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Book of rates no. 3 : for the use and guidance of fire underwriters in British Columbia Canada

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Mainland Fire Underwriters' Association of BC
Publication Date
1911
Call Number
352.3 MAI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.122.34
Call Number
352.3 MAI
Author
Mainland Fire Underwriters' Association of BC
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Mainland Fire Underwriters' Association of BC
Publication Date
1911
Physical Description
69 p. : 18 cm
Inscription
"W227" [writen on front endpaper and front flyleaf, crossed out] "This book is the property of the" "Mainland Fire Underwriters'" "Association of British Columbia," "and is loaned to" [typed in black ink, plaque glued to front endpaper] "Henry O Guhr Esq." [handwritten in black ink, signed on dotted line on plaque] "for personal use only." [typed in black ink, part of plaque] "New Westminster" "Philadelphia Underwriters" [handwritten in black ink on bottom of plaque] "Sl_ _ah" "6" [handwritten in pencil on back flyleaf, inside a handwritten box] [some writing throughout] [illegible writing on cover in pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
Fires
Fire insurance
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Carter, David
Cooke, Rosemary
Pride, Harry, 1925-
White, Janet
Yip, Gail
Publication Date
2020
Call Number
371 CAR
. | Cooke, Rosemary, 1936- author. | Pride, Harry, 1925- author. | White, Janet, 1942- author. | Yip, Gail, 1953- author. Description : Includes index. | Summary : A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013. Identifiers : ISBN 9780978197926
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
978-0-9781979-2-6
Call Number
371 CAR
Author
Carter, David
Cooke, Rosemary
Pride, Harry, 1925-
White, Janet
Yip, Gail
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
Subjects
Education
Notes
"Includes index"
A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
[2022]
Call Number
971.1 CHI
to combat racism in the educational resource: Challenging Racist “British Columbia”: 150 Years and Counting www.challengeracistbc.ca �Ben Yip mined gold claims on Wild Horse Creek, northeast of Cranbrook, BC in 1880-1881. With the gold dust that he saved up, he established a farm and a small business
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Digital Resource
Accession Code
BV022.8.1
Call Number
971.1 CHI
Contributor
City of Burnaby
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
[2022]
Physical Description
36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Chinese--British Columbia--History
Pharmacy--Canada
Pharmacy--United States
Pharmaceutical museums
Directories
Object History
Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.
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Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2023
Call Number
971.133 ROO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Digital Resource
ISBN
978-0-9689849-2-5
Call Number
971.133 ROO
Contributor
Fong, Denise
Lemke, Jane
Codd, Lisa
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2023
Printer
Metropolitan Fine Printers
Physical Description
203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Race discrimination -- Canada
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agriculture
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Families
Rights
Rights - Human Rights
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Notes
There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
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Gregg shorthand dictionary

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Publication Date
c1901
c1916
Call Number
653 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.36
Call Number
653 GRE
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Gregg Publishing Company
Publication Date
c1901
c1916
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. : 16.5 cm.
Inscription
"________" [Handwritten in blue ink, crossed out with black marker] "Sprott Shaw Vancouver BC" [Handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper] "S 2636 L" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf] "Student Sprott Shaw School" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf] "H209" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf] "lan McMaster 336 Hast. Sprott-Shaw Schools Vancouver BC." [Handwritten in blue ink on title page] "Except [symbol] Expect [symbol] Accept [symbol]" [Handwritten in pencil on page 206]
Library Subject (LOC)
Shorthand
Shorthand--Gregg
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Union Zindabad! South Asian Canadian labour history in British Columbia

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sacuta, Donna
Publication Date
2022
Call Number
331.6 SAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
331.6 SAC
Author
Sacuta, Donna
Contributor
Garden, Bailey
Malik, Anushay
Place of Publication
Abbotsford, BC
Publisher
The South Asian Studies Institute, University of the Fraser Valley
Publication Date
2022
Printer
Thunderbird Press Limited
Physical Description
xii, 118 p. : ills. ; 21 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Labour History
Labor movement--British Columbia--History--20th century
South Asian Canadians--British Columbia--History
South Asians--British Columbia--History
South Asians--Employment--British Columbia--History
Subjects
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Notes
South Asian Canadian Legacy Project
BC Labour Heritage Centre
Includes bibliographic references
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Advanced geometry for high schools : synthetic and analytical

