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34th Danish Canadian Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21 - May 24, 2015
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 305.83981 DAN
- Contributor
- Kuhlman, Ed
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Contributor: "Editors of the Annual Heritage Book Vancouver 2015 Ed Kuhlman"
100 Years of Gilmore School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4488
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- "100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- "100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
- History
- Yunuen Perez Vertti is a filmmaker and digital media artist originally from Mexico City. She has produced films for many public, private and non-profit organizations.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Names
- Gilmore Avenue School
- Responsibility
- Heights Neighbourhood Association
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV018.13.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Reproductions are restricted by copyright holder
Images
Video
100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017
100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0013_0001_001.mp4100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10596
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 42 min.) : digital, 24 fps and 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of film content relating to the history of Gilmore Avenue School (Gilmore Community School) upon the recognition of it's 100th anniversary and includes a documentary film created by Yunuen Perez Vertti titled: "100 Years of Gilmore School" along with five short anecdotal films from s…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 42 min.) : digital, 24 fps and 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of film content relating to the history of Gilmore Avenue School (Gilmore Community School) upon the recognition of it's 100th anniversary and includes a documentary film created by Yunuen Perez Vertti titled: "100 Years of Gilmore School" along with five short anecdotal films from students past and present.
- History
- In 2016, the Heights Neighbourhood Association decided to recognize the 100th anniversary of Gilmore Avenue School. The Association partnered with filmmaker and producer, Yunuen Perez Vertti to create a film featuring historic photographs and interviews with students from decades past. The premier screening of the film was held at Gilmore Community School on Friday May 13, 2016. The film was later screened at Burnaby's McGill Public Library on January 17, 2017 where community members were invited to share their own memories of the school in front of the audience. Some of these memories were captured on film by Yunuen Perez Vertti and donated with permissions to Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV018.13
- BV017.48
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
300 hour course in printing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6436
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.2.3
- Call Number
- 686 RUD
- Author
- Rudolph, Jay D.
- Place of Publication
- Oswego, New York
- Publisher
- State Normal and Training School
- Publication Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 80, [36] p. : ill ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- On front cover, lower half: "R. WELDEN" [White label with black type]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Printing--Study and teaching
- Printing
- Notes
- "Made by Students in the Publishing Shop".
500 small houses of the twenties
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary826
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486263002
- 9780486263007
- Call Number
- 728 SMI
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 312 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Notes
- Reprint, with new introd. Originally published as v. 1 of: The books of a thousand homes. New York : Home Owners Service Institute, 1923.
1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12334
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1991 and 1994]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but soun…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Segments are marked by date
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but sound quality is poor and segments contain ambient noise. The footage is divided into segments marked by dates, visible in the bottom right corner. Dates range between April 1991 and March 1993. Some of this unedited footage could have been used for the Burnaby Village Museum film "Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119" (see BV020.4.28). 00:00 - 03:23: Apr. 20, 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on the restoration of carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. They are busy scraping away old paint. Various horses are suspended on frames while some are laid on their sides on work benches. 03:24 - 06:15: Nov. 2 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on scraping and sanding away old layers of paint on carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. Some horses are getting repairs. A little narrative coming from camera operator but mostly ambient sound. Pieces of the "doghouse" are also visible. 06:16 - 08:20 : Dec. 28 1991 : Horses are in various stages of restoration and repair inside the Texaco warehouse. 08:21 - 09:40 : Dec. 28, 1991 : Volunteers are gathered in a lunch room taking a break. Views of carousel horses in another room of the warehouse which have been applied with a sealer. The Worlitzer is also visible during a stage of restoration. Camera pans outside the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet. 09:42 - 11:03 : Mar. 31 1992 : Some horses have been sealed with a clear coating and others have been applied with a white undercoat primer. 11:04 - 17:36 : Apr. 11 1992 : Horses with primer undercoat, views of the Wurlitzer under restoration as well as panels of the "doghouse" 17:37 - 18:18 : May 30, 1992 : Wurlitzer and painted horses 18:19 - 21:53 : Jul. 25 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses, various parts of carousel including the floor decks are also visible. 21:54 - 25:39 : Sept. 19 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses and pieces of the "doghouse", mirrors are being inserted, decking is varnished. 25:40 - 30:39 : Oct. 10 1992 : Views of carousel horses with coats of primer, freshly painted horses, segments of the varnished deck, volunteers painting segments of the "doghouse" and finished horses. 30:41 - 41:30 : Nov. 14 1992 : Loading finished horses from warehouse into van to transport to museum. Photography shoot in warehouse of completed horses, mounting horses on poles at museum. Don Wrigley assisting. A view of the Carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum under construction. 41:32 - 47:27 : Nov. 20 1992 : Painted horses - details; parts of the carousel gears, poles etc 47:28 - 50:00 : Footage recorded from an exerpt from Red Robinson's Classic theatre where he narrates about the History and Saving of the Carousel. 50:02 - 1:03 : Mar. 15 1993 : Completed carousel inside the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum, volunteers and staff are putting together the finishing touches for the opening day. Volunteers are gathering inside and seating themselves on horses around the carousel for the Volunteers Grand Opening. The carousel begins to move with some volunteers riding various horses while the Wurlitzer plays in the background. 1:04:10 - 1:09:44 : March 27 1993 - Carousel is officially opened. Includes interviews by curator Colin Stevens with Friends of Carousel president, Don Wrigley and Dave Zieffert, Restorator of the Wurlitzer and Gordie Ironside who helped work with the restoration. Gordie demonstrates how each carousel horse was built using a prototype that was built for educational purposes.
