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Engineering Department fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-2014
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-2014
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Physical Description
1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Subject to FOIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
History
In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Architectural Drawing
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds.
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Burnaby Sewer Construction Bylaw No. 500

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 - 1926
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual records and architectural drawing
Scope and Content
File includes a blueprint chart as well as original newspaper clippings, bylaw # 462 and an oversized blueprint plan associated with DL 116, DL 121 and DL 187.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 - 1926
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Bylaws series
Physical Description
Textual records and architectural drawing
Description Level
File
Record No.
3114
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File includes a blueprint chart as well as original newspaper clippings, bylaw # 462 and an oversized blueprint plan associated with DL 116, DL 121 and DL 187.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Architectural Drawing
Notes
A plan showing proposed sewer system and possible extensions DL 116 and parts of DL 121 and 187 : M9-A-8-2. A list of names of streets to be sewered and assessment of costs : M9-B-3-19
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Burnaby South School yearbook : 1925-1926

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1926
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1926
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV020.7.1
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1926
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Burnaby South Secondary School
Publication Date
1926
Printer
Lionel Ward & Co. Ltd.
Inscription
"Loretta S. Roberts"
Library Subject (LOC)
School yearbooks--1920-1929
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
School yearbooks
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Geographic Access
Rumble Street
Street Address
5455 Rumble Street
Names
Burnaby South High School
Object History
This yearbook belonged to Lauretta Roberts.
Notes
High school annual for Burnaby South
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Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1926-1927

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1927
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1927
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV020.7.2
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1927
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Burnaby South Secondary School
Publication Date
1927
Printer
Lionel Ward & Co. Ltd.
Library Subject (LOC)
School yearbooks--1920-1929
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
School yearbooks
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Geographic Access
Rumble Street
Street Address
5455 Rumble Street
Names
Burnaby South High School
Object History
This yearbook belonged to Lauretta Roberts.
Notes
High school annual for Burnaby South
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Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1927-1928

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1928
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1928
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV005.79.1
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1928
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Burnaby South Secondary School
Publication Date
1928
Printer
Lionel Ward & Co. Ltd.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill., ports. ; 16 x 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
School yearbooks--1920-1929
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
School yearbooks
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Geographic Access
Rumble Street
Street Address
5455 Rumble Street
Names
Burnaby South High School
Notes
High school annual for South Burnaby High School
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Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1928-1929

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1929
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1929
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV005.79.2
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1929
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Burnaby South Secondary School
Publication Date
1929
Printer
Ward & Phillips
Physical Description
59 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
School yearbooks--1920-1929
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
School yearbooks
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Geographic Access
Rumble Street
Street Address
5455 Rumble Street
Names
Burnaby South High School
Notes
High school annual for South Burnaby High School
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Burnaby South Secondary School yearbook : 1928-1929

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1929
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1929
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV020.7.3
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1929
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Burnaby South Secondary School
Publication Date
1929
Printer
Ward & Phillips
Physical Description
60 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
School yearbooks--1920-1929
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
School yearbooks
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Geographic Access
Rumble Street
Street Address
5455 Rumble Street
Names
Burnaby South High School
Object History
This yearbook belonged to Lauretta Roberts.
Notes
High school annual for South Burnaby High School
Images
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South Burnaby Horticultural Institute - Proposed Horticultural Hall

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Architectural material
Scope and Content
One blueprint showing the front elevation of the proposed hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Architectural material
Description Level
Item
Record No.
10995
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
One blueprint showing the front elevation of the proposed hall.
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Located in map case.
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South Burnaby Horticultural Institute - Proposed Horticultural Hall

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Architectural material
Scope and Content
One blueprint showing the floor plan of the proposed hall.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?]
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Architectural material
Description Level
Item
Record No.
10996
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
One blueprint showing the floor plan of the proposed hall.
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Located in map case.
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West Burnaby sewerage correspondence

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-1928
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual records and architectural drawings
Scope and Content
File includes an ink on white linen table titled "West Burnaby Sewers, Tabulation of Bids", and a blueprint of the same. Also included is an ink on white linen plan with some notations in pencil (1927)
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-1928
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual records and architectural drawings
Description Level
File
Record No.
3171
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File includes an ink on white linen table titled "West Burnaby Sewers, Tabulation of Bids", and a blueprint of the same. Also included is an ink on white linen plan with some notations in pencil (1927)
Media Type
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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Machine sewing : a treatise on the care and use of family sewing machines and their attachments : specially prepared for teachers of home economics

