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Appointment of Mr. E. Evans as Superintendent of Buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport70993
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735445
- Meeting Date
- 3-May-1920
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735445
- Meeting Date
- 3-May-1920
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
B. Wilson Tender for Painting Municipal Hall and Buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68323
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72772
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jul-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72772
- Meeting Date
- 21-Jul-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Central Park Women's Institute Agricultural Buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68346
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72787
- Meeting Date
- 4-Aug-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72787
- Meeting Date
- 4-Aug-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Demoray and Bromley Tender for Painting Municipal Hall and Buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72919
- Meeting Date
- 18-Aug-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72919
- Meeting Date
- 18-Aug-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Instructions for Engineer to Remove the Buildings and Other Encroachments on the Road Allowance in DL 74
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71286
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735837
- Meeting Date
- 5-Jul-1920
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735837
- Meeting Date
- 5-Jul-1920
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Recommendation re Central Park - 10 Year Leases to The Lawn Bowling Club, The Tennis Club, The Baseball Club and a Longer Time In Connection with the Old Agricultural Society Buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport69150
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60289
- Meeting Date
- 18-Dec-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60289
- Meeting Date
- 18-Dec-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Reimbursement to F.L. McClement for Insurance on Buildings in Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport67110
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57876
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jun-1928
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57876
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jun-1928
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for By-laws to Provide for New School Sites and Buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport65855
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57967
- Meeting Date
- 2-Dec-1929
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57967
- Meeting Date
- 2-Dec-1929
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Sale of Buildings on Lots 4 and 5, Block 39-40, DL 33
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport66497
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 58715
- Meeting Date
- 11-Oct-1926
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 58715
- Meeting Date
- 11-Oct-1926
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Status of Buildings in Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport69101
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60240
- Meeting Date
- 20-Nov-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60240
- Meeting Date
- 20-Nov-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Tenders for Painting Municipal Hall, Public Hall, and Stores Buildings Exteriors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68310
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72764
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72764
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-1924
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Waiver of Provisions to Permit Keeping Poultry in Existing Buildings on Lot C, DL 90 N
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport67160
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 59570
- Meeting Date
- 9-May-1927
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 59570
- Meeting Date
- 9-May-1927
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Century Park Museum Association fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3781
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971-1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1814 photographs + 219 architectural drawings + 17 technical drawings + 4 videocassettes + 3 audio reels + 17 audio cassettes + 1.6 m of textual records + 2 maps
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created and collected by the Century Park Museum Association (renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association after 1984), which managed Heritage Village (later named Burnaby Village Museum) from its opening in 1971 until it's dissolution in December 1989. Records include archi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1814 photographs + 219 architectural drawings + 17 technical drawings + 4 videocassettes + 3 audio reels + 17 audio cassettes + 1.6 m of textual records + 2 maps
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created and collected by the Century Park Museum Association (renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association after 1984), which managed Heritage Village (later named Burnaby Village Museum) from its opening in 1971 until it's dissolution in December 1989. Records include architectural drawings and proposals; photographs and films of the site; documentation of exhibits and artifacts, special events and programs; oral history interviews and other sound recordings; association meeting minutes; constitutions and bylaws; financial records; reports; correspondence; publications and research materials. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series 2) Century Park Museum Association film collection series 3) Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series 4) Heritage Village Museum oral history Interviews series 5) Heritage Village Museum presentations and Programming series 6) Century Park Museum Association reports series 7) Century Park Museum Association constitution, bylaws and agreements series 8) Century Park Museum Association minutes of meetings series 9) Century Park Museum association Board of Directors' administrative files series 10) Century Park Museum membership series 11) Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series 12) Century Park Museum Association committees' minutes and reports series 13) Museum staff adminstrative files series 14) Century Park Museum Association financial records series
- History
- The Heritage Village Museum was originally created as a British Columbia Centennial Project in 1971 through funding from the Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments. A sub-committee of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee was responsible for the creation of a permanent commemorative project. The concept for an open-air museum was developed with the location to be in Burnaby on lots 8,9, 10 and 11 of District Lot 79 and Lots 2 and 5, Block "R" of Districts Lots 79 and 85. The official sod turning for Heritage Village took place on April 11, 1971. In the spring of 1971, a museum director and curator were hired to oversee the development of the project and the acquisition of artifacts with funding from the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Century Park Museum Association (CPMA) was founded under the auspices of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee to govern Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative Project, Heritage Village. The CPMA Board of directors were elected on October 26, 1971 with Donald (Don) Copan as the founding president (Don continued to serve on the Board until 1989). The Board of Directors reported directly to the Municipal Council. The association had an overall objective of providing a museum that was a historical resource for Burnaby and the region. The museum mandate was to collect, preserve, research, document and interpret artifacts and historical buildings that illustrated the history and lifestyle of the Lower Mainland