Narrow Results By
Decade
- 2020s 182
- 2010s 234
- 2000s 311
- 1990s 1028
- 1980s 844
- 1970s 2045
- 1960s 741
- 1950s 934
- 1940s 1250
- 1930s
- 1920s 1602
- 1910s 1469
- 1900s 961
- 1890s 350
- 1880s 141
- 1870s 51
- 1860s 52
- 1850s
- 1840s 17
- 1830s 8
- 1820s 5
- 1810s 5
- 1800s 8
- 1790s 4
- 1780s 3
- 1770s 3
- 1760s 3
- 1750s 3
- 1740s 3
- 1730s 3
- 1720s
- 1710s 5
- 1700s 4
- 1690s 3
- 1680s 4
- 1670s 3
- 1660s 3
- 1650s 3
- 1640s 3
- 1630s 3
- 1620s 3
- 1610s 3
- 1600s 3
- 1520s 1
Subject
- Accidents 2
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents 5
- Accidents - Train Accidents 8
- Advertising Medium 1
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards 13
- Aerial Photographs 1
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment - Gardening Equipment 1
- Agriculture 7
- Agriculture - Crops 1
- Agriculture - Dairy 2
- Agriculture - Farms 14
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries 1
Creator
- Aesop 1
- Aitkenhead, May 1
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 2
- Alexander, Henry, 1890-1975 1
- Allen, Elaine, 1889-1973 2
- Allen, John Robins, 1869-1920 1
- American college of surgeons 8
- American Drug Manufacturers Association 1
- American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association 1
- Annandale, Charles, 1843-1915 1
- Anstey, Arthur 2
- Atkinson, Dorothy Mallett 1
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4648
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1908-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) wh…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) while the shop was in operation at 1620 Government Street in the 1940s. Some of the records are written in English while a portion are written in Cantonese and haven't been translated. Most of the photographs document the content of the original shop at the time of aquistion in 1975. Some photographs of unidentified people may be related to the owner or proprietor of the shop. A collection of other photographs document various Chinese Canadian organizations that were in operation in Victoria. Records are arranged into the following series: 1) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series 2) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
- History
- The Chinese Herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" operated in Victoria, BC from about 1905 until [1968]. The meaning of "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" can be translated as "Collection, Life, Source, Alive, Shop" although many interpretations can be taken since each Chinese character can have several meanings. Contents of the shop were purchased by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and reassembled as a permanent display in the Burnaby Village Museum. The shop’s original owner was Ng Chee Fong who opened the shop ca.1905. In 1921, Ng returned to Hong Kong and sold the business to Lam Yuen and Wong Ying who were from Vancouver. Lam Yuen and Wong Ying employed Lum Chuck Yue to operate the shop. Lum Chuck Yue had formerly operated a small herbal counter in a Chinese apothecary store on the south side of Fisgard Street, Victoria. In 1924 Lam Yuen and Wong Ying purchased Wah Sun & Co. from Lee S. Yew and Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. moved into the Wah Sun premises at 1620 Government Street in the Lee Block . The furnishings and fixtures of both stores were combined, with the more elaborate fixtures from WSYWK remaining as part of the public part of the shop and the plainer fixtures of Wah Sun moved into the workroom and basement. In the 1930s Lum Chuck Yue took over the business and became the proprietor. In about 1934, Tan Yi Tang purchased the business and the shop reopened as Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. following renovations with Lum Yew Jong as the shop's proprietor. Lum Yew Jong continued to operate the shop until his death in 1967 at the age of 68 years. Following Lum’s death, the property and contents of the shop were purchased by Mr. J. Watson Marles, a local owner operator of an antique store at 1714 Government Street. The shop and contents went through a few more private owners including Rodney Pain before it was purchased by the Heritage Village Museum in 1975 with funds made available by the Vancouver Foundation and the Province of British Columbia. Contents of the original shop were reasembled in a reconstructed building as a permanent display on site at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
- Accession Code
- HV975.5
- BV985.5331
- BV017.7
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1908-1975
- Related Material
- See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19022
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1910-1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- textual records + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of small collection of business records and newspapers that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- textual records + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of small collection of business records and newspapers that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975.
