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Burnaby District Exhibit at the Vancouver and Victoria Exhibition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport54952
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71057
- Meeting Date
- 28-Sep-1938
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71057
- Meeting Date
- 28-Sep-1938
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Exhibit at Victoria Exhibition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55253
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71360
- Meeting Date
- 24-Sep-1936
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71360
- Meeting Date
- 24-Sep-1936
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
CP 463 at Victoria
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3305
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 463 (built between 1912 and 1915) at Victoria, British Columbia. A man in overalls is walking by the caboose.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Material Details
- inscribed in black ballpoint pen, verso, c. "CP 463 at/ Victoria", stamped, l.r. [upside down] "840"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 463 (built between 1912 and 1915) at Victoria, British Columbia. A man in overalls is walking by the caboose.
- Geographic Access
- Victoria
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.78
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [after 1912]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-26
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 2531 at Edmonton"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "269A"
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CP 585 at Victoria, B.C.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3295
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1903]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 585 (built in 1903) at Victoria, British Columbia.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 585 (built in 1903) at Victoria, British Columbia.
- Geographic Access
- Victoria
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.67
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [after 1903]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-19
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "# 535 C.P. at Victoria B.C"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "269A"
Images
CP 6151 at Victoria
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3278
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1906]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 6151, a 0-6-0 Switcher (built in 1905 and 1906) at Victoria, British Columbia. A railway labourer looks to be cleaning or painting the side of the locomotive.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 6151, a 0-6-0 Switcher (built in 1905 and 1906) at Victoria, British Columbia. A railway labourer looks to be cleaning or painting the side of the locomotive.
- Geographic Access
- Victoria
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.50
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [after 1906]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-19
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 6151 at/ Victoria"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "840"
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Hannah (Girlie) Victoria Barnes (nee Love)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9866
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1902 (date of original)-[1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of biographical information and copies vital stastic records about Hannah (Girlie) Victoria Barnes (nee Love). Hannah (Girlie) was the youngest daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Street. Hannah married Leslie Beecher Barnes at St. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Subseries
- Love farmhouse research files subseries
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of biographical information and copies vital stastic records about Hannah (Girlie) Victoria Barnes (nee Love). Hannah (Girlie) was the youngest daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Street. Hannah married Leslie Beecher Barnes at St. Alban's church in Burnaby on May 14, 1931.
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.77
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 1902 (date of original)-[1998]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Meeting with the Honourable Minister of Finance at Victoria re Direct Relief
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64040
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56107
- Meeting Date
- 15-Aug-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56107
- Meeting Date
- 15-Aug-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Negotiations Entered Between the Honourable, the Minister of Public Works, Victoria and Council re Work of Sewers, Drainage and Roadwork
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64033
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56102
- Meeting Date
- 15-Aug-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56102
- Meeting Date
- 15-Aug-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Reports of Delegations to Victoria Received During Past Two Years
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport63812
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55912
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jul-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55912
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jul-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Delegation to be Sent to Victoria to ask Premier for Immediate Relief for Unemployment Situation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64869
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56053
- Meeting Date
- 14-Jul-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56053
- Meeting Date
- 14-Jul-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Permission to Stage an Agriculture Display in the Name of Burnaby at the Forthcoming Vancouver and Victoria Shows
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport56493
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 77882
- Meeting Date
- 20-Jun-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 77882
- Meeting Date
- 20-Jun-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Teachers' Convention in Victoria
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36839
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930 or 1936] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 8.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women at a teachers' convention in Victoria. Left to right: Dorothy Black (Emonds Street School teacher), Margaret Reid (Kingsway West School teacher), and Freda Fennell (Windsor Street School teacher).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1930 or 1936] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 8.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-297
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three women at a teachers' convention in Victoria. Left to right: Dorothy Black (Emonds Street School teacher), Margaret Reid (Kingsway West School teacher), and Freda Fennell (Windsor Street School teacher).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Black, Dorothy
- Edmonds Community School
- Fennell, Freda
- Kingsway West School
- Reid, Margaret Gooding
- Windsor Street School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Esther, Leonard and Girlie Love
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9986
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1998
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm (oval image)
- Scope and Content
- Oval photograph portrait of the three youngest children of Jesse and Martha (Leonard) Love, identified from left to right as: Esther, Leonard and Hannah (Girlie). The two girls are wearing light coloured dresses and have large ribbons in their hair. Both girls are holding a flower bouquets, Hannah …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Subseries
- Love family photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm (oval image)
- Scope and Content
- Oval photograph portrait of the three youngest children of Jesse and Martha (Leonard) Love, identified from left to right as: Esther, Leonard and Hannah (Girlie). The two girls are wearing light coloured dresses and have large ribbons in their hair. Both girls are holding a flower bouquets, Hannah is holding a doll and Leonard is wearing a suit and tie. Jesse and Martha Love lived at 1360 Cumberland Road in Burnaby and raised eleven children.