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1925
c1924
Call Number
646.2 SIN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV001.11.4
Call Number
646.2 SIN
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Publication Date
1925
c1924
Series
Singer educational publications
Physical Description
159 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Ruth Bryson" [handwritten in orange pencil on front pastedown] "Burnaby North Secondary School 751 Hammarskjold Drive Burnaby, B.C. V5B 4A1" [stamped in purple ink on front and back pastedowns] "369 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on series page]
Library Subject (LOC)
Sewing machines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Machine sewing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Names
Burnaby North High School
Notes
Includes index.
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Narrative English poems

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV999.62.1
Call Number
821 MAC
Author
MacDonald, Wilbert Lorne, 1879-1966
Walker, Francis C. (Francis Cox), 1873-1934
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
Publication Date
1926
Printer
Richard Clay & Sons, Limited
Physical Description
xiv, 274 p. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"L.C. Lloyd Cary BNHS 9th Grade Com Burnaby North High School L.C." [handwritten in black ink on front cover] "still is satler" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown beneath drawing of human head] "first four chapters comp" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "Lloyd Cary is a big nut" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper. "is a big nut" is crossed out] "Lloyd Cary" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "If my name you wish to find turn the page on hundred" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "1 Picture no food in wigwam" [handwitten in faded dark ink on front endpaper with a drawing of two stick figures and wigwam] "2 Phonetics Be lief" [handwritten in faded dark ink on front endpaper with a drawing of a bee and leaf] "3 Alphabet D=" [handwritten in faded dark ink on front endpaper with a drawing] "The song of the open road - W. Wittman Balder Dead - Mathew [sic] Arnold" [handwritten in black ink on page before t.p.] "The ship is becalmed" [handwritten in black ink on back pastedown] "Ballads -- Sands of Dee -- refrain __ has it Rime of the ancient mariner" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown] Handwritten notes through out book
Library Subject (LOC)
English literature--Textbooks
Names
Burnaby North High School
Notes
"Collected by W.L. MacDonald and F.C. Walker" --cover
"Edited by W.L. MacDonald and F.C. Walker" --t.p.
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Tested recipes as compiled by Wo-He-Lo Y.W.A. Henderson United Church

