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Cathedral interior
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39474
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 13.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a cathedral in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 13.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-793
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of a cathedral in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Charles MacSorley fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55606
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 49 b&w prints: 39 (approx. 20.5 x 25.5 cm); 1 (15 x 20 cm); 1 (17 x 25.5 cm); 1 (17.5 x 12 cm); 1 (9 x 9 cm); 6 (8 x 11 cm).
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs depicting Municipal events and publicity throughout the 1950s, during the tenure of Charles MacSorley as Council member (1946-1953; 1959-1964) and Reeve (1954-1957).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Charles MacSorley fonds
- Physical Description
- 49 b&w prints: 39 (approx. 20.5 x 25.5 cm); 1 (15 x 20 cm); 1 (17 x 25.5 cm); 1 (17.5 x 12 cm); 1 (9 x 9 cm); 6 (8 x 11 cm).
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Record No.
- 39423
- Accession Number
- 2005-14
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs depicting Municipal events and publicity throughout the 1950s, during the tenure of Charles MacSorley as Council member (1946-1953; 1959-1964) and Reeve (1954-1957).
- History
- Charles Willoughby MacSorley was born on October 2, 1895, as one of seven boys and three girls born to the MacSorley family of Picton, Ontario. When Charles was five, the family moved first to Manitoba. Three years later, they homesteaded at Asquith, Saskatchewan, where they settled for the remainder of Charles’ childhood. In 1916, Charles enlisted with the 65th Regiment from Saskatoon and served overseas throughout the course of the war in France and England. Upon returning home to Saskatchewan after the cessation of hostilities in Europe, Charles ran for and was elected to the local School Board, the first of what would become an impressive list of public offices he would hold throughout the next 50 years. In 1924, Charles married Grace Dobbs and they decided to move west, ending up in Burnaby, British Columbia. Employment opportunities were scarce during the 1920s and 1930s, but Charles worked a steady stream of jobs until he secured a position digging ditches for the Corporation of Burnaby. From 1929 until 1932, Charles worked for the Municipality and helped implement changes to improve working conditions for the labourers in the city, being an active member and later President of the Civic Employees’ Union and fighting to obtain a wage increase for the employees. When the Corporation of Burnaby fell into receivership in 1932, however, Charles was forced to find another job. He was soon hired by the Shell Oil Company and over the next decade, worked his way up from a labourer to engineer. Charles’ desire to serve the public good led him to run for office in 1945 and he was elected to serve as Councillor from 1946 until 1954, at which time he ran successfully for the position of Reeve of the Corporation. He served as Reeve until 1957. Charles then returned to hold a seat on Council once again from 1959 until the end of 1964. Concurrent with his terms in local government, Charles was also elected Chairman of the Greater Vancouver Water District (1956), Chairman of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage District (1957), President of the Union of BC Municipalities (1959) and a member of the Provincial Legislature (1963-1966), the first Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly elected from Burnaby. Charles MacSorley died on February 24, 1976.
- Names
- MacSorley, Charles W.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- MacSorley, Charles W.
- Notes
- BHS486
Chester Cathedral, Bedford
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39498
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 20 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Chester Cathedral in Bedford. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 20 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-817
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Chester Cathedral in Bedford. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
City of Bacharach, Germany
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39481
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the city of Bacharach in Germany, boardering the river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-800
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the city of Bacharach in Germany, boardering the river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
City of Bacharach, Germany
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39482
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the city of Bacharach in Germany, boardering the river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-801
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the city of Bacharach in Germany, boardering the river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
City of Mainz, Germany
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39479
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the City of Mainz in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-798
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the City of Mainz in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Cleopatra's Needle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39450
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.7 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the monument known as Cleopatra's Needle, flanked by a sphinx on either side. The monument was built [1460 BC] and brought to London in 1819. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.7 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-769
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the monument known as Cleopatra's Needle, flanked by a sphinx on either side. The monument was built [1460 BC] and brought to London in 1819. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Monuments
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Cologne Cathedral
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39489
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-808
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Cologne Cathedral
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39490
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 15.3 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-809
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Conway Castle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 19.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Conway Castle in Wales. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 19.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-821
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Conway Castle in Wales. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64757
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1899
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from Ernest and Alfred Winch sent from Canada to their mother and two sisters Emma and Carolyn (Carrie) in England. Also includes correspondence between the two brothers when they began living in different parts of Canada.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1899
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS129-003
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from Ernest and Alfred Winch sent from Canada to their mother and two sisters Emma and Carolyn (Carrie) in England. Also includes correspondence between the two brothers when they began living in different parts of Canada.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Included in the file are typed pages written much later that briefly describe the contents of the letters.
Correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64758
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Ernest Winch fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS129-004
- Accession Number
- 2010-06
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Davis Confectionery, Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4939
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : black and white ; 9.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- A woman and young boy are out front of Davis Confectionery. There is a street sign visible at corner of MacPherson Ave. and Beresford St. There are two metal mail boxes at the corner of the building. In the window is a sign saying "Post Office" and another smaller sign "Farm Fresh Eggs".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : black and white ; 9.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- A woman and young boy are out front of Davis Confectionery. There is a street sign visible at corner of MacPherson Ave. and Beresford St. There are two metal mail boxes at the corner of the building. In the window is a sign saying "Post Office" and another smaller sign "Farm Fresh Eggs".
- History
- Mary Davis was born February 3, 1910 in Stafford, England to Sam and Edith Finney and came to Canada as a child. Her family settled in Saskatchewan. She married her first husband, Clifford Reynolds Hamilton in 1940 in Rossland BC and was subsequently divorced in 1949 in Vancouver BC. She moved to Burnaby somtime between 1940 and the mid-1950's. Mary owned Davis Confectionary with her second husband (presumably named Davis) at the corner of Beresford and MacPherson. The store acted as a grocery store and also a drug store. Mary and her husband owned the store in the 1950's /1960's. Mary passed away in 2001, and had no children.
- Publisher
- 1960
- Other Title Information
- Title base on contents of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV017.50.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1950-1960
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12-Jun-2018
Images
Davis Confectionery, Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4940
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : black and white ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- The corner of Davis Confectionery . There is a "CocaCola" sign visible on the store. There is also a sign at the doorway saying "On sale here Kodak film". There appears to be another two story building next to it. Tied to the fence at the side of the store in the foreground is a saddled horse graz…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : black and white ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- The corner of Davis Confectionery . There is a "CocaCola" sign visible on the store. There is also a sign at the doorway saying "On sale here Kodak film". There appears to be another two story building next to it. Tied to the fence at the side of the store in the foreground is a saddled horse grazing on some grass.
- History
- Mary Davis was born February 3, 1910 in Stafford, England to Sam and Edith Finney and came to Canada as a child. Her family settled in Saskatchewan. She married her first husband, Clifford Reynolds Hamilton in 1940 in Rossland BC and was subsequently divorced in 1949 in Vancouver BC. She moved to Burnaby somtime between 1940 and the mid-1950's. Mary owned Davis Confectionary with her second husband (presumably named Davis) at the corner of Beresford and MacPherson. The store acted as a grocery store and also a drug store. Mary and her husband owned the store in the 1950's /1960's. Mary passed away in 2001, and had no children.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV017.50.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1950-1960
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12-06-2018
Images
Denbigh Castle Keep
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39496
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Denbigh Castle Keep. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-815
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Denbigh Castle Keep. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Palaces
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Denbigh, North Wales
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39495
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Denbigh, North Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-814
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Denbigh, North Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Cities
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Donald N. Brown subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original)-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with vari…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original)-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Donald N. Brown subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1987-03
- BHS2003-04
- BHS1992-20
- BHS1995-09
- BHS2000-10
- BHS1991-41
- BHS2001-12
- BHS2004-01
- BHS2004-12
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with various community groups including the Oakalla Lands Citizens' Committee, renovations of Burnaby Village Museum, and the restoration of Interurban tram no. 1223.
