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The 26 letters

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ogg, Oscar

Publication Date: c1961; c1948

Call Number: 745.6 OGG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.6 OGG

Author: Ogg, Oscar

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company

Publication Date: c1961; c1948

Physical Description: 262 p. ; ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Alphabets; Writing; Lettering; Type and type-founding

Notes: Includes index.; Includes pictures of different types

34th Danish Canadian Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21 - May 24, 2015

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 2015

Call Number: 305.83981 DAN

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"

100 Years of Gilmore School

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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.

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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

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Persons - Students; Events - Anniversaries

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

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100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017

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100 Years of Gilmore School video collection

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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

500 delicious dishes from leftovers : use your leftover bread, cakes, crackers and crumbs, eggs, cheese, meats, poultry, fish, sour milk and cream, fruits and vegetables, jams, jellies and preserves, coffee, cocoa, miscellaneous

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Berolzheimer, Ruth, 1886-1965

Publication Date: 1952; c1940; c1949

Call Number: 641.55 BER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.65.5

Call Number: 641.55 BER

Author: Berolzheimer, Ruth, 1886-1965

Place of Publication: Chicago, Ill.

Publisher: Consolidated Book Publishers

Publication Date: 1952; c1940; c1949

Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cooking; Cooking, American; Culinary Arts Institute; Cookbooks--1950-1959

Notes: Includes index.; "Culinary Arts Institute : One of America's foremost organizations devoted to the science of Better Cookery"; Berolzheimer, Ruth (edited by)

500 small houses of the twenties

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Smith, Henry Atterbury, 1872-1954

Publication Date: 1990

Call Number: 728 SMI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486263002; 9780486263007

Call Number: 728 SMI

Author: Smith, Henry Atterbury, 1872-1954

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: 1990

Physical Description: 312 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture

Notes: Reprint, with new introd. Originally published as v. 1 of: The books of a thousand homes. New York : Home Owners Service Institute, 1923.

1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1991 and 1994]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but soun…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Subseries: Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) file (1 hr., 9 min., 44 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: Segments are marked by date

Scope and Content: Item consists of unedited film footage titled “1912 Parker Carousel / Restoration / 1991 to 1994" by Alex Matches. Film footage documents various stages of restoration of the carousel including, the carousel horses, the "doghouse" and Wurlitzer. There is some narration by the camera person but sound quality is poor and segments contain ambient noise. The footage is divided into segments marked by dates, visible in the bottom right corner. Dates range between April 1991 and March 1993. Some of this unedited footage could have been used for the Burnaby Village Museum film "Labour of Love - The Saving of Number 119" (see BV020.4.28). 00:00 - 03:23: Apr. 20, 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on the restoration of carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. They are busy scraping away old paint. Various horses are suspended on frames while some are laid on their sides on work benches. 03:24 - 06:15: Nov. 2 1991 : Volunteers and staff working on scraping and sanding away old layers of paint on carousel horses in the Texaco warehouse. Some horses are getting repairs. A little narrative coming from camera operator but mostly ambient sound. Pieces of the "doghouse" are also visible. 06:16 - 08:20 : Dec. 28 1991 : Horses are in various stages of restoration and repair inside the Texaco warehouse. 08:21 - 09:40 : Dec. 28, 1991 : Volunteers are gathered in a lunch room taking a break. Views of carousel horses in another room of the warehouse which have been applied with a sealer. The Worlitzer is also visible during a stage of restoration. Camera pans outside the Texaco warehouse located at the base of Burnaby Mountain on Burrard Inlet. 09:42 - 11:03 : Mar. 31 1992 : Some horses have been sealed with a clear coating and others have been applied with a white undercoat primer. 11:04 - 17:36 : Apr. 11 1992 : Horses with primer undercoat, views of the Wurlitzer under restoration as well as panels of the "doghouse" 17:37 - 18:18 : May 30, 1992 : Wurlitzer and painted horses 18:19 - 21:53 : Jul. 25 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses, various parts of carousel including the floor decks are also visible. 21:54 - 25:39 : Sept. 19 1992 : Volunteers are working on painting carousel horses and pieces of the "doghouse", mirrors are being inserted, decking is varnished. 25:40 - 30:39 : Oct. 10 1992 : Views of carousel horses with coats of primer, freshly painted horses, segments of the varnished deck, volunteers painting segments of the "doghouse" and finished horses. 30:41 - 41:30 : Nov. 14 1992 : Loading finished horses from warehouse into van to transport to museum. Photography shoot in warehouse of completed horses, mounting horses on poles at museum. Don Wrigley assisting. A view of the Carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum under construction. 41:32 - 47:27 : Nov. 20 1992 : Painted horses - details; parts of the carousel gears, poles etc 47:28 - 50:00 : Footage recorded from an exerpt from Red Robinson's Classic theatre where he narrates about the History and Saving of the Carousel. 50:02 - 1:03 : Mar. 15 1993 : Completed carousel inside the carousel building at Burnaby Village Museum, volunteers and staff are putting together the finishing touches for the opening day. Volunteers are gathering inside and seating themselves on horses around the carousel for the Volunteers Grand Opening. The carousel begins to move with some volunteers riding various horses while the Wurlitzer plays in the background. 1:04:10 - 1:09:44 : March 27 1993 - Carousel is officially opened. Includes interviews by curator Colin Stevens with Friends of Carousel president, Don Wrigley and Dave Zieffert, Restorator of the Wurlitzer and Gordie Ironside who helped work with the restoration. Gordie demonstrates how each carousel horse was built using a prototype that was built for educational purposes.