- Accession Code
- HV975.5
- BV985.5331
- BV017.7
- Date
- 1910-1970
- Related Material
- See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19021
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1910-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 180 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. business at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975 as well as documentary photographs of the interior and exterior. Photographs of individuals, organizations and families are included along with photo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 180 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs that were part of the contents of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. business at 1620 Government Street, Victoria in 1975 as well as documentary photographs of the interior and exterior. Photographs of individuals, organizations and families are included along with photographs of the interior and exterior of the shop documenting contents and furnishings in 1975 prior to being moved to Burnaby Village Musuem.
- Accession Code
- HV975.5
- BV985.5331
- BV017.7
- Date
- 1910-1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Webster's pocket pronouncing dictionary of the English language : condensed from the original dictionary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1605
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4002.1
- Call Number
- 423 WEB
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1858
- Physical Description
- ii-iv, 313 p. ; 13 cm.
- Inscription
- inside front cover: "Miss J.E. Simpson"[handwritten in pencil] "Who'se she?"[handwritten in pencil] printed sticker label inside back cover, gold foil: "Moir's Halifax Canada" pencil notes inside back cover small sticker label, red/gold: "DALGLEISH, Stationer, B. Salterton."
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Dictionaries
- Notes
- "Condensed from the original Dictionary by Noah Webster, LL.D." .
- "with accented vocabularies of classical, scripture, and modern geographical names".
- "containing 10,000 more words than Walker's Dictionary".
- Author's given name and dates : Webster, William G. (William Greenleaf), 1805-1869.
Wedding portrait of Annie Jung and George Jong
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14777
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Studio portrait of Annie (Suey Kin) Jung (Chung) and George Jong on their wedding day. The photograph appears to be taken by Vancouver Chinatown photographer Yucho Chow in his portrait studio.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Studio portrait of Annie (Suey Kin) Jung (Chung) and George Jong on their wedding day. The photograph appears to be taken by Vancouver Chinatown photographer Yucho Chow in his portrait studio.
- Accession Code
- BV020.38.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1930
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 18-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Yucho Chow Studio
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Weights and measures : prepared especially for home study
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3424
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 1937 Edition, ed. 1
- Publication Date
- 1937
- c1935
- c1921
- Call Number
- 530.8 INT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.53.10
- Call Number
- 530.8 INT
- Edition
- 1937 Edition, ed. 1
- Place of Publication
- Scranton
- Publisher
- International Textbook Co.
- Publication Date
- 1937
- c1935
- c1921
- Physical Description
- 44 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Weights and measures
- Measurement
- Mensuration
- Notes
- Includes examination questions.
Weldon's fancy dress for ladies and gentlemen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary876
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 391 WEL
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Weldons Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1935
- Physical Description
- 56 p. : ill. ; 34 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Costume
- Costume--England--London
- Catalogs
Westerman family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13679
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1917-1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Westerman family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his lat…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Westerman family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting Walter "Wally" Westerman's life while growing up in Burnaby, his time spent in California while training as an engineer, his time in Montreal during his service with the R.C.A.F., Wally with his wife Gwendolyn (nee Brocklesby) Westerman and Wally in his later years outside of his home in Burnaby.
- History
- Walter "Wally" William Westerman was born in London, Ontario in 1916. A few years later he moved with his parents to Vancouver. Around 1921 his parents, Albert Edwin and Louisa (nee Williams) Westerman bought a double lot at 4797 Georgia Street in District Lot 122 in Burnaby. On the lot they built a house and bowling green. Wally's father Albert worked as a proof reader for the Daily Province newspaper and retired in 1938. Walter attended Gilmore Avenue school and North Burnaby High School. After graduating from highschool he enrolled in engineering school in Glendale, California. Wally was married to Margot Florence Patry from 1943 to 1952. When World War II began, Wally joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Wally suffered from arthritis and after being declared unfit for combat he was discharged. He returned to Burnaby and became a foreman in the engineering department of Boeing Aircraft of Canada. In 1944, while employed by Boeing, Wally was recoginized with awards for his ingenuity of "Jig Design for Bomb Torpedo Adaptors" and "Bomb Release Scissors". When Wally's father Albert became ill and had to have his leg amputated, Wally attended to his needs and sold the family's Georgia Street house to a buy a house at 5277 Spencer Street in Vancouver. Wally's father died in 1944 and his mother died in 1966. Following his first marriage, Wally met Gwendolyn "Gwen" Brocklesby and they developed a long term relationship eventually marrying in 1969. Gwen had a daughter named Barbara from her first marriage and Wally became her step father. Between 1960 and 1963, Wally was admitted to membership in the Canadian Power Squadrons with qualifications in seamanship, engine maintenance and weather and Gwen was awarded a certificate of qualification in piloting and seamanship. In 1969 Gwen, Wally and Barbara moved to a brand new home at 2171 Duthie Avenue in Burnaby which was within walking distance to Lenkurt Electric on Lougheed Highway where Wally worked. Wally was a machinist and foreman of the sheet metal shop at Lenkurt and later at Microtel. Walter Westerman died in Burnaby in 2000 and his wife Gwen died in Burnaby in 2016.