- History
- Donald Neil "Don" Brown was born in Birmingham, England. In 1922, while still an infant, he and his family moved to Winnipeg, Canada. On September 8, 1939, Don left his Senior Matriculation classes to join the Royal Canadian Engineers. Two weeks later, he eloped with his high school sweetheart, Helen J., just months before he was to be shipped overseas with the 3rd Contingent of Canadian Troops. He served in the army with the Royal Canadian Engineer’s 12th Field Company and saw action in both Sicily and Italy. In 1945, Don returned to obtain his Senior Matriculation and a year of university studies before re-enlisting in the army as a Second Lieutenant. He spent the next two years stationed in Chilliwack with Helen and their first child. In 1947, he left the army to join the ranks of the British Columbia Provincial Police force, embarking on a three-decade long career. His first assignment brought him to Burnaby where he served from 1947-1954, first as a member of the BC Police Department and then as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. In 1954, Don was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan and then to Ottawa, Ontario to serve in the Crime Detection Laboratories. He became a qualified Examiner of Questioned Documents and provided expert testimony in handwriting, counterfeiting, graphic arts, and alterations. He attained the rank of first Corporal, and then Sergeant in the RCMP. He was transferred to Vancouver to be the Second in Charge of a new laboratory and head of the Document Section in July, 1963. On December 9, 1967, Helen Brown ran as an independent for the position of Alderman on the Burnaby Council. She was not elected. In May 1970, Don was promoted to Sub-Inspector and transferred to Edmonton to take command of the new Crime Detection Laboratory. By 1972, he was promoted to full Inspector. Transferred back to Vancouver in 1975, Don became the Officer-in-Charge of a new Crime Laboratory and took over the National Police Services pilot project for British Columbia. He was rewarded for this work with a promotion to Superintendent in September 1975. In 1976, after a distinguished 35 years combined service to the armed forces and the police, Don retired and founded his own laboratory to carry on his work in the field of questioned documents. He became a Fellow (Emeritus) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Life Member (Emeritus) and Past Director of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. After his retirement, Don became involved in local politics and, with the blessing of his wife and six children, joined the Burnaby Voters’ Association as their Secretary. In 1978 he was elected to a two-year term as a Burnaby School Trustee. During the next municipal election in November 1979, he successfully ran for Alderman. Don Brown served Burnaby as Alderman from 1979 to 1985. During this time, Don also became a member of the Community College for the Retired, the Horsemen’s Society and the Burnaby Historical Society. He also gave his support to Arts Council programs and numerous other community functions over the years and author "Why?: The Last Years of the British Columbia Policy 1858-1950" about the BC Provincial Police. In 1991, Don was appointed as Chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, dedicating himself to making Burnaby’s Centennial celebration a memorable success. His contributions were always supported by his wife Helen, and their work during the Centennial Year was just one example of the strength of their 66-year partnership. They were both formally recognized for their efforts when they were chosen to receive the Kushiro Cup and named the Citizens of the Year in 1992. Also that year, Don was a recipient of the Canadian 125 Medal and one year later, in March 1993, Donald Brown was awarded Burnaby’s highest honour and was made a Freeman of the City of Burnaby. Don passed away in 2009.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Creator
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- PC194, PC241, MSS098, MSS148
Dorothy Atkinson fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17532
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1929-2004, predominant 1929-1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Dorothy Atkinson fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of school report cards and certificates belonging to Dorothy Atkinson (nee Mallett) along with a Vancouver Daily Province Pioneer's Honour Roll Certificate awarded to her parents, Percy and Alice Mallett (nee Lowry).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Dorothy Atkinson fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of school report cards and certificates belonging to Dorothy Atkinson (nee Mallett) along with a Vancouver Daily Province Pioneer's Honour Roll Certificate awarded to her parents, Percy and Alice Mallett (nee Lowry).
- History
- Alice (nee Lowry) (1879-1954) and Percy Mallett (1882-1955) were married in Vancouver, British Columbia on January 26, 1910. Alice Lowry was born in Kinnear’s Mills, Quebec and Percy Mallett was born in Cornwall, England. Alice and Percy had four children Percival “Perc” (1916-1971), Alan (1919-2006), Dorothy (1923-2016) and a son who died in infancy. Alice and Percy resided in Vancouver until 1914. In 1915, they moved to 3965 Cambridge Street in Burnaby and lived there with their three children until 1934. The Mallett family lived at various other locations in Burnaby including 4119 East Hastings (1935-1937), 4075 Triumph Street (1938-1949) and 4211 Oxford Street (1950-1954). All three children attended Gilmore Avenue School and North Burnaby High School. After graduating from North Burnaby High School, Dorothy Mallett worked at B.C. Telephone and B.C. Electric in downtown Vancouver. Dorothy attended University of British Columbia for one year with her earnings from these jobs. While working at B.C. Electric, Dorothy met her future husband, Charles McDonald "Mac" Atkinson. In 1949, Dorothy Mallett married Charles McDonald “Mac” Atkinson at Willingdon Heights United Church in Burnaby with Dorothy’s brother, Reverend Percival Mallett officiating. In 1965, Dorothy and Mac moved to Nanaimo. Dorothy taught piano and was an accomplished singer and musician performing in various recitals. Dorothy died in 2016 and her husband Mac Atkinson died in 2012.