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McDougall, A. H.
Edition
2nd ed., rev.
Publication Date
c1919
Call Number
516.3 MCD
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV018.25.3
Call Number
516.3 MCD
Edition
2nd ed., rev.
Author
McDougall, A. H.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Copp Clark Company, Limited
Publication Date
c1919
Physical Description
86, v, 119 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
Top left corner of front pastedown [ label in pink ] : "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION image of BC provincial crest THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA TEXT-BOOK BRANCH" Top right hand corner of front end paper "W.Mc. Kenzie" [handwritten in pencil]
Library Subject (LOC)
Geometry
Geometry--Textbooks
Geometry, Analytic
Geometry--Problems, exercises, etc.
Object History
Textbook used at Gilmore School. Came via donor's parents who were teachers at the school: William (Bill) McKenzie and Georgina McKenzie.
Notes
Author's given name and dates: McDougall, A. H. (Alexander Hiram), 1859-1946
"Part I. - Synthetic Geometry". "Part II. - Analytical Geometry".
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Bancroft family subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-44
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the Bancroft family and friends and ephemera pertaining to agricultural farming and the air force.
History
Rose Croucher was born to Ann Eliza "Annie" (b. August 1861, d. 1962) and R. Coucher in January 1895. In 1907, the Croucher family moved to British Columbia. As a student, Rose studied geometrical drawing using Blair’s Canadian Drawing Series workbooks. On on February 21, 1914, Rose married James Oakes Bancroft in Vancouver, BC. Together they had three children: James A. (b. 1916 or 1917), Rosie (date unknown), and George E. (b. August 1927). The Bancroft family were poultry farmers throughout the early 1900s, transporting their farmed eggs from Burnaby to the Hudson’s Bay Company Vancouver using the British Columbia Electric Railway system. Rose Bancroft also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Central Park Poultry Co-op Association in the 1920s until her husband's death in 1930 at the age of 42. In the late thirties and early forties, while James A. Bancroft was stationed in Calgary with the Royal Canadian Air Force, his younger siblings lived together with their mother and grandmother at 1963 21st Avenue in Burnaby. Rosie Bancroft studied French and English history in Social Studies in 1937; her brother George studied the seasons in General Science II in 1942. Rose died in 1965 at the age of 76.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Creator
Bancroft, Rose
Notes
MSS030, PC490, PC507, and MSS110
Title based on creator and contents of subseries
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The book of poultry : with practical schedules for judging constructed from actual analysis of the best modern decisions

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wright, Lewis, 1838-1905
Edition
New pop ed., thor rev.
Publication Date
1891
Call Number
636.5 WRI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV980.2.27
Call Number
636.5 WRI
Edition
New pop ed., thor rev.
Author
Wright, Lewis, 1838-1905
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Cassell and Company, Ltd.
Publication Date
1891
Printer
Cassell and Company, Ltd.
Physical Description
iv-viii, 591 p. : illus., ports. ; 27 cm.
Inscription
"Mr. Mackenzie BC Lunn 1940"
Library Subject (LOC)
Poultry
Poultry--Breeding
Notes
Includes index.
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Candles in the wind

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Diver, Maud, 1867-1945
Publication Date
1918
Call Number
823.9 DIV
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV980.2.34
Call Number
823.9 DIV
Author
Diver, Maud, 1867-1945
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Publisher
William Blackwood & Sons
Publication Date
1918
Printer
William Blackwood & Sons
Physical Description
384 p.
Inscription
"E Roperl / 6/7/20", handwritten in black ink inside front cover "JE Lumr / 2737. 13th W / Vancouver BC", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper "Miss Nellie White / Elevator Operator / Vancouver Hotel / Vancouver / B.C.", handwritten in pencil inside back cover
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--20th century
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The Dominion high school arithmetic

