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41 records – page 1 of 3.

Almanack for 1884

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4883
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
Publication Date
1884
Call Number
310 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV978.62.1
Call Number
310 GRE
Author
Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
George Routledge and Sons
Publication Date
1884
Printer
Edmund Evans
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. : 14 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Natural history
Months
Seasons
Almanacs
Miniature books--Specimens
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Notes
"printed by Edmund Evans".
Printer' s dates: Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905.
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Invitation to 50th birthday bash for James William Turner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15419
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Suprise 50th Birthday Bash" for James William Turner on November 2, 1984 taking place at the Pioneer Credit Union Auditorium in Burnaby enclosed inside of an envelope with return address for the Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games Society.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Suprise 50th Birthday Bash" for James William Turner on November 2, 1984 taking place at the Pioneer Credit Union Auditorium in Burnaby enclosed inside of an envelope with return address for the Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games Society.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Documentary Artifacts - Invitations
Names
B.C. Summer Games
Turner, James
Accession Code
BV021.4.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 1, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Cylinder records 1901-1919

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13109
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 audio cassette (28 min., 48 sec.)
Scope and Content
Audio recording titled "Cylinder Records 1901-1919". Recording consists of samples of music recorded from the Burnaby Village Museum cylinder record collection. This recording may have been used for an exhibit or as part of a public or school program.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 audio cassette (28 min., 48 sec.)
Material Details
Track Number: 1 (side A of audio cassette)
Total Number of Tracks : 1
Scope and Content
Audio recording titled "Cylinder Records 1901-1919". Recording consists of samples of music recorded from the Burnaby Village Museum cylinder record collection. This recording may have been used for an exhibit or as part of a public or school program.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Music
Responsibility
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.729
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of sound recording
Label on audio cassette reads: "Cylinder Records 1901-1919 / Recorded at BVM Apr 1987)
Label on audio cassette case reads: "CYLINDER RECORDS 1901-1919"
Audio Tracks

Cylinder records 1901-1919, [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020

Cylinder records 1901-1919, [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0005_0729_001.mp3
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Interview with David Skulski

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19606
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.
History
Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Foods
Music
Musical Instruments
Occupations - Musicians
Performances - Concerts
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Religions - Judaism
Names
Burnaby Symphony Orchestra
Burnaby South High School
Burquest
Skulski, Murray "David"
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Vancouver Society for Early Music
Peretz Centre
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Deer Lake Park
Accession Code
BV023.16.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023

Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0010_003.mp3
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Interview with Eleanor Dricos by Eric Damer October 15, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory321
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1956-2012
Length
0:09:46
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of the concert scene in Vancouver and of listening to music on the radio and television as a child. She tells the story of getting married in her parent's backyard. Eleanor also explains why she moved to Port Coquitlam fo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos' memories of the concert scene in Vancouver and of listening to music on the radio and television as a child. She tells the story of getting married in her parent's backyard. Eleanor also explains why she moved to Port Coquitlam for teaching.
Date Range
1956-2012
Length
0:09:46
Subjects
Music
Occupations - Teachers
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
October 15, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Eleanor (Toebeart) Dricos conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 15, 2012. Major themes discussed are: music students and music teachers.
Biographical Notes
Born in Vancouver in 1947 Eleanor Toebaert (later Dricos) and her parents came to the new Parkcrest neighbourhood of Burnaby nine years later. While at Sperling Elementary, Eleanor took group piano lessons with June Perry and began her career studying, playing, and teaching piano. Eleanor finished her schooling at Kensington Junior High and North Burnaby High Schools. During the mid-nineteen-sixties Eleanor often attended concerts at North Burnaby community halls to listen to her fiance’s band play. After getting married, Eleanor (Toebaert) Dricos and her husband settled in Port Coquitlam where she continues to teach private piano lessons.
Total Tracks
3
Total Length
0:27:47
Interviewee Name
Dricos, Eleanor Toebeart
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Eleanor Dricos

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Alderman Doug Drummond

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46052
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1986]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1986]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-940
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 34709
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Annie Sara Kenrick

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38733
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1890]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 16 cm on mat 13 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Sara Kenrick (later Annie Hill, upon her marriage to L. Claude Hill).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1890]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 16 cm on mat 13 x 18 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-052
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Annie Sara Kenrick (later Annie Hill, upon her marriage to L. Claude Hill).
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Annie S. Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38735
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm in glass and wood frame 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of Annie Sara Hill (formerly, Annie Kenrick).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm in glass and wood frame 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-054
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of Annie Sara Hill (formerly, Annie Kenrick).
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Catfords, James L.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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"Aunt" Cammell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38731
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of "Aunt" Cammell of the Cammell-Laird shipbuilding clan. Ms. Cammell was the aunt (on the mother's side) of Claude and Bernard Hill, early Burnaby Lake residents. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that Ms. Cammell had a great deal of influence on Clau…
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 : b&w ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-050
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a studio portrait of "Aunt" Cammell of the Cammell-Laird shipbuilding clan. Ms. Cammell was the aunt (on the mother's side) of Claude and Bernard Hill, early Burnaby Lake residents. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that Ms. Cammell had a great deal of influence on Claude and Bernard Hill's upbringing and schooling.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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The battle of the strong : a romance of two kingdoms

