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Barnet, B.C. from the Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38345
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the village of Barnet at the mill. The caption stamped at the top of the card reads: "Barnet, B.C. from the Hill." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Charles Lee subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
411-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2000-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of the village of Barnet at the mill. The caption stamped at the top of the card reads: "Barnet, B.C. from the Hill." The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Geographic Features - Inlets
Industries - Forestry
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Barnet Mill
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Timms Photographic Co.
Notes
Title taken from caption
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Texaco Drive
Street Address
8059 Texaco Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
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Barnet Mill being rebuilt

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37363
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1909] (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of lumber piled up and the skeleton of a building being framed during the rebuilding of the Barnet Mill after the fire of 1909. The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1909] (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
363-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1998-13
Scope and Content
Photograph of lumber piled up and the skeleton of a building being framed during the rebuilding of the Barnet Mill after the fire of 1909. The Barnet Mill was called the North Pacific Lumber Company from 1889 to 1914.
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Mills
Construction
Names
Barnet Mill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Village
Texaco Drive
Street Address
8059 Texaco Drive
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Less detail

Barnet Wagon Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38306
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
403-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Images
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Barnet Wagon Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38307
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
403-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Images
Less detail

Beach with mountains in the background

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-825
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Geographic Features - Mountains
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Bernard and Young Claude

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66178
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1888]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Bernard Hill and his son Claude.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1888]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-927
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Bernard Hill and his son Claude.
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Hill, A Claude
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp and information on recto and verso
Note on verso reads: "A. C. Hill & (B.) / Aug 1888"
Images
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Bernard Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66430
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Bernard Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-1044
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Bernard Hill.
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Bernard Hill farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35929
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[190-] (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 Hill brothers Frank, Claude and Gerry and their pet dog riding on hay wagon on their father's farm.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[190-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-789
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hill brothers Frank, Claude and Gerry and their pet dog riding on hay wagon on their father's farm.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Transportation - Horses
Agriculture - Crops
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Names
Hill, A Claude
Hill, Frank
Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

Bernard Hill's home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39544
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the house belonging to Bernard Hill in the Burnaby Lake area on what is now Canada Way. Douglas Road runs through the foreground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-863
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the house belonging to Bernard Hill in the Burnaby Lake area on what is now Canada Way. Douglas Road runs through the foreground.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Less detail

B.G. Walker house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36021
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the B.G. Walker House, at Edmonds & Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Patterson family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
213-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-13
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the B.G. Walker House, at Edmonds & Kingsway.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Street Address
7328 Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Blanche Wilkinson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82374
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1896 and 1900]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Blanche Wilkinson.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1896 and 1900]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 6.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Blanche Wilkinson.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Names
Wilkinson, Blanche
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Note in pencil on album page reads: "Blanche Wilkinson / 1890's"
Note in pencil on verso reads: "Blanche Wilkinson / b. late 1890's"
Photograph stamp on verso reads: "John Barron, / Photographer, / Sarnia."
Images
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Boathouse at Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38807
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the log boathouse at Burnaby Lake belonging to Bernard Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-126
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the log boathouse at Burnaby Lake belonging to Bernard Hill.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Boathouses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

Boathouse at Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38808
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the log boathouse at Burnaby Lake belonging to Bernard Hill. In the background can be seen the "Maid of the Mist," the Hill family's boat.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-127
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the log boathouse at Burnaby Lake belonging to Bernard Hill. In the background can be seen the "Maid of the Mist," the Hill family's boat.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Boathouses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

Boathouse on Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39536
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1902]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bernard Hill's boathouse on Burnaby Lake. Built in 1902, the boathouse was located on Deer Lake Brook at the southwestern tip of Burnaby Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1902]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 5.5 x 7.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-855
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bernard Hill's boathouse on Burnaby Lake. Built in 1902, the boathouse was located on Deer Lake Brook at the southwestern tip of Burnaby Lake.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Boathouses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Deer Lake Brook
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Boating on Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39516
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Hill and her daughter, Kitty Hill, boating on Burnaby Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-835
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Hill and her daughter, Kitty Hill, boating on Burnaby Lake.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Boating
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Less detail

Boating on the lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38824
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people boating on a lake. The group is unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1905]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-143
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of people boating on a lake. The group is unidentified.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Boating
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory237
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1849-1872
Length
0:09:04
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie's introduction of the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself, telling the story of Archdeacon Richard Small. She begins by reading the book's forward, as well as the beginnings of the first chapter.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie's introduction of the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself, telling the story of Archdeacon Richard Small. She begins by reading the book's forward, as well as the beginnings of the first chapter.
Date Range
1849-1872
Photo Info
Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
Length
0:09:04
Interview Date
January 10, 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
Biographical Notes
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
0:54:31
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie

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Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory238
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1803-1884
Length
0:09:29
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the earlier the impact of the gold rush on British Columbia and the formation of Lytton, BC.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the earlier the impact of the gold rush on British Columbia and the formation of Lytton, BC.
Date Range
1803-1884
Photo Info
Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
Length
0:09:29
Interview Date
January 10, 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
Biographical Notes
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
0:54:31
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie

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Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory241
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1868-1872
Length
0:09:07
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes Reverend John Booth Good's first years serving as a missionary in and around Lytton, British Columbia, including…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes Reverend John Booth Good's first years serving as a missionary in and around Lytton, British Columbia, including the unhappy event of the death of his daughter.
Date Range
1868-1872
Photo Info
Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
Length
0:09:07
Names
Good, Reverend John Booth
Interview Date
January 10, 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
Biographical Notes
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
0:54:31
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track five of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie

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Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 6

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1872-1874
Length
0:08:15
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the mission at Lytton, British Columbia. An unidentified man speaks at the completion of the reading, giving som…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Pixie McGeachie's continued reading of "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself. This section of the reading describes the mission at Lytton, British Columbia. An unidentified man speaks at the completion of the reading, giving some details on various individuals discussed during the reading.
Date Range
1872-1874
Photo Info
Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
Length
0:08:15
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Interview Date
January 10, 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
Biographical Notes
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
0:54:31
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track six of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie

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