- Responsibility
- Westerman, Walter "Wally"
- Accession Code
- BV020.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1917-1959]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
The Western druggist: drug trade survey of Western Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5879
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Western Druggist
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Call Number
- 615.1 WES
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.6.109
- Call Number
- 615.1 WES
- Author
- Western Druggist
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- B.C. Journal of Commerce Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) ; 30 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Object History
- This item was transferred from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
- Notes
- "Covering Western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia" --cover
- "Read by every druggist from Port Arthur to Victoria" --cover
Westinghouse general catalog, 1939-1940
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7456
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 621.3 WES
- Place of Publication
- Hamilton, Ont.
- Publisher
- Canadian Westinghouse Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1228 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric apparatus and appliances
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
Wet bins at Mill No. 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19501
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1938
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "wet bins" and railway track leading into Britannia Mill No. 3 at Britannia Beach.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of "wet bins" and railway track leading into Britannia Mill No. 3 at Britannia Beach.
- Subjects
- Industries - Mining
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.208
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1938
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph caption beneath photograph reads: "WET BINS"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
What a Soilder
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2676
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1935
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what looks to one man standing on another man's shoulders, wearing one uniform, at Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of what looks to one man standing on another man's shoulders, wearing one uniform, at Sarcee Barracks, Canadian Forces Base, Calgary.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1935
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/9/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Caption for photograph reads: "What a Soilder"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
Wheels of the CP 5900
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3247
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of wheels and corresponding mechanisms on Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 5900 (no. 5900 was built in 1929).
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [after 1929]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-12
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Power - a CP 5900 class"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "831F"
Images
White Rock Train Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3518
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men sitting on either side of two young women on a baggage cart on the Great Northern Station platform in White Rock. Tom Irvine is kneeling behind the group. The railway station building behind them has a sign that reads, "White Rock." The women are dressed in the same dresses an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men sitting on either side of two young women on a baggage cart on the Great Northern Station platform in White Rock. Tom Irvine is kneeling behind the group. The railway station building behind them has a sign that reads, "White Rock." The women are dressed in the same dresses and shoes, as if in a troop or club. The men sitting next to them are in suits, the man on the left is wearing a hat and tie with a vest or light sweater under his jacket. The man on the right is without a hat and has his jacket open and has a long tie.
- Names
- Irvine, Tom
- Accession Code
- HV975.33.3ad
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [between 1926 and 1930]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Image from personal photograph album of Tom Irvine (Tommy Irvine).
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2/2/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The man on the left and the woman on the left also appear in photograph HV975.33.3ay
Images
Who turned the light on?
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 Jul. 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw and a woman named Hazel with their arms wrapped around each other in a warm embrace and kissing. The couple is standing on a residential street with a house and gardens in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw and a woman named Hazel with their arms wrapped around each other in a warm embrace and kissing. The couple is standing on a residential street with a house and gardens in the background.
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.148
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 11 Jul. 1937
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-02-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption beneath photograph in album reads: "WHO TURNED THE LIGHT ON?"
- Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
William and Annie Mawhinney
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5195
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy print.
- Scope and Content
- William and Annie Mawhinney, pose for a portrait at Woodward's photo studio. William is wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Annie is wearing a dark jacket over a patterned blouse. She wears pearl earrings and necklace. They both wear glasses.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy print.
- Material Details
- "Woodward's Photographic Studio /Unretouched/ Proof"
- Scope and Content
- William and Annie Mawhinney, pose for a portrait at Woodward's photo studio. William is wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and patterned tie. Annie is wearing a dark jacket over a patterned blouse. She wears pearl earrings and necklace. They both wear glasses.
- History
- William and Annie Mawhinney were prominent fruit farmers in the Buckingham area of Burnaby.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.68
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1930-1940
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Apr-18
- Photographer
- Photo Studio Woodwards Ltd.