- Creator
- Matches, Alex
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.12.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1991 and 1994]
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- BV020.4.28
- Notes
- Transcribed title taken from film footage
Images
Video
1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994, [between 1991 and 1994]
1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994, [between 1991 and 1994]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0012_0001_001.mp4A book of general science
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1543
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3840.1
- Call Number
- 500 HIL
- Author
- Hilton, M. J.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- xiii, 399 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / THE GOVERNMENT OF / THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA / TEXT BOOK BRANCH" - printed on pink sticker affixed to inside of front cover. "My Creed / I believe in Canada. / I love her as my home. / I honour her institutions. / I rejoice in the abundance of her achievements. / I have unbounded confidence in the ability / of her people to excel in whatsoever / they undertake. / I cherish exalted ideals of her destiny as a / leader among world nations. / To her I pledge my loyalty. / To the promotion of her best interests I / pledge my support. / To her products I pledge my patronage. / And to the cause of her producers I pledge / my devotion. " - printed on paper affixed to inside of front cover. "Joyce Crawhurst" - handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover. "Joyce Crawhurst, / Agassiz High / School, / B.C." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "Joyce Crawhurst / Harrison Hot Springs / B.C." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "Joyce Crawhust. / A. H. S." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "p. 6 to" - handwritten in pencil on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Science
- Notes
- "Authorzied by the Ministers of Education for Alberta and British Columbia."
- Includes index.
- Notes and sketch on back pages and inside of back cover.
A Canadian high school arithmetic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5565
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Stanley, T. E. A.
- Smith, J. A.
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Call Number
- 513 STA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV998.9.1
- Call Number
- 513 STA
- Author
- Stanley, T. E. A.
- Smith, J. A.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Printer
- T.H. Best Printing Co.
- Physical Description
- xi, 332 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "45¢" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] Notes on back pastedown and some written throughout book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic--Textbooks
- Mathematics--Historical texts
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Notes
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education, Edmonton, Alberta" --t.p.
A carousel is magic : the saving of Parker #119
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1320
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Boulanger, Annie
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Call Number
- 731.932 BOU Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969992904
- Call Number
- 731.932 BOU Copy 1
- Author
- Boulanger, Annie
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- 171 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
- Inscription
- "To the Burnaby Village Museum - / one of my favourite places! / A. Boulanger / Sept 29/95", hand written in ink on title page of book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merry-go-round--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Names
- Parker, Charles Wallace "C.W."
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Copy 1 of 2
- Signed by author.
A child's primer : a modern piano method for the very young, based on the story of Mrs. Middle C
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6628
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Rolfe, Walter, 1880-1944
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Call Number
- 786.2 ROL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.38.15
- Call Number
- 786.2 ROL
- Author
- Rolfe, Walter, 1880-1944
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Publisher
- Sam Fox Publishing
- Publication Date
- 1931
- Printer
- Zimmerman Print
- Physical Description
- 38 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Piano--Methods
- Piano--Methods--Junvenile
A chronological history of the Burnaby Historical Society, 1957-1997
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Call Number
- 971.13306 MCG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.13306 MCG
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : ill., ports. ;
- Inscription
- "Presented to Burnaby Village Museum by the / Burnaby Historical Society - 1977 / Pixie McGeachie", handwritten in ink on the cover of the book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- Researched and recorded by Pixie McGeachie. Includes facsimilies of newspaper articles.