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1920
Call Number
641.59 WOH
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV004.55.13
Call Number
641.59 WOH
Place of Publication
[Burnaby]
Publisher
Wo-He-Lo Y.W.A. Henderson United Church
Publication Date
1920
Printer
R.W. Amess Mimeographing
Physical Description
33 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Cooking, Canadian
Cookbooks--British Columbia--Burnaby
Cookbooks--1920-1929
Notes
Includes index.
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Jesse Love farmhouse series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1893-1970] (date of originals), copied 1988-1998, predominant 1988-2000
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
approx. 84 cm of textual records + approx. 1,910 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Series consists of records involved in the purchase, moving, restoration, research, conservation and exhibiting of the Love family farmhouse by Burnaby Village Museum. Records have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Love farmhouse conservation work files subseries 2) Love farmhouse re…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
approx. 84 cm of textual records + approx. 1,910 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Series consists of records involved in the purchase, moving, restoration, research, conservation and exhibiting of the Love family farmhouse by Burnaby Village Museum. Records have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Love farmhouse conservation work files subseries 2) Love farmhouse restoration photographs subseries 3) Love farmhouse curatorial files subseries 4) Love farmouse research files subseries 5) Love family photographs 6) Love farmhouse Oral History subseries 7) Love farmhouse architectural drawings subseries
History
Jesse Love was born in Swindon, England in 1847 and left England to work on a dairy farm in the Toronto area. While working on the farm in Toronto, he met Martha Leonard who he married in 1879. Martha was born on February 3, 1858 in Bedfordshire, England and had come to Canada with her parents George and Ann Leonard. While living in Toronto, Jesse and Martha had two children, George born March 22, 1880 and Annie Elizabeth on August 24, 1881. About one year after Annie was born, the Love family moved to North Dakota to grow wheat. While living there, they had two more children, Henry who was born August 24, 1883 and Edith Minnie born October 9, 1885. The family decided to move further west after hearing about the fairer weather conditions from Martha’s father, George Leonard, who had settled in Vancouver in 1885. On May 23, 1887, Jesse, Martha and their four children arrived in Vancouver after travelling across Canada from Winnipeg on the first transcontinental train. The Loves made their home in Vancouver while Jesse helped clear land on Granville Street. Their fifth child, Thomas Robert was born on September 17, 1887 and soon after, the family moved to Lulu Island in Richmond where they lived growing vegetables and selling them to Vancouver hotels. While living and farming on Lulu island, the couple had two more girls, Martha (Dot or Dorothy) born on December 17, 1889 and Sarah Marie, born February 8, 1892. On October 6, 1893 an agreement was signed by Jesse Love to purchase 14.52 acres of land from Joseph C. Armstrong. The acreage covered the north east section of District Lot 25 within the newly incorporated District of the Municipality of Burnaby. It was here where the original Love house was built (between October 1893 and April 15, 1894) by Jesse Love with the help of local builder George Salt and father in law, George Leonard. The house consisted of an entrance hall, dining room, lean to kitchen, master bedroom and three bedrooms upstairs. A road was constructed and named Cumberland in 1905 and ran from District Lot 25 through to District Lot 11. The address for the Love home was 1390 Cumberland Road and in the early 1960’s the address was renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street. On the land surrounding the house, Jesse Love planted an orchard along with strawberries and raspberries which he sold at the Fraser Valley Market, T.S. Anandale’s Grocery Store in New Westminster and to hotels around Vancouver. Jesse Love served on the Burnaby School Board and also as a District Councillor in 1901 and from 1904-1907. While living in the house, Jesse and Martha had four more children, Phoebe Leonard, born April 15, 1894, Esther, born August 28, 1896, John Leonard, born June 7, 1899 and Hannah Victoria (also known as Girlie) who was born May 12, 1902. As the family grew to eleven children, additions along with some substantial remodelling in the craftsman style took place. In about 1898, a north wing addition was added to include a parlour with two windows, the construction of two more bedrooms and the relocation of the stair case to the North West wall. In 1903 the front door moved to the north elevation, a front porch was extended along the east wall and a summer lean to kitchen was added to the west elevation. Between 1905 and 1910, a tin embossed ceiling was installed along with an addition of the main kitchen which included a pantry, bathtub and a back porch. In about 1912, five craftsman style windows replaced the original pioneer tent style, the front verandah was enlarged to wrap around the south and east elevations, a back door was installed in the kitchen to access the verandah and wood shingle siding and brackets were added to the exterior. In 1918, at the age of 31 years, Robert Love fell ill due to an influenza epidemic and died on November 23, 1918. Following their son’s death, Martha Love became weak and on August 24, 1920, she passed away. By this time, Jesse had sold off a large percentage of his land and his youngest daughter, Girlie decided to stay on to live and care for him. Since the house was too large for just the two of them, Jesse invited any other children to return and share the residence. For a while his son, George and his wife joined them until 1925, followed by his daughter Sarah Parker (nee Love), her husband William and their three children, Albert, Bill and Elsie. The house remained pretty unchanged until 1928 