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Ultan Patrick Byrne

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm (sight) housed in folder 19 x 28 folding to 19 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ultan Patrick Byrne. Known as "Pat," he was born in 1901 in Burnaby and received his medical degree from the University of Toronto. Pat Byrne died in 1959 in New Westminster and was buried at St. Peter's Cemetery.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11 cm (sight) housed in folder 19 x 28 folding to 19 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ultan Patrick Byrne. Known as "Pat," he was born in 1901 in Burnaby and received his medical degree from the University of Toronto. Pat Byrne died in 1959 in New Westminster and was buried at St. Peter's Cemetery.
Names
Byrne, Ultan Patrick "Pat"
Accession Code
BV994.14.20
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[before 1959]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-23
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Unchannelled portion of Burnaby Lake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
September 1952 (date of original), copied [1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unchannelled portion of Burnaby Lake, September 1952. The surface of the lake is covered with lily pads.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unchannelled portion of Burnaby Lake, September 1952. The surface of the lake is covered with lily pads.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Accession Code
BV985.457.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
September 1952 (date of original), copied [1985]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
2022-06-07
Photographer
Lindsay, Jack
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Vademecum International: pharmaceutical specialties and biologicals; V-I Canada, English ed.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
6th English ed.
Publication Date
1959
Call Number
615 MAE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3703.1
Call Number
615 MAE
Edition
6th English ed.
Contributor
Maehler, Richard R.
Place of Publication
Montreal
Publisher
J. Morgan Jones Publications
Publication Date
1959
Printer
Ronalds-Federated
Physical Description
v. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical preparations
Catalogs
Periodicals
Notes
Issued also in French.
Four sections: Section I (White): Monographs of Professional Products Section II (Yellow): Classified Index -- Therapeutic and Pharmacologic Section III (Pink): Alphabetical Index -- Firms and Products Section IV (Green): General Professional Information
Contributor: Maehler, Richard R., editor
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Valley View Community Association minute book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1956-1968, predominant 1956-1967
Collection/Fonds
Valley View Community Council fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of a minute book of the Valley View Community Council Association (1968-1968), includes minutes of meetings and lists of council members (executive).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Valley View Community Council fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of a minute book of the Valley View Community Council Association (1968-1968), includes minutes of meetings and lists of council members (executive).
Accession Code
HV978.90.1
Date
1956-1968, predominant 1956-1967
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Valley View Community Council fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1948-1968, predominant 1958-1967
Collection/Fonds
Valley View Community Council fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
9.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Valleyview Community Council including minutes of meetings, constitution, reports, adminstrative records, general correspondence and newsletters.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Valley View Community Council fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
9.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records of the Valleyview Community Council including minutes of meetings, constitution, reports, adminstrative records, general correspondence and newsletters.
History
The Valley View Community Council formed as a society on February 10, 1948. The society was made up of two appointed delegates from the Central Burnaby Ratepayers & Citizen’s Association; the Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club and the Women’s Community Club with the intention to build a community centre in central Burnaby. Founding members included: Orpha Laurie Nicol; Vernon Andrew Fines; Henry Hill; Herbert Frederick Salisbury; Alice Euphemia Peel and Blythe Alfred Eagles. The objects of the society: a) To coordinate the activities of public spirited organizations in the erection, equipping, maintenance, operation and administration of a community centre to be erected on Grandview Highway at Ledger Street. b)To provide opportunities in such centre and elsewhere in the community for wholesome recreation, education, and civic and other leisure-time activities of the community. c)To encourage cooperation in considered community undertakings. A site for the community centre was leased to the Valley View Community Council by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby on a portion of Lot 9 in District Lot 79 on Douglas Road and Ledger Street (offices located at 4443 East Grandview-Douglas Hwy; Community Centre located at 4050 Grandview-Douglas Hwy). The community centre served as a meeting place for various community groups and community events, including the Valley View Kindergarten which used it as a home between 1948 and 1967. On January 29, 1968, the Valley View Community Council was dissolved after their lease on the land expired with the Corporation of the District of Burnaby in the 1967. In the fall of 1968, the community centre building was taken over by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles who relocated the building to 1791 Douglas Road. The remaining funds of the Valley View Community Council society were donated to the Burnaby General Hospital for an incubator in the intensive care unit.
Creator
Valley View Community Council
Accession Code
HV978.90
Date
1948-1968, predominant 1958-1967
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Vancouver

