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Application for Licence to Operate a Laundry Business
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport69006
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60045
- Meeting Date
- 25-Sep-1922
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60045
- Meeting Date
- 25-Sep-1922
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Application of Permit to Carry on Business on Blocks 4 and 5, DL 212, Group One
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68418
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72939
- Meeting Date
- 18-Aug-1924
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72939
- Meeting Date
- 18-Aug-1924
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Scouts subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription54956
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Scouts, including: personal and business correspondence, registration forms, group records, charters, awards, group minutes, newspaper clippings, training records, jamboree's, activities, and photographs from many of the regions members and the activ…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Scouts subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-05
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of the records of the Burnaby Scouts, including: personal and business correspondence, registration forms, group records, charters, awards, group minutes, newspaper clippings, training records, jamboree's, activities, and photographs from many of the regions members and the activities in which they participated.
- History
- The inception of Scouting was the accomplishment of Lord Baden-Powell of Great Britain. His idea of training boys in the art of self-preservation, honesty, loyalty and good conduct has spread to most countries of the world. Scouting in Burnaby was originally a section of the Vancouver-Coast Region starting in 1910, called the Central Park Division. This was later divided in 1948 into North Burnaby, consisting of 26 groups and South Burnaby with 30 groups. It had grown to such an extent by 1957 that it became, although the smallest in area in Canada, an independent Region consisting of eight Districts of a total of 71 groups. By 1994, the decline in membership resulted in a reduction to three Districts.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- MSS100
- Title based on creator and contents of subseries
Burrard Brokerage Company file
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64881
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photocopied business diary believed to have been owned by Burrard Brokerage Company Limited along with other photocopied pages of house listings and advertisements for Burrard Brokerage Company.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1928 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burrard Brokerage Company Ltd. subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 42045
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-07
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a photocopied business diary believed to have been owned by Burrard Brokerage Company Limited along with other photocopied pages of house listings and advertisements for Burrard Brokerage Company.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Chelimer's ez dress calculation book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3511
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.20.108
- Call Number
- 746.9 CHE
- Publisher
- Chelimer's EZ Calculation Books
- Publication Date
- c1928
- Series
- EZ calculation books
- Inscription
- A. Langstadter Inc.'s merchant business sticker on front pastedown
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Patternmaking
- Clothing and dress
- Notes
- book to record and calculate size for dress patterns
- includes measurement and price calculation
![Decorated Edmonds Wood Yard Truck, [1927 or 1937] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0051_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Decorated Edmonds Wood Yard Truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1081
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1927 or 1937]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 13.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a truck owned by the Edmonds Coal and Wood Yard decorated for a parade with flags, streamers and vines. There are discrepancies in the inscription, catalogue records, and accompanying note. An annotation in black ink reads, "A small part of Burnaby / Confederation Day Parade," but an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 13.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a truck owned by the Edmonds Coal and Wood Yard decorated for a parade with flags, streamers and vines. There are discrepancies in the inscription, catalogue records, and accompanying note. An annotation in black ink reads, "A small part of Burnaby / Confederation Day Parade," but an annotation in blue ink reads, "Year 1937? / May Day." The accompanying note suggests that the parade was part of Burnaby May Day at Central Park. Also noted is that the Edmonds Wood Yard was opened in 1910 by Bill McDonald at 1500 Edmonds Street (later renumbered as the 7200 block) and Kingsway. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray (the driver in the photograph) partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill (an early mill in Deer Lake), to buy the business from Mr. McDonald. They in turn sold out very shortly to Fred Robbins. In 1921 Murdoch McMurray and Emerson Doran, along with Jack McMurray, bought the wood yard back and ran it until 1947 when they sold it to Norman Ritchie. Stamped on back of photo: "692."
