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20th century bookkeeping and accounting : a treatise on modern bookkeeping, accounting, and business customs, as illustrated in the "business transactions" which accompany this text...for use in all schools that teach bookkeeping and accounting
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary363
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Publication Date
- 1920
- c1917
- c1920
- Call Number
- 657.2 BAK
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.9.37
- Call Number
- 657.2 BAK
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Publisher
- South-Western Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- 1920
- c1917
- c1920
- Physical Description
- 251 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Pendygrasse" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "To Pendygrasse" "George Pendygrasse" "_ _" "George Pendygrasse" [Handwritten in blue ink on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Notes
- Author assisted by: Commercial Teachers and Practicing Accountants "Granted a medal of award by the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915"
- Author's given name and dates: Baker, James Williams, 1873-1938.
20th century bookkeeping and accounting : a treatise on the principles of accounting and bookkeeping practice applied by modern bookkeepers and accountants
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2148
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 15 ed.
- Canadian ed.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- c1923
- c1925
- Call Number
- 657.2 BAK
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.2
- Call Number
- 657.2 BAK
- Edition
- 15 ed.
- Canadian ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Publisher
- South-Western Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- c1923
- c1925
- Physical Description
- 376 p. : ill. : 24 cm
- Inscription
- "Alma Stanley" "165" [handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf] "Alma Stanley" "Burnaby South High School" [handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf] "Dol_ _ _" "Assets ... cash Acct. Receivable MA dsl. Inventory" "lost purch. : _ _ pense" "Credit" "Liabl. ... Acct. payable Capital acct." "Income ... Sales" "The capital acct. is a liability of the business to an outsider" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Notes
- "Author assisted by Commercial Teachers and Practicing Accountants"
- Includes indexes.
- Author's given name and dates: Baker, James Williams, 1873-1938.
20th century machine shop practice : arithmetic, practical geometry, mensuration, applied mechanics, properties of steam, the indicator ...
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4961
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV006.24.49
- Call Number
- 621.75 BRO
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Frederick J. Drake & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 631 p. : ill. : 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Machine-shop practice
- Machine-shop practice--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- "Over 400 illustrations" -- Title page
- Author's name and dates: Brookes, L. Elliott (Leonard Elliott), 1853-
- Includes index.
1916 Delco systems : and information on the following subjects: lubrication of motor-generators, use of the ammeter and how to test it, induction coils and methods of testing them, distributors and timers, how to test armatures, motoring generators, generating electrical energy, new third brush regulation, resistance unit and method of testing it, checking and timing of ignition systems, general information, ordering parts, companies using Delco systems
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6405
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Phillips, Harvey E.
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Call Number
- 629.2 PHI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.48.25
- Call Number
- 629.2 PHI
- Author
- Phillips, Harvey E.
- Place of Publication
- Dayton, Ohio
- Publisher
- Auto Electric Systems Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Series
- Information
- Physical Description
- 24 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--Electric equipment
- Delco Engineering Laboratories Company
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates : Phillips, Harvey Elmer,1874-
The abc of motoring
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4965
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Brown, C. W.
- Edition
- 2nd ed, rev and enl.
- Publication Date
- 1904
- Call Number
- 625.6 BRO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV006.24.53
- Call Number
- 625.6 BRO
- Edition
- 2nd ed, rev and enl.
- Author
- Brown, C. W.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Henry J. Drane Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1904
- Series
- Drane's new ABC handbooks
- Printer
- Henry J. Drane
- Physical Description
- 90 p. : ill. : 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--Design and construction
- Automobile driving
A book about Longfellow
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2369
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.105.8
- Call Number
- 811.3 MCI
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 165 p., [13] leaves of plates : ports. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Victoria Council School, Wrexham Prize Presented to" [glued in label on front pastedown with following filled in] "Reginald Hunter Good Attendance October 1910" [handwritten in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Poets, American--19th century
- Notes
- "with illustrations" -title page
- "by J. N. M'Ilwraith ("Jean Forsyth")" --title page
- Author's given name and dates: McIlwraith, Jean N. (Jean Newton), 1859-1938
A book of monograms and initials for embroidery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2818
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Cordet, Adeline
- Publication Date
- 1917
- Call Number
- 746.4 COR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.52.7
- Call Number
- 746.4 COR
- Author
- Cordet, Adeline
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Publisher
- Valley Supply
- Publication Date
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Monograms--Patterns
- Initials--Patterns
- Notes
- book of transfer paper with embroidery patterns.
A book of toasts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1918
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ramsay, William
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Call Number
- 808.51 RAM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.58
- Call Number
- 808.51 RAM
- Author
- Ramsay, William
- Contributor
- Schroedter, Gerta
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dodge Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- c1906
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (unpaged) ; 16 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Public speaking
- Notes
- "With decorations by Gerta Schroedter"--title page.
The Acadian exiles : a chronicle of the land of Evangeline, v.9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5140
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.32
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.9
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 9
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- xi, 178 p. : col. ill., col. maps, col. port. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Acadia
- Canada--History
- Nova Scotia--History
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part III The English Invasion"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir, 1860-1936
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
Accurate tool work
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary340
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 1st ed., 6th imp.