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1928
c1914
Call Number
513 WJG
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV973.89.1
Call Number
513 WJG
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Publication Date
1928
c1914
Printer
The Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Physical Description
vi, 321 p. : ill.
Inscription
"Homer Bone Jr. [handwritten in ink, inner front page] Sept. 18. 1937 Shawnigan Lake School" "R.D.S. Ross [handwritten in ink, inner front page] Shawnigan Lake School
Shawnigan Lake B.C." "R.D.S. Ross Chemainus [handwritten vertically in ink, inner back page, right hand side] BC" "R.D.S. Ross [handwritten vertically in pencil, inner back cover] R.D.S. Ross R.D.S. Ross Chemainus Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada"
Library Subject (LOC)
Arithmetic--Study and teaching
Arithmetic--Textbooks
Mathematics--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Notes
"Authorized for use in the high schools, collegiate institutes, and academies in British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island."
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The Empire annual for girls : 1910

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Alymer, Jane
Publication Date
1910
Call Number
808.8 EMP v.1910
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.1297.1
Call Number
808.8 EMP v.1910
Author
Alymer, Jane
Contributor
Buckland, A. R. (Augustus Robert), 1857-1942
Place of Publication
London
Publication Date
1910
Printer
Gresham Press
Physical Description
384 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Inscription
Front fly leaf: "Lillian Keyes 1333 Howe Vancouver BC" [written in pencil] Back endpaper: "Thomson Stationary Company Ltd. Vancouver" [printed in blue ink on a white sticker]
Library Subject (LOC)
Children's stories
Periodicals
Juvenile fiction
Notes
edited by A.R. Buckland
"With Coloured Plates and Sixteen Black and White Illustrations" -- t.p.
Contributor's name and date: Buckland, A. R. (Augustus Robert), b. 1857.
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The handy reliable cook book : practical and comprehensive manual of commonsense cookery

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Warren, Jane
Publication Date
1892
Call Number
641.59 WAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV973.26.104
Call Number
641.59 WAR
Author
Warren, Jane
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC]
Publisher
Thomson Bros' Bookstore
Publication Date
1892
Physical Description
100 p. , [6p.] : ill. ; 16 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Cookbooks--1890-1899
Candy
Cake
Pastry
Ice cream
Cooking
Cookbooks--British Columbia
Cooking, American
Fruit--Preservation
Vegetables--Preservation
Object History
Thomson Bros. booksellers, stationers and printers did business in Vancouver at 46 Cordova circa. 1888 and at 108 Cordova when this book was published.
Notes
"How to buy, dress, cook, serve and carve every kind of meat, game, fish, fowl and vegetables. Also giving plain directions for preserving, pickling, canning and drying all kinds of berries, fruits, meats, game, etc. and also instruction for making in the best style all varieties of candies, ice creams, cakes and pastry. -- title page
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Introduction to inorganic chemistry

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
Edition
3rd ed.
Publication Date
1919
c1905
Call Number
546 SMI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.165.127
Call Number
546 SMI
Edition
3rd ed.
Author
Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Century Co.
Publication Date
1919
c1905
Physical Description
v-xiv; 925 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
inside, "T J M Roy Agassiz, B.C." "Arts '23" "U.B.C." "Sept. 1919" "1426 - 8th Ave. W. Vancouver, BC" crossed-out "W111"
Library Subject (LOC)
Chemistry, Inorganic
Chemistry--Textbooks
Notes
Includes index.
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Methodist hymn and tune book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1894
Call Number
783.9 MET Ver.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.121.18
Call Number
783.9 MET Ver.2
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Methodist Book and Pub. House
Publication Date
c1894
Printer
Methodist Book and Pub. House
Physical Description
xix, 530 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"C. C. Hockridge Cedarville Ont. 1900" "910.19 _____ Vancouver BC." [handwritten in black ink on endpaper opposing title page] "C. C. Hockridge"[written in pencil in the middle of title page] "1894" [written in pen on the bottom of title page] various numbers written in pencil on back pastedown
Library Subject (LOC)
Methodist Church
Hymns, English
Object History
Donor's father inscribed his name and address inside book.
Notes
"Compiled and published by authority of the General Conference of the Methodist Church."
Includes index.
music and lyrics in English
Version 2 of 2
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Nuttall's standard dictionary of the English language : based on the labours of the most eminent lexicographers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Nuttall, P. Austin
Wood, James, Rev.
Edition
New ed.
Publication Date
1911
Call Number
423 NUT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.35.16
Call Number
423 NUT
Edition
New ed.
Author
Nuttall, P. Austin
Wood, James, Rev.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Frederick Warne and Co.
Publication Date
1911
Printer
Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
Physical Description
vii-x, 816 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
inside front page: "Teo Y Pratt [handwritten in pencil] Bradner BC"
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Dictionaries
English language
Notes
"Based on the labours of the most eminent lexicographers". :
"New and greatly enlarged edition comprising many thousands of new words which modern literature, science, and art have called into existence and common usage with pronunciations, etymologies, definitions, appendices of proper names, illustrations, etc., etc."
"Revised, extended and improved throughout by the Rev. James Wood".
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Preparatory French reader

