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Biography Conference for Writers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56270
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Arts Council subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 39698
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-06
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Biography- HEW - Bernie Simpson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3644
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1933-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including notes on sources of information, correspondence, and financial reference material. Bernie Simpson was an NDP MLA in Vancouver-Fraserview (1990-1995) and a friend of Jessie Winch's.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including notes on sources of information, correspondence, and financial reference material. Bernie Simpson was an NDP MLA in Vancouver-Fraserview (1990-1995) and a friend of Jessie Winch's.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.1
- Date
- 1933-1995
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Harold Winch biography
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3646
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1934], 1982-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including sympathy cards and correspondence from Winch's death, as well as newspaper clippings about Winch and his political career.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including sympathy cards and correspondence from Winch's death, as well as newspaper clippings about Winch and his political career.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.3
- Date
- [1934], 1982-1993
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Information for Harold Winch biography
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1935-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 1 photograph : col.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including newspaper clippings, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publicity material, and a photograph of the dedication of MacInnis Park in Vancouver, including Glen Clark, MLA.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records + 1 photograph : col.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including newspaper clippings, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publicity material, and a photograph of the dedication of MacInnis Park in Vancouver, including Glen Clark, MLA.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.4
- Date
- 1935-2003
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
New biography - Boag Foundation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3645
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1933, 1993-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including sympathy cards, correspondence, and memorials from Winch's death, as well as correspondence relating to Ron and Florence Riley's remembrances of Winch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records relating to the development of a biography of Harold Winch, including sympathy cards, correspondence, and memorials from Winch's death, as well as correspondence relating to Ron and Florence Riley's remembrances of Winch.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.2
- Date
- 1933, 1993-2002
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Shari Meakin Bursary and Biography
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56371
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Arts Council subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 39798
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-06
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Bill McNeil presents Voice of the pioneer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1105
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McNeil, Bill, 1924-
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Call Number
- 971.06 MCN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0385251955
- 9780385251952
- Call Number
- 971.06 MCN
- Author
- McNeil, Bill, 1924-
- Contributor
- Bagnell, Kenneth, 1934-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Physical Description
- xii, 255 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Voice of the Pioneer (Radio program)
- Interviews
- Canada--History--20th century
- Canada
- Biography
British Columbia : the pioneer years
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1451
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0889830150
- 0889830134
- Call Number
- 971.1 PAT
- Place of Publication
- Langley, B.C.
- Publisher
- Stagecoach Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1980
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill., ports.
- Inscription
- "Bev Sandercock / TR", written in pencil on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
Cop in the closet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3855
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Fossum, Jack, 1905-
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Call Number
- 971.2 FOS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.23.60
- ISBN
- 0888390815
- Call Number
- 971.2 FOS
- Author
- Fossum, Jack, 1905-
- Place of Publication
- North Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Physical Description
- 169 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Property of Ted Brue" "from daughter Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Birthday Greetings" "Oct. 21, 1982" [handwritten in black ink on front end paper]
C.W. Parker : the carnival king
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1080
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Goldsack, Bob
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Call Number
- 791.06 GOL Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 791.06 GOL Copy 1
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Author
- Goldsack, Bob
- Place of Publication
- Leavenworth, KS
- Publisher
- C. W. Parker Carousel Museum
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Physical Description
- 75 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Carnival owners--Kansas
- Carnivals--Kansas--History
- Biography
- Notes
- Addendum added for the 2nd edition. plus website addresses
The dusty road from Perth
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Morton, James, 1922-
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Call Number
- 929.2 MOR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.3
- ISBN
- 0888943210
- Call Number
- 929.2 MOR
- Author
- Morton, James, 1922-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Physical Description
- 179 p. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Scottish Canadians
- Biography
Image please : early radio broadcasting in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5858
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Duffy, Dennis, 1956-
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Call Number
- 384.54 DUF
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 384.54 DUF
- Author
- Duffy, Dennis, 1956-
- Publisher
- Sound and Moving Image Division, Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Govt. Services, Provincial Archives
- Publication Date
- 1983
- Series
- Sound heritage series no. 38
- Physical Description
- iv, 92 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Radio broadcasting
- Radio broadcasters
- Oral history
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibiographical references
Jewels of the Qila : the remarkable story of an Indo-Canadian family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6428
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Johnston, Hugh J. M., 1939-
- Publication Date
- c2011
- Call Number
- 971.1004 JOH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780774822169
- 9780774822176
- Call Number
- 971.1004 JOH
- Author
- Johnston, Hugh J. M., 1939-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Publication Date
- c2011
- Physical Description
- xviii, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Siddoo family
- Sikh Canadians--British Columbia
- Sikhs--British Columbia
- East Indian Canadians--British Columbia
- British Columbia
- Biography
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-291) and index.
The last suffragist standing : the life and times of Laura Marshall Jamieson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Strong-Boag, Veronica Jane
- Publication Date
- c2018
- Call Number
- 971.1040 STR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780774838689
- Call Number
- 971.1040 STR
- Author
- Strong-Boag, Veronica Jane
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver ; Toronto
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Publication Date
- c2018
- Printer
- Friesens
- Physical Description
- xii, 271 p. ; ill. : 24 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Biography
- Politicians--British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
My life on The Heights : Burnaby B.C. 1932 -1938, 1946 - 1977
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6744
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.45.1
- Call Number
- 921 PEN
- Author
- Penn, Edna
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby]
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Publication Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 55 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- British Columbia--Social life and customs
- British Columbia--History
- Biography
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Names
- Gilmore Avenue School
- Object History
- This is the second family history book that Edna has published.
- Notes
- Edna Penn is the mother of Douglas Penn who wrote the history of the Burnaby Fire Department "Follow That Fire"
On the shady side : Vancouver, 1886-1914
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1136
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0920663044
- 9780920663042
- Call Number
- 971.1 KEL
- Author
- Keller, Betty
- Place of Publication
- Ganges, B.C.
- Publisher
- Horsdal & Schubart
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Physical Description
- ix, 121 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Vancouver (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
Shoot the chute
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1423
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Burnett, Dorothy Robertson
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Call Number
- 920 BUR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 920 BUR
- Author
- Burnett, Dorothy Robertson
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 111 p. : ill., ports.
- Inscription
- "To the museum / to the ride of a lifetime / Sincerely / Dorothy Burnett", hand written in black ink
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Amusement parks--History
- Biography
Sun Yat Sen : great man of the century
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7598
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 951.041 SUN
- Place of Publication
- [Guangdong, China]
- Publisher
- China Post
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill (some col.) ; 26 x 33 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Biography
- Postage stamps
- Names
- Sun, Yat-sen
- Notes
- Text in English and Chinese (Simplified)
Svend Robinson : a life in politics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6752
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Truelove, Graeme, 1983-
- Publication Date
- 2013
- Call Number
- 971.0640 TRU
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781554200726
- Call Number
- 971.0640 TRU
- Author
- Truelove, Graeme, 1983-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- New Star Books
- Publication Date
- 2013
- Printer
- Imprimerie Gauvin
- Physical Description
- 346 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
- Gay politicians--Canada
- Politicians
- Politicians--British Columbia
- Politicians--Canada
- Politicians--Burnaby
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-326) and index.