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1973]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Vancouver" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Vancouver" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48."
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV973.41.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[before 1973]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Vancouver historical journal, January 1958

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1142
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Archives of Vancouver Society
Publication Date
1958
Call Number
971.1 VAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
971.1 VAN
Author
Archives of Vancouver Society
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Archives Society of Vancouver
Publication Date
1958
Physical Description
70 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)--History
Vancouver (B.C.)
Periodicals
Biography
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Vancouver's glory years : public transit, 1890-1915

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Conn, Heather
Ewert, Henry, 1937-
Publication Date
c2003
Call Number
388.46 CON COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
1552855171
Call Number
388.46 CON COPY 1
Author
Conn, Heather
Ewert, Henry, 1937-
Place of Publication
North Vancouver, BC
Publisher
Whitecap Books
Publication Date
c2003
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.
2 copies held: copy 1.
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The Velvet touch : recipes

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Martin, Rita
Publication Date
1950
Call Number
641 MAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.65.3
Call Number
641 MAR
Author
Martin, Rita
Place of Publication
Moncton
Publisher
Robin Hood Flour Mills Ltd.
Publication Date
1950
Physical Description
20 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Cooking, Canadian
Pastry
Baking
Cookbooks--1940-1949
Notes
"Velvet cake and pastry flour" from cover page.
Includes index
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View from dredge

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1951 (date of original), copied [1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of dredge for clearing channel through Burnaby Lake, March 1951. The surface of the lake is covered with lily pads.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of dredge for clearing channel through Burnaby Lake, March 1951. The surface of the lake is covered with lily pads.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Accession Code
BV985.457.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1951 (date of original), copied [1985]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
1200
Scan Date
2022-06-07
Photographer
Lindsay, Jack
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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View of the Mervin Mawhinney house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1958 and 1962]
Collection/Fonds
Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia. ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Exterior view of the south side of the house with surrounding garden and mature shrubbery. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
Series
Mawhinney house photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia. ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Exterior view of the south side of the house with surrounding garden and mature shrubbery. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
Geographic Access
Burris Street
Street Address
7667 Burris Street
Accession Code
BV018.9.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1958 and 1962]
Media Type
Photograph
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
07-05-2018
Photographer
Weller, Michael
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
"7667 Burris Street, / during occupancy by / the Sisters of S. Clare, / between 1958 and 1962" written in pen on verso.
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View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. The photograph was taken from Hastings Street. The sign in the foreground invited people to drive in and purchase berries, honey, and tomatoes. John Wuzinski is visible in the photograph, and raspberries are growing beind him.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
Scope and Content
View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. The photograph was taken from Hastings Street. The sign in the foreground invited people to drive in and purchase berries, honey, and tomatoes. John Wuzinski is visible in the photograph, and raspberries are growing beind him.
History
John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
Other Title Information
title based on content
Names
Bobic, Janice
Wuzinski, John
Accession Code
BV018.39.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1940 and 1955]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-04-2015
Images
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Visitors' book Seaforth School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1922-1972
Collection/Fonds
Seaforth School fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book : textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Vistors' Book from Seaforth School with handwritten entries of names and events. Includes guests at the 1922 opening of the school with entries made by Mrs. Postill and entries and program of the official opening of the new building in December 1958. Last entry is for 50th Anniv…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Seaforth School fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book : textual record
Material Details
pages within last half of book are blank
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Vistors' Book from Seaforth School with handwritten entries of names and events. Includes guests at the 1922 opening of the school with entries made by Mrs. Postill and entries and program of the official opening of the new building in December 1958. Last entry is for 50th Anniversary Tea in December 1972.
Creator
Seaforth School
Names
Seaforth School
Accession Code
BV987.2.2
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1922-1972
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Entry from first page of book reads: "Vistors' Book, / Seafforth School, / Burnaby"
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Vogue knitting vintage collection : classic knits from the 1930s - 1960s