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935
Edition
6th ed.
Publication Date
1890
c1888
Call Number
448.6 SUP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.170.20
Call Number
448.6 SUP
Edition
6th ed.
Author
Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935
Place of Publication
Boston
Publisher
D. C. Heath & Co.
Publication Date
1890
c1888
Series
Heath's Modern Language Series
Physical Description
236 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
Front end paper: S16 [in ink and crossed out in pencil] "Class 4" [handwritten in ink] "Robert Cummings" "3210 2nd Avenue" "Vancouver BC" "Canada" [handwritten in pencil] Back end paper: "1.00" [top left corner, printed in pencil] "THE BOOK SHOP" "C.S. Forsythe & Co." " Booksellers & Stationers" Vancouver, B.C." [blue stamp with gold lettering, bottom left corner]
Library Subject (LOC)
French language--Readers
French language
Notes
Author's given name and dates: Super, O. B. (Ovando Byron), 1848-1935.
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Ronald G. Scobbie collection

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890]-1932
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including Dis…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including District Lots in Burnaby along with various school sites and church plans; surveying records regarding North Road and a map of the Burnaby Municipality. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Subdivision and survey plans series 2) School and church plans series 3) Map series
History
Ronald G. Scobbie was born in Scotland. After graduating from high school, he worked in the mines of Scotland which led to a career as a land surveyor. Ron immigrated to Canada in 1965 and settled in North Vancouver. In 1967 he became a partner in the surveying company of Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie in New Westminster, eventually owning it under the title Scobbie and Associates between 1980 and 1995. Ron sold the business in 1995 and retired as a BC Land Surveyor in December 2003. Ron was an active member of the B.C. Land Surveyors Association and an avid collector of surveying equipment and maps and plans that document the history of surveying in British Columbia. Upon retirement, Ron donated many historical maps and plans to various repositories located in different geographical regions throughout B.C.
Scobbie & Associates land surveying company dates back to 1890 when Albert J. Hill first established his practice as a land surveyor in New Westminster. The company went through a series of Surveyors (owners) between 1890 and 1995:
Albert James Hill (A.J. Hill) [1890] to 1912
Hill & Burnett 1911 to 1912
Geoffrey K. Burnett 1912
Burnett & McGugan 1912 to 1947
Burnett, McGugan & Hunter 1947 to 1959
Burnett, Hunter & Douglas 1959 to 1960
Hunter, Douglas & Crockford 1960 to 1964
Hunter, Crockford & Associates 1964 to 1965
Hunter, Crockford & Aplin 1965 to 1967
Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie 1967 to 1973
Crockford, Scobbie & Associates 1973-1980
Scobbie & Associates 1980 to 1995
Creator
Hill, Albert James
Burnett, David H.
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Responsibility
Scobbie, Ronald G.
Accession Code
HV984.57
BV003.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1890]-1932
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Cartographic Material
Graphic Material
Textual Record
Related Material
For other survey and subdivision plans created by land surveyors Albert J. Hill, Geoffery K. Burnett and Donald J. McGugan, see: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection - Survey and Subdivision plans series
Notes
Title based on contents of collection
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Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890-1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan of / Subdivision of Lot No. 69 / Group One / New Westminster District / Pro…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Survey and Subdivision plans series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
Material Details
Scales [between 1:1584 and 1:3168]
Index number on edge of board reads: "14"
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan of / Subdivision of Lot No. 69 / Group One / New Westminster District / Property of Ernest Buse, Esq. / Scale 3 chs = 1 in. / Map No 290". Plan is signed by "Garden, Hermon and Burwell, Dom. Land Surveyor" (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of Lots 1-19, 36-53 and 69-75 inclusive / in the Subdivision / of / Lot 30 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 2 chs = 1 in. Map No 631". Plan is signed by "Jno [sic] Strathern [sic] P.L.S." Names and Lot numbers are handwritten in red pencil in sections along Douglas Road and read: "20 - F / 21 - Fitherstruhaul [sic] / 22 - J.S. Craig / 23 - McGill & Dill / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 - School / 29 - School / 30 - D. McDownall / 31 - W.J. Troloow [sic] / 32 - N.C. Nelson / 33 - _[sic] McGill / 34 - T.S.[sic] Craig / 35" (Geographic location: Burnaby) Side B: 1.Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of Centre Portion / of Lot 28 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 200' = 1" / Map No 627". Plan is signed by "Jno Strathern / P.L.S." (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of N.1/2 Lot 100 and S.1/2 Lot 101, / Group One / New Westminster District, BC / Scale 4 chs = 1 in." (Geographic location: Burnaby)
Creator
Strathern, John
Garden, Hermon and Burwell
Names
Strathern, John
Accession Code
HV977.93.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1890-1910]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
West Central Valley Area
Second Street Area
Lake City Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scale
72
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Scale is measured in chains and feet. (One chain equals 792 inches)
The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot”
Images
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Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby, Vancouver and map - Canada Department of Mines