Images
William and Annie Mawhinney outside of their home.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5190
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- History
- This home was built by Captain William J. Eyres. In 1912, it was reported in The British Columbian: “Captain Eyres of Seattle is remodelling the front of his house on Douglas Road and otherwise improving it.” The house was later sold to William A. Mawhinney, who subsequently built houses at 6011 Buckingham Avenue and 7616 Burris Avenue.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.63
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Apr-18
Images
William Holmes family photographs series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18940
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841-1860]
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photograph portraits of William Holmes and Mrs. William Holmes.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photograph portraits of William Holmes and Mrs. William Holmes.
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841-1860]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
William Holmes family records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18942
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV997.50
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
William Holmes fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family records series 3) Holmes family cemetery photographs series
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby and was born in Kilkenny Ireland January 4, 1812. In 1833, at the age of 20 yrs, William Holmes immigrated to Canada from Ireland in with his parents, Joseph and Jane (McCullough) Holmes and ten other family members including two of his married brothers and their wives, two sisters with their husbands and two unmarried brothers. This was the first group of thirteen to leave Ireland and set up homesteads in Canada near the shores of Lake Huron. The family settled on land concessions in Huron County, Ontario about 14 km southeast of Goderich. The area in Huron County was first founded in 1832 by John and Samuel Holmes and the community was known as Holmes Hill before becoming Holmesville [ca. 1850]. In 1837, William Holmes is noted as owning Lot 23, Concession IX, Goderich Twp. Much of the village of Holmesville grew up around the five road concession near the border of his brother’s farm so William decided to open a store. The Holmesville post office opened on March 1, 1855 and William was appointed the first post master which he operated until May 1857. William met and married Mary Richardson in 1841 and the couple had three daughters: Jane (1844-1926) (married Charles Studdert Finlaison in New Westminster in 1863); Anne Maria (Annie) (1846-192?) (married John Gunther Jennings in New Westminster in 1865 and married Robert Johnson in New Westminster in 1877) and Elizabeth (1848-1934) (married Thomas Carrington of Lakes District in 1867). William’s wife, Mary (Richardson) Holmes died in Holmesville sometime between 1848 and 1853. Following the death of his first wife, Mary, William married Charlotte McCullough (McCulloch). The couple had four daughters; Arabella Charlotte Amelia (1854-1943) (married Arthur Robert Green in 1887); Laura (1855-1867); Arabella Henrietta (1857-1929) (married Clark Wesley Gillanders in 1880) and Mary (1863-1864). During the late 1850s, William became aware of the gold rush and opportunities opening up in British Columbia so left for the west coast in 1858 at the age of 46 yrs. In preparation for his move to the west coast of Canada, William obtained a letter of introduction from top government officials of Canada. William Holmes arrived in British Columbia in 1859. Upon arriving, he first worked running pack trains from Harrison Mills to Lillooet. After earning some money, he decided to re-invest it in land. His first pre-emption of land occurred on January 21, 1860 for 160 acres situated on North Road from the Military Camp to Burrard Inlet and distancing 25 chains south of the Brunette River and 20 chains south of the river with the land extending in a westerly direction. On March 17, 1860, Holmes received a Crown Grant for this and other land in the immediate area totalling 415 acres of which was known as Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District. The balance of land was situated on the east side of the Brunette River – Lot 13, with 344 2/3 acres of which he made an application to purchase on June 26, 1860, and a Crown Grant dated March 16, 1861 covering 86 acres. Holmes also pre-empted land in Port Moody and Pitt Meadows in 1860 and 1861. The name of “Brunette River” is officially attributed to William Holmes who referred to the river as “Brunette” due to it’s dark colour originating from the peat lands above the lake. Following his purchase of property, he sent for his wife Charlotte, their three daughters and her three step daughters (from William’s first marriage). Charlotte and the six children made the long trip to B.C. by ship and rail, crossing the Isthmus of Darien at Panama. They arrived in B.C. in October 1861 and moved into a one room log cabin built by William. The cabin stood on the North Road at the foot of Sapperton, on a bluff overlooking the Brunette River. Eventually the family moved to a larger dwelling but the original cabin remained on the site until the 1890s when it was burned after being used as a sick house. Mr. Holmes was instrumental in organizing the first Orange Lodge in British Columbia. He was a prominent Orangeman who joined the order in 1840 and was the first master in the order of the City of New Westminster when the Lodge No. 1150 was established there. Charlotte Holmes died in New Westminster in 1893 at the age of 70 years and William Holmes died in New Westminster September 11, 1907 at the age of 95 years.
- Responsibility
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Reference file: Persons - Holmes, William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds