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34th Danish Canadian Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21 - May 24, 2015
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 305.83981 DAN
- Contributor
- Kuhlman, Ed
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Contributor: "Editors of the Annual Heritage Book Vancouver 2015 Ed Kuhlman"
40th anniversary cake, Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4538
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 June 2011
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of top of special cake for the 40th anniversary celebrations of Burnaby Village Museum on June 11, 2011.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of top of special cake for the 40th anniversary celebrations of Burnaby Village Museum on June 11, 2011.
- Subjects
- Events - Anniversaries
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.14.2
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 June 2011
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Scherp, Leanne
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18879
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 29 Sep. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (94 min., 55 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Program Education Coordinator Ashley Jones and presented by Museum Interpreter and blacksmiths, Eric Damer ad Lorne Gray. The webinar is titled "50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM". The webinar is the sixth in …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (94 min., 55 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Host: Ashely Jones
- Presenters: Eric Damer; Lorne Gray
- Videographer: Peter Rogier
- Editor of video content footage: Peter Rogier
- Date of Presentation: Tuesday, September 29, 2022. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks: 94 min., 55 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Original recording of 94 min., 55 sec.was edited to 89 min., 21 sec. for viewing on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Program Education Coordinator Ashley Jones and presented by Museum Interpreter and blacksmiths, Eric Damer ad Lorne Gray. The webinar is titled "50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM". The webinar is the sixth in a series of six webinars presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. The session opens with the host Ashley Jones, providing introductions. Following the introduction, the presentation begins with Eric Damer and Lorne Gray’s slide presentation titled “50 years of Blacksmithing at Burnaby Village Museum”. The presentation is an historical exploration of the blacksmith shop through images and commentary from these two long-standing museum blacksmiths. Eric and Lorne's presentation is organized into themes beginning with “The Age of Nostalgia” where they discuss the implementation of the original Burnaby Village Museum blacksmithing shop and live exhibit with a working blacksmith when the museum opened in November 1971. They comment on the original design of the forge and other components implemented into the design of the blacksmith shop, stereotypes of blacksmiths and various items that were forged on site in the blacksmith shop. “The Age of Accuracy” looks at changes to the Burnaby Village Museum’s programming and exhibits in the 1980s which included focusing more on the history of Burnaby and upgrading some of the components in the blacksmith shop including blowers, tools, forge design and costuming. Eric and Lorne comment on the history of Burnaby blacksmith, Frank Wagner who operated as a blacksmith in Burnaby “Wagner & Son” on Kingsway. Frank was a trained machinist, farrier and an automotive blacksmith who patented and manufactured the “Wagner Triple Spring Bumper”. With this information, the Burnaby Village Museum changed the name of the blacksmith shop to reflect the history of Burnaby blacksmith Frank Wagner. In “The Age of Diversity” Eric and Lorne talk about a shift in the 1990s when the staffing of the blacksmith shop was diversified to include women and people from diverse cultural backgrounds. These changes as well as an increased interest in artistic blacksmithing also lead to updates in Burnaby Village Museum’s blacksmith training procedures and interpretation, increased course offerings in blacksmithing and a renovated blacksmith shop which included new forges and equipment as well as an improved viewing area. Eric and Lorne talk about specifics regarding blacksmithing techniques and equipment and improvements to make this exhibit more accessible. Their presentation is followed by a short video highlighing Burnaby Village Museum interpreters who have worked as blacksmiths at Burnaby Village Museum. Each person shares their own perspectives on their experiences working as a blacksmith and interacting with the public. In the last part of the webinar, Eric and Lorne answer questions from attendees and further reflect and comment on their own experiences working as blacksmiths, various tools and techniques used and blacksmithing course offerings at Burnaby Village Museum.