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Accession Code
- HV972.51.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1927 or 1937]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Decorated Edmonds Wood Yard Truck, [1927 or 1937] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1972/1972_0051_0002_001.jpg)
![Denby Brothers Shoe Company trucks, [1921] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0084_0004_001.jpg?width=280)
Denby Brothers Shoe Company trucks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription554
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Johnston Storage Company trucks loaded with rolls and stacks of leather for Denby Brothers shoe company. Banner signs that read "for DENBY BROS & Co. Vancouver BC" hang on the sides of the trucks that are parked just outside of the Denby Brothers store. Beside the store is another…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two Johnston Storage Company trucks loaded with rolls and stacks of leather for Denby Brothers shoe company. Banner signs that read "for DENBY BROS & Co. Vancouver BC" hang on the sides of the trucks that are parked just outside of the Denby Brothers store. Beside the store is another business with a sign that reads "A. Ramsay & Son Company." The street is brick laid, and to the right can be seen a large sign for The Vancouver Sun, advertised as publisher, printer, and bookbinder. Inscribed in the negative and printed on photograph, front lower right: "8160." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "circa 1921." Stamped on the back of the photo is: "Leonard Frank / Photographic Artist / 553 Granville St. / Bay. 1029 Vancouver, B.C./ In re-ordering prints mention no. 8160."
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV977.84.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1921]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-11
- Photographer
- Frank, Leonard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Denby Brothers Shoe Company trucks, [1921] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0084_0004_001.jpg)
Die Biskuit= und Keksfabrikation im Gross= und Kleinbetrieb
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3539
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kietz, E. R.
- Edition
- 7. Aufl
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Call Number
- 641.5943 KIE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV996.17.15
- Call Number
- 641.5943 KIE
- Edition
- 7. Aufl
- Author
- Kietz, E. R.
- Place of Publication
- Nordhausen, [Germany]
- Publisher
- H. Killinger
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 244 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "No. 733" [stamped on back inside paper cover, purple ink.]
- "Gruppe 39" [stamped on front paper cover in purple ink.]
- [Illegible signature and date 1932? on front inside leaf, handwritten in blue pencil.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Biscuits
- German language
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
- Cookies
- Baking
- Baking--Germany
- Notes
- Includes index
- Written in German
- Title translation: "The biscuit in large and small business"
Die Zwieback- und Brezelba¨ckerei im Groß- und Kleinbetrieb : ein Spezial-Rezeptbuch ; Mit 563 Rezepten, 37 Abb. u. 2 Muster-Taf
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3532
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kietz, E. R.
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Call Number
- 641.5943 KIE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV996.17.8
- Call Number
- 641.5943 KIE
- Author
- Kietz, E. R.
- Place of Publication
- Nordhausen [Germany]
- Publisher
- H. Killinger
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 159 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- [illegible signature on front leaf, and "1937" handwritten in blue pencil.]
- "Gruppe 33" [stamped in inside front paper cover in purple ink.]
- "No.7327" [stamped in inside back paper cover in purple ink.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- German language
- German recipes
- Baking--Germany
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
- Cookbooks--Germany
- Baking
- Bread
- Pretzels
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Written in German
- Title translated "The rusk and Brezelbäckerei in wholesale and small business: a special recipe book; with 563 recipes".
Easthope family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription99
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and other material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Easthope family subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and other material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2003-06
- BHS2003-10
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.
- History
- The Easthope family has lived in Burnaby since 1889, when Ernest and Ann Easthope emigrated from Wolverhapton, England with eight of their nine children and settled in the Edmonds district. They later moved to Vancouver where Ernest started Easthope Bros., a marine engine business on Georgia Street with two of his sons, Percy and George. George married Elizabeth Tisdale of Sapperton, BC in 1902 and in 1905, George Jr. was born, eventually having eight siblings. In 1926, the family moved to Lochdale, Burnaby, where the children attended St. Helen's Catholic private school, Capitol Hill School and Burnaby North High School. George Jr. married Dorothy May Parkes (b. 1903), and by 1930, they had built a house at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby where they lived for the rest of their married lives. George Jr. died in 1986.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Creator
- Easthope family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC451, MSS105, MI630
![Edmonds Coal and Wood truck, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-687.jpg?width=280)
Edmonds Coal and Wood truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35828
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Jack McMurray (older brother and partner in Edmonds Coal and Wood), Murdoch McMurray with baby son, Bob, and Emerson Doran (business partner). The truck is decorated, possibly for a May Day parade.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-687
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Jack McMurray (older brother and partner in Edmonds Coal and Wood), Murdoch McMurray with baby son, Bob, and Emerson Doran (business partner). The truck is decorated, possibly for a May Day parade.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Edmonds Coal and Wood truck, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-687.jpg)
Field family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65767
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] - [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : tiffs ; 600 ppi + 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Field family and their relatives, including the Sandersons, as well as notes used by Thomas Sanderson in preparation of an address he gave in 1934 titled "The Early Development of Our Lumber Industry with Historical Sketches."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] - [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : tiffs ; 600 ppi + 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- 2012-24
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Field family and their relatives, including the Sandersons, as well as notes used by Thomas Sanderson in preparation of an address he gave in 1934 titled "The Early Development of Our Lumber Industry with Historical Sketches."