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2001
Call Number
746.432 VOG
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV013.32.1
ISBN
1931543003
Call Number
746.432 VOG
Contributor
Malcolm, Tricia
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Soho Publishing Company
Publication Date
c2001
Physical Description
144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Knitting
Knitting--Patterns
Notes
"ed. by Malcolm, Tricia"
knitting patterns with instructions and pictures.
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Vorce tram station

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1953]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Vorce tram station on the Burnaby Lake Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company in the snow. A notice is posted on an electric power pole in the foreground.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 7 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Vorce tram station on the Burnaby Lake Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company in the snow. A notice is posted on an electric power pole in the foreground.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Nursery Street
Accession Code
BV005.15.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[before 1953]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
Original negative for this photograph is in accession BV005.15.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Wagner family house

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
8 Dec. 1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the house that the Wagner family moved into in 1921, located across from the Central Park gate on the same property as Frank Wagner's blacksmithing shop.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the house that the Wagner family moved into in 1921, located across from the Central Park gate on the same property as Frank Wagner's blacksmithing shop.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Wagner, Frank
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4230 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV992.45.54
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
8 Dec. 1950
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "4230 Kingsway/ Burnaby B.C./ Wagner Family moved into this/ house in 1921" and "Photo taken / DEC 8 1950"
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Walthers 2003 H0 scale model railroad reference book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2002
Call Number
625.1902 WAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9780941952675
Call Number
625.1902 WAL
Place of Publication
Milwaukee, WI
Publisher
Walthers
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
1056 p. : ill. (mostly col.)
Library Subject (LOC)
Railroads--Models
Catalogs
Subjects
Transportation
Notes
Includes index
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Waplington and Fleming families album series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1900-2004]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 album (88 photographs, textual records, graphic material)
Scope and Content
Series consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, family documents, stories, poems, biographies and genealogy about family members.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 album (88 photographs, textual records, graphic material)
Scope and Content
Series consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, family documents, stories, poems, biographies and genealogy about family members.
Date
[1900-2004]
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Waplington family documents series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1950-1987
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of family documents belonging to members of the Waplington family. Records include correspondence items, notes and a membership card.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington family documents series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of family documents belonging to members of the Waplington family. Records include correspondence items, notes and a membership card.
Accession Code
BV016.46
Date
1950-1987
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Waplington family fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1911-2004
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Wapl…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Waplington) and Ray Fleming; a copy of a handwritten memoir "The Way it Was / 1913-1925"; as well as a computer printed copy of "In and Out of / A Cedar Shake Shack" / "The life of a little girl from World War I / to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" both written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington). Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Waplington and Fleming families album series 2) Frances Fleming manuscripts series 3) Waplington family documents series 4) Waplington family photographs series
History