Creator: Matches, Alex

Subjects: Recreational Devices - Carousels

Names: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel; C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel; Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.12.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1991 and 1994]

Media Type: Moving Images

Related Material: BV020.4.28

Notes: Transcribed title taken from film footage

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1912 Parker Carousel Restoration 1991 to 1994, [between 1991 and 1994]

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A book of better stories

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 808.8 LAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.4053.1

Call Number: 808.8 LAN

Contributor: Langford, W. F. (Walter Frederick)

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.

Publication Date: 1947

Series: The Heritage of Literature Series

Printer: The Hunter-Rose Co., Limited

Physical Description: x, 173 p.

Inscription: "E. Harrison a 2B", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper "10" "3" "25c" "RT/75", in pencil on front endpaper "Phone 22211", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century

A carousel is magic : the saving of Parker #119

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Boulanger, Annie

Publication Date: c1995

Call Number: 731.932 BOU Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969992904

Call Number: 731.932 BOU Copy 1

Author: Boulanger, Annie

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Publication Date: c1995

Physical Description: 171 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm

Inscription: "To the Burnaby Village Museum - / one of my favourite places! / A. Boulanger / Sept 29/95", hand written in ink on title page of book

Library Subject (LOC): Merry-go-round--British Columbia--Vancouver--History

Names: Parker, Charles Wallace "C.W."; Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Copy 1 of 2; Signed by author.

A chronological history of the Burnaby Historical Society, 1957-1997

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 971.13306 MCG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.13306 MCG

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: Burnaby Historical Society

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 53 p. : ill., ports. ;

Inscription: "Presented to Burnaby Village Museum by the / Burnaby Historical Society - 1977 / Pixie McGeachie", handwritten in ink on the cover of the book.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History

Names: Burnaby Historical Society

Notes: Researched and recorded by Pixie McGeachie. Includes facsimilies of newspaper articles.

A collection of Burnaby heritage stories

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1992

Call Number: 971.1 EDM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.1 EDM

Contributor: Pioneer members of Edmonds Community Centre

Place of Publication: [Burnaby]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1992

Physical Description: 19 p. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Notes: Burnaby's Centennial

A collector's guide to games and puzzles

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Goodfellow, Caroline G. (Caroline Georgina)

Publication Date: 1997; c1991

Call Number: 745.592 GOO Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1856279898

Call Number: 745.592 GOO Copy 1

Author: Goodfellow, Caroline G. (Caroline Georgina)

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Grange Books

Publication Date: 1997; c1991

Physical Description: 128 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Games--Collectors and collecting; Games--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 128) and index.; "A Quintet Book"-- verso.

Across far distant horizons : the life and times of a Canadian master mariner

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)

Publication Date: c1995

Call Number: 387.50971 HEA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1895590132

Call Number: 387.50971 HEA

Author: Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Cordillera Pub. Co.

Publication Date: c1995

Physical Description: 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Inscription: "S C Heal / 24 Aug 2007", handwritten in ink on title page of book.

Library Subject (LOC): Merchant marine--Canada--Officers; Ship captains--Canada; Maritime History; Biography

Notes: Includes index.; Trevor Whitla Bridges

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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Worcester, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1784-1865

Edition: New ed.