after Jesse Love died of pneumonia (March 10, 1928) and the house was purchased by Sarah and her husband William Parker who continued to live there with their children. The master bedroom wall on the main floor opened up to the dining room, the kitchen pantry and bathtub converted to an alcove with a marble counter and enlarged window and sink while the bathroom was moved to the upstairs and the furnace and coolers were installed in the crawl space under the kitchen. A hot water tank was installed in the house in 1966. Sarah continued to live in the house until a little while after her husband William died in 1961. She sold the house to her daughter Elsie and husband John Hughes in 1966, who lived in the house along with their son Brent, until August 23, 1971. Mahbir Molchan Papan and his wife Geraldine Papan bought the house August 23, 1971 and by 1982, the house was sold to Nirmal Singh Singha and Narinder Singha. The Papans continued to rent the house from Nirmal Singh Singha and Narinder Singha until the late 1980s. In 1988, the house was scheduled for demolition with the remaining property to be subdivided. Fortunately, a neighbour, Mr. Harvey Elder recognized the farmhouse's historical significance and contacted the Burnaby Historical Society. Following this event, the owners agreed to donate the building to the Burnaby Village Museum (under the Century Park Museum Association) who financed the move of the house from Cumberland Street to the museum site. Heritage planner and architect, Robert Lemon provided guidance for the project. Prior to the move, the two porches were removed and demolished while the kitchen and roof were both separated from the main house. The kitchen and roof of the house were transported to Burnaby Village Museum on May 20, 1988 by Nickel Bros. House Moving company, while the main frame of the house completed its transportation to the museum near the end of May 1988 (due to low overhead wires). The house was moved down Cumberland Street to 10th Avenue, up Canada Way to Sperling and set on temporary footings near Hart House. Robert Lemon oversaw structural improvements such as, upgrading floor joists and creating new foundations to replace the original timber foundation of the farmhouse. The restoration went through several phases of work between 1988 until it opened in November 1998. Restoration began on both the interior and exterior features to be interpreted from the period of 1925. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807. In 1993, the architecture firm of Brian G. Hart Associates was appointed for the design and construction supervision of the restoration project. Plans were created for a foundation on the museum site in 1989 and the farmhouse was eventually settled on a permanent foundation behind the Burnaby Village Museum administration building in 1993 along with the reattachment of the roof. The kitchen section was reattached to the main house in 1994 along with skirting around the foundation and the reshingling of the exterior. In 1996, the tin ceiling was removed to make way for the installation of the internal electrical system along with sprinklers, ceiling heating and fire break gyprock. The dining room ceiling joists were consolidated, a pantry and bathroom were added to the kitchen, the downstairs bedroom wall was opened and filled, the dining and kitchen doorways were widened. In 1997, a wheelchair ramp was installed along with a concrete sidewalk, stair rails, cement pads at the base of the stairs and a gravel sink for any excess water. Interior work included painting of the kitchen, restoration and furnishing of the kitchen pantry, insulation of the house floor to protect from rodents along with the reconstruction of the kitchen and house chimneys. The registrar worked together with the curator and conservator and was tasked with a large research project on the house including the family contacts and family history, property information, plans, photographs, artifacts, furnishings, stories etc. all organized in files for easy retrieval. A great deal of research and conservation was undertaken in order to make the interior of the house authentic to the time period as possible. One of the biggest projects was selecting and obtaining wall coverings since much of the original wallpaper was incomplete and poor condition. The conservator and registrar were lucky enough to locate a few samples of the original paper and engage the Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpaper Company of Benica, California to reproduce replica designs for free. The City of Burnaby now has its own series “Burnaby Village Papers” produced by this company which are titled “Burnaby Wall”; “Burnaby Border” and “Burnaby Ceiling”. All three of these wallpaper designs have been used in the Love farm house and are also commercially available through the Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpaper Company. In 1997, restoration of the kitchen was completed and opened to the public. After the completion of the dining room, main floor bedroom and parlour, the Love farmhouse exhibit opened on November 29, 1998 with an open invitation to the public and extended members of the Love family. Officials including the Mayor, Doug Drummond and Love family members were all present to cut the ribbon for the special event.
Accession Code
BV018.41; BV020.5
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Date
[1893-1970] (date of originals), copied 1988-1998, predominant 1988-2000
Media Type
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Sound Recording
Moving Images
Photograph
Arrangement
The majority of the records within series and subseries were arranged by a staff members of Burnaby Village Museum who worked on the historical research and restoration of the house. Other photographs documenting the move and further restoration work were added later and included in the arrangment by format and subject.
Notes
Title based on content of series
Jesse Love farmhouse is described as an Artifact under BV988.33.1
Some records within this collection have restricted access and are subject to FIPPA
Accessions BV018.41 and BV020.5 form this fonds
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Recipes for home economics classes