- History
- William “Willie“ James Field was born to William and Rebecca (Chambers) December of 1881 in England. Laura Tonkin was born to John Charles and Amelia (Johns) February of 1887 in Wales. Her brother, Charles Henry “Harry” was born in 1888. In 1907, Laura Tonkin married Willie James Field. Their first child, Phyllis Laura, was born in 1910. In 1912, the young family of three immigrated to Canada, arriving firstly in Hamilton, Ontario, where Willie James ran a welding business. Both Willie’s youngest brother, Arthur Pearcy, and Laura’s only brother, Charles Henry “Harry”, joined them soon after. The extended family of five then moved west to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. But Arthur Percy soon returned to Hamilton, married Sara Umbach, and had their two children, Arthur and June. Laura and Willie returned to Wales with Phyllis to have their second child, William John “John”, in 1914. War broke out and they were stranded until 1919. Within that time, Harry also returned to England with his bride, Ethyl “Em.” In 1919, the Field and Tonkin families returned to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, before heading out west. Willie James Field or Harry Tonkin owned the Model T-Ford convertible that the extended family travelled west in, arriving in Central Park, Burnaby, around 1921. Amelia and John Charles Tonkin purchased a home on Wilson Avenue where they lived out the rest of their lives. Amelia died on March 6, 1944, at the age of 82. Harry and Em Tonkin bought property on Nelson Avenue and began their family with a son, Roy, who unfortunately, did not survive infancy. He had a sister, Marjorie, born 1927. Willie James and Laura bought property on Patterson Avenue and had two more children: Dorothy, born October 10, 1925, and Robert George, born September 6, 1927. In 1929, June Field was brought out from Ontario as tuberculosis had claimed both her parents. The Mackenzies of Central Park adopted her and she became June Mackenzie at the age of three. Her older brother Arthur stayed in a foster home in Ontario. When June lost both her adoptive parents, Arthur came to Burnaby and he and his sister became a members of the Patterson Avenue Field family. In 1937, Phyllis Field married Gordon John Sanderson, the son of Ellen Jane Garvin and former Burnaby Reeve Thomas Sanderson. William James Field died March 17, 1965, at the age of 83, his wife Laura died in 1968 at the age of 81. William John “John” and Margaret (Begg) Field had their daughter Lorraine in 1941 and Joyce shortly after. Robert George married Edna Schilthelm of Mandy Avenue in Burnaby, and had William George “Bill”, Elizabeth “Betty” Gorrie, Joan Katherine Nash and Susan Carol Hanniford. All live locally, except Joan who lives in Royston.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Field family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 521, MSS168
Fifty years of the Prudential : the history of a business charged with public interest, 1875-1925
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary185
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.41
- Call Number
- 368 MYE
- Place of Publication
- Newark
- Publisher
- Prudential Press
- Publication Date
- 1927
- Printer
- Prudential Press
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Financial ledger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17246
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1924-1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Douglas Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 volume of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Financial ledger book belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of the Thistle Meat Market that he owned on Kingsway in Burnaby. Ledger includes handwritten entries between January 1924 and 1935 with an alphabetical index at the front.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Douglas Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 volume of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Financial ledger book belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of the Thistle Meat Market that he owned on Kingsway in Burnaby. Ledger includes handwritten entries between January 1924 and 1935 with an alphabetical index at the front.