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5051
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932
Publication Date
1898
Call Number
828 PAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.21.7
Call Number
828 PAR
Author
Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Copp, Clark Company Limited
Publication Date
1898
Physical Description
432 p. : map
Inscription
“K. Grayson”, handwritten in pencil on front endpaper
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
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B.C. Summer Games recognition certificate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15416
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a 1984 British Columbia Summer Games recognition certificate awarded to Jeanine Torrance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a 1984 British Columbia Summer Games recognition certificate awarded to Jeanine Torrance.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Names
Torrance, Jeanine
B.C. Summer Games
Accession Code
BV021.4.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
July 1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 1, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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B.C. Summer Games volunteer registration form

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15415
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a registration form for Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games. The form has been filled in by Jeanine Torrance.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a registration form for Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games. The form has been filled in by Jeanine Torrance.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Forms
Names
B.C. Summer Games
Torrance, Jeanine
Accession Code
BV021.4.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Bond family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35831
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1899 (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 William David "David" Bond (far left) and his wife Minnie Charolotte Sarah "Min" (O'Brien) Bond (centre) with five of their six children. From left; Minnie, Fred (seated) with Wally in his mother's lap, Frank and Bill Bond (seated).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1899 (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.
204-690
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of William David "David" Bond (far left) and his wife Minnie Charolotte Sarah "Min" (O'Brien) Bond (centre) with five of their six children. From left; Minnie, Fred (seated) with Wally in his mother's lap, Frank and Bill Bond (seated).
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Bond, Bill
Bond, Frank
Bond, Fred
Bond, Minnie Charolotte Sarah "Min" O'Brien
Bond, Minnie
Bond, Wally
Bond, William David "David"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82740
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1971-1996]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
Scope and Content
File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter date…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1971-1996]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett political papers series
Physical Description
1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-010
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter dated March 17, 1995 is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her reappointment to the Advisory Planning Commission. The booklet is of the Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 (bylaw number 6023 to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby). The map is a street map of the Burnaby Planning & Building Department from 1992. The second letter is typewritten by Hazel Simnett to Mayor W. Copeland in 1996 regarding her resignation from the Advisory Planning Commission. The pin reads: "Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission". The business card is of Donald G. Stenson, Director Planning and Building of the Burnaby Planning and Building Department.
Subjects
Government - Local Government
Documentary Artifacts - Maps
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on note accompanying file
Simnett political papers series
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Buxton group - unidentified

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64633
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of unidentified members of the Buxton family. The location of the photograph is also unknown, but was probably taken in England prior to George Searby Buxton's move to Burnaby in 1911.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1895]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
513-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-05
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a group of unidentified members of the Buxton family. The location of the photograph is also unknown, but was probably taken in England prior to George Searby Buxton's move to Burnaby in 1911.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Media Type
Photograph
Images
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Certificate of Appreciation

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18960
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1987
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of a certificate from the Corporation of the District of Burnaby awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming. Certificate awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming in appreciation for the story she wrote that appears in the book 'Pioneer Tales of Burnaby'. The certificate is signed by Burnaby …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington family documents series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Material Details
Gold seal of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby in bottom left corner of certificate
Image in background of text is a screened photograph of an image "Looking north from Burnaby Lake Pavillion"
Scope and Content
Item consists of a certificate from the Corporation of the District of Burnaby awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming. Certificate awarded to Frances Waplington Fleming in appreciation for the story she wrote that appears in the book 'Pioneer Tales of Burnaby'. The certificate is signed by Burnaby Mayor William A. Lewarne.
Creator
City of Burnaby
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Accession Code
BV016.46.49
Date
June 1987
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Daddy Darwin's dovecot : a country tale