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Saskatchewan, Department of Education
Publication Date
1926
Call Number
641.1 REC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV019.37.6
Call Number
641.1 REC
Author
Saskatchewan, Department of Education
Place of Publication
Regina, [Sask.]
Publisher
Province of Saskatchewan, Department of Education
Publication Date
1926
Series
Home economics bulletin no. 5
Printer
J.W. Reid
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
Handwritten text in black ink on front cover reads: "Reta Boyd".
Library Subject (LOC)
Home economics
Nutrition
Home economics--North America--History
Cookbooks--1920-1929
Cooking, Canadian
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Object History
Elmer Wilson Martin was a professional engineer who lived much of his life in Burnaby. He married Ellen Renetta "Reta" (Boyd) Martin in approx. 1930 and the couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 for him to attend UBC. He later enlisted in the RCAF during WWII where he served as a pilot and wing commander. Elmer ran Martin's Auto Villa at 6604 East Hastings Street (later 6574 East Hastings Street) and was heavily involved in local Burnaby politics and with the North Burnaby Board of Trade. The donor states that he ran for Burnaby mayor in 1959 and also donated land to S.F.U. in the late 1960's. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Buildings, a pre-fab building manufacturing company. His last position was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd.
Notes
"Authorized by the Minister of Education" - title page. "Printed by J.W. Reid, King's Printer" -- title page Includes index
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Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1918-2016
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photog…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photographs series 2) Sanders family personal papers 3) Sanders family architectural drawings
History
Gerald Frank Sanders (1916-2017) was born August 28, 1916 in Hackney, London. In 1918, Gerald immigrated to Canada with his mother Harriett Sanders (nee Chalkley) (1889-1962) while his father, Frank (1887-1967) was convalescing in hospital in England after succumbing to wounds while serving in action during WWI. Gerald's father, Frank soon joined them in British Columbia. In 1926 they settled in a house located at 4312 Spruce Street near the corner of Spruce Street and Carleton Avenue. By 1946 the family grew in size to four children (Gerald, Leslie, Reginald and Eileen) and they built a larger house right on the corner of Spruce and Carleton Avenue. Gerald attended Inman Elementary, then Van Technical School. He eventually joined the RAF during WWII as an airplane mechanic in England. He sent his pay home and his mother purchased two lots on Pine Street with some of the money. On March 8, 1948 Gerald married Alice Viola Sparman (1925-1996) and the couple lived in the Sanders' family home on Spruce Street. Alice grew up near Cranbrook and spent her teenage years in Victoria. She trained to be a nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver before marrying Gerald. Alice worked at the Burnaby General Hospital from 1952. Gerald and Alice had six children: Dennis, Kris, Kerry, David, Ruth and Marie. In 1949 with the help of family and friends Gerald built a new house located at 4325 Pine Street (address after 1959- 4091 Pine Street) and he moved in with his family. Gerald worked as a carpenter on various projects including the dentistry building at University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Court House and Jack Poole's house in the British Properties. Gerald lived in Burnaby until his death in 2017. Frank and Harriett Sanders lived on Spruce Street until Harriett died in 1962. Frank continued to live on Spruce Street until 1964 and then lived with his son Gerald on Pine Street until his death in 1967.
Creator
Sanders, Alice Viola Sparman
Sanders, Gerald Frank
Accession Code
BV018.34
Date
1918-2016
Media Type
Photograph
Architectural Drawing
Textual Record
Arrangement
Records and series were arranged by specific record types.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Ronald G. Scobbie collection