A collection of Burnaby heritage stories
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1126
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.1 EDM
- Contributor
- Pioneer members of Edmonds Community Centre
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 19 p. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- Burnaby's Centennial
A collector's guide to games and puzzles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1217
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1856279898
- Call Number
- 745.592 GOO Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Grange Books
- Publication Date
- 1997
- c1991
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Games--Collectors and collecting
- Games--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 128) and index.
- "A Quintet Book"-- verso.
Across far distant horizons : the life and times of a Canadian master mariner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1359
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Call Number
- 387.50971 HEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1895590132
- Call Number
- 387.50971 HEA
- Author
- Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Cordillera Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "S C Heal / 24 Aug 2007", handwritten in ink on title page of book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merchant marine--Canada--Officers
- Ship captains--Canada
- Maritime History
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Trevor Whitla Bridges
Advertising and its mechanical production
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5933
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 659.1 GRE
- Edition
- New ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Tudor
- Publication Date
- 1936
- Printer
- J.J. Little and Ives Co.
- Physical Description
- xvi, 474 p . ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Advertising
- Printing
- Photoengraving
- Notes
- Ïncludes index
A guide to pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 069.0615 GRI
- Place of Publication
- Madison, Wis
- Publisher
- American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical Description
- xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museums--Canada
- Museums--United States
- Pharmacy--Canada
- Pharmacy--United States
- Directories
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. x) and index.
- Cross reference with 615.074 GRI Rev. ed. of: Pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada / by George Griffenhagen and Ernst W. Stieb, 1988. 615.1 HAM Pharmacy museums and historical collections on public view in the United States and Canada / by Sami K. Hamarneh and Ernst W. Stieb, 1981.
A history of the Canadian Dollar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1398
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Powell, James, 1955-
- Publication Date
- 1999
- Call Number
- 332.4 POW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0662281233
- Call Number
- 332.4 POW
- Author
- Powell, James, 1955-
- Place of Publication
- [Ottawa]
- Publisher
- Bank of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- iv, 67 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 16 x 23 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dollar, Canadian-- History
- Money--Canada--History
- Monetary policy--Canada--History
- Foreign exchange rates--Canada--History
- Dollar, American--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
Airplane and engine maintenance for the airplane mechanic
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3524
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV996.14.1
- Call Number
- 629.134 BRI
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons (Canada) Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- xviii, 493 p. : illus., diagrs. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- On top of front end paper in the middle: "Robert [D].S. Graham" R-58267 [Handwritten in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Airplanes
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and dates:
- Brimm, Daniel J. (Daniel Johnson), 1894-1946
- Boggess, H. Edward (Harry Edward) - 1908-
Alfred's Fountain Pen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9684
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these yea…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these years despite losing contact with them long ago. In his seniority, he muses poignantly about the symbolism of this writing instrument and shares his wonderment about the destiny of these childhood benefactors.
- History
- Immigrating from Hong Kong to Canada as a child, Alfred Woo easily assimilated into the Canadian way of life at an early age and has enjoyed the best of both worlds. A law graduate, his professional career included service as a Crown Counsel, securities administrator, corporate executive, and as private practitioner. He also served in the Canadian Army (Reserve Force) as a legal officer and an artillery officer before being honorably discharged at the rank of Major. A Burnaby resident for over 30 years, and now retired, he continues to volunteer helping seniors, a community service club, and a veterans group.
- Creator
- Woo, Alfred
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Woo, Alfred
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Alfred's Fountain Pen, 2016
Alfred's Fountain Pen, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0015_001.mp4A living history reader, vol. 1 : museums
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Anderson, Jay (Jay Allan)
- Publication Date
- c1991
- Call Number
- 973.074 AND COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0942063139
- Call Number
- 973.074 AND COPY 1
- Author
- Anderson, Jay (Jay Allan)
- Place of Publication
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Publisher
- American Association for State and Local History
- Publication Date
- c1991
- Physical Description
- 231 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historical museums--United States
- Open-air museums--United States
- Historic sites--Interpretive programs--United States
- United States--History, Local
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held : copy 1.