- History
- Host biography: Ashley Jones is the Burnaby Village Museum Education Programmer, responsible for the development and administration of school and public programs at BVM. She has a Master of Arts degree in History and is passionate about creating hands-on programming that promotes historical and environmental literacy. Presenters 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. Lorne Gray has a BA with a major in the History of Science and Technology. He took up blacksmithing as a hobby when he was promoted to middle management and had to start hitting things. He was hired by Burnaby Village Museum as a blacksmith to fill in during the Christmas season of 2001. He has attended several blacksmithing conferences and taken classes with both an artist blacksmith and a journeyman blacksmith. On the weekends, you’ll find him teaching many of the museum’s public blacksmithing courses. He also has a steam ticket that permits him to run the museum’s steam boiler and stationery steam engines.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Occupations - Blacksmiths
- Responsibility
- Jones, Ashley
- Accession Code
- BV022.27.6
- Date
- 29 Sep. 2022
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
Video
50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM, 29 Sep. 2022
50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM, 29 Sep. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2022_0027_0006_002.mp4
100 Years of Gilmore School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4488
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- "100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- "100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
- History
- Yunuen Perez Vertti is a filmmaker and digital media artist originally from Mexico City. She has produced films for many public, private and non-profit organizations.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Names
- Gilmore Avenue School
- Responsibility
- Heights Neighbourhood Association
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV018.13.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Reproductions are restricted by copyright holder
Images
Video
100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017
100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0013_0001_001.mp4100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10596
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 42 min.) : digital, 24 fps and 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of film content relating to the history of Gilmore Avenue School (Gilmore Community School) upon the recognition of it's 100th anniversary and includes a documentary film created by Yunuen Perez Vertti titled: "100 Years of Gilmore School" along with five short anecdotal films from s…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 6 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 42 min.) : digital, 24 fps and 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of film content relating to the history of Gilmore Avenue School (Gilmore Community School) upon the recognition of it's 100th anniversary and includes a documentary film created by Yunuen Perez Vertti titled: "100 Years of Gilmore School" along with five short anecdotal films from students past and present.
- History
- In 2016, the Heights Neighbourhood Association decided to recognize the 100th anniversary of Gilmore Avenue School. The Association partnered with filmmaker and producer, Yunuen Perez Vertti to create a film featuring historic photographs and interviews with students from decades past. The premier screening of the film was held at Gilmore Community School on Friday May 13, 2016. The film was later screened at Burnaby's McGill Public Library on January 17, 2017 where community members were invited to share their own memories of the school in front of the audience. Some of these memories were captured on film by Yunuen Perez Vertti and donated with permissions to Burnaby Village Museum.
- Accession Code
- BV018.13
- BV017.48
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
1000 ways to get rich; or, Book of knowledge : an immense collection of the most saleable and money making discoveries, formulas, recipes, mechanical secrets and methods, from which persons of very moderate capital can commence a renumerative business in any city or village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1861
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.23.1
- Call Number
- 641.5
- Author
- Wehman Bros.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Wehman Bros.
- Publication Date
- 1895
- Physical Description
- 103 p. : 16.5 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Recipes
- Cookbooks--1890-1899
- Cookbooks--1900-1909
1997 recipient : Frances L. Fleming
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19010
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Print copy of text and photograph "1997 Recipient: Frances L. Fleming - Sechelt" recognized as a recipient of the Order of British Columbia in 1997. Information appears to be printed from the Government of B.C. website in 2016.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Print copy of text and photograph "1997 Recipient: Frances L. Fleming - Sechelt" recognized as a recipient of the Order of British Columbia in 1997. Information appears to be printed from the Government of B.C. website in 2016.
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.172
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-01-06
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Document is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Academic arithmetic : being part four of the Progressive School Series of arithmetics
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2885
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.134.1
- Call Number
- 513 KEN
- Place of Publication
- Halifax [N.S.]
- Publisher
- T. C. Allen & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1898
- Series
- Progressive school series
- Physical Description
- 143 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Thos O Murry / T O M / Thos O / Thos" - handwritten on front cover. "John KcKeen" - stamped in ink and handwritten in pencil several times on cover pages. "JOHN Mc KEEN / Importer and dealer in / Boots & Shoes, Hats, Caps, / Watches, Clocks, Jewellery &c. / Wholesale & Retail / Newcastle. N. B." - stamped many times on cover pages. "C. J. MacDONALD / Stationery. / Books, Fancy Goods, / ANTIGONISH, N. S." - stamped on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Arithmetic
A call to renew British Columbia's heritage program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6718
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Heritage BC
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 11 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Conservation and restoration
- Periodicals
- Notes
- " www.heritagebc.ca"
A child's story of the bible
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary259
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Altemus, Henry
- Publication Date
- c1899
- Call Number
- 220.9505 ALT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.10
- Call Number
- 220.9505 ALT
- Author
- Altemus, Henry
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company
- Publication Date
- c1899
- Physical Description
- 260 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village S3 j" -- handwritten in ink on a white adhesive label "Margaret Buttler with best wishes from Annie W. Atkins / Xmas 1914" -- handwritten in ink
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible stories
- Bible
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- Includes seventy-two illustrations.
