Michael Parker.The will is signed and witnessed on February 28, 1943 and the vehicle licence registrations are dated February 28, 1962. One vehicle license has the address 1390 Cumberland St. while the other has the address 7651 Cumberland St. [This is the date of the change in the street numbering system in Burnaby.]
- History
- See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV012.31.15
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1943 and 1962
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Willard Avenue between Marine Drive and Trapp Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport41983
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38465
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38465
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
William and Annie Mawhinney outside of their home.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5190
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- History
- This home was built by Captain William J. Eyres. In 1912, it was reported in The British Columbian: “Captain Eyres of Seattle is remodelling the front of his house on Douglas Road and otherwise improving it.” The house was later sold to William A. Mawhinney, who subsequently built houses at 6011 Buckingham Avenue and 7616 Burris Avenue.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.63
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Apr-18
Images
William and Donald Gough
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35487
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) William Gough and his son (right), Donald Gough. The Gough family lived at 2119 Nelson Avenue (later 7126 Nelson Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-345
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) William Gough and his son (right), Donald Gough. The Gough family lived at 2119 Nelson Avenue (later 7126 Nelson Avenue).
- Names
- Gough, Donald
- Gough, William
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16710
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm in mat 28 x 17.5 with 14 x 9 cm (oval, sight)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm in mat 28 x 17.5 with 14 x 9 cm (oval, sight)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV008.20.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- June 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ritchie, Samuel J.
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
Images
William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16711
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on mat 27.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on mat 27.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV008.20.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- June 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ritchie, Samuel J.
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Embossed label on matt reads: "Ritchie / New Westminster B.C."
Images
William Franklin Wolsey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46136
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959], published June 26, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Franklin Wolsey, head of the Canadian Temple of the More Abundant Life in Burnaby. He has been referred to with the titles of; "His Grace the Archbishop", "Most Reverend Franklin Wolsey", "Dr. William Franklin Wosley, Archbishop", and "Archbishop John I of Vancouver".
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959], published June 26, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1024
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Franklin Wolsey, head of the Canadian Temple of the More Abundant Life in Burnaby. He has been referred to with the titles of; "His Grace the Archbishop", "Most Reverend Franklin Wolsey", "Dr. William Franklin Wosley, Archbishop", and "Archbishop John I of Vancouver".
- Subjects
- Occupations - Clergy
- Names
- Wolsey, William Franklin
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William George Alcock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1779
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV004.90.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Notes on verso of photograph read: "Wm. G. Alcock", "15" and "15A"
Images
William Holmes family records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18942
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV997.50
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
William Holmes fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family records series 3) Holmes family cemetery photographs series
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby and was born in Kilkenny Ireland January 4, 1812. In 1833, at the age of 20 yrs, William Holmes immigrated to Canada from Ireland in with his parents, Joseph and Jane (McCullough) Holmes and ten other family members including two of his married brothers and their wives, two sisters with their husbands and two unmarried brothers. This was the first group of thirteen to leave Ireland and set up homesteads in Canada near the shores of Lake Huron. The family settled on land concessions in Huron County, Ontario about 14 km southeast of Goderich. The area in Huron County was first founded in 1832 by John and Samuel Holmes and the community was known as Holmes Hill before becoming Holmesville [ca. 1850]. In 1837, William Holmes is noted as owning Lot 23, Concession IX, Goderich Twp. Much of the village of Holmesville grew up around the five road concession near the border of his brother’s farm so William decided to open a store. The Holmesville post office opened on March 1, 1855 and William was appointed the first post master which he operated until May 1857. William met and married Mary Richardson in 1841 and the couple had three daughters: Jane (1844-1926) (married Charles Studdert Finlaison in New Westminster in 1863); Anne Maria (Annie) (1846-192?) (married John Gunther Jennings in New Westminster in 1865 and married Robert Johnson in New Westminster in 1877) and Elizabeth (1848-1934) (married Thomas Carrington of Lakes District in 1867). William’s wife, Mary (Richardson) Holmes died in Holmesville sometime between 1848 and 1853. Following the death of his first wife, Mary, William married Charlotte McCullough (McCulloch). The couple had four daughters; Arabella Charlotte Amelia (1854-1943) (married Arthur Robert Green in 1887); Laura (1855-1867); Arabella Henrietta (1857-1929) (married Clark Wesley Gillanders in 1880) and Mary (1863-1864). During the late 1850s, William became aware of the gold rush and opportunities opening up in British Columbia so left for the west coast in 1858 at the age of 46 yrs. In preparation for his move to the west coast of Canada, William obtained a letter of introduction from top government officials of Canada. William Holmes arrived in British Columbia in 1859. Upon arriving, he first worked running pack trains from Harrison Mills to Lillooet. After earning some money, he decided to re-invest it in land. His first pre-emption of land occurred on January 21, 1860 for 160 acres situated on North Road from the Military Camp to Burrard Inlet and distancing 25 chains south of the Brunette River and 20 chains south of the river with the land extending in a westerly direction. On March 17, 1860, Holmes received a Crown Grant for this and other land in the immediate area totalling 415 acres of which was known as Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District. The balance of land was situated on the east side of the Brunette River – Lot 13, with 344 2/3 acres of which he made an application to purchase on June 26, 1860, and a Crown Grant dated March 16, 1861 covering 86 acres. Holmes also pre-empted land in Port Moody and Pitt Meadows in 1860 and 1861. The name of “Brunette River” is officially attributed to William Holmes who referred to the river as “Brunette” due to it’s dark colour originating from the peat lands above the lake. Following his purchase of property, he sent for his wife Charlotte, their three daughters and her three step daughters (from William’s first marriage). Charlotte and the six children made the long trip to B.C. by ship and rail, crossing the Isthmus of Darien at Panama. They arrived in B.C. in October 1861 and moved into a one room log cabin built by William. The cabin stood on the North Road at the foot of Sapperton, on a bluff overlooking the Brunette River. Eventually the family moved to a larger dwelling but the original cabin remained on the site until the 1890s when it was burned after being used as a sick house. Mr. Holmes was instrumental in organizing the first Orange Lodge in British Columbia. He was a prominent Orangeman who joined the order in 1840 and was the first master in the order of the City of New Westminster when the Lodge No. 1150 was established there. Charlotte Holmes died in New Westminster in 1893 at the age of 70 years and William Holmes died in New Westminster September 11, 1907 at the age of 95 years.
- Responsibility
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Reference file: Persons - Holmes, William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
William J. Devitt papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58429
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1901-1996 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photocopied photographs, newspaper articles and correspondence pertaining to William J. "Bill" Devitt, who served as Burnaby Police Chief from 1921 to 1936. These pages were compiled by the Burnaby Village Museum when researching information for the writers of "Follow that Fire."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1901-1996 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- William J. Devitt subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS082-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-17
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photocopied photographs, newspaper articles and correspondence pertaining to William J. "Bill" Devitt, who served as Burnaby Police Chief from 1921 to 1936. These pages were compiled by the Burnaby Village Museum when researching information for the writers of "Follow that Fire."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
William J. Devitt subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97418
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1901-1996 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of papers compiled by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the life of former Burnaby Police Chief William J. "Bill" Devitt.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1901-1996 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- William J. Devitt subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-17
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of papers compiled by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the life of former Burnaby Police Chief William J. "Bill" Devitt.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Notes
- Title based on content of subseries
- MSS082