"Vancouver" found 205 records

Cabinets of curiosities : collections of the Vancouver Museum, 1894-1981

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Vancouver Museum

Publication Date: c1982

Call Number: 708.11 CAB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919253067

Call Number: 708.11 CAB

Author: Vancouver Museum

Contributor: Maranda, Lynn, 1942-; Mayer, Carol E. (Carol Elizabeth), 1945-; Sayers, Ivan W. (Ivan William), 1946-; Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association

Publication Date: c1982

Physical Description: iv, 92, v-xi p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Vancouver Museum; Catalogs

Notes: "Prepared by ... Lynn Maranda, Carol Mayer and Ivan Sayers"--p. iv.; Includes index.

City of Vancouver heritage inventory of Vancouver schools : report

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bodnar, Diana, 1950-

Publication Date: 1982

Call Number: 727. BOD

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 727. BOD

Author: Bodnar, Diana, 1950-

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, B.C]

Publisher: City of Vancouver

Publication Date: 1982

Physical Description: 60 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Schools

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-60).; Prepared for the Vancouver Heritage Advisory Committee.

A guide to Burnaby : the heart of Greater Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 2003

Call Number: 971.133 BUR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Call Number: 971.133 BUR

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2003

Physical Description: 1 map : ill ; 10 x 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby, B.C.; Burnaby (B.C.)--Description and travel; Burnaby (B.C.)--Geography; Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

A hurricane in the basement, and other Vancouver experiences : stories and photos from the millennium collection

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Constantine, Barbara

Publication Date: 2000

Call Number: 971.133 CON

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.133 CON

Author: Constantine, Barbara

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: City of Vancouver, Office of Cultural Affairs

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Vancouver (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes; Vancouver (B.C.); Biography

Notes: "Published as part of Portrait V2K: The City of Vancouver Millennium Project ..."--P. 2.; Includes index.

The ambitious city: a history of the City of North Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sommer, Warren, 1951-

Publication Date: c2007

Call Number: 971.133 SOM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781550174113; 1550174118

Call Number: 971.133 SOM

Author: Sommer, Warren, 1951-

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, BC

Publisher: Harbour

Publication Date: c2007

Physical Description: 342 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): North Vancouver (B.C.)--History; North Vancouver (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-337) and index.; Maps on lining papers.

Burlesque West : showgirls, sex, and sin in postwar Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ross, Becki, 1959-

Publication Date: c2009

Call Number: 792.7 ROS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780802096463; 9780802096982; 0802096980; 0802096468

Call Number: 792.7 ROS

Author: Ross, Becki, 1959-

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: c2009

Physical Description: xix, 373 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burlesque (Theater)--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Stripteasers--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Showgirls--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Nightlife--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Vancouver (B.C.)--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-333) and index.

Glancing back : reflections and anecdotes on Vancouver public schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1988

Call Number: 371.00971 GLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1550311689

Call Number: 371.00971 GLA

Contributor: Gosbee, Chuck, 1939-; Dyson, Leslie, 1957-

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Vancouver School Board

Publication Date: 1988

Physical Description: 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Inscription: "Colin, / Please accept this copy of "Glancing Back" as a / symbol of our appreciation for your help on this project. / This book would not have been possible without your / help and the co-operation of hundreds of people like / you. / Hope you enjoy it. / Leslie Dyson", handwritten in ink on card insert in cover of book.

Library Subject (LOC): Public schools; Education

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Historical atlas of Vancouver and the lower Fraser Valley

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hayes, Derek, 1947-

Edition: 1st paperback ed.

Publication Date: 2007; c2005

Call Number: 911.71133 HAY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781553652830; 1553652835; 1553651073

Call Number: 911.71133 HAY

Edition: 1st paperback ed.

Author: Hayes, Derek, 1947-

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: 2007; c2005

Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Vancouver (B.C.)--Historical geography--Maps; Lower Mainland (B.C.)--Historical geography--Maps; Lower Mainland (B.C.)--Discovery and exploration--Maps

Notes: Maps on end papers.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.; "Winner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Historical Writing"

Logging as it was : a pictorial history of logging on Vancouver Island

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gold, Wilmer

Publication Date: 1985

Call Number: 634.9 GOL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919203582; 780919203587

Call Number: 634.9 GOL

Author: Gold, Wilmer

Place of Publication: Victoria, B.C.

Publisher: Morriss Pub.