A child's story of the bible : with seventy-two illustrations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary180
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.120.28
- Call Number
- 220.5 ALT
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus
- Publication Date
- c1899
- Physical Description
- vii, 260 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- "W15" [written in black ink on front pastedown, crossed out]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible stories
- Bible
- Juvenile literature
![A.C. Hill, [189-] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0123_0041_001.jpg?width=280)
A.C. Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1658
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [189-] (date of original), copied 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a one year old, dressed in a sailor shirt and pleated skirt, with boots, taken in a photographic studio. The inscription on the original photograph suggests the child is A.C. Hill, or Claude Hill, the son of Bernard Hill.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a one year old, dressed in a sailor shirt and pleated skirt, with boots, taken in a photographic studio. The inscription on the original photograph suggests the child is A.C. Hill, or Claude Hill, the son of Bernard Hill.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Names
- Hill, Arthur Claude
- Accession Code
- HV977.123.41
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [189-] (date of original), copied 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-07-25
- Photographer
- Atkinson, J.
- Notes
- Annotation on recto of the orginal photograph reads: "A.C. Hill," and printed on the card mount of the original is: "J. Atkinson" and "Jane St. / Workington."
Images
![A.C. Hill, [189-] (date of original), copied 1977 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/1977_0123_0041_001.jpg)
A compend of chemistry, inorganic and organic including urinary analysis, No. 10
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2645
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Leffmann, Henry, 1847-1930
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Publication Date
- 1897
- c1894
- Call Number
- 540 LEF
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV974.27.32
- Call Number
- 540 LEF
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Author
- Leffmann, Henry, 1847-1930
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- P. Blakiston, Son & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1897
- c1894
- Series
- Quiz-compends?
- Printer
- W.M.F. Fell & Co.
- Physical Description
- viii; 193 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- inside: "Albert Luising" [Not sure of the proper spelling of signature] "1.00"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical chemistry
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Historical interest: after the index there is a 23 page "Classified Subject Catalogue of Medical Books and Books on Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Hygiene, Etc., Etc.,".
A dictionary of the English language : with supplement, containing over 12,500 new words and antries, and a vocabulary of synonyms of words in general use : and an appendix, which embodies a pronouncing dictionary of biography, embracing the names of newarly then thousand persons of all ages and countries : pronouncing vocabularies of modern Christian names and Latin proper names, and scripture proper names, together with various other useful tables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2358
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.18.1
- Call Number
- 423 WOR
- Edition
- New ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Co.
- Publication Date
- 1897
- c1886
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Dictionaries
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates: Worchester, Joseph Emerson, 1784-1865
A Family Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Material Details
- Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:13:57 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00-02:21 The podcast opens with Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introducing themselves and their topic- the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby and the people who have made important contributions to the city’s development. “A Family Farm” talks about Chinese-owned businesses which are family run. “The family-oriented nature of Chinese-owned businesses also extend to many of the early (and current) Chinese-owned farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. When Chinese men first began farming in BC in the 1860s, a lot of them worked as labourers because they weren’t allowed to own land. After World War II many of these farmers were allowed to purchase lots, thanks to the Veterans Land Grant. These grants allowed returning veterans to purchase small parcels of land with government loans. Eventually, these men would start families on the farm, and many Chinese-owned farms became family-operated businesses where every member, male, female, child, and extended relatives were enlisted to work the grounds. And it was hard work, often from dawn to dusk, 6-7 days a week.” 02:23 – 07:50 This portion includes excerpts from Oral History interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) of Hop On Farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. The interview was conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Josephine recalls growing up on the family farm with her six siblings. She tells of how the family pulled together money to purchase twelve acres along Marine Drive in 1951, her family’s background, daily life on the farm , responsibilities on the farm for her and her siblings and of how her mother had to balance working on the farm and providing for a family of ten to twelve people. 