- Accession Code
- BV999.10.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1924-1935
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Several pages are blank and some have been removed.
Florence Hart Godwin fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14283
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Florence Hart Godwin fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photograph albums (60 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographic reproductions of two photograph albums. One album was owned and created by Florence Hart Godwin and the other by Florence Hart Godwin's mother, Alice Hart (nee Chapman). The albums consist of photographs of the Hart family and members of the Chapman family while they …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Florence Hart Godwin fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photograph albums (60 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographic reproductions of two photograph albums. One album was owned and created by Florence Hart Godwin and the other by Florence Hart Godwin's mother, Alice Hart (nee Chapman). The albums consist of photographs of the Hart family and members of the Chapman family while they had residences in New Westminster, Deer Lake and Kerrisdale along with time spent at Pitt Lake, Mayne Island, Stanley Park and Victoria. Albums are described at file level and album pages are described at item level.
- History
- Florence Elizabeth Hart Godwin was born in New Westminster in 1898 to parents, Frederick John Hart (1884- 1945) and Alice Hart (nee Chapman) (1885-1935). Alice and Frederick Hart were married in Yale in 1895 and had five children, Kingsley (1897-1916), Florence (1898-1999), Alice Fredricka “Freda” (1903-1905), Edwyna Jane (1907-1997) and Frederick John “Jack” (1908-2001). Alice Hart (nee Chapman) was the daughter of Edward Chapman and Jane Chapman (nee Isbell) born in Birmingham England and Frederick John Hart was born in Trinity, Newfoundland. Florence’s father Frederick J. Hart owned a successful real estate business in New Westminster from 1891. His real estate company managed many of the property sales in the lower mainland including Burnaby and he was involved with a number of economic development companies in the area. Frederick also served as alderman with the City of New Westminster. In June 1905, the family was heartbroken by the sudden death of Florence's younger sister Freda who died at age two of meningitis. In that same year, Frederick purchased 13 acres of land abutting the north east end of Deer Lake and built a small summer house "Avalon". Florence, her siblings and mother spent the summer months on the lake. Her father, Frederick worked in New Westminster during the week and joined them on the weekends. In 1910, Florence’s father built a larger permanent family residence at this location also named "Avalon". Mr. Frank W. Macey designed the house which is now the home of “Hart House” restaurant. While living in Burnaby, the family attended St. Alban’s Church and Florence was taught by Miss Harriet Woodward who had a small private school inside her home. Florence later attended Douglas Road school before being placed in Crofton House School in Vancouver. The Hart children found many playmates on the lake, including members of the Hill and Peers families. During World War One, in December of 1916, Florence's brother, Kingsley Hart was killed while serving overseas. This tragedy devastated Florence's parents and prompted them to sell "Avalon" in 1917 and move to Kerrisdale in Vancouver. In August 1922, Florence married Harold Ward Godwin at St. Mary's Church in Kerrisdale and they moved into their own home in Burnaby. That same year, Florence joined the auxiliary to the Victorian Order of Nurses. Florence made rounds as a nurse travelling from home to home on a bicycle. Florence and Harold had one child, Elizabeth Joy Hart (1929-1978) who later married Robert Carl Freyman (1925-2011) and worked as a nurse. In 1950, Florence was awarded a life membership to the V.O.N. along with her husband, making them the only husband and wife in Canada to be accorded this honour. By 1973, Florence had served more than 50 years as a member of the Board of the V.O.N. in Burnaby. In that same year, Florence was presented a life membership by the I.O.D.E. for her many contributions to the work of the organization.