- Publication Date
- 1912
- Call Number
- 621.9 GOO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.9.14
- Call Number
- 621.9 GOO
- Edition
- 1st ed., 6th imp.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.
- Publication Date
- 1912
- Series
- Machine Shop Library
- Physical Description
- 217 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
- Inscription
- San Francisco Public Library (author authority)
- http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b1107564~S1
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Tools
- Machinery--Collectors and collecting
- Notes
- Authors' full name and dates: Goodrich,C.L. (Clarence Leon), 1876- Stanley, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1874-
A Christmas carol by Charles Dickens, and The king of the Golden River by John Ruskin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1717
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV984.21.30
- Call Number
- 823.8 DIC Copy 1
- Contributor
- Stevenson, O. J.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Copp, Clark
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Physical Description
- 154 p. : front. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "Vera Morrow" [written in pencil] Back endpaper: "78B" [written and underlined in pencil] "30" [written and underlined in pencil] "22" [written in pencil] Back fly leaf: "Stave two Country road where Scrooge was born School house - boy reading School house - boy and his sister Fezziwigs warehouse - Scrooge appreiced Scrooge and his fiances Home of his fiance in later life" [written in pencil] Throughout book: Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English literature
- Notes
- with annotations by O.J. Stevenson
- "for use in public and high schools."
- Contributer full name given as follows: Stevenson, O. J. (Orlando John), 1869-1950.
- Copy 1 of 2.
A complete system of nursing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3506
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.14.1
- Call Number
- 610 ASH
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Waverly Book Co.
- Publication Date
- 1917
- Printer
- Richard Clay & Sons
- Physical Description
- xv, 746 p.: ill., diagr., col. plates
- Inscription
- "E. Abercrombie" -handwritten in ink inside front cover. "E. L. A." -written on outside edges of pages.
A country girl : a new and original musical play
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4922
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Tanner, James T.
- Edition
- New ed.
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Call Number
- 789 TAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.34.9
- Call Number
- 789 TAN
- Edition
- New ed.
- Author
- Tanner, James T.
- Contributor
- Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933
- Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924
- Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
- Greenbank, Percy, 1878-1968
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Chappell & Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Printer
- Henderson and Spalding, Marylebone Press
- Physical Description
- 212 p. : 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "E. B. Wilson" [Handwritten twice in pencil on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Musical revues, comedies, etc.
- Musical plays--Vocal scores
- Musical plays
- Music
- Subjects
- Music
- Names
- Wilson, Elsie
- Object History
- Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
- Notes
- "By James T. Tanner. Lyrics by Adrian Ross. Music by Lionel Monckton. Additional lyrics and numbers by Paul A. Rubens. Additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank" -- Title page
- Contributor's full name and dates: Rubens, Paul A. (Paul Alfred), 1875-1917
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Across Canada : annotated guide via Canadian Pacific Railway, the greatest transportation system in the world
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2898
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.148.3
- Call Number
- 917.1 CAN
- Place of Publication
- [Montreal]
- Publisher
- [Canadian Pacific Railway]
- Publication Date
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "May 2nd 1914 _________ Frank ___ _ _ C.P.R." [handwritten in pencil on back cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroad travel--Canada--Guidebooks
- Canada--Description and travel
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- 11 p. of advertisements following p. 101
A desk book on the etiquette of social stationery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2777
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Clark, Jean Wilde
- Publication Date
- c1910
- Call Number
- 395 CLA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.18.10
- Call Number
- 395 CLA
- Author
- Clark, Jean Wilde
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Eaton, Crane and Pike Company
- Publication Date
- c1910
- Physical Description
- 86 p. : illus. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "price, $1.00"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Social stationery
- Etiquette
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Original sample invitations are not included.
Advanced geometry for high schools : synthetic and analytical
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7326
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McDougall, A. H.
- Edition
- 2nd ed., rev.
- Publication Date
- c1919
- Call Number
- 516.3 MCD
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV018.25.3
- Call Number
- 516.3 MCD
- Edition
- 2nd ed., rev.
- Author
- McDougall, A. H.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Copp Clark Company, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1919
- Physical Description
- 86, v, 119 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Top left corner of front pastedown [ label in pink ] : "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION image of BC provincial crest THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA TEXT-BOOK BRANCH" Top right hand corner of front end paper "W.Mc. Kenzie" [handwritten in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geometry
- Geometry--Textbooks
- Geometry, Analytic
- Geometry--Problems, exercises, etc.
- Object History
- Textbook used at Gilmore School. Came via donor's parents who were teachers at the school: William (Bill) McKenzie and Georgina McKenzie.
- Notes
- Author's given name and dates: McDougall, A. H. (Alexander Hiram), 1859-1946
- "Part I. - Synthetic Geometry". "Part II. - Analytical Geometry".