07:51 – 08:10 In this portion, hosts comment and reflect on their own experiences. “While it’s likely that a lot of this was done out of necessity and not being able to afford additional paid labourers, having grown up in Chinese households ourselves, we can definitely understand the rationale for these family-operated businesses and how it connects back to the Chinese understanding of family and kinship.” 08:11 – 09:06 In this portion, Rose and Wei provide information on the roots of the Chinese character for family “jia” in mandarin or “gah” in Cantonese. They explain that the term family is composed of two parts: the upper element is like a roof, symbolizing shelter, and the bottom part represents a pig which symbolizes food, whereby the Chinese character for family represents that of a farm. They provide a quote from the writings of Francois de Martin-Donos “In ancient China, the farm is an enterprise, a shelter that insures one food and work. The farm is a place to rely on, but in return, needs to be maintained, including a set of responsibilities. In other words, “family” is the insurance of a stable life.” 09:07 – 10:27 In this portion, the hosts speak about how traditional Chinese thought is heavily influenced by the teachings of Confucius and Confucius philosophy. They explain how Confucius emphasized five sets of human relationships that form the basis for society: ruler and minister, husband and wife, parents and child, sibling and sibling, friend and friend. Of these five, three are familial relationships also known as Filial piety – the respect and care for one’s familial superiors (such as parents, elders, and ancestors). They speak of how this is one of Confucianism’s main teachings and in this respect caring for family members is seen as a moral obligation. In China housing arrangements are in the form of siheyuan”s — a type of residence that featured a courtyard surrounded on all four sides with buildings. These traditionally housed one large extended family if they were wealthy enough. 10:28 – 13:08 In this portion, hosts provide further information on Josephine Chow’s family experience working and living on the “Hop On” family farm through the decades. An excerpt from the interview with Josephine Chow conducted by Denise Fong is included. In this excerpt, Josephine reflects on her past experiences on the farm and her present day experiences of her siblings running the farm. 13:09 -13:56 Final summary, credits and acknowledgements.
- History
- Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Agriculture
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Social Issues - Racism
- Names
- Fong, Denise
- Responsibility
- Wu, Rose
- Yeong, Wei Yan
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.28.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- BV020.28.4; BV020.28.5
- Notes
- Title based contents of sound recording
- See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1
- Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:
- Why is family important in China? https://medium.com/@francois_dmd/why-is-family-so-important-in-china-1617b13a67
- Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337
- Covered Roots: The History of Vancouver's Chinese Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WHS2Uf3JU
- Burnaby Village Museum Shares Chinese-Canadian Farming History This Summer https://westcoastfood.ca/burnaby-village-museum-shares-chinese-canadian-farming-history-this-summer/
- Chinese Market Gardeners in the City of Burnaby BC Continue to Practice Urban Agriculture https://cityfarmer.info/chinese-market-gardeners-in-the-city-of-burnaby-bc-continue-to-practice-urban-agriculture/
- Chinese Market Gardening in BC https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/chinese-market-gardening-bc/
Images
Audio Tracks
A Family Farm, 2020
Affidavit certificate re H.A. Eastman, Jessie Love and J.E. Armstrong
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18802
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 Feb. 1894
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an affidavit certificate re H.A. Eastman, Jesse Love and J.C. Armstrong signed by Commissioner for taking affidavits to be used in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an affidavit certificate re H.A. Eastman, Jesse Love and J.C. Armstrong signed by Commissioner for taking affidavits to be used in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.22
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 9 Feb. 1894
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Certificate, blue paper with black print, blank areas filled in with handwriting in brown ink; "I hereby certify that" "H.A. Eastman" "personally known to me, appeared before me and acknowledged to me that" "he" "the person whose name is subscribed to the annexed Instrument as Witness, and having been duly sworn by me, did prove to me that" "Jesse Love & J.C. Armstrong" "did execute the same in his presence voluntarily." "IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereto set my Hand and Seal of Office, at" "New Westminster" ", British Columbia, this" "9th" "day of" "February" "in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-" "four"; signed in black ink, "J. Brisere Cheny"?; stamped purple "A Commissioner for taking affidavits to be used in the Supreme Court of British Columbia".
A final reckoning : a tale of bush life in Australia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary252
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.3
- Call Number
- 823.8 HEN
- Contributor
- Wollen, W. B. (William Barnes), 1857-1936
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son
- Publication Date
- c1888
- Printer
- Villafield Press
- Physical Description
- 352 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- [handwritten in black pen on white sticker, inside front cover, top.]
