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C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17810
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-] (date of originals) - 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries
- History
- "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.
- Accession Code
- BV013.19
- BV019.21
- BV019.39
- BV020.5
- BV020.12
- BV022.2
- X5124
- X5125
- Date
- [190-] (date of originals) - 2012
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Sound Recording
- Related Material
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Faye Diamond fonds
- See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Arrangement
- Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
- Further accruals are expected
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images
Cylinder records 1901-1919
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13109
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 audio cassette (28 min., 48 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Audio recording titled "Cylinder Records 1901-1919". Recording consists of samples of music recorded from the Burnaby Village Museum cylinder record collection. This recording may have been used for an exhibit or as part of a public or school program.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 audio cassette (28 min., 48 sec.)
- Material Details
- Track Number: 1 (side A of audio cassette)
- Total Number of Tracks : 1
- Scope and Content
- Audio recording titled "Cylinder Records 1901-1919". Recording consists of samples of music recorded from the Burnaby Village Museum cylinder record collection. This recording may have been used for an exhibit or as part of a public or school program.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Music
- Responsibility
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.729
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of sound recording
- Label on audio cassette reads: "Cylinder Records 1901-1919 / Recorded at BVM Apr 1987)
- Label on audio cassette case reads: "CYLINDER RECORDS 1901-1919"
Audio Tracks
Cylinder records 1901-1919, [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020
Cylinder records 1901-1919, [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0005_0729_001.mp3The days before yesterday in Cedar Cottage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4830
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV009.8.17
- Call Number
- 971.133 GLA
- Contributor
- Lysell, Alan
- Reid, Glen
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Gladstone Secondary School
- Publication Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 76 p. : ill. : 24 x 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Vancouver (B.C.)--History
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Object History
- The donation relates to the Robert and Annie Keig family and their daughter Margery Vera (known as Vera) Robert Keig was a finish carpenter and jointer. The family lived in West Burnaby on Rupert St. from approximately 1920 to late 1930's. Robert worked replacing the roof on the Hotel Vancouver during the 1930's. Robert moved to Powell River to work in the 1940's but the family retained the house in Burnaby. The artifacts were made by Robert or purchased as gifts for Vera when she was about 5 / 6 years old. She was a sickly child. The tools were used by Robert in his trade. There are a copies of Vera's birth registration and what was intended to be her memorial service in the accession file.
- Notes
- "Editors: Glen Reid, Alan Lysell" -- page 75
Early American stencils on walls and furniture
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1042
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Waring, Janet, 1870-1941
- Publication Date
- 1968
- Call Number
- 745.7 WAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486219062
- Call Number
- 745.7 WAR
- Author
- Waring, Janet, 1870-1941
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- x, 146 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Stencil work
- Decoration and ornament--United States
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural
- Notes
- "Unabridged republication of the work originally published ... in 1937."
- Includes index.
Electronic organs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1075
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Anderson, H. Emerson
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Call Number
- 786.9 AND
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 786.9 AND
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Anderson, H. Emerson
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Publisher
- Howard W. Sams
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Physical Description
- 270 p. : ill. l 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electronic organ--Construction
The first fifty years
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6819
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.12
- Call Number
- 369.4 LID
- Author
- Liddell, Alix
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Girl Guides Association
- Publication Date
- 1960
- Printer
- Staples Printers
- Physical Description
- 135 p., 4 p. of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Simon Fraser" [handwritten on cover in black marker]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Notes
- Includes index.
The Gibson's Landing story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1148
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Peterson, Lester Ray, 1917-
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1962
- Call Number
- 971.1 PET
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.1 PET
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Peterson, Lester Ray, 1917-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Peter Martin Books Canada
- Publication Date
- c1962
- Physical Description
- viii, 121 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Gibsons Landing (B.C.)--History
Girl guiding : a handbook for brownies, guides, rangers, and guiders
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6815
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.8
- Call Number
- 369.4 BAD
- Edition
- Centenary ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- C. Arthur Pearson
- Publication Date
- 1961
- Printer
- C. Tingling & Co.
- Physical Description
- 191 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Kathy McDonald 6507 Waltham Ave South Burnaby" [handwritten on page opposing front pastedown in blue ink] H.H. Company Windsor Dist. Jr. Leader" [handwritten and crossed out on page opposing front pastedown in blue ink] Sticker reading: "STOP! Be sure to consult your current edition of Policy Organization and Rules for Canadian Guide Tests. Stores Department. Canadian Girl Guides Association 548 King St. West, Toronto 2-B, Canada. Form 7-10M-10-57" [attached to page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- "Reprint of 1938 edition as last revised by Lord Baden-Powell himself -- 1961"--t.p. Includes index.