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890]-1932
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including Dis…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including District Lots in Burnaby along with various school sites and church plans; surveying records regarding North Road and a map of the Burnaby Municipality. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Subdivision and survey plans series 2) School and church plans series 3) Map series
History
Ronald G. Scobbie was born in Scotland. After graduating from high school, he worked in the mines of Scotland which led to a career as a land surveyor. Ron immigrated to Canada in 1965 and settled in North Vancouver. In 1967 he became a partner in the surveying company of Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie in New Westminster, eventually owning it under the title Scobbie and Associates between 1980 and 1995. Ron sold the business in 1995 and retired as a BC Land Surveyor in December 2003. Ron was an active member of the B.C. Land Surveyors Association and an avid collector of surveying equipment and maps and plans that document the history of surveying in British Columbia. Upon retirement, Ron donated many historical maps and plans to various repositories located in different geographical regions throughout B.C.
Scobbie & Associates land surveying company dates back to 1890 when Albert J. Hill first established his practice as a land surveyor in New Westminster. The company went through a series of Surveyors (owners) between 1890 and 1995:
Albert James Hill (A.J. Hill) [1890] to 1912
Hill & Burnett 1911 to 1912
Geoffrey K. Burnett 1912
Burnett & McGugan 1912 to 1947
Burnett, McGugan & Hunter 1947 to 1959
Burnett, Hunter & Douglas 1959 to 1960
Hunter, Douglas & Crockford 1960 to 1964
Hunter, Crockford & Associates 1964 to 1965
Hunter, Crockford & Aplin 1965 to 1967
Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie 1967 to 1973
Crockford, Scobbie & Associates 1973-1980
Scobbie & Associates 1980 to 1995
Creator
Hill, Albert James
Burnett, David H.
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Responsibility
Scobbie, Ronald G.
Accession Code
HV984.57
BV003.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1890]-1932
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Cartographic Material
Graphic Material
Textual Record
Related Material
For other survey and subdivision plans created by land surveyors Albert J. Hill, Geoffery K. Burnett and Donald J. McGugan, see: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection - Survey and Subdivision plans series
Notes
Title based on contents of collection
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Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1908-1975
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) wh…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) while the shop was in operation at 1620 Government Street in the 1940s. Some of the records are written in English while a portion are written in Cantonese and haven't been translated. Most of the photographs document the content of the original shop at the time of aquistion in 1975. Some photographs of unidentified people may be related to the owner or proprietor of the shop. A collection of other photographs document various Chinese Canadian organizations that were in operation in Victoria. Records are arranged into the following series: 1) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series 2) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
History
The Chinese Herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" operated in Victoria, BC from about 1905 until [1968]. The meaning of "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" can be translated as "Collection, Life, Source, Alive, Shop" although many interpretations can be taken since each Chinese character can have several meanings. Contents of the shop were purchased by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and reassembled as a permanent display in the Burnaby Village Museum. The shop’s original owner was Ng Chee Fong who opened the shop ca.1905. In 1921, Ng returned to Hong Kong and sold the business to Lam Yuen and Wong Ying who were from Vancouver. Lam Yuen and Wong Ying employed Lum Chuck Yue to operate the shop. Lum Chuck Yue had formerly operated a small herbal counter in a Chinese apothecary store on the south side of Fisgard Street, Victoria. In 1924 Lam Yuen and Wong Ying purchased Wah Sun & Co. from Lee S. Yew and Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. moved into the Wah Sun premises at 1620 Government Street in the Lee Block . The furnishings and fixtures of both stores were combined, with the more elaborate fixtures from WSYWK remaining as part of the public part of the shop and the plainer fixtures of Wah Sun moved into the workroom and basement. In the 1930s Lum Chuck Yue took over the business and became the proprietor. In about 1934, Tan Yi Tang purchased the business and the shop reopened as Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. following renovations with Lum Yew Jong as the shop's proprietor. Lum Yew Jong continued to operate the shop until his death in 1967 at the age of 68 years. Following Lum’s death, the property and contents of the shop were purchased by Mr. J. Watson Marles, a local owner operator of an antique store at 1714 Government Street. The shop and contents went through a few more private owners including Rodney Pain before it was purchased by the Heritage Village Museum in 1975 with funds made available by the Vancouver Foundation and the Province of British Columbia. Contents of the original shop were reasembled in a reconstructed building as a permanent display on site at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Creator
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Accession Code
HV975.5
BV985.5331
BV017.7
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1908-1975
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Architectural Drawing
Related Material
See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Banking forms and their uses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary453
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1925
Call Number
346.73082 ROY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV987.5.57
Call Number
346.73082 ROY
Place of Publication
Montreal
Publisher
Royal Bank of Canada
Publication Date
1925
Physical Description
16 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Burnaby B.C. June 22, 1925 / Mckay Branch, Burnaby B.C." -- handwritten in pen on sample cheque
Library Subject (LOC)
Banks and banking
Notes
Compliments of the Royal Bank of Canada.
Form A-39.
Includes sample cheque.
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The Canadian readers : book V

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1728
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1924
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1924 COPY1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV984.21.42
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1924 COPY1
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
T. Nelson & Sons
Publication Date
1924
Series
Canadian readers
Physical Description
416 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label on front pastedown with the following filled in] "Vera Morrow" [handwritten in blue ink] "School Kitchener Street School Burnaby, B.C." [name stamped in purple ink] "Vera Morrow 3870 Union St. Vancouver B.C." [handwritten in pencil on p. after last numbered p.] "Vera Morrow Kitchener St. School Burnaby B.C. Teacher Miss Stroyan Grade VI" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper] "Vera Morrow" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia" --t.p.
Copy 1 of 2
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55 records – page 1 of 3.