- "Heritage Village", "S 3c", [crossed out in pencil]
- "Bill Merriman / 2020 Chaucer St.", [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Juvenile fiction
- Notes
- Wollen, W.B. (illustrator)
Aftermath of Great Fire of New Westminster, 1898
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4781
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1898
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm ; copy print
- Scope and Content
- Brick ruins of buildings on either side of a street with people, wagons and horses. Street runs top to bottom on left hand side of photograph.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm ; copy print
- Material Details
- "Columbian files 1971" written on verso in black pen. ""FIRE" NEW WESTMINSTER SEPT. 1898." written on verso in pencil.
- Scope and Content
- Brick ruins of buildings on either side of a street with people, wagons and horses. Street runs top to bottom on left hand side of photograph.
- History
- Part of a set of photographs from the Columbian Newspaper, which operated out of New Westminster under this name starting in 1900 until its dissolution in 1988. Photographs found in the collection of the Burnaby Village are dated 1971.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content and note on verso of photograph
- Accession Code
- BV018.19.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1898
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 24-04-2018
Images
Agents of Change subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18775
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2021
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:01:52 min)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a sound recording from the Burnaby Village Museum temporary exhibit "Agents of Change" whereby Burnaby Village Museum interpreter, Eric Damer personifies Ernest "Ernie" Winch by delivering excerpts of quotes from parliamentry speeches in the 1950s. Quotes in this recording, s…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum exhibits series
- Subseries
- Agents of Change subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:01:52 min)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a sound recording from the Burnaby Village Museum temporary exhibit "Agents of Change" whereby Burnaby Village Museum interpreter, Eric Damer personifies Ernest "Ernie" Winch by delivering excerpts of quotes from parliamentry speeches in the 1950s. Quotes in this recording, speak to the need and importance of affordable housing for senior citizens.
- History
- "Agents of Change" was a temporary outdoor exhibit on display in Burnaby Village Museum's new Carousel Plaza in the Summer of 2021. The exhibit highlighted stories of notable people who took a stand to promote or support social justice, in the hopes of changing the world. The exhibit included: Kapoor Singh Siddoo, Kwakwa_ka_'wakw Peoples, Eileen Dailly, Ernest Winch, Laura Jamieson and Yun Ho Chang. The exhibit featured audio components that enabled the visitors to hear from the people themselves.
- Accession Code
- BV021.14
- Date
- 2021
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- further accruals are expected
Agreement for sale of land between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love re District Lot 25
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18788
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Oct. 1893
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records + 1 plan : red and black ink on linen ; 16 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an Agreement for Sale of Land dated October 6, 1893 between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love for District Lot 25, Group one, New Westminster District and a small hand drawn plan showing District Lot 25, Cumberland Road and location of building. Land Agreement was registered Febru…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records + 1 plan : red and black ink on linen ; 16 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an Agreement for Sale of Land dated October 6, 1893 between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love for District Lot 25, Group one, New Westminster District and a small hand drawn plan showing District Lot 25, Cumberland Road and location of building. Land Agreement was registered February 13, 1894.
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 6 Oct. 1893
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Document dated Oct 6 1893; "ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT" between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love; one page, folded on buff, legal-sized paper with pink borders; black print; handwritten in faded brown ink; for a parcel of land in the New Westminster District, all that portion of Lot 25, Group I, from a point on the Easterly side 20 chains from the South Easterly corner, then from the South Easterly corner, then northerly and parallel with the Cumberland Road for 10 chains and 52 links, then southerly 10 chains, then Easterly 14 chains and 52 links, total 14 acres and 52/100; for $1161 in 17 instalments at 6% interest; signed by Jesse Love and J.C. Armstrong, witnessed by H.A. Eastman; two seals are missing, pink stains on paper; addition May 1900 signed by Jesse Love and H.A. Eastman; folds twice; when folded, panel showing is "AGREEMENT for Sale of Land." "on Cumberland road in Lot 25 Group I"; handwritten "H.A. Eastman" over printed "E.H. PORT & CO.", "REAL ESTATE BROKERS" "NEW WESTMINSTER BRITISH COLUMBIA"; back panel has blue stamping and pink additions, giving No. 546C, registered February 13, 1894, Charge Book Vol. 13, Folio 51, signed C.S. Corrigan? District Registrar; with hand-drawn plan on stained linen, pink ink with black additions, shows Cumberland Road and city limits.