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CCF News
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3674
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1946-1947, 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of extracts from 28 issues of the CCF News, a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch. In most cases pages 3 and 4 are present; in some cases pages 3 through 6 are present. It is possible these were kept for the serial article "Knowledge is Power" on p…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of extracts from 28 issues of the CCF News, a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch. In most cases pages 3 and 4 are present; in some cases pages 3 through 6 are present. It is possible these were kept for the serial article "Knowledge is Power" on page 3 of each issue, which provides an ongoing course of study for political groups. Issue from July 21, 1954 is four pages in length but appears to be missing a front page.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.31
- Date
- 1946-1947, 1954
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
CCF News - for BC and Yukon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3675
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one issue (Vol. 18, No. 26, December 22, 1954) of the CCF News - For BC and Yukon, a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of one issue (Vol. 18, No. 26, December 22, 1954) of the CCF News - For BC and Yukon, a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) newspaper, collected by Winch.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.32
- Date
- 1954
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Certificate of Naturalization for Margaret Iona Love
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20363
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 4 Sep. 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Leonard Love fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a United States of America Certificate of Naturalization for Margaret Iona Love.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Leonard Love fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Material Details
- certificate with 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a United States of America Certificate of Naturalization for Margaret Iona Love.
- Accession Code
- BV023.24.10
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 4 Sep. 1958
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Certificate of Naturalization for Robert Leonard Love
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20364
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 4 Sep. 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Leonard Love fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a United States of America Certificate of Naturalization for Robert Leonard Love.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Leonard Love fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Material Details
- certificate with 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a United States of America Certificate of Naturalization for Robert Leonard Love.
- Accession Code
- BV023.24.11
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 4 Sep. 1958
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Certification of Margaret Giles birth certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20360
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Leonard Love fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certified document from Province of Ontario certifying a copy of Margaret Iona Giles Love's birth certificate.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Leonard Love fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Material Details
- small copy of birth certificate attached to certified document
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certified document from Province of Ontario certifying a copy of Margaret Iona Giles Love's birth certificate.
- Creator
- Province Of Ontario
- Accession Code
- BV023.24.7
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 1951
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Circulars, newsletters, form letters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15031
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1958-1967]
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of circulars, newsletters and form letters from various societies and businesses in Burnaby and Greater Vancouver area received by the Valleyview Community Council Association.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of circulars, newsletters and form letters from various societies and businesses in Burnaby and Greater Vancouver area received by the Valleyview Community Council Association.
- Accession Code
- HV978.90.4
- Date
- [1958-1967]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Clayburn refractory products
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary952
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 666 CLA
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Clayburn Refractories
- Publication Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 24 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Inscription
- "Original transferred to MSA MUSEUM / ABBOTSFORD 1993 OCT.", handwritten in ink on back of page 24.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Refractory materials
Congratulations card from T. Eaton Co. Limited
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17331
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 card
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a congratulations card from T. Eaton Co. Limited on the occasion of the grand opening of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby on May 4, 1954. Card may have been sent with flowers to the management of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 card
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a congratulations card from T. Eaton Co. Limited on the occasion of the grand opening of the Simpsons-Sears store in Burnaby on May 4, 1954. Card may have been sent with flowers to the management of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby.
- Names
- Simpsons-Sears Limited
- Accession Code
- BV021.26.79
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 1954
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-09-21
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Item was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
Correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15030
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1959-1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondence of the Valley View Community Council.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondence of the Valley View Community Council.
- Accession Code
- HV978.90.3
- Date
- 1959-1967
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Correspondence and work file of Mabel Hawkshaw
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19357
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1928-1972, predominant 1928-1931
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, notes, research and reports created by and collected by Mabel Hawkshaw between 1928 and 1938. The majority of the file consists of records pertaining to Mabel's work as the Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931), her work as a writer and newspaper…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence, notes, research and reports created by and collected by Mabel Hawkshaw between 1928 and 1938. The majority of the file consists of records pertaining to Mabel's work as the Censor of Moving Pictures in British Columbia (1928-1931), her work as a writer and newspaper editor and her work as Provincial Representative of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire "I.O.D.E." for the League of Nations Society. Other correspondence includes two letters addressed to Mabel's sons Cedric Hawkshaw in 1972, the other (a photocopy) addressed to Mr. E.D.B. (Dal) Hawkshaw 1970 (date of original) from New Brunswick Provincial Archives regarding the naming of village of Hawkshaw, New Brunswick.