John (Jack) Waplington emigrated from Nottingham, England in 1904, arriving in Quebec City and continuing on to Ontario before eventually settling in British Columbia. Somewhere on his journey his right hand was crushed in an industrial accident and amputated. Following his recovery, Jack continued to work his way across Canada until he found employment at Stave Falls, B.C. and married Sarah Alice Cogswell (nee Nickerson). Jack and Sarah (nicknamed Cutie) Waplington had three children; Frances Louise Waplington (1913-2004), John Hazen Waplington and Grace Bancroft Waplington. In 1916, the Waplingtons rented the Walker house at Hill Station on the Burnaby Lake Interurban Line and in 1920 Jack built a cedar shack on 5 acres of land at 4925 Douglas Road (northwest corner of Douglas and Laurel). According to a memoir by Frances Waplington, life was rough living in the cedar shack on Douglas Road with no electricity or running water and by 1925 the family was lucky to purchase "Brookfield", the former home of Louis Claude Hill located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue. The home was not in good shape having been empty for some time but was located on ¾ of an acre and purchased at a fair price of $1000. The house was surrounded by grass and flowers gone wild and very tall fir trees. The house had running water, electricity and was heated by a wood burning stove in the kitchen and hall and a fireplace in the living room. There was no refrigeration other than the ice box. The three Waplington children, Frances, John and Grace continued to attend Douglas Road School. The family renovated and restored the house at Deer Lake as well as the grounds, adding in flower and vegetable gardens. The large area of grass which formerly housed a tennis court was rolled flat and reseeded. Jack Waplington continued to work for the power company which became B.C. Electric Company and eventually B.C. Power and Hydro. The Waplingtons continued to live at 3813 Deer Lake until 1946 when they sold their home to their daughter Frances who married Ray Fleming. Jack and Sarah Waplington retired and moved to Lasquiti island. Frances "Fanny" Waplington married Reyland "Ray" Fleming October 11, 1935. Ray and Frances Fleming had three children; John (Jack) Reyland, Edith (Edie) Louise and Sara Maureen. In 1941 Ray was hired by the B.C. Electric Company to work at Buntzen Lake hydro station. There was no housing at the hydro station so the family lived on a 42’ coastal boat, the Cohoe Bay tied up to the dock at Buntzen Lake. Since it was war time, there was fear that the two hydro plants at Stave Falls and Buntzen Lake could be targeted for bombing so the Fleming family had to learn about air raid sirens, bunkers, helmets and gas masks. The children attended a one room classroom at Buntzen Lake and participated in school drills when the air raid siren sounded. By 1947 the Fleming family moved to the Waplington home at 3813 Deer lake Avenue after purchasing it from Frances’ parents. Ray continued to work for B.C. Electric and eventually B.C. Power and B.C. Hydro. The children walked or rode bicycles to and from Douglas Road School. At the time the family moved into their home there were no buses only the Interurban streetcar to take them to Vancouver. Douglas Road station was the nearest stop to Deer Lake on the Burnaby Lake Line. The closest neighbours were the Oakalla Prison farm (located off of Royal Oak hill overlooking Deer Lake) and the Ceperley mansion. Prison breaks were common and both the Waplington and Fleming families would often hear air raid sirens blare to warn them. The neighbourhood would go on high alert and the children would immediately run home to safety. Mr. Fleming was well prepared with his 22 rifle nearby should it be needed. After Sarah Waplington died, Jack Waplington returned to Deer Lake to live in a house trailer on the property that was owned by the Flemings. In 1959, after the Fleming children had grown and moved on, Ray and Frances Fleming sold the property to the Municipality of Burnaby. The Municipality rented it out for several years prior to its demolition around 1970 to make way for Burnaby’s Heritage Village. Frances Louise Fleming received her teaching degree from the Vancouver Normal School at the end of World War II but found it extremely difficult to secure a permanent teaching position as a woman. Between 1944 and 1954, Frances was hired and fired eight times from teaching positions despite excellent reports. Finally in 1954, she was invited to teach in an adjoining district with a permanent teaching appointment to follow. Over the years, Frances taught in Vancouver, Burnaby, Pender Harbour and served as vice principal at Magee Secondary. In the early 1970s Frances was appointed provincial superintendent of schools at Quesnel and then moved to Victoria to be assistant superintendent of integrated and supportive services and then in 1973, she became assistant superintendent of the department of public intstruction. Frances retired from teaching soon after, moving to the Sunshine Coast with her husband Ray. Frances was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 1997, was an accomplished writer who regularly contributed articles to the Vancouver Sun newspaper and othe publications. Ray Fleming died in 2002 and Frances Fleming died in 2004.
Creator
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming
Accession Code
BV016.46
Date
1911-2004
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Arrangement
Series arrangement is based on physical arrangement of records by donor. Family album was scanned in it's original order and items from within family album were removed and described at item and file level.
Notes
Title based on content of fonds
Less detail

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