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.171
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1998
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 4-Mar-2019
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy print accompanying
Images
Love family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19854
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Jesse and Martha Love family, their spouses and children. The group are gathered together outside. People identified in the group include; Martha Dorothy "Dot" (Love) Brandrith (standing far left), Benjamin Brandrith (second from left), Esther (Love) Stanley, Phoebe (Lo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Jesse and Martha Love family, their spouses and children. The group are gathered together outside. People identified in the group include; Martha Dorothy "Dot" (Love) Brandrith (standing far left), Benjamin Brandrith (second from left), Esther (Love) Stanley, Phoebe (Love) Feedham, Sarah (Love) Parker, Edith Minnie (Love) McKenzie, John Leonard Love, Henry Love, Annie (Love) Whiting, Wallace "Flash" Whiting, William "Bill" Parker (seated in front and holding a child) and Frank Stanley (standing far right).
- Names
- Whiting, Wallace "Flash"
- Brandrith, Martha Dorothy “Dot” Love
- Brandrith, Benjamin Jefferson "Ben"
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Parker, Sarah Maria Love
- McKenzie, Edith Minnie Love
- Love, Henry
- Love, John Leonard
- Whiting, Annie Elizabeth Love
- Stanley, Frank Charles "Stan", 1891-1975
- Parker, William "Bill" Charles
- Barnes, Hannah Victoria "Girlie" Love
- Love Family
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.276
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [193-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
- Note in white ink on album page beneath photograph reads: "Dot & Ben, Esther, Phoebe, Sarah, / Minnie, Leonard, Henry, Annie & Flash, / _, Stan"
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B.C. Legislature 1937-41
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3695
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1937]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 22.2 x 34.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the legislature of British Columbia outside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Harold Winch can be seen seated in the front row, second from right; Ernest "Ernie" Winch is directly behind him.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 22.2 x 34.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of the legislature of British Columbia outside of the British Columbia Parliament buildings in Victoria. Harold Winch can be seen seated in the front row, second from right; Ernest "Ernie" Winch is directly behind him.
- Subjects
- Government - Provincial Government
- Geographic Access
- Victoria
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.52
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1937]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
Participants of Lion Dance fundraiser
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3181
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- March 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people who were involved in the Lion Dance to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers which took place in Victoria, British Columbia on March 5th and 6th, 1938. The group has gathered in front of a Chinese Public School. A number of women wear bands across their chests that read, "MEDIC…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Material Details
- Chinese characters have been added to the surface of the photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people who were involved in the Lion Dance to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers which took place in Victoria, British Columbia on March 5th and 6th, 1938. The group has gathered in front of a Chinese Public School. A number of women wear bands across their chests that read, "MEDICAL AID FOR WAR REFUGEES" and a number of men are wearing the lion costume pants.
- Names
- Chinese Public School
- Geographic Access
- Victoria
- Accession Code
- BV985.5331.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- March 1938
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-23
- Photographer
- Gibson, Wilfred
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Photographer's handwriting on recto of photograph reads: "The Lion Dance, to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers/ Victoria B.C. March 5th + 6th 1938 / Gibson/ PHOTO"
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
by empire building,
imperialism, militarism, wars,
stock market crashes, gold
rushes, rebellions and uprisings,
anti-feminism, racism,
great expositions, athletic
extravaganzas, gifted musicians,
painters and philosophers,
the death of Queen Victoria,
the outlawing of polygamy,
the trans-Atlantic wireless
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18874
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 13 Sep. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (100 min., 5 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum". The webinar is the first in a series of six webinars presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (100 min., 5 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Host: Jane Lemke
- Presenters: Deirdre Lott; Richard Lott; John Adams; Jim Wolf
- Date of Presentation: Tuesday, September 13, 2022. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks: 100 min., 5 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Original recording of 100 min., 5 sec. was edited to 88 min., 43 sec. for viewing on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum". The webinar is the first in a series of six webinars presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. In this webinar, Jane Lemke shares photographs and stories about the history of the Burnaby Village Museum as it turns 50 years old. Lemke and past staff talk about the early development of the Museum, large restoration projects throughout the years and recent initiatives to highlight histories of Burnaby's marginalized communities. In a pre-recorded interview, Richard and Deirdre Lott share their experiences as the first director and curator of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) when it opened in the 1970s. The interview is supported with photographs of the early days of the museum including original presentation drawings by Rudy Kovach, construction of the village, buildings and exhibits. The couple speak to the challenges of the time period including the acquisition of artifacts to create exhibits within the buildings. John Adams, former curator and executive director of Burnaby Village Museum between 1974 and 1979 shares his story and experiences over the years. John supports his talk with photographs of collections, exhibits, special events and programs during his time at Heritage Village. John talks about the acquisition of buildings and artifacts that were added to the site during his time as curator. Buildings mentioned include, the Village Church and Ofuro that were built on site and Bell’s Dry Goods, Tom Irvine’s house, the Royal Bank that were moved to the site. Artifacts mentioned include, contents purchased from the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Chinese Herbalist shop in Victoria to support a new exhibit inside Heritage Village, a steam donkey and saw mill equipment from the Anderson Sawmill in Powell River and the appraisal of the Lubbock farm house and buildings considered for acquistion. Jim Wolf shares a slide show of his personal experiences of being involved with the museum in the eighties and nineties. Jim begins his story with first being recruited as a teen volunteer in 1980. He speaks about the mandate that was introduced in 1980 to have a living “outdoor museum” of the lower mainland with a special emphasis on Burnaby with a static portion of the museum supported by collections of genuine Burnaby artifacts. Jim talks about his experiences as a staff member working with collections and exhibits, working as an education assistant helping to facilitate public programs and as a curatorial assistant to help catalogue artifacts. Jim also talks about his involvement with the Burnaby Historical Society, his contribution as a historic researcher in publishing local books on the history of Burnaby as well as his involvement in the Heritage Inventory of Burnaby in 1985 which help lead to the eventual acquisition and restoration of the Love farm house by the Burnaby Village Museum. In the last part of the presentation Jane Lemke speaks about the history of the museum over the last twenty years. Jane highlights some of the changes to the museum including the restoration of the Interurban Tram 1223, free admission to the site that was introduced for the 40th anniversary in 2011 and the renovation of the Chinese Herbalist shop exhibit. Following the presentation, Jane Lemke chats with the presenters about the evolution of the museum over the last 50 years and the group answers questions from the attendees.
- History
- Jane Lemke has worked in various museums in the Lower Mainland and has been the Curator at Burnaby Village Museum since 2019. Her educational background includes a Master of Arts degree in History and a Master of Museum Studies degree. Her research focus has been on trauma and memory and its role in shaping Canadian identity. She loves sharing memories and stories of Burnaby with the public. Jane sits on the Council of the BC Museums Association and is the Chair of the BC Museums Association Professional Development and Education Committee. Richard “Dick” Lott was the first director for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) when it opened in 1971. Dick worked as a designer for architecture firm, Hopping, Kovach and Grinnell who won the competition for the design of Heritage Village. Dick was hired to manage the project and then became an acting director of Heritage. Dick continued to work as director until the spring of 1972 when he returned to work for Hopping, Kovach, Grinell. Dick worked on various projects including; Museum of Anthropology working with Arthur Erickson; museum designer for the EXPO’86 pavilion and was the head of exhibits to build Science World after EXPO; project manager for the World’s Fair in Spain – Expo ‘92; Vancouver Aquarium (1960s); Communications Museum in Brantford, Ont.; International Science Centre in Amsterdam; National War Museum and his last project working in Hawaii for NASA. Deirdre (Stuckey Norman) Lott was hired in 1971 as the first curator for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) working under the direction of Richard Lott. Deirdre was first hired under the Corporation of the District of Burnaby’s Local Initiatives Program (LIP) and was a University of British Columbia graduate student who worked at Museum of Anthropology. Deirdre went on to work in Public Relations and Education in Museums and was the Public Program Coordinator for Museum of Vancouver. Deirdre Norman married Richard Lott in 1976. Deirdre left the Museum of Vancouver after their first child was born. Deirdre continued her career working as a freelance contractor in Continuing Education in Introductory Anthropology. John Adams has a BA in history from UBC and