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5057
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ewing, Juliana Horatia, 1841-1885
Publication Date
1885
Call Number
823.8 EWI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.21.12
Call Number
823.8 EWI
Author
Ewing, Juliana Horatia, 1841-1885
Contributor
Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
Roberts Brothers
Publication Date
1885
Printer
John Wilson and Son
Physical Description
62 p. : ill.
Inscription
"To dear Lily / With best love from / Aunts Libbie & Kate / Xmas 1885", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper "HR / 35", in pencil on front endpaper
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
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Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Don Copan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15414
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 envelope
Scope and Content
Item consists of an envelope addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Don Copan / 4667 Highlawn Dr. / Burnaby B.C." with return address "Office of the Mayor / 4949 Canada Way / Burnaby, British Columbia / V5G 1M2" and postal stamp in red ink reading "BURNABY / HOME OF THE 1984 / B.C. SUMMER GAMES / JULY 19-22".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 envelope
Scope and Content
Item consists of an envelope addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Don Copan / 4667 Highlawn Dr. / Burnaby B.C." with return address "Office of the Mayor / 4949 Canada Way / Burnaby, British Columbia / V5G 1M2" and postal stamp in red ink reading "BURNABY / HOME OF THE 1984 / B.C. SUMMER GAMES / JULY 19-22".
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Copan, Donald Angus "Don"
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.4.22
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 1, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Esther Love birth certificate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4207
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1896 (date of original), copied [2016], copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Image file of the birth certificate of Esther Love. She was born in Burnaby, B.C. on August 28th, 1896.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Image file of the birth certificate of Esther Love. She was born in Burnaby, B.C. on August 28th, 1896.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Names
Stanley, Esther Love
Accession Code
BV016.43.107
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1896 (date of original), copied [2016], copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Digital surrogate created from original document by donor
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Family album

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37214
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1880 and 1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 10 cm or smaller) ; 28 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph album consisting of photographs that are likely of members of the Johnson family. Photographs are primarily studio portraits of unidentified individuals, taken in various locations including: Helena, MT; Toronto; Montreal; New Westminster; Fredrikshald, Norway; and Chicago and Roseland, …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1880 and 1900]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Andrew Johnson subseries
Physical Description
1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 10 cm or smaller) ; 28 x 20 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
335-018
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1997-16
Scope and Content
Photograph album consisting of photographs that are likely of members of the Johnson family. Photographs are primarily studio portraits of unidentified individuals, taken in various locations including: Helena, MT; Toronto; Montreal; New Westminster; Fredrikshald, Norway; and Chicago and Roseland, IL. Photographs depict a group of maids, individuals, children alone or with their parents, and families.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-2 reads: "Wadds Bros / Vancouver & Nelson B.C."
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-3 reads: "J.H. Lemaitre & Co."
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-4 reads: "Gagen & Fraser / Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-5 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-6 reads: "Ahlborn / Chicago"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-7 reads: "From the studio of J. B. Cook / ... Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-8 reads: "Wadds Bros / Vancouver, B.C."
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-9 reads: "Eldridge Stanton / ... Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-10 reads: "Dixon / ... Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-11 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-12 reads: "Wadds Bros / Vancouver, B.C."
335-018-12 is mounted on a sheet of cardboard
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-14 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-15 reads: "Eldridge Stanton / ... Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-16 reads: "J.T. Lambly, / ... Montreal"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-17 reads: "Buchanan"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-18 reads: "Topley" and features an elaborate design
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-19 reads: "Notman & Fraser" and "Toronto" and features an elaborate design
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-20 reads: "Farmer Brothers Photographers / Hamilton, Ont"
Handwritten note on verso of 335-018-20 reads: "I wish you a Merry Christmas"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-21 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-22 reads: "Perkins / Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-23 reads: "Dixon / ... Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-24 reads: "Simpson Bros / ... Toronto"
Caption on recto of 335-018-25 reads: "Toronto Photo Gallery"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-26 reads: "Simpson Bros / ... Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-28 reads: "H.R. Kiopman / Roseland, Ills."
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-29 reads: "J.G. Parks, Photo. Montreal"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-30 reads: "J.G. Parks / ... Montreal"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-32 reads: "S. J. Thompson, New Westminster B.C."
Handwritten note onv erso of 335-018-32 reads: "Yours truly - J. M. McLeod" and "1/18/96"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-33 reads: "From Burman's Photographic Rooms / ... Melbourne"
Caption on recto of 335-018-35 reads: "Sunbeam"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-36 reads: "Lemaitre ... Toronto"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-37 reads: "Olaf M. Madsen / ... Fredrikshald"
Date stamp on verso of 335-018-38 reads: "1883/4"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-38 reads: "Spencer & Hastings / ... Victoria, B.C"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-49 reads: "Olaf M. Madsen / Fredrikshald"
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-40 reads: "Olaf M. Madsen / Fredrikshald"
Caption on recto of 335-018-41 reads: "Sunbeam"
Photographer's stamp on verso of 335-018-42 reads: "Mrs. R. Maynard, / ... Victoria, B.C."
Photographer's stamp on recto of 335-018-43 reads: "Sunbeam, Galen Block, Helena, M.T."
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