- Creator
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Accession Code
- HV976.168
- HV976.169
- Date
- 1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- 60 b&w copy prints + negatives accompanying
Forster Family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36788
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. Forster and likely her two oldest children, Vera and Mary, sitting on the running board of a car which looks to be a Hudson Phantom. They are in front of the Wilson Forster plumbing and electrical business and Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (later renumbered 6038 McKay …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-245
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mrs. Forster and likely her two oldest children, Vera and Mary, sitting on the running board of a car which looks to be a Hudson Phantom. They are in front of the Wilson Forster plumbing and electrical business and Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (later renumbered 6038 McKay Avenue). A sign on the building reads, "Wilson-Forster / Plumber & Electrician."
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Buildings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- McKay Avenue
- Street Address
- 6208 McKay Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Forster family house and store, [1924] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/168-007.jpg?width=280)
Forster family house and store
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34972
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1924] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Wilson Forster's plumbing and electrical business and the Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (later renumbered 6208 McKay Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1924] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Forster family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 168-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-17
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Wilson Forster's plumbing and electrical business and the Forster family home at 2849 McKay Avenue (later renumbered 6208 McKay Avenue).
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- McKay Avenue
- Street Address
- 6208 McKay Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Forster family house and store, [1924] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/168-007.jpg)
Grieve family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66379
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908-1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 14 cm. of textual records and 15 b&w prints.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of publications, correspondence and photographs pertaining to the Grieve family of North Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908-1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Physical Description
- 14 cm. of textual records and 15 b&w prints.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2011-04
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of publications, correspondence and photographs pertaining to the Grieve family of North Burnaby.
- History
- William Ewart “Bill” Grieve was born at Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan (then the North-West Territories), on August 15, 1885. He was the eldest child of John and Flora Grieve. Bill attended school at Qu’Appelle until he was 12 years old and went to work at a furniture store. In October of 1902, at the age of 17, he moved to the Okanagan and worked on a Kettle Valley Railroad construction camp for four years. Bill enlisted at Kamloops in 1915 and served overseas as a member of the 72nd Seaforth Battalion. He was wounded at the Battle of Lens in August of 1917 and was invalided home in November of 1917. On April 14, 1920, William Ewart “Bill” Grieve married Christine. Bill’s ill health sent them to California for a year but by April of 1923, they had returned to Canada and bought a house at 3925 Triumph Street in North Burnaby. Bill worked as manager of the Used Car Department of Johnston Motors Ltd in Vancouver for the next twenty years. He retired in 1946 and opened his own used car business at 4507 East Hastings Street, Burnaby. Christine Grieve was a life-long member of the Women’s Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada. Christine and Bill had two sons, Kenneth Ewart “Ken” and William Ronald “Ronald.” Ken was born about 1922. By 1928, he was in grade three at Gilmore Avenue School and by 1948, he was at the University of British Columbia. Ken died prior to March of 2006. Ronald was born about 1929 and was 13 years old during World War II. Like his older brother before him, he attended the University of British Columbia. He later married and had children, one of whom was Catherine E. “Cathy” Grieve (later Linowski). Ronald died April 7, 1970, at the age of 41. Bill served as president of the North Burnaby Liberal Association for four years and was liberal candidate for the Burnaby Provincial riding at the General Election in 1937. He also served on the Burnaby School Board from 1943 to 1957 consecutively. Bill died April 1, 1969 at the age of 83.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Grieve, William Ewart "Bill"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS155, photo catalogue 523
Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory464
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1911-1990
- Length
- 00:05:22
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Dep…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about how Al Nixon began collecting and saving photographs, records and stories about the history of the Burnaby Fire Department in the mid 1980's. Finding the first scrapbook of photographs lead to other discoveries that placed the beginning of the Burnaby Fire Department in 1911.
- Date Range
- 1911-1990
- Length
- 00:05:22
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Al Nixon
Track one of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_1.mp3Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory466
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Length
- 00:04:05
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the equipment used by the fire department over the years, in particular about the pump and ladder trucks, and about Chief Waddell's wise choice of locations for the fire halls.
- Date Range
- 1927-1990
- Length
- 00:04:05
- Names
- Waddell, Gordon
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 21, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 0:43:35
- Interviewee Name
- Nixon, Al
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track three of interview with Al Nixon
Track three of interview with Al Nixon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-014/MSS187-014_Track_3.mp3