a Masters degree in Museology from the University of Toronto. He worked at Burnaby Village from 1974 to 1979, serving three years as Curator and two years as Executive Director. He then went to the Royal BC Museum as Provincial Museums Advisor before becoming a Manager with the BC Heritage Branch. Since 2000 he has operated Discover the Past, a heritage business in Victoria that specializes in historical research, writing and conducting walking tours and lectures. He also taught museum studies for twenty-eight years at Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria. He is the author of seven books, most recently Chinese Victoria: A Long and Difficult Journey. Jim Wolf worked at the Museum starting in 1980, eventually holding many roles within the City of Burnaby and recently retired from his long serving role as the Senior Long Range Planner. He guided the city’s heritage program from 1989 and this year was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by Heritage BC. As a historian and heritage consultant he has authored and contributed to award-winning books on Burnaby, New Westminster and historic architecture. He is currently working on a number of projects including a biography of architect Samuel Maclure and a book documenting the architectural design and construction history of Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, B.C.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Names
- Lott, Richard
- Lott, Deirdre Stuckey Norman
- Adams, John
- Wolf, Jim
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Century Park Museum Association
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Responsibility
- Lemke, Jane
- Accession Code
- BV022.27.1
- Date
- 13 Sep. 2022
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
Video
Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum, 13 Sep. 2022
Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum, 13 Sep. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2022_0027_0001_002.mp4Hawkshaw family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19354
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1888-1976, predominant 1931-1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 album (284 photographs) + 19 photographs + 17.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs including a photograph album created by Crichton Hawkshaw, correspendence, reports and literary works created by and belonging to Mabel Hawkshaw and a series of photographs documenting special events in Burnaby including, Burnaby's first May Day in 1925 and a v…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 album (284 photographs) + 19 photographs + 17.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs including a photograph album created by Crichton Hawkshaw, correspendence, reports and literary works created by and belonging to Mabel Hawkshaw and a series of photographs documenting special events in Burnaby including, Burnaby's first May Day in 1925 and a visit to Burnaby by Governor-General Lord Willingon in 1928. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Hawkshaw family photographs series 2) Mabel Hawkshaw records series 3) Burnaby events photographs series
- History
- Mabel Edith Honor McClean Hawkshaw (1886-1946) was born in Wexford, Ireland to parents, Washington Gilliland McClean and Honor Delamore McClean (nee Thomas). Mabel's parents had four children; Charles Gilliland McClean; Elsie (Rae); Evangeline Mai (Goff) and Mabel Honor (Hawkshaw). Mabel emigrated from Ireland to Canada with her family in 1903 and the family moved to Vancouver in 1905. In 1909, Mabel married John Edward “Jack” Hawkshaw. Mabel and Jack Hawkshaw had three children; Richard “Crichton” Gilliand Hawkshaw (1912-1972); Edward Delamere “Dal” Burrington Hawkshaw (1914-1988) and Merton Cedric “Cedric” Perry Hawkshaw (1924-2008). Prior to her marriage in 1909, Mabel Hawkshaw worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Revelstoke. Mabel was founder and publisher of the “Burnaby Post” newspaper (1922-1937) and wrote articles for city dailies and magazines under the pen name “Percy Egerton Sterling”. Mabel also worked as the first female bank teller in Canada and was the first female censor of motion pictures in British Columbia (1928-1946) and also worked as an assistant advertising manager of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Among other accomplishments, Mabel was the chairperson of the committee for Burnaby's first May Day event in 1925, was active as a leader in the Girl Guides, a member of several women's clubs, a speaker on matters of education and film production in Vancouver and Victoria and was also a member of the Juvenile Court in Burnaby and the I.O.D.E. At time of her death in 1946, Mabel was living on West 57th Street, Vancouver. John Edward “Jack” Hawkshaw (1881-1934) who was born in Glanworth Ontario to Captain William Stearne Hawkshaw and Elizabeth Merton Hawkshaw (nee Shore). Jack came to Vancouver in 1900 and soon after arriving, Jack moved to the Yukon where he worked for the Canadian Bank of Commerce serving in Dawson and White Horse. He returned to Vancouver in 1904 and joined the newly-organized Northern Bank. In 1906, Jack became a bank manager in New Westminster and later was manager in New Westminster for the Northern Crown Bank. Jack resigned from the bank in 1914 to fight in World War I and moved his family to Calgary where he began his military training. In 1915, Jack was stricken with polio which left him crippled in one leg barring him from active service. In the 1920’s, he worked as a treasurer for the Royal City Canning Co. and Cunningham Trapp Hardware Company. In 1933, Jack worked as an accountant treasurer for the