- Responsibility
- Atkinson, Dorothy Mallett
- Accession Code
- BV021.28
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1929-2004, predominant 1929-1940
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Dyserth Cascade
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39585
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a waterfall identified as Dyserth Cascade, Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1880]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-904
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a waterfall identified as Dyserth Cascade, Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Waterfalls
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Eagles family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97217
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1919-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Eagles family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 40 files of textual records and 1489 photographs (6 col. prints, 10 x 15 cm; 1,444 col. slides, 35 mm).
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of records, correspondence, and photographs created by Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles related to their home and garden in the Deer Lake area of Burnaby. Also included in the collection are records pertaining the Burnaby Historical Society, the book "The Fraser's History from Glac…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1919-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Eagles family fonds
- Physical Description
- 40 files of textual records and 1489 photographs (6 col. prints, 10 x 15 cm; 1,444 col. slides, 35 mm).
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2008-10
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of records, correspondence, and photographs created by Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles related to their home and garden in the Deer Lake area of Burnaby. Also included in the collection are records pertaining the Burnaby Historical Society, the book "The Fraser's History from Glaciers to Early Settlements" and the Eagles' visit to Robert Burnaby's grave.
- History
- Blythe Eagles's paternal grandparents, Charles and Maude Eagles, immigrated to New Westminster in 1887. Their son Jack married Amelia Jane Johnston, and Blythe Eagles was born in New Westminster in 1902. In 1918, Blythe enrolled at the University of British Columbia and took a Physiology class with eight other top students. His future wife, Violet Dunbar, was the lone woman in the class. Blythe graduated in 1922, winning the Governor General's Gold Medal as top student. He received his MA in 1924 and his PhD in 1926 from the University of Toronto. He then completed his post-doctoral study at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, England. In 1933, Dr. Eagles became head of the Department of Dairying (1936-1955), Chairman of the Division of Animal Science (1955-1967), and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (in 1949 until his retirement in 1967). In 1968, he received an Honorary Doctor of Science Award from UBC. Blythe was also one of the first appointments to the Burnaby Town Planning Commission. Violet Evelyn Dunbar was born September 29, 1899, in Ontario, the eldest child of John and Mary (Tompson) Dunbar. Violet obtained her BA in 1921 and MA in 1922 from the University of British Columbia. In 1922, she attended the Provincial Normal School and, within six months, had a teaching certificate and taught at Lord Hudson School in 1923. In September 1923, she was awarded a two-year scholarship to the University of Toronto, where she joined Blythe in the Bio-Chemistry Department. She received a second MA and a PhD in 1929. Her graduate studies entailed research in pure proteins and enzymes related to the commercial production of cheese. Through this work, she was recognized as one of the leading enzyme chemists in the country, being a senior lab instructor of biochemistry. Violet was one of the founders of the Burnaby Council of Women and active member of the International Council of Women. Blythe and Violet Eagles purchased property at Deer Lake in 1929 and began construction of their home shortly before their marriage on June 25, 1930. The Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles Estate is a unique expression of the talents and tastes of both the Eagles and Frank Ebenezer Buck (1875-1970), who was head of the Horticultural Department and the Campus Landscape Architect at U.B.C. and established the plan for the Eagles garden while Blythe selected many of the plantings. The Eagles themselves designed the house as a romantic cottage inspired by the British Arts and Crafts style. Violet was an enthusiastic amateur gardener, maintaining and continually developing the garden. The Eagles were active volunteers in the local community as well as at UBC. When Simon Fraser University opened in Burnaby, they became well-known for entertaining dignitaries and special guests of the university in their lavish garden. After Violet's death in 1993, the estate was sold to the City of Burnaby. The funds were used to establish a Chair in Agriculture at the University of British Columbia in their memory.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Other Title Information
- Title was changed from Eagles family collection to Eagles family fonds to better reflect the nature of the materials.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of collection
- BHS245, BHS331, BHS404, MSS032, BHS314, BHS482, MSS055