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.297
- Date
- 1928-1972, predominant 1928-1931
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Correspondence - Way Sang Yuen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9555
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949-1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various documents including letters of correspondence from Hong Kong addressed to "Way Sang Yuen" / "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" with the content of the letter written in Cantonese as well as a three page document with letterhead which reads: "HEATLEY TRADING COMPANY LTD. / WHOLESA…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various documents including letters of correspondence from Hong Kong addressed to "Way Sang Yuen" / "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" with the content of the letter written in Cantonese as well as a three page document with letterhead which reads: "HEATLEY TRADING COMPANY LTD. / WHOLESALE TOBACCONISTS & CONFECTIONERS / 77 PENDER STREET / VANCOUVER, B.C." and the body of the documents written in both Cantonese and English and an invoice/receipt from "CHINA DAILY NEWS".
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.389
- Date
- 1949-1970
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
The Courier-Examiner - Eastern division winners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription7608
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record : newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, from "THE COURIER-EXAMINER"; photograph of "EASTERN DIVISION WINNERS of the South Burnaby Men's Club Little League was the Metro Team...", players names given; team jersey's say "Metro Foundry"; Bob Vannerus and Bruce Vannerus are named as Managers of the team; pi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record : newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, from "THE COURIER-EXAMINER"; photograph of "EASTERN DIVISION WINNERS of the South Burnaby Men's Club Little League was the Metro Team...", players names given; team jersey's say "Metro Foundry"; Bob Vannerus and Bruce Vannerus are named as Managers of the team; pink scribble at lower right of picture; top folded down to back; reverse shows partial photos from "Burnaby Album"; c. 1960s
- Subjects
- Sports - Baseball
- Accession Code
- BV010.4.24
- Date
- [ca. 1965]
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of item
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
Deed of land - Wallace Whiting, George Love, Henry Love and William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10082
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1942 and 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Deed of Land title between Wallace Whiting, George Love and Henry Love and William Michael and Sarah Maria Parker re: Parcel "F: Block 1, Lot 25, Group 1 (on Cumberland Road in Burnaby). A note is pinned to the top of the document with a typed note "LAND REGISTRY / NEW WEST'R, B.C…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Material Details
- "This Indenture / made the TWENTYFOURTH day of August in the year of our / Lord one thousand and FORTY Two / . . . . / WALLACE WHITING . . . / GEORGE RICHARD LOVE . . . / HENRY LOVE . . . . . . . ./ AND / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER . . . / And / SARAH MARIA PARKER . . / Witnesseth, that in consideration of the sum of / ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) "printed and typed at top of document "Reg # 152828 / Dated August 24th 1942 / W. Whiting / G.R. Love / H. Love / TO W.M. Parker / S.M. Parker / Deed of Land / Parcel " F " / Blk 1 / Lot 25 / Grp 1" printed and type written on the outside fold of document.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Deed of Land title between Wallace Whiting, George Love and Henry Love and William Michael and Sarah Maria Parker re: Parcel "F: Block 1, Lot 25, Group 1 (on Cumberland Road in Burnaby). A note is pinned to the top of the document with a typed note "LAND REGISTRY / NEW WEST'R, B.C. / 1962 JUL 19 PM 2:55".
- History
- See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV012.31.14
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1942 and 1962
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
The Democrat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3677
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1966-1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three issues of The Democrat, a New Democratic Party (NDP) newspaper, collected by Harold Winch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three issues of The Democrat, a New Democratic Party (NDP) newspaper, collected by Harold Winch.