Crane Shipyards. Jack Hawkshaw was a member of the Canadian Credit Men’s Association of Burnaby and the Kiwanis Club of New Westminster. In May 1934, Mabel and Jack purchased property on Lasqueti Island with a sheep ranch. One month after purchasing the property Jack Hawkshaw died tragically in an accident on the island when he was thrown from a horse drawn carriage with his ten year old son Cedric. Cedric survived the accident but his father died on the dock on Lasqueti Island. The family dog, Dixie also died after she swam after the fishing boat carrying Jack Hawkshaw’s body and Cedric to the mainland for medical attention. John and Mabel’s first home was located at 309 Pine Street in New Westminster. In 1920, the family relocated to 763 Wedgewood, Burnaby (later renumbered 7743 Wedgewood Street) where they lived until 1931. In 1932, the Hawkshaw family moved to Vancouver where they resided in different locations until after the death of Jack Hawkshaw. Mabel continued to operate the sheep ranch on Lasquesti after Jack died in 1934, with a succession of tenants until Mabel’s death in 1946. In 1936, Mabel moved back to Burnaby for a few years, residing at 5590 Douglas Road in 1936 and 3908 Deer Lake Avenue in 1937 (Heritage home known as the R.F. Anderson House). In 1938 Mabel moved back to Vancouver where she lived until her death in 1946. Richard “Crichton” Gilliland Hawkshaw (1912-1972) married Ivy Ina Hawkshaw (nee Hughes) (1913-1987) at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Vancouver in 1939. Crichton enlisted with the Canadian military and trained at Shilo and Sarcee military bases. Following his military training, Crichton got work as an operator in the mill at Britannia Beach mine where he worked between 1938 and 1949. Crichton and Ivy Hawkshaw lived at Britannia Beach during the time he worked there. Ivy and Crichton had two sons, Bruce and Dick Hawkshaw. After Britannia Beach, the family lived in Abbotsford and Chilliwack before moving to North Vancouver. Prior to his death in 1972, Crichton Hawkshaw worked as an auditor for the Government of British Columbia in the Internal Revenue Department. Crichton was a member of Abbotsford Masonic Lodge No. 70, past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, member of the North Shore Shrine Club and Upper Fraser Valley Shrine Club and Gizeh Shrine Temple. He was also a devoted fan and supporter of the B.C. Lions football team. Edward Delamere “Dal” Burrington Hawkshaw (1914-1988) married Barbara Walters Fry (1913-2001) in 1940. The couple had three children; Nancy Susan, Peter Burrington and John Edward (who died in infancy). Dal Hawkshaw worked as a financial consultant with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. In his free time, Dal served on the board of the Goodwill Enterprises for the Handicapped, the Victoria Symphony Society and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Dal was the first honorary treasurer of the University of Victoria and served on the advisory council and as a trustee of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. In 1985, Dal Hawkshaw was named an honorary citizen of British Columbia. Merton "Cedric" Perry Hawkshaw (1924-2008) married Carol Violet (Worrall) Hawkshaw (1923-1985) in 1947 (Carol remarried later to Jack Madsen). The couple had three children, Frances Jacqueline (b. 1948) and Geraldine Lucy (b.1952), and Barry (b.1957). ). Cedric was a member of the Old Boys Association of St. Georges School, served in the Navy (DEMS) and was a proud veteran of WWII. When the war ended he saved enough money to purchase a home in Burnaby on acreage which he sold soon after and relocated to Armstrong Street, Burnaby. Cedric worked for his father in law at William Worrall furniture. After the company closed in 1959, he worked in the furniture department at T. Eaton Co., West Vancouver. Cedric retired at a young age to run and live on the Hawkshaw Ranch on Lasqueti Island where he spent many years before returning to the mainland due to health issues. He lived at George Derby Veterans Centre for 17 years. While living at George Derby, Cedric was involved in Arts and Crafts, creating works in ceramic and textiles.
- Accession Code
- HV977.17
- HV982.25
- BV996.6
- Date
- 1888-1976, predominant 1931-1939
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Arrangement is based on the order in which records were compiled by creators and donors.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Receipts from organizations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10579
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1908-1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of seven receipts that were issued for the following organizations; Ching Wing Chun Society Reading Room 1941, 1952; Ching Wing Chun Society 1953; Victoria Kuomintang Communications Department 1922, 1926; Friends of Wounded Veterans 1940 and Victoria Chinese Benevolent Association 190…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Material Details
- All receipts are written with Chinese characters
- Scope and Content
- File consists of seven receipts that were issued for the following organizations; Ching Wing Chun Society Reading Room 1941, 1952; Ching Wing Chun Society 1953; Victoria Kuomintang Communications Department 1922, 1926; Friends of Wounded Veterans 1940 and Victoria Chinese Benevolent Association 1908. The Victoria Kuomintang Communications Department receipts were issued to Ko Wun Shan, one of the four key KMT political leaders in Victoria at the time.
- Accession Code
- BV985.5331.10
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1908-1953
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file