Publication Date: 1897; c1886

Call Number: 423 WOR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV976.18.1

Call Number: 423 WOR

Edition: New ed.

Author: Worcester, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1784-1865

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 final reckoning : a tale of bush life in Australia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1888

Call Number: 823.8 HEN

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)

A guide to pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Griffenhagen, George B.; Stieb, Ernst Walter, 1929-; Fisher, Beth D.

Publication Date: c1999

Call Number: 069.0615 GRI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 069.0615 GRI

Author: Griffenhagen, George B.; Stieb, Ernst Walter, 1929-; Fisher, Beth D.

Place of Publication: Madison, Wis

Publisher: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy

Publication Date: c1999

Series: Publication ; no. 18 (new series)

Physical Description: xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Museums--Canada; Museums--United States; Pharmacy--Canada; Pharmacy--United States; Directories

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. x) and index.; Cross reference with 615.074 GRI Rev. ed. of: Pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada / by George Griffenhagen and Ernst W. Stieb, 1988. 615.1 HAM Pharmacy museums and historical collections on public view in the United States and Canada / by Sami K. Hamarneh and Ernst W. Stieb, 1981.

A history of the Canadian Dollar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Powell, James, 1955-

Publication Date: 1999

Call Number: 332.4 POW

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0662281233

Call Number: 332.4 POW

Author: Powell, James, 1955-

Place of Publication: [Ottawa]

Publisher: Bank of Canada

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: iv, 67 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 16 x 23 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Dollar, Canadian-- History; Money--Canada--History; Monetary policy--Canada--History; Foreign exchange rates--Canada--History; Dollar, American--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

Aim at a sure end

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Searchfield, Emily

Publication Date: 1887

Call Number: 823.8 SEA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.4030.1

Call Number: 823.8 SEA

Author: Searchfield, Emily

Contributor: Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.), 1846-1929

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Cassell & Company, Limited

Publication Date: 1887

Series: The "Golden Mottoes" Series

Printer: Cassell & Company, Limited

Physical Description: 208, [16] p. : ill.

Inscription: "PRESENTED TO", printed on plate inside front cover, with "Stephen Wakeman / for Regularity / during year / ending 31st / October 1888", handwritten in black ink "Burham Board School", handwritten in black ink at top of plate

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Notes: "Illustrated by W.S. Stacey"-- title page.

A Latin grammar for schools : based on the principles and requirements of the Grammatical Society

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929

Edition: 12th ed.

Publication Date: 1911; c1889

Call Number: 475 SON

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.3715.2

Call Number: 475 SON

Edition: 12th ed.

Author: Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929

Place of Publication: London ; New York

Publisher: George Allen & Co., Ltd.; The MacMillan Company

Publication Date: 1911; c1889

Series: Parallel Grammar series

Physical Description: 2 pts. in 1 v.(vii, 219 p.) ; 19 cm.

Inscription: Front end paper:[middle of page] "Annie Hill" [handwritten in ink] "McGill Univ. Coll. " "Vancouver, B.C."[handwritten in pencil] Back end paper: "as/1.00" [top left corner; handwritten in pencil] "Thomson Staionery Company Ltd. Vancouver" [bottom left corner, white rectangler label with dark blue lettering]

Library Subject (LOC): Latin language--Grammar; Latin language--Composition and exercises; Latin language

Notes: Contains two seperate books: Part I - Accidence (1911) and Part II - Syntax (1909).; Includes index; Author's given name and dates : Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929.

Alfred's Fountain Pen

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these yea…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 40 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: The video depicts the challenges of film maker Alfred Woo’s physical, social, and cultural transformation to a foreign country. Sentimentally prior to departing Hong Kong in 1954, Alfred was presented a fountain pen by some of his grade two classmates, a souvenir that he has cherished all these years despite losing contact with them long ago. In his seniority, he muses poignantly about the symbolism of this writing instrument and shares his wonderment about the destiny of these childhood benefactors.

History: Immigrating from Hong Kong to Canada as a child, Alfred Woo easily assimilated into the Canadian way of life at an early age and has enjoyed the best of both worlds. A law graduate, his professional career included service as a Crown Counsel, securities administrator, corporate executive, and as private practitioner. He also served in the Canadian Army (Reserve Force) as a legal officer and an artillery officer before being honorably discharged at the rank of Major. A Burnaby resident for over 30 years, and now retired, he continues to volunteer helping seniors, a community service club, and a veterans group.