- Names
- New Democratic Party
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1966-1967
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Design quarterly, 56
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5982
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kelly, Rob Roy, 1925-2004
- Publication Date
- 1963
- Call Number
- 686.224 KEL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 686.224 KEL
- Author
- Kelly, Rob Roy, 1925-2004
- Contributor
- Walker Art Center
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- Publisher
- Walker Art Center
- Publication Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 41 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Decorative arts
- Industrial arts--History
- Type and type-founding
- Printing--Specimens
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references
Digney Family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10597
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1954 and 1964] (date of originals), copied in 2016 and 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 3hr., 18 min.) : digital, 23 fps
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of compilation of six films (including film clips) created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film content includes footage of members of the Digney family and friends in Burnaby; the Digney homes on Bonsor Avenue and Kaymar Drive; construction of the Digney Bowling Alle…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 3hr., 18 min.) : digital, 23 fps
- Material Details
- Films were digitized in 2019 from original 8 mm format
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of compilation of six films (including film clips) created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film content includes footage of members of the Digney family and friends in Burnaby; the Digney homes on Bonsor Avenue and Kaymar Drive; construction of the Digney Bowling Alley and the Simpsons-Sears building; Lawn bowling at Central Park as well as various family events, gatherings, vacations and trips.
- History
- Andy Digney was born in London, England on July 27, 1886. His given names were Andrew Charles and in 1905, he immigrated with his elder brother to Raymore Saskatchewan and worked on a farm. In 1914, he met and married Alice Swan and in 1920 they had their one and only child, Ernest ('Dig'). The young family lived in Beatty Saskatchewan where they ran a small general store with a pool hall over the top. Andy sold the store and they moved to Carberry Manitoba where Andy worked selling lightening rods and hanging wallpaper. At this time he met and formed a partnership with someone who owned a hand cranked move projector and in the evenings, he and his wife, traveled to church halls in neighbouring towns showing movies. Eventually, he purchased his own movie projector and opened a small theatre in Carberry. He worked odd jobs during the daytime and projected movies in his small theatre at night. Eventually he made enough money to move to Brandon, Manitoba where he purchased a restaurant which he turned into a theatre with living quarters above. Andy called the theatre 'The Oak' since the mighty oak was strong and stood forever. After starting the first Oak Theatre in Brandon, Manitoba when talking pictures came along, Andy Digney, his wife Alice and son Ernest ('Dig') moved to Burnaby in 1936 and chose the site of their new theatre and home at the corner of Kingsway and Marlborough. The Oak Theatre - which opened on August 4, 1937 - was hailed as an artistic masterpiece for its ultra modern white stucco exterior, floodlights and pink-and-green neon marquee. The interior featured a mirrored ceiling, fireplace, and aquarium and had a colour scheme of orchid, royal blue, silver and black. Andy was a very involved member of the Burnaby community becoming the founding president of the Lion's club and the chairman of the committee raising money for war bonds during World War II. In 1944, Andy suffered a severe heart attack, forcing him to retire, so in 1945 he sold the theatre to Odeon Theatres of Canada who continued to operate at this location until 1968 when competition forced its closure and demolition. Andy and his family relocated to a house at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (after 1959-6521 Bonsor Ave.) on 3/4 acres where he spent much of his time cultivating a lovely garden. In about 1946, Andy was approached by the B.C. Midget Auto Racing Association, who were looking for a good location to race the smaller, racing cars, popular at the time. Andy was interested and purchased 10 acres of property located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue and built a race track. The Digney Speedway opened on July 8, 1948 with stands that had capacity of holding 4500 people. In 1949, when the popularity of midget racing declined, Digney started racing roadsters. However, he struggled to find local drivers, and it was expensive to bring in drivers from elsewhere. In 1951 Digney found a winner: jalopy racing. Local men would buy 1930s cars and strip them down, remove the glass, and weld the doors shut. By early 1952 over forty cars were showing up for jalopy races. By the early 1950s the Speedway was well established, with coverage in the sports pages and on radio. Andy's son Ernest Digney (also known as Dig) worked at the race track but moved away with his wife in 1951 to work in Seattle. Dig and his wife Joyce, along with their two young sons, Paul and Bruce returned to Burnaby in 1953 moving into a 550 square foot apartment located above the Digney Speedway restrooms. In 1954 Simpsons-Sears built a large store on Kingsway and their parking lot came up to the back garden of the family home on Bonsor Avenue. Andy thought of building small stores on his property but in the end decided to build a bowling alley, clearing out his beautiful garden. The Digney Bowl opened on August 19,1955 and Andy Digney, his wife Alice, son 'Dig' and daughter in law Joyce all worked at both the Speedway and the Bowling Alley. In 1956 Andy decided to finally retire and sold the bowling alley and home to his son 'Dig' which he paid for over time. 'Dig' and his family moved into the house on Bonsor Avenue and ran the bowling alley until their son Bruce took over in 1980. Andy Digney died in England in 1964 while on his world tour. His wife Alice died on June 3, 1982 and their son, Ernest ('Dig') died November 27, 2009.
- Accession Code
- BV019.18
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1954 and 1964] (date of originals), copied in 2016 and 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also City of Burnaby Archives Digney Family fonds Photo/MI catalogue 562
- Arrangement
- Films are arranged and described at item level along with film clip segments. Master film footage numbered BV019.18.3 through BV019.18.8 were described in original order at item level. Digitized film content within the master film footage was also broken down into shorter film clips according to natural breaks within the original content and described separately as film clips (accession parts) in their original order: BV019.8.3.1 to BV019.8.3.28; BV019.8.4.1 to BV019.8.4.16; BV019.18.5.1 to BV019.8.5.7; BV019.18.6.1 to BV019.18.6.8; BV019.18.7.1 to BV019.18.7.15; BV019.18.8.1 to BV019.18.8.20
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
![Digney film 1 - Bruce Digney and Tawny, [between 1958 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_011.jpg?width=280)
Digney film 1 - Bruce Digney and Tawny
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10614
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1958 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 13 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of Bruce Digney playing with family dog named Tawny in a pool of water in the front yard of Digney home located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue. Bruce Digney is using a hose to spray water on the dog.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 13 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of Bruce Digney playing with family dog named Tawny in a pool of water in the front yard of Digney home located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue. Bruce Digney is using a hose to spray water on the dog.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Names
- Digney, Bruce
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.3.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1958 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
Images
![Digney film 1 - Bruce Digney and Tawny, [between 1958 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_011.jpg)
Video
Digney film 1 - Bruce Digney and Tawny, [between 1958 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney film 1 - Bruce Digney and Tawny, [between 1958 and 1959] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_011.mp4![Digney film 1 - Christmas tree, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_016.jpg?width=280)
Digney film 1 - Christmas tree
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10619
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (21 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of a silver foil Christmas tree decorated with lights and balls. The tree is on display in the living room of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The tree is spinning slowly on a motorized stand.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (21 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of a silver foil Christmas tree decorated with lights and balls. The tree is on display in the living room of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The tree is spinning slowly on a motorized stand.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Subjects
- Holidays - Christmas
- Geographic Access
- Kaymar Drive
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.3.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
Images
![Digney film 1 - Christmas tree, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_016.jpg)
Video
Digney film 1 - Christmas tree, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney film 1 - Christmas tree, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_016.mp4![Digney film 1 - Digney family Christmas, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_015.jpg?width=280)
Digney film 1 - Digney family Christmas
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10618
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (41 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of Digney family gathered in the basement of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive for Christmas dinner. Family members are identified as: Andy Digney, Alice Digney, Joyce Digney, Sydney Swan, Connie Swan, Bruce Digney, Paul Digney, Mel and June Arthur.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (41 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film clip of Digney family gathered in the basement of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive for Christmas dinner. Family members are identified as: Andy Digney, Alice Digney, Joyce Digney, Sydney Swan, Connie Swan, Bruce Digney, Paul Digney, Mel and June Arthur.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Subjects
- Holidays - Christmas
- Names
- Digney, Alice Swan
- Digney, Andy
- Digney, Bruce
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Digney, Joyce
- Digney, Paul
- Arthur, Malcolm "Mel"
- Arthur, June
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.3.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
Images
![Digney film 1 - Digney family Christmas, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_015.jpg)
Video
Digney film 1 - Digney family Christmas, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
Digney film 1 - Digney family Christmas, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0003_015.mp4