The 'Adventurers of England' on Hudson bay : a chronicle of the fur trade in the North, v.18
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5131
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Laut, Agnes C., 1871-1936
- Publication Date
- 1914
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.18
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.23
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.18
- Author
- Laut, Agnes C., 1871-1936
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1914
- Series
- Chronicle of Canada, 18
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- vii, 133 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Fur trade
- Northwest, Canadian--History
- Names
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part VI Pioneers of the North and West"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina), 1871-1936
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
Adventurers of the far North : a chronicle of the artic seas, v.20
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5129
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944
- Publication Date
- 1914
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.20
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.21
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.20
- Author
- Leacock, Stephen, 1869-1944
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1914
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 20
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- vii, 152 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Northwest, Canadian--History
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part VI Pioneers of the North and West"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
Advertisement display ; Mediums ; Retail management ; Department-store management
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary938
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 658.8 ICS
- Place of Publication
- Scranton [Pa.]
- Publisher
- International Textbook Co.
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Advertising
- Retail trade
- Department stores
A Family Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Material Details
- Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:13:57 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00-02:21 The podcast opens with Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introducing themselves and their topic- the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby and the people who have made important contributions to the city’s development. “A Family Farm” talks about Chinese-owned businesses which are family run. “The family-oriented nature of Chinese-owned businesses also extend to many of the early (and current) Chinese-owned farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. When Chinese men first began farming in BC in the 1860s, a lot of them worked as labourers because they weren’t allowed to own land. After World War II many of these farmers were allowed to purchase lots, thanks to the Veterans Land Grant. These grants allowed returning veterans to purchase small parcels of land with government loans. Eventually, these men would start families on the farm, and many Chinese-owned farms became family-operated businesses where every member, male, female, child, and extended relatives were enlisted to work the grounds. And it was hard work, often from dawn to dusk, 6-7 days a week.” 02:23 – 07:50 This portion includes excerpts from Oral History interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) of Hop On Farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. The interview was conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Josephine recalls growing up on the family farm with her six siblings. She tells of how the family pulled together money to purchase twelve acres along Marine Drive in 1951, her family’s background, daily life on the farm , responsibilities on the farm for her and her siblings and of how her mother had to balance working on the farm and providing for a family of ten to twelve people. 07:51 – 08:10 In this portion, hosts comment and reflect on their own experiences. “While it’s likely that a lot of this was done out of necessity and not being able to afford additional paid labourers, having grown up in Chinese households ourselves, we can definitely understand the rationale for these family-operated businesses and how it connects back to the Chinese understanding of family and kinship.” 08:11 – 09:06 In this portion, Rose and Wei provide information on the roots of the Chinese character for family “jia” in mandarin or “gah” in Cantonese. They explain that the term family is composed of two parts: the upper element is like a roof, symbolizing shelter, and the bottom part represents a pig which symbolizes food, whereby the Chinese character for family represents that of a farm. They provide a quote from the writings of Francois de Martin-Donos “In ancient China, the farm is an enterprise, a shelter that insures one food and work. The farm is a place to rely on, but in return, needs to be maintained, including a set of responsibilities. In other words, “family” is the insurance of a stable life.” 09:07 – 10:27 In this portion, the hosts speak about how traditional Chinese thought is heavily influenced by the teachings of Confucius and Confucius philosophy. They explain how Confucius emphasized five sets of human relationships that form the basis for society: ruler and minister, husband and wife, parents and child, sibling and sibling, friend and friend. Of these five, three are familial relationships also known as Filial piety – the respect and care for one’s familial superiors (such as parents, elders, and ancestors). They speak of how this is one of Confucianism’s main teachings and in this respect caring for family members is seen as a moral obligation. In China housing arrangements are in the form of siheyuan”s — a type of residence that featured a courtyard surrounded on all four sides with buildings. These traditionally housed one large extended family if they were wealthy enough. 10:28 – 13:08 In this portion, hosts provide further information on Josephine Chow’s family experience working and living on the “Hop On” family farm through the decades. An excerpt from the interview with Josephine Chow conducted by Denise Fong is included. In this excerpt, Josephine reflects on her past experiences on the farm and her present day experiences of her siblings running the farm. 13:09 -13:56 Final summary, credits and acknowledgements.
- History
- Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Agriculture
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Social Issues - Racism
- Names
- Fong, Denise
- Responsibility
- Wu, Rose
- Yeong, Wei Yan
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.28.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- BV020.28.4; BV020.28.5
- Notes
- Title based contents of sound recording
- See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1
- Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:
- Why is family important in China? https://medium.com/@francois_dmd/why-is-family-so-important-in-china-1617b13a67
- Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337
- Covered Roots: The History of Vancouver's Chinese Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WHS2Uf3JU
- Burnaby Village Museum Shares Chinese-Canadian Farming History This Summer https://westcoastfood.ca/burnaby-village-museum-shares-chinese-canadian-farming-history-this-summer/
- Chinese Market Gardeners in the City of Burnaby BC Continue to Practice Urban Agriculture https://cityfarmer.info/chinese-market-gardeners-in-the-city-of-burnaby-bc-continue-to-practice-urban-agriculture/
- Chinese Market Gardening in BC https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/chinese-market-gardening-bc/
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A Family Farm, 2020