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Dr. Chase's new receipt book, or, Information for everybody : the life-long observations of the author, embracing the choicest, most valuable and entirely new receipts in every department of medicine, mechanics and household economy : in fact a book for everybody, with remarks and explanations which adapt it to the every-day wants of the people, arrarged [sic] in departments, and copiously indexed.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1476
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3709.1
- Call Number
- 640 CHA
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Rose Publishing
- Publication Date
- 1889
- Physical Description
- 393 p. [17] p.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Home economics
- Cooking
- Formulas, recipes, etc.
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates : Chase, A. W. (Alvin Wood), 1817-1885
- Includes index
The practice of pharmacy : a treatise on the modes of making and dispensing official, unofficial, and extemporaneous preparations, with descriptions of medicinal substances, their properties, uses, and doses; intended as a hand-book for pharmacists and physicians and a text-book for students.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary247
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.163.24
- Call Number
- 615.4 REM 1888
- Place of Publication
- Philidelphia
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Publication Date
- 1888
- c1885
- Physical Description
- 1080 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: illustrated, printed nameplate "Incorruptible Hill Norfolk Eng." "Egerton Boyd Hill" small paper label, blue and white, designed to look like a book: "Williamson & Co S King St West Toronto" inside front page: "E B Hill [handwritten script in ink] O.C.P." "Toronto Ont" inside back page: "98" [handwritten in pencil] "137.7 DIST" "801"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacy
- Medicine
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "With nearly five hundred illustrations."
- Author's given name and dates: Remington, Joseph P. (Joseph Price), 1847-1918.
The practice of pharmacy : a treatise on the modes of making and dispensing official, unofficial, and extemporaneous preparations, with descriptions of medicinal substances, their properties, uses, and doses; intended as a hand-book for pharmacists and physicians and a text-book for students.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2398
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 2nd ed., enl. and thor. rev.
- Publication Date
- 1892
- c1889
- Call Number
- 615.4 REM 1892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.148.51
- Call Number
- 615.4 REM 1892
- Edition
- 2nd ed., enl. and thor. rev.
- Place of Publication
- Philidelphia
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Co.
- Publication Date
- 1892
- c1889
- Physical Description
- iii-xxviii, 1266 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front page: "Langley & Co. Victoria" [purple ink stamp] "OCT 26 1892"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacy
- Medicine
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index. Missing last 2 pages, ends at page 1262.
- "With over six hundred illustrations."
- Remington, Joseph P. (Joseph Price), 1847-1918.
A text-book of Euclid's Elements for the use of schools: books I-VI and XI
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary545
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.72.9
- Call Number
- 516.2 HAL
- Edition
- New ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1901
- c1888
- Printer
- University Press by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd
- Physical Description
- xiii, 456 p. : diagrs. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "H. Morey & Co." "New Westminster" "Bandelions" "page 43" "Marguerite Hadder" "New Westminster High School B.C."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geometry
- Geometry--Textbooks
- Mathematics--Historical texts
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Euclid's Elements
- Notes
- Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934 Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung in said churches. And the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2401
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.195.5
- Call Number
- 264.03 UNI 1868
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Publication Date
- 1868
- Printer
- Oxford University Press
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Inscription
- "Thomas Leedham July 15th 1873" [Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf] "1874 Jany 25th opening day" [Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf] "1876 Apl 22nd Chancel ded." [Handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible. Old Testament
- Anglican Communion--Liturgy
- Liturgics
- England
- Ireland
The book of household management : comprising information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under house-maids, lady's-maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid, monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc. : also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda ; with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2141
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.36.1
- Call Number
- 648 BEE
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1880
- Physical Description
- xxxix, 1112 p. : ill (some col)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Home economics
- Cooking, English
- Manners and customs
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
- Cookbooks--1860-1869
- Notes
- Author's given name and dates: Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865.
- Includes index.
Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory237
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1849-1872
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie's introduction of the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself, telling the story of Archdeacon Richard Small. She begins by reading the book's forward, as well as the beginnings of the first chapter.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie's introduction of the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself, telling the story of Archdeacon Richard Small. She begins by reading the book's forward, as well as the beginnings of the first chapter.
- Date Range
- 1849-1872
- Photo Info
- Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Interview Date
- January 10, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
- Biographical Notes
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:54:31
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
Track one of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-017-2/MSS137-017-2_Track_1.mp3
Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory238
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1803-1884
- Length
- 0:09:29
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the earlier the impact of the gold rush on British Columbia and the formation of Lytton, BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the earlier the impact of the gold rush on British Columbia and the formation of Lytton, BC.
- Date Range
- 1803-1884
- Photo Info
- Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
- Length
- 0:09:29
- Interview Date
- January 10, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
- Biographical Notes
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:54:31
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
Track two of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-017-2/MSS137-017-2_Track_2.mp3
Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory239
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1859-1867
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes early missionary experiences in Lytton, including descriptions from the diary of Bishop Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes early missionary experiences in Lytton, including descriptions from the diary of Bishop Hill.
- Date Range
- 1859-1867
- Photo Info
- Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Interview Date
- January 10, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
- Biographical Notes
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:54:31
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
Track three of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-017-2/MSS137-017-2_Track_3.mp3
Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory240
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1867-1868
- Length
- 0:09:11
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes Reverend John Booth Good's first years serving as a missionary at Lytton, British Columbia.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes Reverend John Booth Good's first years serving as a missionary at Lytton, British Columbia.