in B.C. and Burnaby. The Museum focused on the period between 1890 and 1925 depicting a village lifestyle of a small community. This was achieved through the use of exhibits and displays within historic buildings and built reconstructions along with costumed museum interpreters. Many people contributed to the construction and design of the village. Architect, Rudy Kovach created the initial concept drawings and architecture designs were created by architectural design consultants Hopping, Kovach and Grinnell. Many carpenters and tradespeople worked on the construction of the buildings including Mr. Angelo Giacometti who was respsonible for much of the final decorative elements. The official opening of Heritage Village took place on November 19, 1971 with Burnaby Mayor Bob Prittie and Canada’s Governor General Roland Michener. Heritage Village was opened up to the public for a few days between November 19 and 21 with approximately 15,000 visitors. On July 1st, 1972 Heritage Village re-opened for the summer season with CPMA president, Don Copan and Mayor Bob Prittie officiating. This opening showcased further development of the site with more buildings and exhibits added. In 1984, Heritage Village Museum changed its name to “Burnaby Village Museum” and in turn, the Century Park Museum Association changed its name to the “Burnaby Village Museum Association”. Burnaby Village Museum continued to be governed by the Burnaby Village Museum Association until the end of 1989. In 1990, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby assumed the operation and management of Burnaby Village Museum under the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department and the Burnaby Village Museum Association was dissolved.
- Responsibility
- Century Park Museum Association
- Accession Code
- BV985.6028
- BV005.14
- BV000.18
- BV011.44
- BV011.50
- BV014.30
- BV016.56
- BV017.46
- BV018.21
- BV019.52
- BV020.4
- BV020.5
- BV021.5
- BV022.9
- Date
- 1971-1989
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Sound Recording
- Textual Record
- Architectural Drawing
- Moving Images
- Cartographic Material
- Technical Drawing
- Related Material
- Donald Copan fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Royal Bank exhibit collection
- Bell's Dry Goods exhibit collection
- Jesse Love farmhouse fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Arrangement
- Records are arranged by types and functions of the Century Park Museum Association. The series reflects how they were maintained by the associaton, it's members and staff of Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) while under the governance of the association.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Further accruals are expected
- Some records within this fonds are Closed - contact Burnaby Village Museum for access
East Burnaby United Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11932
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca.1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.54
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca.1925]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 / 1" = 20' "
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "3704"
Images
Map of location of Toishan Middle school
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8695
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 41.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a topographic map with Chinese characters indicating the location of where the Toishan Middle school will be constructed. Overseas Chinese who originated from Toishan county in China participated in the fundraising efforts for the first phase of building this school (there were thr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 41.5 x 25.5 cm
- Material Details
- Map details include elevation contours, marsh, roads, water and rail
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a topographic map with Chinese characters indicating the location of where the Toishan Middle school will be constructed. Overseas Chinese who originated from Toishan county in China participated in the fundraising efforts for the first phase of building this school (there were three phases in total). The block of text on the bottom right describes the geographical location of the school. It also mentions some of the amenities that they want to add to the school grounds, which requires additional funding.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Accession Code
- BV985.5331.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- December 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
Images
St. Margaret's Anglican Mission
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11928
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of building insurance plan for St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. Title of plan reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission (note:"Church" has been crossed out and corrected with "Mission") / Lot 10, DL 132 / GP1 N.W.D." . Curtis Street is identified to the north and Sperling Av…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 40 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of building insurance plan for St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. Title of plan reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission (note:"Church" has been crossed out and corrected with "Mission") / Lot 10, DL 132 / GP1 N.W.D." . Curtis Street is identified to the north and Sperling Ave. to the west.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Curtis Street
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.50
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1929]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission / Lot 10, DL 132 / 1" = 40' "
- Note in balck in on verso reads: "3704"
Images
St. Nicolas Parish Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11931
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca.1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of St. Nicholas Anglican Church. Title on plan reads "St. Nicolas [sic] Parish Church / Lots 11 & 12 BK 10 DL 186 GP 1 / N.W.D.". Ingleton Avenue is identified to the east and Triumph Street to the south.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of St. Nicholas Anglican Church. Title on plan reads "St. Nicolas [sic] Parish Church / Lots 11 & 12 BK 10 DL 186 GP 1 / N.W.D.". Ingleton Avenue is identified to the east and Triumph Street to the south.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Geographic Access
- Triumph Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Triumph Street
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.53
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca.1912]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "St. Nicholas Parish Church / Lots 11 & 12 BK 10 DL 186 / 1" = 20' "
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "3704"
Images
Commercial Map of Greater Vancouver and District
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9552
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithograph mounted on linen ; 107 x 138 cm
- Scope and Content
- Commercial map of Greater Vancouver and District. Map depicts district lots, railroads, electric railways, streets, street car stops, schools, buildings, postal block numbers, parks and First Nations reserves. Map covers the geographcial areas of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, portions of Ric…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithograph mounted on linen ; 107 x 138 cm
- Material Details
- Includes Legend and Index
- Scope and Content
- Commercial map of Greater Vancouver and District. Map depicts district lots, railroads, electric railways, streets, street car stops, schools, buildings, postal block numbers, parks and First Nations reserves. Map covers the geographcial areas of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, portions of Richmond, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Surrey with half mile circles that radiate from Vancouver City Hall on the corner of Main and Hastings. Bottom of map includes an index of street names, along with their corresponding map grid locations. The map is bordered by Marine Drive to the west, North Road to the east, Dempsey Street to the north and 20th Road to the south.