Publication Date: 1985

Physical Description: 255 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Logging; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Industries; Industries - Logging/lumber

Notes: Maps on lining papers.

On the shady side : Vancouver, 1886-1914

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Keller, Betty

Publication Date: c1986

Call Number: 971.1 KEL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0920663044; 9780920663042

Call Number: 971.1 KEL

Author: Keller, Betty

Place of Publication: Ganges, B.C.

Publisher: Horsdal & Schubart

Publication Date: c1986

Physical Description: ix, 121 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Vancouver (B.C.); Vancouver (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes; Biography

Notes: Includes index.

Saltwater city : An illustrated history of the Chinese in Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Yee, Paul

Publication Date: c1988

Call Number: 971.133 YEE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0888946163

Call Number: 971.133 YEE

Author: Yee, Paul

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: c1988

Physical Description: 174 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)--History; Vancouver (B.C.)--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 170) and index.

Transportation and urban development in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, 1890 - 1915

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1986

Call Number: 388.4 TRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 388.4 TRA

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1986

Physical Description: 24 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electric railroads; Local transit; Street-railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Notes: Spiral bound, master copy.; Includes 1 copy of distributed version (smaller booklet with clearer photographs); Includes bibliographical references

Vancouver Region - Final Regional Response and Committee Position and Recommendations to the Commissioner"

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 12 Jan. 1981

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Vancouver Region - Final Regional Response and Committee Position and Recommendations to the Commissioner", January 12, 1981. Report is enclosed within a duotang and is divided with orange subject heading tabs: "OAKALLA DISTRICT", "DISTRICT DI…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Oakalla Prison collection

Series: Oakalla correctional facility records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Item consists of a copy of a typewritten report titled "Vancouver Region - Final Regional Response and Committee Position and Recommendations to the Commissioner", January 12, 1981. Report is enclosed within a duotang and is divided with orange subject heading tabs: "OAKALLA DISTRICT", "DISTRICT DIRECTOR'S OFFICE", "CENTRAL CONTROL", "WESTGATE 'B'", "SOUTH WING", "EAST WING", "WEST WING", "HOSPITAL", "CENTRAL SERVICES", "LAKESIDE", "YOUTH DETENTION CENTRE", "BURNABY CCC", "MARPOLE CCC", "LYNDA WILLIAMS CCC" and "PORTEAU COVE".

Subjects: Public Services - Correctional; Public Services - Policing

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Accession Code: BV991.45.241

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 12 Jan. 1981

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Vancouver, then & now

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Morgan, Roland

Edition: 1st ed.

Publication Date: 1983

Call Number: 971.1 MOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0920620477; 9780920620472

Call Number: 971.1 MOR

Edition: 1st ed.

Author: Morgan, Roland

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Whitecap Books

Publication Date: 1983

Physical Description: 126 p. : ill. ; 19 x 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Vancouver (B.C.)--Pictorial works

Vancouver, the way it was

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Kluckner, Michael

Publication Date: c1984

Call Number: 971.1 KLU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0920620566; 9780920620564

Call Number: 971.1 KLU

Author: Kluckner, Michael

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Whitecap Books

Publication Date: c1984

Physical Description: 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 x 32 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Vancouver (B.C.)--History; Vancouver (B.C.); Vancouver (B.C.)--Pictorial works; Biography

Notes: Includes index.

When the ice age came to Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Amiel, Len

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 1

Author: Amiel, Len

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Len Amiel

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: 44 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "LEN AMIEL" / MAY 8 / 02 --Signed by author on the title page with blue ink.

Library Subject (LOC): Ice industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Ice cream industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History

Notes: Summary: Covers approximately 100 years of the ice, ice cream business in Vancouver.

When the ice age came to Vancouver

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Amiel, Len

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 2

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971 AMI Ver. 2

Author: Amiel, Len

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Len Amiel

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: 65 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Ice industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Ice cream industry--British Columbia--Vancouver--History

Notes: Summary: Covers approximately 100 years of the ice, ice cream business in Vancouver.

Working lives : Vancouver, 1886-1986

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1985

Call Number: 331 WOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919573495

Call Number: 331 WOR

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: New Star Books

Publication Date: 1985

Physical Description: 211 p. : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Working class--British Columbia--History; Industrial relations--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Vancouver (B.C.)--Social conditions--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-208) and index.

Interview with David Skulski

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.

History: Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.