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1890-1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 plan : graphite on paper + 2 plans : black ink on paper + 1 map : col. on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board with one New Westminster District subdivision plan mounted on one side and two New Westminster District subdivision plans and one colour map mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision of / Blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / Lot 77 / Group 1 / New Westminster D…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Survey and Subdivision plans series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 plan : graphite on paper + 2 plans : black ink on paper + 1 map : col. on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
Material Details
Scales 1:720 and 1:1200 and 1:.00001578
Scope and Content
Item consists of a large board with one New Westminster District subdivision plan mounted on one side and two New Westminster District subdivision plans and one colour map mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision of / Blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / Lot 77 / Group 1 / New Westminster District / BC. / Scale 100 feet = 1 inch", "Deposited 8th day / of April 1890 / Mowileg [sic] / Dist. Regt". Plan is drawn in graphite with annotations: "AB_Parts_lettered_are_lots_in / the_different_subdivisions" / "Owners: / James E. Hall / P.S.Cabilan [sic] by his attorney Joseph Hall / Joseph Hall / Eliza J. Shannon / John Harrison"; "This plan is correct and is prepared under the / provisions of the Land Registry Act" ; signed by: "Gordon Herman & Burwell / Dominion & Provincial Land Surveryors / Vancouver March 19th/90" . Plan is initialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) and measures: 99.5 x 65 cm (Geographic location: Burnaby) Side B: 1. Map titled "Canada / Department of Mines / Geological Survey Branch" / "Hon.W Templeton, Minister / A.P. Low, Deputy Minister / R.W. Brock, Acting Director", Vol. XXXI, Plate I / Compiled under the direction of / James White, F.R.G.S. Geographer /Dep. of Interior". Note above map reads: "To illustrate Mr. James Barrowman's report as Delegate at the Excursion - meeting of the Canadian Mining Institute", "The instiitution of Mining Engineers / Transactions 1908 - 1909", "The Mining Institute of Scotland / Transactions 1908-1909". Map identifies minerals and includes a Legend and Scale: 100 miles = 1 inch 2. "Plan / of Subdivision of / Lot 4 / of Subdivision of / Lot 87. Gr. 1 / New Westminster District / Scale 60' = 1in." Plan is initialed by: "RB" [sic] along with a note "also Board / 48" (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Plan of "Lot 335 / G. 1" west of Boundary Road and north of River Road - Vancouver. (Geographic location: Vancouver)
Creator
Garden, Hermon & Burwell
Hill, Albert James
Publisher
The Mining Institute of Scotland
Names
Hall, James Edward
Hall, Joseph
Shannon, Eliza J.
Harrison, John
Responsibility
Government of Canada - Department of Mines - Geological Survey Branch
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV977.93.25
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1890-1909
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
300
Scale
72
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Scale is measured in feet and miles.
The term "Lot" often refers to "District Lot"
Images
Less detail

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