- History
- Bought by donor at thrift store years ago. No known provenance.
- Publisher
- Produced by Photo - Lithography, Colonist , Victoria, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV018.24.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- July 1921
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16-Jun-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title on map reads: "COMMERCIAL MAP / OF / GREATER VANCOUVER / AND / DISTRICT / Compiled and Published by / The Vancouver Map & Blueprint Co. Ltd. / 441 Seymour St. Vancouver B.C. / July, 1921".
Images
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14281
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971-1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 707 photographs + 1 audio reel + 3 audio cassettes + 2 maps
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting Heritage Village (1971-1983) and Burnaby Village Museum (1984-1989) exhibits and artifacts while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989.…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 707 photographs + 1 audio reel + 3 audio cassettes + 2 maps
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records documenting Heritage Village (1971-1983) and Burnaby Village Museum (1984-1989) exhibits and artifacts while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Series includes photographs and textual records pertaining to exhibits and artifacts including buildings that form part of the museum's collection along with interpretive maps, audio recordings of samplings from the collection and registers from the Village Church.
- Accession Code
- BV985.6028
- BV005.14
- BV016.56
- BV017.46
- BV020.4
- BV020.5
- BV021.5
- Date
- 1971-1989
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Sound Recording
- Cartographic Material
- Related Material
- See also Don Copan fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Arrangement
- Item level descriptions available
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
- Further accruals are expected
Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20275
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1941-1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs + 1.5 cm textual records + 1 map + 1 book
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie during his service with the RCAF during World War II (1942-1945) along with photographs and docments relating to his personal and professional life (. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Joseph H.C. Co…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs + 1.5 cm textual records + 1 map + 1 book
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and documents relating to Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie during his service with the RCAF during World War II (1942-1945) along with photographs and docments relating to his personal and professional life (. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series 2) Joseph H.C. Corsbie personal and professional records series
- History
- Joseph “Joe” Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie was born in 1913 in Peace River (Doe River) to parents Joseph Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie and Winnifred Ann Mapleton Corsbie. As an adult Joe trained and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a navigator between 1942 and 1945. In 1945, while serving with the RCAF during World War II, Joe was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After World War II, Joe returned to Peace River where he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly serving as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLA for one term between 1945 and 1948. In April 1948, Joe Corsbie married Margaret Carr in the Metropolitan United Church in Victoria followed by a reception held at the B.C. Legislature buildings. On their wedding day, the couple were honoured with a hand painted congratulatory certificate signed by members of the B.C. Legislature. In late, 1948, Joe lost the election and moved with his wife Margaret to Black Creek, B.C. to manage a co-op store. In 1949, the couple welcome their first child who they named Margaret after her mother. In 1950, Joe, Margaret and their daughter moved to a home on Charles Street in Burnaby and Joe began working as the General Manager of the Gulf and Fraser Fishermen’s Credit Union. In 1951, Joe and Margaret welcomed their second child, named Josesph after his father and in 1952, Joe, Margaret and family moved to 84 Springer Avenue, Burnaby where they lived until 1989. Between 1959 and 1976, Joe worked as a General Manager for the CU & C Health Services Society (later became Pacific Blue Cross). While working there, he focused on organizing both extended healthcare benefits and dental coverage for employee groups. In 1964, Joe Corsbie was elected to Burnaby Municipal Council and served one term between 1964 and 1968. Joe also served on the Burnaby Parks Commission (after 1968); served on the Board of Directors for Heritage Village, worked for a short period as a temporary curator for Heritage Village, represented the United Church in organizing and building St. Michael’s Care Centre and served on the Board of Director's. Joe Corsbie died in 1992 and his wife Margaret Corsbie died in 2004.
- Accession Code
- BV020.31
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1941-1988]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Arrangement
- Arrangement of fonds is based on the original arrangement by donor.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds