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Widening of Boundary Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport45050
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 44038
- Meeting Date
- 21-Feb-1955
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 44038
- Meeting Date
- 21-Feb-1955
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Widening of East Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport42977
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39230
- Meeting Date
- 8-Jul-1957
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 39230
- Meeting Date
- 8-Jul-1957
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Widening of Lougheed Highway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44047
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43264
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43264
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Widening of Rumble Street between Patterson Avenue and Boundary Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport47725
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47035
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jan-1950
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47035
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jan-1950
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Width of Lots in Block 19, DL 27
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport46172
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45872
- Meeting Date
- 27-Jul-1953
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 45872
- Meeting Date
- 27-Jul-1953
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Wiggins Road Crossing - BC Electric Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70589
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734800
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 734800
- Meeting Date
- 8-Dec-1919
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Wigwam Inn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82513
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-087
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying photograph
- Note in pencil on album page reads: "1918 / Wigwam Inn"
Images
Wigwam Inn Bandstand
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34984
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of original wooden bandstand at the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 171-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-20
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of original wooden bandstand at the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Wildflowers on bridge railing, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0325_001.jpg?width=280)
Wildflowers on bridge railing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19903
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an arrangement of wildflowers attached to a railing of a bridge. View of waterway is visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an arrangement of wildflowers attached to a railing of a bridge. View of waterway is visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Plants - Flowers
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.325
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-09
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
![Wildflowers on bridge railing, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0325_001.jpg)
Wilks family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35451
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-309
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family standing outside their home at 3707 Dundas Street. Left to right: Arthur Wilks (father), Fred Wilks (son), Clarice Wilks (daughter), Esther Wilks (daughter), and Annie Wilks (mother). The Wilks' built one of the earliest houses in Vancouver Heights, North Burnaby, at Dundas Street and Boundary Road.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Dundas Street
- Street Address
- 3707 Dundas Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Wilks family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35440
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-298
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Wilks family home at 3707 Dundas Street and Boundary Road. This house was one of the earliest built in Vancouver Heights and cost $5,000 to build. The Wilks family consisted of Arthur Wilks, his wife Annie Wilks, and their five children.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Dundas Street
- Street Address
- 3707 Dundas Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Will and licenses of William Michael Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10083
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1943 and 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of the last will and testament of William Michael Parker and two British Columbia Motor Vehicle Licences for William Michael Parker.The will is signed and witnessed on February 28, 1943 and the vehicle licence registrations are dated February 28, 1962. One vehicle license has the addr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Material Details
- "DATED FEBRUARY 12th, 1943 / WILLIAM MICHAEL PARKER, / Testator: / Sarah Maria parker / Executrix / WILL / LIDSTER & ALLISON, / Barristers & Solicitors, / New Westminster, B.C." printed on outside fold of the document.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of the last will and testament of William Michael Parker and two British Columbia Motor Vehicle Licences for William Michael Parker.The will is signed and witnessed on February 28, 1943 and the vehicle licence registrations are dated February 28, 1962. One vehicle license has the address 1390 Cumberland St. while the other has the address 7651 Cumberland St. [This is the date of the change in the street numbering system in Burnaby.]
- History
- See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV012.31.15
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1943 and 1962
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of file
Willard Avenue between Marine Drive and Trapp Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport41983
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38465
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38465
- Meeting Date
- 25-Aug-1958
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
William and Annie Mawhinney outside of their home.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5190
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; copy scan ; 8 cm x 5.5 cm.
- Scope and Content
- Back porch of the W. A. Mawhinney house at the corner of Canada Way and Pitts Street. Presumably William and Annie standing in photograph. William is at the bottom of the stairs and Annie at the top of the stairs. A curtain shades the porch.
- History
- This home was built by Captain William J. Eyres. In 1912, it was reported in The British Columbian: “Captain Eyres of Seattle is remodelling the front of his house on Douglas Road and otherwise improving it.” The house was later sold to William A. Mawhinney, who subsequently built houses at 6011 Buckingham Avenue and 7616 Burris Avenue.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.63
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1915-1930
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Apr-18
Images
William and Donald Gough
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35487
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) William Gough and his son (right), Donald Gough. The Gough family lived at 2119 Nelson Avenue (later 7126 Nelson Avenue).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1918 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-345
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left) William Gough and his son (right), Donald Gough. The Gough family lived at 2119 Nelson Avenue (later 7126 Nelson Avenue).
- Names
- Gough, Donald
- Gough, William
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16710
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm in mat 28 x 17.5 with 14 x 9 cm (oval, sight)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15 x 10 cm in mat 28 x 17.5 with 14 x 9 cm (oval, sight)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV008.20.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- June 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ritchie, Samuel J.
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
Images
William and Sarah Parker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16711
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on mat 27.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 14 x 9.5 cm mounted on mat 27.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph wedding portrait of William Parker and Sarah Parker (nee Love). The couple were married at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby, August 20, 1913.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Accession Code
- BV008.20.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 20 Aug. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- June 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ritchie, Samuel J.
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Embossed label on matt reads: "Ritchie / New Westminster B.C."
Images
![William Franklin Wolsey, [1959], published June 26, 1959 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-1024.jpg?width=280)
William Franklin Wolsey
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46136
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959], published June 26, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 4.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Franklin Wolsey, head of the Canadian Temple of the More Abundant Life in Burnaby. He has been referred to with the titles of; "His Grace the Archbishop", "Most Reverend Franklin Wolsey", "Dr. William Franklin Wosley, Archbishop", and "Archbishop John I of Vancouver".
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1959], published June 26, 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1024
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Franklin Wolsey, head of the Canadian Temple of the More Abundant Life in Burnaby. He has been referred to with the titles of; "His Grace the Archbishop", "Most Reverend Franklin Wolsey", "Dr. William Franklin Wosley, Archbishop", and "Archbishop John I of Vancouver".
- Subjects
- Occupations - Clergy
- Names
- Wolsey, William Franklin
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![William Franklin Wolsey, [1959], published June 26, 1959 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-1024.jpg)
![William George Alcock, [before 1922] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200400900001.jpg?width=280)
William George Alcock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1779
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph William George Alcock in his British Columbia Electric Railway uniform with his hand in his breast pocket. He was an interurban tram conductor before 1922.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Accession Code
- BV004.90.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [before 1922]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Notes on verso of photograph read: "Wm. G. Alcock", "15" and "15A"
Images
![William George Alcock, [before 1922] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200400900001.jpg)
William Holmes family records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18942
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of letters and land title certificates of William Holmes along with a newspaper clipping refering to the European Ash tree that was planted by the Holmes family on their land in District Lot 1 in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV997.50
- Date
- 1858-1941
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series