The Golden guide to American antiques
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1026
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Cole, Ann Kilborn
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Call Number
- 745.1 COL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 745.1 COL
- Author
- Cole, Ann Kilborn
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Golden Press
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Series
- Golden handbook
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.)
- Inscription
- "Jean L.", hand written in ink on title page of book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Antiques
- Notes
- Signature on title page.
- Includes bibliographical references (p.157-158) and index.
Growing up in Burnaby subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10391
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 36 sound recordings (mp3)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information beca…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 36 sound recordings (mp3)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information became part of Burnaby Village Museum's Summer 2005- Stride Studios Exhibition entitled: "My Name: Growing Up in Burnaby". Persons interviewed included Burnaby Retired Teachers Association Heritage Committee members- Janet White and Ken and Gail Yip as well as Burnaby residents, Ella Beatty; Robert Lowe, Cice Brown and Maureen Sawshe.
- Accession Code
- BV017.45
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Date
- 1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Most of the interviews have been divided into Tracks and described accordingly
- Interview with Maureen Sawshe is Closed due to access and reproduction restrictions
The Guide handbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6811
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dennis, June
- Edition
- First ed.
- Publication Date
- 1965
- Call Number
- 369.4 DEN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.5
- Call Number
- 369.4 DEN
- Edition
- First ed.
- Author
- Dennis, June
- Contributor
- Gray, Ken
- Publisher
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- xi, 178 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Notes entered on notes pages "Holly Cleator" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpapers] "Holly Cleator 3550 McGill Street Vancouver 6. B. C." [handwritten in pencil on front endpapers] "Holly Cleator" [handwritten in cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Girls--Societies and clubs
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Pages 174-178 blank for "notes"
Guide to marks on early Canadian silver, 18th and 19th centuries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1008
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Langdon, John Emerson
- Publication Date
- c1968
- Call Number
- 739.2 LAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0770002447
- 9780770002442
- Call Number
- 739.2 LAN
- Author
- Langdon, John Emerson
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Ryerson Press
- Publication Date
- c1968
- Physical Description
- viii, 104 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "John Adams", handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Silversmiths--Canada
- Hallmarks--Canada
Handbook of pottery and porcelain marks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1002
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 738 CUS
- Edition
- 3rd ed. rev.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Publication Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 477 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "J. Adams", handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pottery--Marks
- Porcelain--Marks
- Notes
- Includes index.
Hand tools section
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5019
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.567
- Call Number
- 381 MCL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 104 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Commercial catalogs
- Catalogs
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison Farm
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series
- History
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.
- Creator
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
- Polos, Donna
- Accession Code
- BV022.21
- BV023.11
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
Historic towne of Smithville
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1174
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McMahon, William H.
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Call Number
- 974.9 MCM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 974.9 MCM
- Author
- McMahon, William H.
- Place of Publication
- [Egg Harbor City, N.J.]
- Publisher
- Laureate Press
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Physical Description
- 92 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Smithville, N.J.--History
The how and why wonder book of birds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3833
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Mathewson, Robert F.
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Call Number
- 598.2 MAT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.20
- Call Number
- 598.2 MAT
- Author
- Mathewson, Robert F.
- Contributor
- Ferguson, Walter
- Smith, Ned, 1919-1985
- Wolf, Donald D.
- Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
- White, Oakes A.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Physical Description
- [48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Birds
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Birds
- Readers--Science
- Subjects
- Animals - Birds
- Animals
- Notes
- Inculdes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents
- "Illustrated by Walter Ferguson and Ned Smith"
- "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
The how and why wonder book of insects
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3853
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Rood, Ronald N.
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Call Number
- 595.7 ROO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.27
- Call Number
- 595.7 ROO
- Author
- Rood, Ronald N.
- Contributor
- Koehler, Cynthia Iliff
- Koehler, Alvin
- Wolf, Donald D.
- Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
- White, Oakes A.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Insects
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Insects
- Nature--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Inculdes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents
- "Illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler and Alvin Koehler".
- "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
The how and why wonder book of North America
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6380
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.17.56
- Call Number
- 970 ROB
- Author
- Robbin, Irving
- Contributor
- Sweet, Darrell
- Wolf, Donald D.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Publication Date
- c1962
- Series
- How and why wonder books
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- North America--Description and travel
- Central America--Description and travel
- West Indies--Description and travel
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- "Edited under the supervision of Dr. Paul E. Blackwood, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, D.C. Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White. Brooklyn Children's Museum, Boorklyn, New York." -- t.p.
- "Illustrated by Darrell Sweet"
- "Editorial production, Donald D. Wolf"
The how and why wonder book of railroads
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3834
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Call Number
- 625.1 SCH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.21
- Call Number
- 625.1 SCH
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Railroads
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads
- Railroad trains
- Juvenile literature
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents.
- "Illustrated by George J. Zaffo."
- "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White