- Date Range
- 1867-1868
- Photo Info
- Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
- Length
- 0:09:11
- Interview Date
- January 10, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
- Biographical Notes
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:54:31
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
Track four of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-017-2/MSS137-017-2_Track_4.mp3
Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory241
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1868-1872
- Length
- 0:09:07
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes Reverend John Booth Good's first years serving as a missionary in and around Lytton, British Columbia, including…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes Reverend John Booth Good's first years serving as a missionary in and around Lytton, British Columbia, including the unhappy event of the death of his daughter.
- Date Range
- 1868-1872
- Photo Info
- Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
- Length
- 0:09:07
- Interview Date
- January 10, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
- Biographical Notes
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:54:31
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track five of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
Track five of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-017-2/MSS137-017-2_Track_5.mp3The Canadian readers, book IV
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6440
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.9
- Call Number
- 428.2 CAN 1883 Ver. 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1883
- Series
- Canadian readers
- Physical Description
- 320 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Maggie Emily Patterson / 11th June 1895" [inside front cover]
- "Bought of MR BROWN" [inside front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
The Canadian readers, book IV
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6471
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- c1883
- Call Number
- 428.2 CAN 1883 Ver. 2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.72.3
- Call Number
- 428.2 CAN 1883 Ver. 2
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1883
- Series
- Canadian readers
- Physical Description
- 320 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Horatio H_____" [inside front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
Canadian readers : book V
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1495
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3716.3
- Call Number
- 428.2 MEI Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage and Company
- Publication Date
- 1883
- Physical Description
- vii, 384 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Ernest Keyes 1333 Howe st. Van. BC" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "Dr. Purdy, P.M. East Selkirk" [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown] "Ernest Keyes" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Readers--19th century
- Object History
- Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
- Notes
- "Based on the series prepared by J. M. D. Meiklejohn" --t.p.
- "And edited by Canadian educationists for use in the schools of Canada" --t.p.
- Author's given name and dates: Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1830-1902
The elements of chemistry : a text-book for beginners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1544
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927
- Publication Date
- 1910
- c1887
- Call Number
- 540 REM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3842.1
- Call Number
- 540 REM
- Author
- Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1910
- c1887
- Printer
- R. & R. Clark, Limited
- Physical Description
- xii; 284 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "Annie Graham Hill" "Britannia High School" "Vancouver B.C." "Aug 29/11"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry--Textbooks
- Notes
- Includes index.
The elements of chemistry: a text-book for beginners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1958
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927
- Publication Date
- 1892
- c1886
- Call Number
- 540 REM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.98
- Call Number
- 540 REM
- Author
- Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Publication Date
- 1892
- c1886
- Series
- American Science Series
- Printer
- Robert Drummond
- Physical Description
- iii-x; 272 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- notes in front; inside, "Gertre Jenkins" [Spelling may be incorrect] "Judson Dichieson" [Spelling may be incorrect] "Esther A. Abbott" "Madge Henderson" "Charlottetown" "Sept. 1st 1896"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry--Textbooks
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "American science series, elementary course"- title page
The improved 'peerless' parallel Bible : containing the authorized and revised versions of the Old and New Testaments, arranged in parallel columns ; a complete concordance ; complete bible dictionary, in which every important scriptural word is fully explained ; a complete history of each book of the Bible, beautifully illstrated ; cities of the Bible with descriptive scenes and events in Palestine ; parables of our Lord ; life of Christ ; four thousand questions and answers on the Old and New Testaments ; lives of the apostles and Bible text ; history of the Herod, King of the Jews, etc. ; a concise history of all religious denominations, and many other important and useful aids to the study of the Holy Scriptures ; all written to increase the study of the word of God ; the whole embellished wit magnificent illustrative engravings on steel, wood, and in colors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2191
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nevin, Alfred, 1816-1890
- et al.
- Publication Date
- c1885
- Call Number
- 220 NEV OS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV992.5.1
- Call Number
- 220 NEV OS
- Author
- Nevin, Alfred, 1816-1890
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. S. Robertson & Bros
- Publication Date
- c1885
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm.
- Inscription
- Presented to [printed label with names filled in] "Edmonds Babtist Church" [handwritten in blue] By "J.P. Gordon Fairview Baptist Ch. (originally a gift from a friend)"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible. New Testament
- Bible. Old Testament
- Notes
- Includes index.
Leslie's male quartet and chorus book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2760
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Leslie, C. E. (Charles Eddy)
- Publication Date
- c1889
- Call Number
- 782 LES
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV974.121.19
- Call Number
- 782 LES
- Author
- Leslie, C. E. (Charles Eddy)
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Chicago Music
- Publication Date
- c1889
- Physical Description
- 142 p. : 13 x 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Chas. C. Hockridge, General Merchant, Cedarville, Ont." -- stamped on endpaper (front).
- "A.D. 1889" handwritten in ink on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Music
- Vocal music
- Object History
- Donor's father inscribed his name and address inside book.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Author's full name: Leslie, C. E. (Charles Eddy)
- "The Pieces in this Book are also adapted to Female Voices"--Title page
Out of Egypt: Bible readings on the book of Exodus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2552
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.237
- Call Number
- 222.12 PEN
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls Company
- Publication Date
- c1884
- Series
- Standard Library, No. 127.
- Physical Description
- ix, 214 p. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible. Old Testament
- Notes
- Includes index.
Key to Gasc's First and Second French books
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1497
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gasc, Ferdinand E. A.
- Publication Date
- 1862
- Call Number
- 448.34 GAS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3717.1
- Call Number
- 448.34 GAS
- Author
- Gasc, Ferdinand E. A.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Bell and Daldy
- Publication Date
- 1862
- Printer
- R. Clay, Son and Taylor
- Physical Description
- 54 p, ; 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- French language--Problems, exercises, etc.
- French language--Grammar
- Notes
- Provides answers to exercises found in "Gasc's First French Book" and "Gasc's Second French Book".