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C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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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

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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

Decorative art, 50s : a source book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Fiell, Peter, 1958-; Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-

Edition: Taschen 25th anniversary ed.

Publication Date: c2008

Call Number: 745.4442 FIE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9783836503105; 3836503107

Call Number: 745.4442 FIE

Edition: Taschen 25th anniversary ed.

Author: Fiell, Peter, 1958-; Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-

Place of Publication: Ko¨ln ; London

Publisher: Taschen

Publication Date: c2008

Physical Description: 575 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Decorative arts--History--20th century; Design--History--20th century

Notes: Text in English, French and German.; Includes index.

Decorative art 70s : a source book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Taschen 25th anniversary ed.

Publication Date: 2006

Call Number: 745.4442 FIE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 3822850438; 9783822850435

Call Number: 745.4442 FIE

Edition: Taschen 25th anniversary ed.

Contributor: Fiell, Charlotte, 1965-; Fiell, Peter, 1958-

Place of Publication: Köln ; London

Publisher: Taschen

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 575 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Decorative arts--History--20th century; Design--History--20th century

Notes: Includes index.; German translation.; Text in English, French and German.

Documenting your collections : Info-Muse Network documentation guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Simard, Françoise; Desmarais, France, 1956-

Edition: 2nd ed.

Publication Date: c1992; c2002

Call Number: 069.52 SIM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 2891720741

Call Number: 069.52 SIM

Edition: 2nd ed.

Author: Simard, Françoise; Desmarais, France, 1956-

Contributor: Harnois, Michel, 1960-; et al.

Place of Publication: Montreal

Publisher: Société des musées québécois

Publication Date: c1992; c2002

Series: Caring for Your Collections

Physical Description: xxvi, 474 p. (in loose-leaf binder) : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Museum registration methods; Classification--Museums; Antiques; Art objects; Conservation and restoration

Notes: Translation of: Comment documenter vos collections? Le guide de documentation du Resasu Info-Muse.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; "François Simard, Manger, Info-Muse Network; "France Desmarais, Advisor, computerization of collections, Info-Muse Network; "Michel Harnois, museologist, Technoculture enr."

Douglas Road School memorabilia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lowry, Tom

Publication Date: 2001

Call Number: 371 LOW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 371 LOW

Author: Lowry, Tom

Place of Publication: [S.l]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 2001

Physical Description: ill (some col.) + addendum

Library Subject (LOC): Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby

Names: Douglas Road School

Notes: Self-published; pages unnumbered

Encyclopedia of British Columbia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 2000

Call Number: 971.1003 FRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 155017200X

Call Number: 971.1003 FRA

Contributor: Francis, Daniel

Place of Publication: Maderia Park, BC

Publisher: Harbour Pub. Ltd.

Publication Date: 2000

Printer: Colorcraft

Physical Description: xviii, 806 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Library Subject (LOC): British Columbia--Encyclopedias; Electronic encyclopedias

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; "editor, Daniel Francis."

Environmental review of Burnaby Village Museum

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 2008

Call Number: 333.7 ENV

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 333.7 ENV

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: EBA Engineering Consultants

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: iii, 21 p.: ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Environmental impact statements--British Columbia; Environmental impact analysis--British Columbia

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 21).; Includes figures, photographs, and appendices A-H, including reports, a wildlife species list and folded maps.

Field-book for railroad engineer. Circular and parabolic curves, turnouts, vertical curves, levelling, computing earth-work, transition curves on new lines and applied to existing lines, together with tables of radii, ordinates, long chords, logarithms, logarithmic and natural sines, tangents, etc., and a metric curve table.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Henck, John B.

Edition: 2nd rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1898; c1854

Call Number: 625 HEN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV984.58.37

Call Number: 625 HEN

Edition: 2nd rev. ed.

Author: Henck, John B.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: D. Appleton and Co.

Publication Date: 1898; c1854

Physical Description: xv; 164 p. : diagr. ; 14 cm.

Inscription: "Presented by W.H.T. Twigg BCLS May 17 1934"

Library Subject (LOC): Railroad engineering

Subjects: Transportation

Notes: Author's given name and dates: Henck, John B. (John Benjamin), 1816-1903.

Fighting for Canada : Chinese and Japanese Canadians in military service

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McLaughlin, Dennis; McLaughlin, Leslie

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 971.004 MCL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0662691318

Call Number: 971.004 MCL

Author: McLaughlin, Dennis; McLaughlin, Leslie

Place of Publication: [Ottawa]

Publisher: Department of National Defence

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 112, 112 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "To / Burnaby Village Museum, / From / Chinese Canadian Military / Museum / Howe Lee / President / 2008 May 08" handwritten in ink on inside cover of book.

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese--Canada--History--20th century; Japanese--Canada--History--20th century; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Chinese Canadian; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese Canadian; World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Chinese Canadian; World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Japanese Canadian; Canada--Armed Forces--History

Notes: In English and French, with French on inverted pages.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-112).

Fighting for dignity : the Ginger Goodwin story

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stonebanks, Roger

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 331.81223 GOO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1894000064

Call Number: 331.81223 GOO

Author: Stonebanks, Roger

Place of Publication: St. John's, [N.L.]

Publisher: Canadian Committee on Labour History

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 206 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Goodwin, Ginger; Labor leaders--British Columbia; Coal miners--Labor unions--British Columbia--Officials and employees; Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-198) and index.

Five centuries of women & gardens

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bennett, Sue

Publication Date: c2000

Call Number: 635.082 BEN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1855142880; 9781855142886

Call Number: 635.082 BEN

Author: Bennett, Sue

Place of Publication: London [England]

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery

Publication Date: c2000

Physical Description: 171 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Women gardeners--Great Britain--History; Gardening--Great Britain--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

Frail memorials : the cemeteries of Langley

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sommer, Warren, 1951-

Publication Date: c2005

Call Number: 971.133 SOM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.133 SOM

Author: Sommer, Warren, 1951-

Place of Publication: Fort Langley, B.C.

Publisher: Langley Centennial Museum & National Exhibition Centre

Publication Date: c2005

Physical Description: 104 p. : ill.

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

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fraser rails that glow : [B.C. trolleymen's addenda, vol. 1]

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Reuss, David

Publication Date: 2003

Call Number: 388.46 REU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV013.27

Call Number: 388.46 REU

Author: Reuss, David

Place of Publication: [Cloverdale, B.C.]

Publisher: David Reuss

Publication Date: 2003

Physical Description: 124 p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm

Inscription: Verso of the cover: "To the Friends of #1223 who by now have both sides done! Splendid! David E. Reuss" [handwritten in black ink on bottom of the page in the centre]

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

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Gas stations coast to coast

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Witzel, Michael Karl, 1960-

Publication Date: 2000

Call Number: 629.286 WIT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0760307407

Call Number: 629.286 WIT

Author: Witzel, Michael Karl, 1960-

Place of Publication: Osceola, WI

Publisher: MBI Pub. Co.

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: 180 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Service stations--United States--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-178) and index.; Contents: The roadside show called gasoline: attracting motorists to the pumps -- Fill 'er up to the top with ethyl gas : a world of service at the gas pump -- Wipe the windows and check the oil : attendants served us with a smile -- From greasy hut to grand palace : the architecture of gas stations -- The new era of American gasoline : powering automobiles for the future.

Growing up in Burnaby subseries

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 36 sound recordings (mp3)

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information beca…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 36 sound recordings (mp3)

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information became part of Burnaby Village Museum's Summer 2005- Stride Studios Exhibition entitled: "My Name: Growing Up in Burnaby". Persons interviewed included Burnaby Retired Teachers Association Heritage Committee members- Janet White and Ken and Gail Yip as well as Burnaby residents, Ella Beatty; Robert Lowe, Cice Brown and Maureen Sawshe.

Accession Code: BV017.45

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Date: 1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; Most of the interviews have been divided into Tracks and described accordingly; Interview with Maureen Sawshe is Closed due to access and reproduction restrictions

High water : living with the Fraser floods

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Watt, K. Jane

Publication Date: 2006

Call Number: 971.13 WAT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0968766315

Call Number: 971.13 WAT

Author: Watt, K. Jane

Place of Publication: Abbotsford, B.C.

Publisher: Dairy Industry Historical Society of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xii, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Floods--British Columbia--Fraser River--History; Fraser River Valley (B.C.)--History; British Columbia--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-299) and index.

Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1950-2022

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series

History: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.

Creator: Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"; Polos, Donna

Accession Code: BV022.21; BV023.11

Date: 1950-2022

Media Type: Sound Recording; Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.

Historical atlas of Canada : Canada's history illustrated with original maps

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hayes, Derek, 1947-

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 911.71 HAY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1553650778; 9781550549188; 1550549189; 9781553650775

Call Number: 911.71 HAY

Author: Hayes, Derek, 1947-

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 272 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 35 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada--Historical geography--Maps; Canada--Discovery and exploration--Maps

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-267) and index.; Oversized book

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"